Society for Psychophysiology Research
...ding how social information influences behavior is highlighted by recent, high profile shootings in which unarmed Black men were killed by police (e.g., Amadou Diallo, Timothy Thomas, Anthony Dwain Lee). Was race irrelevant to the police officers' decisions, or did personal and/or cultural stereotypes about Blac...Nuclear imaging offers possibility for early detection of patients with coronary heart disease
...anding of the pathobiology of atherosclerosis have highlighted the inadequacies" of imaging the disease with X-ray angiography. John R. Davies, B.Sc.; James H. Rudd, Ph.D.; and Peter L. Weissberg, M.D., stated the need for better imaging approaches and outlined the biology of atherosclerosis, reviewing both inva...A $2 Million NSF grant brings technology and biology together at UC Riverside
...rside. The technology at the James Reserve will be highlighted on UCTV in a 30-minute program at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23. The James Reserve is at the forefront of an effort to use high technology to gain insight into the natural world. Embedded cameras monitor the nesting cycles of birds, sensor networks track ...2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals 15,589 species at risk of extinction
...ernational support in safeguarding biodiversity is highlighted by the fact that many countries with a high concentration of threatened species have a low Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (for example, Brazil, Columbia, Cameroon, China, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, and the Philippines) and are unable to im...Earth Science World receives 2004 Scientific American.com Web Award
...2004 Science and Technology web award particularly highlighted the Virtual Oil Well game and the Earth Science World ImageBank as exceptionally noteworthy components. The Virtual Oil Well provides an opportunity to try to strike it rich, or lose it all, while drilling for oil. The game is an interactive simula...How city dwellers and living things put the green into our urban open spaces
...aping. Professor Whatmore said: "Our research has highlighted the ecological and social diversity of urban landscapes, tracking some of the flora and fauna of cities. These plants and animals are not only valuable in conservation terms - some of Britain's rarest species, like water vole and Black Redstarts, li...Novel AT2R gene transfer prevents hypertension-related enlarged heart, cardiac fibrosis
...ety. The clinical importance of hypertension was highlighted by Dr. Claude Lenfant, former director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), when he announced the latest report on hypertension last year. Lenfant said: "Americans' lifetime risk of developing hypertension is much greater than we...US trees affected by growing number of health concerns
... Northeastern Division meeting, plant pathologists highlighted several types of diseases that are of growing concern, including: BUTTERNUT CANKER First reported in Wisconsin in 1967, butternut canker is a fast moving, virulent disease that is killing butternut trees at a rapid rate throughout their range i...Hypertension risk in African-Americans linked to genetics, Stanford study finds
...ute's Family Blood Pressure Program. This strategy highlighted regions near two of the signposts, one on chromosome 6 and the other on chromosome 21. In both cases, African-Americans with high blood pressure were more likely to have the African version of the location. According to Risch, chances are that the pe...UCLA researchers detail the evolution of quantum dot imaging in the journal Science
...' that defines life itself." Two new advances are highlighted in Science, including proof of principle in animal models that qdots can be used to image processes at the cellular level, work done at the UCLA Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging. In the study, qdots were labeled with a positron-emitting isotope ...Technological revolutions in sensors, robotics, and telecommunications allow new views of ocean
...c in the area. The importance of this finding was highlighted last month, when the USS San Francisco a Navy attack submarine ran aground on an uncharted sea mount, killing one crew member and injuring dozens. Mayer's team also uses 3D visualizations of the ocean floor to help managers, fishermen, and conserv...Nanotechnology's progress and challenges addressed during ACS meeting
...m selected symposia and research presentations are highlighted below: Monday, March 14 How do you name a nanomaterial? When the field of molecular genetics emerged, scientists often found themselves calling a new gene by different names. Nanotechnology researchers now face a similar challenge. What's more, ...Essential mangrove forest threatened by cryptic ecological degradation
The recent killer tsunami has highlighted once more the importance of coastline protection. In natural conditions, this function is taken up by mangroves, forests thriving at the edge of land and sea that are ecologically and socio-economically important for local people in tropical countrie...New study documents the detrimental impact of teen beverage choices
...chronically low in a teenager's diet and both were highlighted as "problem nutrients" in the recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The new study also found that milk is among the top four food sources of protein, vitamin A and zinc for both children and teens. Flavored milk is an increasingly popul...Several recent publications have highlighted the neural complexity and intelligence associated with the brains of birds. Many studies suggest that the neural seat of both working memory and executive control - which together encompass planning, creativity, reasoning, abstraction, and most of t...Edible bivalves as a source of human pathogens: signals between vibrios and the bivalve host.
...nd the immune system of bivalves has been recently highlighted by scientists from the Universities of Genova and Urbino (Italy) in Environmental Microbiology. Carla Pruzzo, from the University of Genova explains: "In bivalves, immunity is carried out by circulating haemocytes and soluble haemolymph factors that...Diabetics susceptible to compromised cardiovascular function from high levels of air pollution
...ecause everyone did not respond the same, Schwartz highlighted the need for studies to identify other susceptible populations in addition to diabetics....Study in Royal Society journal on heritability of female orgasm
...evastating impact on the UK livestock industry and highlighted the industry's susceptibility to such highly transmissible infections. During the epidemic, mathematical models were used in a predictive role to gauge the effects of various control measures. Here, the uses and abuses of models in general are discus...Impaired clearance of amyloid-beta causes vascular damage in Alzheimer's disease
... American Journal of Pathology. Both articles are highlighted on the Journal's cover. Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of progressive dementia, affects an estimated 4.5 million Americans according to the Alzheimer's Association. Amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease a...VIB signs cooperation agreement for the development of a new, universal flu vaccine
...uenza. The recent influenza vaccine shortages have highlighted the inadequacies of current influenza vaccines and their manufacturing methods. Through the collaboration with VIB we get the chance to develop the ultimate vaccine that will offer protection against all flu virus variants and reduce the annual redes...