Perceptual decision-making hub pinpointed in human brain
A perceptual decision-making hub at the front of the brain makes the call on whethe... monkeys had suggested that such a decision-making hub exists, its location in the human brain was not previously known. The researchers took advantage...Idaho lab, Utah company achieve major milestone in hydrogen research
...o and Utah have in this area shows the INEEL is a hub for hydrogen technology development," said DOE-Idaho Deputy Manager John Kotek. The hydrogen production rate achievement of 50 normal liters (standard temperature and pressure) of hydrogen per hour is an initial result, midway through a more t...Iceberg poses no threat to Antarctic personnel
...ing access to McMurdo Station, the U. S. logistics hub for much of the nation's research activity in Antarctica, contradicting widely circulated reports to the contrary. Karl Erb, Director of NSF's Office of Polar Programs said the real effect of the enormous iceberg had been to shield large parts of the...Rat brain's executive hub quells alarm center if stress is controllable
...hen it deems a stressor controllable, an executive hub in the front of the brain quells an alarm center deep in the brainstem, preventing the adverse behavioral and physiological effects of uncontrollable stress. "It's as if the prefrontal cortex says: 'Cool it, brainstem! We have control over this and ...Purdue proves concept of using nano-materials for drug discovery
... Center, which is part of Discovery Park, Purdue's hub for interdisciplinary research....New cyber security protocol for online banking, and more
...getting tricked into connecting to a fake wireless hub at an airport, for example. Or the protocol could notify you that the link included in a legitimate-looking e-mail points to a fake website set up to steal your sensitive information, such as passwords and PINs to bank accounts, credit cards numbers ...Internet viruses help ecologists control invasive species
...Lake Muskoka in central Ontario, has served as the hub from which 39 other lakes have become infected since 1989. "It quickly developed into a regional hub for two reasons. First, all of its outbound traffic was to non-invaded lakes and second, the total a...Blocking neurodegeneration by radiation and bone marrow transfer prevents inherited glaucoma in mice
...ilable information resources, and an international hub for scientific courses, conferences, training and education....Depression gene may weaken mood-regulating circuit
...it turned out that the amygdala, a fear processing hub deep in the brain and the cingulate, an emotion-dampening center located near the front of the brain, were playing a duet under the baton of the depression-linked gene. The gene codes for the serotonin transporter, the protein in brain cells that re...High fidelity keeps human DNA assembly line humming
...m of checks and balances. "RNA synthesis is at the hub of human genetic control. It's important for understanding cancers, viral infections and normal human development," said Zachary Burton, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. "If you want to understand and control things like viral infecti...Stem cell research in New York City receives pivotal boost from The Starr Foundation
...n these three contiguous campuses creating a major hub of stem cell research in the country," said Mr. Greenberg, who is also Chairman Emeritus of New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College's Board of Overseers and a Trustee Emeritus at The Rockefeller University. "It is particularl...Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program
...und research at Rutgers, which will be the central hub of the program. The remaining $30 million will support work at NESG partner institutions....Quicker, cheaper DNA sequencing goal of UH profs with $4.2 million NIH grant
...e arm toward its goal of becoming the next biotech hub in the United States with a $4.2 million NIH grant awarded to VisiGen Biotechnologies, a local company created by University of Houston researchers working on a new process to sequence the human genome. Awarded by the National Human Genome Research...... 1995, the Centre is an interdisciplinary research hub whose long-term aims are to clarify the structure and function of extracellular matrices and cellular adhesion. "The cell matrix is the material in the body in between the cells," explained Professor Martin Humphries, Associate Dean for Research in t...Sugar helps control cell division
...that adds the sugar to proteins is enriched at the hub of activity during cell division," notes Slawson. "When we knock it out or block it with a chemical, the cell cycle lengthens and cell division doesn't happen properly. Clearly the enzyme is there for a reason." But understanding what the sugar itsel...Videocast: Gene shapes efficiency of brain's 'executive'
...s the efficiency of the brain's prefrontal cortex hub of "executive" functions like reasoning, planning and impulse control and increases risk for mental illness will be told by Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D., at this year's G. Burroughs Mider Lecture, "Complex Genetics in the Human Brain: Lessons from COM...Unraveling the viral mechanism
...fection. It has to come in and get out easily. The hub anchors the tail spikes, but is also a conduit for the DNA to get in and out." Below is the "portal" that acts as a motor using energy to coil the threads of double-stranded DNA. Using the capabilities of his program, Chiu and colleagues identified ...Mice lacking social memory molecule take bullying in stride
...uary 10, 2005 issue of Science. Coursing from a hub in the center of the brain (ventral tegmental area), the relevant circuit mediates responses to emotionally important environmental stimuli via release of dopamine. Activity of this neurotransmitter is regulated in the circuit by brain derived neuro...Broad Foundation donates $25 million to create new stem cell institute at USC
...ornia. The new Broad Institute will be the pivotal hub for integrative biomedical research on USC's Health Sciences Campus, bringing together researchers, biologists and equipment in one place as they investigate the causes and treatments of a wide spectrum of diseases. "This will hopefully be the anchor...Aggression-related gene weakens brain's impulse control circuits
...subjects with L showed higher activity in the fear hub (amygdala). At the same time, decreased activity w...erved in higher brain areas that regulate the fear hub (cingulate, orbital frontal, and insular cortices) essentially the same circuit that was changed in...