Carnegie Mellon and U. of Pittsburgh create tool to understand neuron rhythms, learning
...e first tool that can be practically applied given limited amounts of data. This method also allows scientists to infer coherent network activity of multiple neurons from an estimated PRC for a single neuron. Studying PRCs is extremely important to the overall goal of determining what sensory input gets thr...New strategies to reduce hospital-acquired infections
...ined Dr. Cervia. "Each of the systemic methods are limited in their ability to prevent patient exposure to waterborne pathogens because they cannot completely reach and permanently destroy biofilm." Biofilm is a Key Culprit Biofilm is a community of numerous types of microbes that attach to internal pipe s...Winners of AIBS Media Awards announced
...ing on biology to a general audience. The award is limited to non-technical journalism, including print and broadcast media. The judges for this year's competition were: LAURA HELMUTH Laura Helmuth is the science editor for Smithsonian Magazine. She previously worked for Science's news department, where s...Scientists use transcription factors to increase insulin production in diabetic mice
...equires life-long immunosuppressive therapy and is limited by tissue supply. An alternative way to increase the amount of insulin circulating in the body is to enhance insulin gene transcription which in turn results in an increase in the production of insulin. One possible way to do this is by increasing t...Society of Nuclear Medicine to offer first $25,000 Mallinckrodt Seed Grant
...r or co-principal investigators. The grant will be limited to a time span of one year, and no extensions will be allowed. Grantees are expected to submit results of the research as an abstract for presentation at SNM's Annual Meeting and/or as a scientific manuscript to the Journal of Nuclear Medicine . SNM...Nitrite says NO to ischemia/reperfusion injury
...NO) oxidation, and previously thought to have only limited biological activity. In a study appearing online on April 14 in advance of the print publication of the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation , David Lefer and colleagues from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center show that ...JCI table of contents May 1, 2005
...NO) oxidation, and previously thought to have only limited biological activity. In a study appearing online on April 14 in advance of the print publication of the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation , David Lefer and colleagues from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center show that ...Water research initiatives at UW-Madison
...f miles of state waterways, how does Wisconsin use limited resources to place buffers where they are most needed? UW-Madison limnologist Jake Vander Zanden and others made a significant contribution this year with the completion of a statewide matrix of 1,600 hydrological zones that can be used to prioritize...Nitrogen fertilization of soil puts rare plant species at risk, nationwide study determines
...trial ecosystems. "Ecosystems are able to absorb a limited amount of additional nitrogen by producing more plant mass, just as garden vegetables do when fertilized," Suding said. "Some species may be better able to take advantage of this added resource, getting bigger at the expense of other species and caus...Combination of Lipitor and Celecoxib
...olesterol-lowering medication Lipitor dramatically limited the incidence of invasive and non-invasive colon adenocarcinomas, said Bandaru Reddy, D.V.M., Ph.D., research professor at Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J. "The combination of these drugs given to laboratory animal models inhibited 95 percent of ...Other highlights in the April 20 JNCI
...researchers conclude that these results add to the limited information that has shown an association between ionizing radiation and male breast cancer risk. Contact: National Cancer Institute Press Office, 301-496-6641, NCIPressOfficers@mail.nih.gov Study Examines Natural History of HPV in HIVPositive Wom...Whale bones and farm soil: Sequencing biodiversity
... the biosynthesis of antibiotics. "Although only a limited number of pieces of the puzzle have been revealed through the many thousands of fragments of DNA from different organisms, they are sufficient to capture differences between the communities from genome sizes to lifestyle," Bork says. This type of app...Update on H2N2 and announcements related to CDC's new organizational structure
... the parking deck. Parking for satellite trucks is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call CDC Media Relations at 404-639-3286 to request a space for satellite trucks. LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEBCAST This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online: http://...Researchers uncover sequence of major rice pathogen
... more effective pathogen. However our knowledge is limited to date, Dean says. The genome sequence should give researchers "a better idea of what types of genes are involved in making the toxin molecules," he says. Some of these genes reside in clusters, Dean says, so one focus will be to take apart the clus...Use of PET can reduce, may eliminate more strenuous drug development trials with animals
... rapidly evaluate new radiopharmaceuticals using a limited number of animals and possibly eliminate the need for biopsies, extending an animal's life. PET provides a noninvasive view into a person's living biology as it tracks a range of biological processes from metabolism to receptors, gene expression and...Royal Society study on adaptability of fish to warming oceans
...ltivated hosts and on crops, indicating relatively limited gene flow between these two habitat types. Nevertheless certain uncultivated hosts showed greater exchange of aphid populations with the crops. These could act as reservoir of genetic diversity that could enhance the adaptive potential of S. avenae, ...Hereditary colorectal cancer risk lowered in those without certain gene defect
...AC-I families without MMR deficiency has been very limited but has hinted that could be differences from the AC-I families with MMR deficiency. Thus, in counseling such families, clinicians can now provide them with more accurate and lower-risk information, using these new data in combination with the specif...Pulsating ultrasound enhances gene therapy for tumors
...delivery, such as lasers and electric current, are limited to surface lesions or require needles to be insert...nal advantages of pulsed-HIFU include no scarring, limited blood loss and infections, reduced risk of other complications, shortened recovery time, significant...UCSD medical researchers show protein's role in stopping bacterial-induced inflammation
...iate the inflammatory response. But their life is limited the IKKa-mediated "tag" ensures that RelA and c-Rel will bind to their target genes for only a short duration. Once RelA and c-Rel are removed from their target genes, the inflammatory response is terminated. "This is very important for a proper ...Respiratory syncytial virus poses a significant threat to elderly
...us problem for adults for 30 years, there has been limited documentation of the extent of RSV infections. The four-year study by researchers is the first large investigation over a substantial period of time that used state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques. The study has important repercussions for public he...