FSU biologist says new dinosaur is oldest cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex
...m Chinese, that's "crowned dragon five colors." An internationally known expert on the development and evolution of the vertebrate musculoskeletal system, Erickson helped confirm the tyrannosauroid lineage of the two specimens by noting, among other features, the characteristic long hip, the U-shaped teeth and the f...VCU study shows Levitra may protect the heart
... of cardiology at VCU's School of Medicine, who is internationally recognized for his research on coronary artery disease. Vetrovec suggested that PDE-5 inhibitors such as sildenafil and vardenafil may one day be given to patients who are at high risk for acute heart attack or prior to undergoing coronary artery byp...2005 AAAS ISC Award goes to a team of Russian and American scientists
...nse. He is an expert in cybernatics and cooperates internationally on space surveillance and debris contamination of near-Earth space. He has helped develop a theoretical base and method for optimum search of space objects on highly elliptical orbits and in geosynchronous orbit. He co-originated (with Dr. Seidelmann...Workshop: Canada's Leadership in International Innovation
...ratories at the University of British Columbia, an internationally recognized leader in forestry genomics and whose work on the molecular basis for wine grape quality appears in the February 10 edition of Science Magazine. The workshop will showcase Canada's innovative research and explore components of Canada's in...Vital organs in the Earth system: What is the prognosis?
..., also will be presented. The symposium's panel of internationally renown experts reflect the broad range of disciplines required to take the pulse of the planet. Speakers include: Kevin Noone, Executive Director, IGBP Vital Organs in the Earth System There is a growing awareness that the Earth, like the human body,...Proteomics symposium looks at pediatric applications
...nt, open to the public, will feature talks by four internationally recognized proteomics scientists and three young investigators at Children's who are using this new science to better understand how the body works and seek clues about disease. A full schedule of talks is at bottom. Proteomics, the study of an organ...Experts: Expanding biotechnology research in developing countries key to countering bioterrorism
...vesting in and fostering biotechnology development internationally building the capacity to discover new vaccines or drugs to combat HIV-AIDS and malaria, for example, to reduce pollution or improve crop yields will create the environment and conditions within which to fight bioterrorism, especially in the develop......Institute, is highly respected both nationally and internationally for her pioneering research into the cause of Alzheimer's disease. Today, on 2 March 2006, she will receive the prestigious 'l'Oral-Unesco Award for Women in Science', which includes a monetary award of $100,000. This honor is conferred upon only one...Countdown to International Polar Year
... Euston Road, London One year from now the biggest internationally coordinated research effort for 50 years will begin as thousands of scientists from 60 countries focus their attention on the Polar Regions. Together they will tackle the urgent environmental issues facing society. Rapid climate change is already c...Molecular mechanism may explain how fevers spark seizures
..." Kang came to Vanderbilt to work with Macdonald, internationally renowned for his research on epilepsy and GABA-A receptors, proteins on the surfaces of nerve cells that normally quiet the brain's excited chatter. GABA-A receptors were long suspected to play a role in epilepsy because they are the major inhibitor...ICCL and CI launch global mapping project to protect sensitive marine areas
...comprised of leading marine experts and chaired by internationally recognized marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle. CI and the ICCL will convene a task force of experts in charting and navigation, maritime law, ship operations, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify sensitive marine areas such as coral re...ICON funds UCSB survey of nanotechnology best practices
...earchers will interview a broad range of companies internationally to determine current practices. One of their major goals will be "to identify critical needs for the standardization and implementation of safe practices in the nanotechnology industry in different parts of the globe." ICON plans to make the results ...Childhood deaths from poisonings have decreased sharply since Mr. Yuk was created 35 years ago
... worldwide against poisoning dangers. Mr. Yuk, the internationally recognized poison prevention symbol, turns 35 just in time for national Poison Prevent Week (March 19 25). He was created at the Pittsburgh Poison Center (PPC) at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in 1971. Two events during the early 1970s the adv...Research leads to healthful strategies for re-setting the body's clock
...ce jet lag or take anti-depressants. Glass, known internationally as the first researcher to measure serotonin release from the brain's biological clock region, has become the first to extract, identify and measure a neuropeptide crucial to the regulation of the body's clock. Glass found the neuropeptide can be use...Women's health findings presented at national conference
... to 25 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. An internationally known authority, Dr. Roberts will argue that preeclampsia is a maternal disease. Christopher Redman, M.D., of the University of Oxford, England, will take a contrary position, arguing that preeclampsia is a fetal disease. "It's a way to present the s...UCSD forms stem cell collaboration with major Australian centers
...nnecting our colleagues regionally, nationally and internationally with the common goal of improving the prevention and treatment of disease." Professor Edward Byrne, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Dean at Monash University, said the collaboration would provide a critical mass of stem cell researche...Legume compounds may help cancer treatment
...esearch strengths through collaboration, and to be internationally competitive. "ARC core funding and major support through Queensland Government Smart State research funding has been vital in building capacity. It has enabled this marvellous research outcome," Professor Gresshoff said....LIAI scientists make major finding on potential cure for type 1 diabetes
.... The team, led by Matthias von Herrath, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on the molecular basis of type 1 diabetes, used a combinatorial treatment approach in laboratory mice and found it reversed recent onset type 1 diabetes in the majority of animals tested. The study, which combined two therapies (a...HHMI's experiment in changing scientific culture
...rns surrounding biomedical research worldwide. An internationally recognized geneticist, Rubin led the publicly funded effort to sequence the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster genome. In 2003, Rubin was selected to become the first director of the Janelia Farm Research Campus (JFRC), where he directs scientific p...San Francisco, CA (March 15, 2006) An internationally renowned group of visionaries and scientists join with the renowned systems theorist, Ervin Laszlo, in a new book, "Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos: The Rise of the Integral Vision of Reality". A Nobel Prize nominee, Laszlo bridges the di...