Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...rld Trade Center site. The third component investigates taste loss in a population where this condition is common. Over 90 percent of all head and neck cancer patients who receive radiation therapy experience substantial taste loss and alterations of flavor perception. Yet relatively little is known abou...Emory study details dolphin brain evolution for the first time
... http://www.interscience.wiley.com/ar . The study investigates the fossil record of the toothed whales (which includes dolphins, porpoises, belugas and narwhals) from the order Cetacea and suborder Odontoceti. Many modern toothed whale species (odontocetes) have extremely high encephalization levels possessing ...Stowers Institute scientist named American Cancer Society research professor
...ver $100 million each year. Dr. Hawley's lab investigates the mechanisms by which cells transmit genetic information during routine cell division (mitosis) and during the process of creating gametes (meiosis). Many cancer cells gain or lose chromosomes during abnormal cell divisions that accompany malignant...Molecular probes for biology research and drug discovery
While the field of genetics investigates and influences the life's processes by modifying the genes themselves, the field of chemical genetics pursues this goal using chemical compounds that modulate the functioning of the gene and its products (proteins, RNA, etc.). Therefore, chemists, bi...Harvard scientists discover how the venus flytrap snaps
...lished in the Jan. 27 issue of the journal Nature, investigates the series of events that occur from the time the plant's leaves are stimulated to the time the trap is clamped shut. "Our work complements prior research," says Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics ...Biological clock may shut down long-term memory at night
...ticity" that complements these two new grants, but investigates the role of glutamate uptake in associative learning in mammals. This research project on mammals represents a great example of traslational research in which basic findings in a simple system (i.e. Aplysia) were quickly applied to a higher organism...Linking brain to mind in a common genetic disease
...ve neuroscience an emerging scientific field that investigates how the mind arises from the biology of the brain. One important factor driving the field is the application of tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to yield more precise measurements of structures in the living brain. MRI can provide image...Blocking neurodegeneration by radiation and bone marrow transfer prevents inherited glaucoma in mice
...h institution. Its research staff of more than 450 investigates the genetic basis of cancers, heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, diabetes, and many other human diseases and disorders. The Laboratory is also the world's source for nearly 3,000 strains of genetically defined mice, home of t...Physiological effects of reduced gravity on bacteria
An article in Journal of Applied Microbiology investigates how bacteria respond when they are subjected to environmental alterations, such as those of space stations, which feature lowered effects of gravity. "Intra-specific differences in bacterial responses to modeled reduced gravity" by Paul W. Baker and ...Study: Turkey hunting most dangerous, deer hunting most deadly
...be reported to the Game Commission. The commission investigates the incident and enters data such as species being hunted, topography and distance from shooter to victim into the Hunting-Related Shooting Incidents (HRSI) database. To assess the impact of a change in regulations for fluorescent orange clothing, th...Tufts University's Andrew Camilli named Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
...ter and grow within cells, while Dr. Waldor's work investigates the evolution of bacterial pathogens....Study finds enzyme activity promotes rare form of leukemia, offers potential target for new drugs
...articular leukemia patients can be killed." Zhang investigates a group of enzymes that modifies five core histone proteins forming the molecular scaffold that helps organize DNA within the nucleus of every cell. Histone modifications affect gene activity and include methylation, in which a methyl component is at...The self's broken border: Tracing the role of agency attribution in schizophrenia
...aused by an outside influence. In a new study that investigates how healthy individuals and schizophrenia patients interpret their visual worlds, scientists have shed light on the question of whether a broad disruption in the ability to ascribe self-agency might be related to symptoms of schizophrenia. The work i...New study explores the evolution of male parental care and female multiple mating
...n the August 2005 issue of The American Naturalist investigates a game-theoretical model in which females gain a direct benefit by multiple mating from the paternal care they elicit for their offspring. As a result, various combinations of male parental care and female multiple mating evolve. The parameters that ...W. M. Keck Foundation announces 2005 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
...r Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA Dr. Sabatini investigates the metabolic adaptations that allow solid tumors to survive in a nutrient- and oxygen-poor environment and permit many cancers to evade treatment. He will also test how these adaptive mechanisms interact with genes that cause or suppress tumors. T...Study continues the debate on the nature of bisexual men
...shed in the current issue of Psychological Science investigates the controversy about whether bisexual men exist. In terms of behavior and identity, they clearly exist as there are men who have sex with both men and women. Upon measuring genital, as well as, self-reported sexual arousal to male and female stimu...A new link between stem cells and tumors
... as they moved to the IRBB-PCB. "The current study investigates what happens when the process of localizing these molecules is disturbed." Whether Prospero and its partners get to the right place depends on the activity of specific genes in the stem cell. EMBL PhD student Emmanuel Caussinus from Gonzlez's group c...Boston University biologist honored for leadership in estuarine education
... links between humans and coastal environments and investigates what those links tell us about the fundamental principles controlling how coastal ecosystems function. Valiela conducts a good deal of his research nearly from the back door of his laboratories in Woods Hole -- studying the structure, function, and...NSF awards 19 new projects to better undestand genetic processes in plants of economic importance
...ect led by the University of Washington in Seattle investigates the poorly understood, yet widely accepted phenome...for tree breeding. higan Technological University investigates the metabolic pathways leading to synthesis of salicylates, aspirin-related plant compounds that con......ange. The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program investigates the extent and causes of coastal impacts of hurricanes and extreme storms on the coasts of the United States. The program's overall objective is to improve the capability to predict coastal change that results from severe tropical and extra-tropical ...