US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...g the development and transfer of technologies for improved land management, strengthened local institutions, and improved market access for smallholders and communities around the world. "To implement our vision w...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...nomics and related biotechnologies offer radically improved tools to help remedy such global tragedies. But e...otechnology sector has already contributed towards improved health in the country and is poised to become a major export industry in Cuba. The report says educa...Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
...th traditional prenatal care among black women has improved in recent years, it still lags behind white women: 75 percent of black women seek prenatal care vs. 89 percent of white women. The discrepancy continues after the baby is born too: 58 percent of white infants get all recommended well-child care, comp...Protein protecting brain from toxins also blocks some chemotherapy from reaching tumors
...s targeting central nervous system tumors might be improved by inhibiting this protein, a type of molecule called an ABC-dependent transporter. The study showed that Mrp4 works at two levels: by binding to topotecan and transporting it away from the brain Mrp4 restricts the drug's penetration into the brain...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
...s in genetics and biotechnology, West is designing improved signaling schemes to increase the growth rates of cells seeded onto scaffolds and to make the grafts more resistant to recurrence of disease. The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is a federal government agency established to "encourage and ...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
... exact answer could help speech therapists develop improved strategies for treating those who suffer from the disorder. Previous studies have identified components of words (such as stressed syllables) and even parts of sentences that are more likely to trigger stuttering episodes, but the reasons for why thi...Technique for genetically modifying blood stem cells brings cure for blood diseases closer
...th a genetic blood disease called beta-thalassemia improved significantly following treatment of their blood f...udy showed that the control elements significantly improved the ability of a single gamma-globin gene to produce this protein in HSCs. The HSCs then produced en...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...oping a highly integrated and parallel format with improved equipment for detection of the chemiluminescent signals resulting in a portable and inexpensive device for low-cost genome sequencing. Jingyue Ju, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York $1.8 million (3 years) "An Integrated System for DNA Sequencing by...The CF Foundation urges all states to include newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in test panels
...cations occur. Better nutrition has been linked to improved height and weight measurements, better pulmonary status, and cognitive benefits. "It is imperative that states add newborn screening for CF to their test panels to give people with this disease the best odds at living longer, healthier lives," said ...Purdue chemists give an old laboratory 'bloodhound' a sharper nose
...ic science. A team, including R. Graham Cooks, has improved the mass spectrometer, a device well known to chemists for its ability to provide information on the composition of unknown substances. Mass spectrometers, essential tools in any modern chemistry lab, are often used by law enforcement to test suspici...Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
...ater-filled gap hints at how an inhibitor might be improved further -- by expanding it to fill the gap -- which is important in designing drugs. "Moreover, this specific enzyme is known to inactivate the anticancer agent cytarabine," he said. "That inactivation limits the effectiveness of cytarabine in cancer...ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
...hat more effectively resist pests have also led to improved crop yields. Furthermore, there are instances in which genetic engineering can produce healthier and safer foods than can be accomplished using traditional plant breeding technologies. Researchers based in California (University of Cali...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...hat more effectively resist pests have also led to improved crop yields. Measure Q encourages the current widespread use of toxic chemical pesticides in farming. Furthermore, there are instances in which genetic engineering can produce healthier and safer foods than can be accomplished using tra...International human genome sequencing consortium describes finished human genome sequence
...r organisms, better computational models and other improved resources." The Nature paper also provides the ...count of human genes, scientists reported that the improved quality of the finished human genome sequence, compared with earlier drafts, provides a much clearer...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...ted. While a few weeks of regular use of albuterol improved overall asthma control in individuals with one for...the gene, stopping all use of albuterol eventually improved asthma control in those with another form of the gene. Albuterol is the most commonly used drug for ......rt of the overall signal." Such improved processing might manifest as the potential for the great mental capabilities seen in autistic savants, although this is strictly speculative, says Buxhoeveden. "Alternatively," suggests Courshesne, "the smaller mini-columns may have reduced functiona...Calorie restriction leads to some brain benefits but not others in mice
...ations. Calorie restriction also did not result in improved performance on a fear-conditioning task. When a tone is matched with an electric shock, young mice eventually learn to "freeze" when they hear the tone. Old mice, regardless of diet, were much worse at this. In fact, the researchers noticed a trend t...Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...hat more effectively resist pests have also led to improved crop yields. Measure B encourages the current widespread use of toxic chemical pesticides in farming. Furthermore, there are instances in which genetic engineering can produce healthier and safer foods than can be accomplished using traditional plant...Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
...onics Lightweight, flexible electronic displays, improved chemical sensors and brighter LEDs are just a few of the technologies being developed through advances in chemistry. A two- day symposium, Optoelectronics, Organic LED and Display Materials, will present some of the research that is laying the ground...Scientists closing in on nerve proteins' contributions to memory and hearing loss
...ly modified to make more Nrg-1 to see if they have improved hearing when they are older....