New book highlights world's borderless conservation areas
...ion areas, or TBCAs, offer multiple benefits, both internationally and at regional and local levels. They can reduce tensions between countries and help rebuild peaceful cooperation. Peace parks celebrate historically good relations along with a shared commitment to managing precious natural resources. "Transboundar...Chemical Biology & Drug Design. A new face, a new title, a new vision
...logy & Drug Design, a significant re-launch of the internationally acclaimed Journal of Peptide Research. The newly entitled journal will have a revised aims and scope reflecting the evolving multidisciplinary fields of chemical biology and drug design, and a significantly expanded editorial team of world class acad...Prozac improves learning and memory in fatal brain disease
...he European Journal of Neuroscience. Dr Hannan is internationally recognised for his research that proves mental and physical exercise can delay the onset of some degenerative brain disorders, including Huntington's disease. Brain disorders that were previously thought to be 100 percent genetic can actually be dela...New class of antibiotics effective against drug-resistant bacteria discovered in fungi
...by 2012, said Lehrer. Zasloff and Lehrer are known internationally as experts in antimicrobial peptides - the class of antibiotics that plectasin falls within - and in this study they collaborated with Novozymes, a Danish biotech company that led the research. Zasloff and Lehrer are the only two scientists from U.S....International Council for Science launches International Polar Year 2007-8, an historical endeavour
... been assembling what is expected to be a burst of internationally coordinated research that will focus on dramatic and disturbing changes occurring in the polar regions and analyze their broader environmental and economic importance for the planet. "We've seen scientists from a wide range of disciplines immediately...US government $20M NIAID grant funds Proteome Systems' 'catalytic scavenger compounds'
...mpany [ASX : PXL] with its US office in Boston, is internationally sought-after for its diagnostic and therapeutics expertise in the fields of respiratory disease, neurobiology and ageing, cancer and infectious diseases. "PSL's "catalytic scavenger compounds" are small molecule compounds that show potential in a br...Anti-cold, anti-flu product cuts recurrent colds by more than half, study shows
...nces Centre in Toronto and Dr. Janet McElhaney, an internationally recognized influenza expert and head of geriatric medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver....Open Science Grid technology and applications featured at SC|05
...SC|05 Bandwidth Challenge, aiming to transfer data internationally at a higher rate than ever before. Grid technology: OSG collaborators have advanced many areas of grid technology. Demonstrations will highlight research in the areas of security, storage, data distribution, collaboration, networking and monitoring...UVic unveils world's most advanced seafloor observatory
...icipate." The University of Victoria is recognized internationally for its excellence in earth, ocean and climate systems research and education. With its unique location, rich marine environment, and proximity to other key marine research centres, UVic is taking a lead international role in ocean sciences and the d...NJIT engineers use new technology to help children with cerebral palsy
...ington, Del. Foulds built this laboratory into an internationally known center for pediatric rehabilitation. During his tenure there, Foulds initiated and directed three rehabilitation centers. Foulds, a former president of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, is a leader in the rehabilitation ...Brandeis biologist wins top award in neuroscience
...biology. "It's a great honor," said Marder, an internationally known neuroscientist whose work over the last three decades has helped shape and advance the field through research into neural networks in lobsters and crabs and the application of computational methods to elucidate the function of neural circuits. ...From intelligent cars to the prevention of heart attacks
...safer and more economical to run, thus creating an internationally competitive technological advantage for the German automotive industry in the long term. (Coordinator: Prof. Christoph Stiller) University of Cologne Evolution involves organisms adapting to new environments in a wide variety of ways. The ability t...UC Davis wins $8 million EPA grant to study health effects of air pollution
... centers is further evidence of its strength as an internationally recognized research institution." Airborne particles include a wide range of pollutants -- road dust, diesel soot, fly ash, wood smoke, nitrates and sulfates. These particles are a mixture of visible and microscopic solid particles and minute liquid ...... of congenital heart defects. Dr. Bodmer is known internationally for his work on the development of the heart in Drosophila. Medical scientists have long relied on fruitflies as a model for studying the genetics of embryonic development. It is now known, as Dr. Bodmer proposed a decade ago, that formation of the...HHMI awards international research grants to 28 scientists
...ed him to build a relatively large, well-equipped, internationally competitive lab. Now director of the Institute of...egion to remain in their own countries and conduct internationally competitive research. "It is vital to invest in the scientific capacity of economically less advanta...Elsevier partners with ASENT to publish NeuroRx
...ch quarterly issue focuses on a single topic, with internationally recognized authorities sharing their in-depth understanding. NeuroRx offers a multidisciplinary perspective on high-profile topics in neurotherapeutics, taking in not just the scientific issues but also their social and ethical ramifications. The in...El Nino events affect whale breeding
...ge on the whales." Southern right whales have been internationally protected since 1935. Their populations are showing signs of recovery, however, sea surface temperatures in parts of the Southern Ocean have increased by 1C over the last 50 years and if they continue to rise this could threaten their recovery....Scientist named first Ruth Patrick Chair in Environmental Science
In recognition of his internationally acclaimed research involving microscopic aquatic p...ions well, with a well established track record of internationally recognized scholarship and a demonstrated ability to work successfully with multidisciplinary teams ...Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack
...velop new drug therapies, said Cance, who is known internationally for his genetic investigations of tumor survival. These medicines would prevent FAK from linking with the protein known as vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3, or VEGFR-3. The protein is tied to the growth of channels in the lymph system th...Thousands of Scots families to help scientists improve nation's health
...al, interdisciplinary endeavour will make Scotland internationally competitive in human genetics of common complex diseases." University of Aberdeen's Dr Blair Smith, who will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the project, said: "The University of Aberdeen is delighted to be working with so many colleague...