Time running out for South Asian vultures, ecologists warn
...ies have been listed as Critically Endangered, the highest level of extinction risk, by IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Diclofenac is widely used and distributed for livestock treatment in India and Pakistan, so it will probably take a considerable time to remove it from the vultures' food supply. Acco...Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
...mbia University. "Their experiments represent the highest form of creativity, scientific discipline and scholarship. This is science at its most beautiful." The sense of smell is possible because neurons directly connect the brain to the outside world. In the nose, receptors on the neurons pick up od...University of Edinburgh hosts European conference on childhood disability
...ility. The organisation strives to ensure that the highest quality research is employed to understand how best to prevent impairment, minimise disability, maximise function and improve the quality of life for affected children." Keynote lectures will include: cell mechanisms of language and learning; genetic...Yale scientists find cooperative RNA switches in nature
...yze their own feedback loop. The work received the highest all time rating of a peer-reviewed scientific paper by the Faculty of 1000 , an on-line web resource where top researcher from around the world rank scientific publications Breaker's research, testing theories about how life began, led to the synthe...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
...st winners of the Annunzio Award, the foundation's highest honor, include Dr. James Thomson, the first researcher to isolate and culture embryonic stem cells; Nobel laureate Dr. James Cobey, an active leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines; influential architect Michael Graves, who designed se...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
... This is twice as many as the human genome and the highest number of genes of any genome sequenced to date. Messing emphasized that this survey is only a first step and conducting a whole genome sequence is a priority dictated by nutritional, economic and societal needs. The research further established that...Experimental drug prevents vaginal simian HIV transmission in monkeys Science study says
...hers exposed each monkey to SHIV strain SF162. The highest dose of PSC-RANTES protected all five recipients from SHIV infection. This dose consisted of 4 milliliters of a one-millimolar concentration of the protein. The second-highest concentration (330 micromolar) protected four out of five monkeys treated.......ly of genes that was most different and showed the highest significance as a coherent group was the FGF family. This suggests a more profound change in an entire system of communication and control within the brain." No previous studies have directly examined the role of FGFs or their receptors in psychiatri...Amphibians in dramatic decline; Up to 122 extinct since 1980
... Brazil with 110, and China with 86. Haiti has the highest percentage of threatened amphibians, with 92 percent of its species at risk of extinction. "After birds and mammals, amphibians are the third group of species to be completely evaluated on a global scale. This study significantly expands our curre...Horse auction raises $75,000 for research
...nuing pasture-based equine nutrition research. The highest prices were for three yearlings that will likely be used for racing, said Jim M. Bowen, interim director of the center. A yearling from the sire Secret Hello and dam Cup Custard (a granddaughter of Secretariat) brought $13,000; a yearling from the si...Biomedical engineers at case develop first sliver-sized sensor to monitor glucose levels
...levels increase. A deep, darker blue signifies the highest glucose level that can occur in diabetics. Gratzl and co-principal investigator Koji Tohda, a biomedical engineering researcher at Case, believe the implications for improving the quality of life of diabetics would be substantial. "Many diabetics c...Medical geneticists elected to Institute of Medicine
...dicine (IOM) of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health, it was announced today. NHGRI Deputy Director Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., and Robert L. Nussbaum, M.D., chief of the Genetic Disease Research Branch and acting chief of the Inherited Disease Research Bran...Combination hormone therapy doubles breast density and quadruples risk of abnormal mammograms
...act was particularly pronounced among women in the highest age bracket; those between 70 and 79 experienced a nearly threefold increase in breast density as compared to younger women, presumably because their breast tissue was less dense to begin with, McTiernan said. "These findings are unique in showing a ...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
...nroe, she selected for the study those who had the highest and lowest intake levels among all the Mexican-American women. In the end, Monroe and her colleagues--including Laurence N. Kolonel and Suzanne Murphy, professors at the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Brian E. Henderson and Malcolm Pike, profes...Gene linked to greater risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetes
...re factored together, a strong link emerged -- the highest levels of fatty acids and triglycerides occurred in people with a specific variant combination. Using this new knowledge as a basis for a second study, they studied 518 people in both the United States and Italy. All had type 2 diabetes. In addition,...DFG research training groups become increasingly international
...jects out of 66 new funding proposals. This is the highest number of funding proposals received over the past eight years. The programme has become increasingly attractive to international groups of applicants. The large number of new proposals from the engineering sciences is particularly encouraging. The D...Yale professor named 2004 Biomedical Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer
...ety Distinguished Lecturer for 2004, the Society's highest award. Saltzman's lecture, "Positioning the Dose: Biomedical Engineers and Molecular Medicine" opened the annual meeting of the Society October 14 in Philadelphia. Saltzman's research focuses on creating safer and more effective medical and surgical...Latest buzz in research: Intoxicated honey bees may clue scientists into drunken human behavior
...f ethanol ingested. The bees that had consumed the highest concentrations of ethanol 50, 75 and 100 percent spent a majority of the observation period on their backs, unable to stand. This effect happened early on, within the first 10 minutes of the observation period. They also spent almost no time groomi...Predicting infection risk of mosquito-borne disease
...agues developed predicts that human biting rate is highest shortly after mosquito population density peaks, typically either near breeding sites or where human density is highest. The proportion of infectious mosquitoes, on the other hand, reflects the age of the mosquito population: it peaks where older mos...'Broken' gene reveals evolution of salt retention and possible ties to hypertension
...80 to 95 percent in Italy, France and Russia. The highest rate, 96 percent, was found among the Basque, an isolated ethnic group of uncertain origins now concentrated in the Pyrenees mountains (43N). The correlation between distance from the equator and CYP3A5 *3 was maintained when the focus was narrowed t...