Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2005
...uations where confidential information or security interests could be compromised by the use of video surveillance. The project was funded by DOE's Office of International Safeguards. [Contact: Ron Walli, (865) 576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ]...Yale Public Health Professor elected fellow of the American Statistical Association
...from August 711 in Minneapolis. Holford's research interests are in the development and application of statistical methods in public health and medicine. He focuses on analyzing temporal trends in disease maps, developing models that can be used to develop strategies for controlling cancer, and the use of Geog...... offered a good opportunity to showcase the common interests in stem cell research that Max Planck Society, RIKEN, and Schering have with a joint workshop." Regenerative medicine is currently one of the most exciting areas of modern medicine, Stock stated. He asserted: "In the last15 to 20 years we have found ......ally all human diseases, although we have specific interests in cancer, vascular disease and osteoarthritis. "In cancer, we are looking at the role adhesion plays in regulating tumour spread, while with osteoarthritis we are looking to replace damaged cartilage. "The research where we're closest to clinical tr...Tobacco industry weakened pesticide regulations, UCSF study shows
...om sometimes-fatal poisoning by phosphine, tobacco interests protested that the rules would "make it virtually impossible for our industry to continue to fumigate stored tobacco." Tobacco companies invited EPA officials to view a series of emissions tests to persuade them that a 500-foot buffer zone was not ...Researcher finds new use for botox
...ntrated on nerve cell communication, furthered his interests in the field during postdoctoral studies at Imperial College, London on synaptic research, and on phosphate-containing lipids in cancer research at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, an institute which has prod...Experts urge reform of international patent system at eve of WIPO assembly
...Property Rights TRIPS as it stands is against the interests of developing countries, and needs reform. In developing their own patent law, developing countries need to recognize that there is now near consensuses among informed observers that patent law and practice have, in some cases, overshot, and need to ...Fruit fly studies open new window on cancer research
...te that there are a number of groups with clinical interests in these areas in close proximity to us, which should help us assess the medical significance of our discovery." Fruit flies are used in research because a large amount of data about them has been gathered over the last hundred years. As a simple ani...Yale participates in global human genome initiative
...ative have a broad spectrum of biomedical research interests that will provide a forum for sharing research protocols, establishing experimental standards and developing ways to exchange and compare data. The continued interaction is expected to help optimize rapid, genome-wide screening and accelerate drug di...Sperm trading can resolve hermaphrodite mating conflicts
...eficial gender role. This would appear to make the interests of any two potential mates incompatible. For 20 years, evolutionary biologists have speculated that hermaphrodites may solve such mating conflicts by "trading sperm," that is, giving sperm only when the mating partner follows suit. However, this pred...University of Chicago to host conference on evolutionary developmental biology
...ad of the Development Research Group. His research interests include evolutionary developmental biology, genome evolution, homeobox genes and molecular phylogeny. His talk is titled, "Exploiting Genomics in Evolutionary Developmental Biology." Pierce is Harvard's Hessel Professor of Biology and curator of Lepi...MBL scientist John Hobbie to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
...y within aquatic ecosystems. His current research interests center on the role of microbes in freshwater, estuarine, and soil ecosystems. Hobbie received a B.A. in Zoology from Dartmouth College, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. Following a research ass...To stem disease, keep cats indoors, stop feeding strays, scientist urges
...veloping effective solutions that protect the best interests of society," he wrote. Health educators teaching new students, McAllister writes, "should be careful to distinguish sub-clinical infections from the possibilities of undiagnosed infections and latent disease." He noted that proper diagnosis likely is...Three ORNL technologies earn technology transfer excellence awards
...uations where confidential information or security interests could be compromised by the use of video surveillance. The project was funded by DOE's Office of International Safeguards and is licensed to Canberra Aquila of Albuquerque, N.M. Researchers working on the project are Peter Chiaro, Curt Maxey, Timothy...Biorenewables products for a sustainable future: York leads new consortium
...ommercial know-how, bringing together members with interests in micro-organisms, land plants and marine and freshwater organisms, and their industrial applications. Funded by the Department of Trade and Industry, the network will share ideas and experience, develop a comprehensive research and technology strat...Leading researchers from Israel and Southern California to present stem cell symposium
...tions in basic cancer research. Among his research interests are the development of the immune response and growth regulation mechanisms related to leukemias and metastasis of certain cancers to the bone marrow. "Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Paradigms from the Bone Marrow," presented by Gay M. Crooks, M.D.,...Methodist Neurological Institute, University of Houston combine 'brain power'
...l and I have discovered that we have many research interests in common, and we are already discussing some joint projects." Methodist NI research presentations will include new therapies for spinal cord injury; movement disorders and deep brain stimulation; technological challenges in neurosurgery; trends in n...New book on rain forests, slash-and-burn agriculture
... rural farmers to feed their families and by other interests seeking to convert forests to agriculture. The loss of the forests threatens Earth's biodiversity and climate. The new book also identifies the costs and benefits of alternative uses of forests and cleared land in several benchmark sites throughout t...NJIT mathematician receives Fulbright to study thin film science in Argentina
...e complex thin films." Kondic's work especially interests researchers in the computer industry who want to know more about how to reach uniform coverage of a rotating silicon surface with a thin film polymer. Kondic hopes his work in Argentina will shed more light. To achieve results, Kondic will use lar...'Survival' genes hold key to healthy brains in babies and the elderly
...y crossword and enjoying a range of activities and interests has long been accepted as a recipe for maintaining a healthy brain in older age, but the reasons for this have never been clear. Now, scientists at the University of Edinburgh are seeking to identify brain's 'survival' genes which lie dormant in unus...