NIH awards $11.9 M to The Burnham Institute to establish the San Diego Chemical Screening Center
...hemical library screening, bioinformatics and data management will be undertaken at Burnham. Participants in the "San Diego Chemical Library Screening Center" from The Burnham Institute include Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D. (cell biology), Deputy Director of the Screening Center and Deputy Director of the Insti...Insects develop resistance to engineered crops
... and environmental benefits, but from a resistance management standpoint they are inferior to dual-gene plants. ...ceptible to the toxins. "Having a refuge is a good management strategy, but it is not suitable for small farmers in China and India," said lead author Jian-Zhou Z...VCU study shows big-brained people are smarter
...ligence became available. McDaniel, a professor in management in VCU's School of Business, found that, on average, intelligence increases with increasing brain volume. Intelligence was measured with standardized intelligence tests, which have important consequences on peoples' lives, such as where they'll go to...Vietnam war technology could aid elephant conservation
...for reserve planning and management. "Conservation management would be improved by more accurate methods for monitoring and estimating the size of elephant populations or other large mammals in central Africa, as these populations are relatively small and threatened by poaching," Wood says. The team will now wo...Could better mangrove habitats have spared lives in the 2004 tsunami?
...pects that need to be managed) and research-driven management (management that is based on facts from scientific research). The team emphasizes that an early-warning system for mangrove degradation should be seen as being as important for future protection as are early-warning systems for tsunami arrivals; the ...Positive effects of nuclear medicine, 'smart drugs' provide hope for non-hodgkin's lymphoma patients
...immunotherapy has already been introduced into the management of indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with Zevalin and Bexxar. We are encouraged by the results of a humanized antibody targeting a different target of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells that may be particularly effective with a therapeutic radiometa...BP Conservation programme marks 15th anniversary
...ve me better skills for project implementation and management and made me more appreciative of other people's contributions. Now I am able to play a leading role in the conservation of the unique resources and the overall development of my community by linking a sound environment with improved livelihoods," sai...Women feel more pain than men, research shows
...as shown that interdisciplinary approaches to pain management may have different effects on women than men. Work...tients in chronic pain as they went through a pain management programme involving physiotherapy, psychological treatments and occupational therapy. Whilst both me...Aquatic plants may hold key to advancing plant disease management
...ural systems," said Schmale. Research done on the management of freshwater plant disease has created environmentally sound methods of plant disease control. While plant pathologists typically try to save plants from plant disease, plant pathologists can use plant pathogens as a means to control highly invasive...New Scripps Oceanography project to study sediments and ecosystem restoration in Venice lagoon
..., state-of-the-art science that addresses sediment management in the context of ecological improvement of the Venice lagoon," said Dimitri Deheyn, SIOSED principal investigator and the project's scientific coordinator for Scripps. "Venice is one of the most popular cities in the world and Italy's safeguarding m...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...lp this and other companies improve the ecological management of their properties. Grupo Maggi provides no funding for this research....Research professionals applaud STN AnaVist
...e greater value from search results and to support management in making business-critical decisions. Key features of STN AnaVist include: Integrated content from multiple databases - Users can search, analyze, and visualize data from multiple sources, including CAplus, PCT, and U.S. full-text patent databa...FSU scientist warns North Atlantic right whale facing extinction
...tality," the paper states. "Without changes in the management of shipping and fisheries, right whales face extinction within the next 100 years." The current plight of the North Atlantic right whale stands in stark contrast to that of the Southern Hemisphere right whale, whose population is estimated to be ...Don Quixote's home shows way to future Earth Observation missions
...y modelling the water balance in relation to water management issues, and in particular is intended to validate ... utility of satellite data as an aid to irrigation management of water-stressed regions. Professor Jose Moreno of the University of Valencia, coordinator of the S...Wiley to publish new edition of Textbook of Biochemistry in November 2005
...lable as an EGrade Plus solution, featuring course management and grading tools for professors, teaching aids such as powerpoint slides and animations, a test bank, and for students a full, interactive version of the text linking the questions to the explanation within the text, supplementary questions, and ani...Endangered North Atlantic right whale study says population in crisis
...d since 1980, scientists say that unless emergency management actions are taken the population will face a catastrophic decline and become extinct. A report in the July 22 issue of the journal Science says the recent loss of eight whales, six of them adult females and three carrying near-term fetuses, is unprec...Understanding biases in epidemic models important when making public health predictions
...d that many off-the-shelf models used in infection management do not realistically account for the length of time that people harbor infections. The simplest models entirely ignore the latent period of a disease: the period of time when an individual is infected but not yet infectious. Other models often assume...Diabetic nerve therapy shows 'striking' results
...ster, says the study has massive potential for the management of diabetic neuropathies or nerve disorders. "Diabetic neuropathy is a major problem in insulin-dependent diabetes, particularly in patients who have had the disease for a period of time," said Professor Tomlinson, who is based in the University's Fa...Bone marrow may be source of new egg-cell generation in adult mammals
... "We may be ushering in a new era in the clinical management of female infertility and menopause," says Jonathan Tilly, PhD, director of the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology at MGH and leader of the research team. "This could lead to new treatment approaches based not on drugs but on regenerative medic...... developed world about the effective and efficient management and treatment of the constant and increasing strea... have a great deal to teach me about the efficient management of increasing numbers of CKD patients within the constraints of the healthcare system in my own coun...