Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
...Axel and Linda B. Buck's receiving the Nobel Prize highlights the fact that the health sciences award is for physiology OR medicine. That is, either for a medical breakthrough per se, or like Axel and Buck's work, research in the broad context of the health sciences, of which physiology is arguably the most inc...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...against different comparison groups. The symposium highlights the relative importance of personal vs. familial characteristics predicting longevity and survival. November 22 at 5:00 p.m. Meeting of the Media Minds: The meeting also offers a chance for gerontology journalists to meet and talk s...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
...onjugated nanoparticles," a prefix-heavy term that highlights their blended nature. "It's a very simple idea," said Tan. He takes antibodies -- molecules used to seek specific types of bacteria -- and attaches, or "conjugates", them to tiny dye-loaded particles. "A bioconjugated particle is linked to the anti...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...GRAM HIGHLIGHTS The following items describe some highlights from among the many papers being given at the meeting. The first number of the paper code indicates the day of the talk, with "1" denoting Monday (November 15),"2" denoting Tuesday (November 16), and so on, up to "5" for Friday (November 19). ...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...icosteroids or leukotriene modifiers. "This study highlights one of several variables that plays a role in how a medication will affect an individual," says Dr. James Kiley, director of the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases. "It also serves as a reminder of how important it is for asthma specialists to regularly...Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
...yatt Regency Hotel & Riverside Center. Some of the highlights of the meeting are: Coating technologies promise safer medical implants Advances in coatings can mean safer medical implants that are less likely to be rejected or cause infection, and even longer-lasting, environmentally friendly surfaces for shi...NASA & partners create new worldwide coral reef library
... and Red Sea using the Landsat images. The archive highlights similarities and differences between reef structures at a scale never before considered by traditional field studies. Other partners include the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the World Fish Ce...Global warming's impact on US plants, animals determined from review of dozens of studies
...to human-released greenhouse gases. The new report highlights actions that could be taken to reduce global warming's impact, such as providing more nature preserves that have flexible boundaries, and reducing habitat destruction and other stressors on the natural world. Implementing a very small carbon tax to ...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
...ions to public understanding of science. The award highlights the exceptional efforts made by many scientists to combine science communication activities with a full-time research career. Winners of the EMBO Communications Award are also put forward for the European Commission's Descartes Prize for Science Comm...Sex-determining genes of infectious fungus resemble human Y chromosome
...sex determination are extremely diverse, our study highlights remarkable similarities among them in widely divergent groups." The findings might also provide new insight into the process whereby the infectious fungus spurs disease, because evidence suggests a close tie between the genes involved in sexual i...Illegal tuna fishing and farming leads to demise of species
...stock may soon be commercially extinct. The report highlights the illegality and unsustainability of a number of tuna fishing and "fattening" practices in the Mediterranean. "Current catches are far above the ICCAT quotas," said Tom Grasso, director of WWF-US Marine Conservation Policy. "WWF has consistently do...Academy eBriefings offer comprehensive reports on more than 100 cutting-edge scientific issues
...rned about. With the 100th eBriefing, the Academy highlights yet another controversial topic: The Ethics of Moo...osium, synchronized with audio/video Bulleted highlights of each talk which serve as executive summaries Expert journalist reports summarizing the key ...Earth Science World receives 2004 Scientific American.com Web Award
...ally the second week of October. This annual event highlights the importance of the geosciences to society. As stated by the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Dr. Charles G. Groat and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (and NOAA Administrator) Admiral Charles Lautenbacher, Jr., "It ...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...t year. The progress, which tops a list of Census highlights in 2004, will be announced at a meeting of experts in Hamburg, Germany Nov. 29, along with news of a network of nine regional organizations (in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, New Zealand, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa) being f...HIV research project scoops innovation prize
...r 17. She said: "This third annual awards ceremony highlights the growing strength of the Northwest's biotechnology sector. "Our universities and hospitals are producing some wonderful research and the region as a whole is making a valuable contribution to UK Plc."...New method to measure ancient land elevation developed by Field Museum scientist
...udy of global climate change. This research also highlights the importance of museum collections, Dr. McElwain noted. "You never know what information is locked up in specimens or artifacts kept at a natural history museum like ours until someone develops a new method, tool or technology to draw out those sec...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...rs in atherosclerosis. Most importantly, the study highlights that the use of a drug (or drugs) that target multiple PPARs, particularly PPARalpha and PPARgamma, may be effective in limiting the accumulation of lipid in macrophages and subsequently reversing atherosclerosis. TITLE: Differential inhibition of ma...Scientists uncover clues to the mystery of 'gene deserts'
...leading to diseases," Ovcharenko said, "because it highlights large areas of the genome that are not likely to be involved in causing diseases." JGI Director Eddy Rubin, a geneticist and physician who led the earlier studies indicating the presence of both functioning and non-functioning gene deserts,...Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
...e introduced to manage the North Sea fisheries and highlights the importance of consulting stakeholders, like fishermen, in developing management plans. The creation of stewardship roles for those living and working in close contact with the sea, similar to those adopted by landowners and farmers to maintain t......ough the new study is limited, say researchers, it highlights the need to study house dust as the primary source of PBDE exposure. In particular, the authors note that small children are more at risk than adults to dust exposures since they are more prone to putting dusty hands and toys in their mouths. ...