32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...energy-dispersive microcalorimeter spectrometer to meet critical needs for high-resolution X-ray microanalysis in the semiconductor industry and materials research. Stewart Automotive Research (Houston, Texas) Highly Accurate Large-Format Machining for Mold and Die ProductionDevelop a large-format,...Good news: As you age, leg blood vessels adapt so you can still exercise without fainting
...nd to both dilating and constricting substances to meet the competing demands of muscle oxygen delivery and maintenance of bodily blood pressure, so we don't faint! It's a balancing act that could change with advancing age. David Proctor and Urs Leuenberger and physiology student Dennis Koch, research...New Military Biomaterials R&D Center to hold first meeting
... speed the introduction of biomaterial products to meet the military's requirements. This center is pursu...n there are no existing enabling technologies that meet the military's requirements, the CeBMR will form research partnerships to develop the necessary tech...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...lso offers a chance for gerontology journalists to meet and talk shop. The Journalists' Exchange on Aging meets every year in the press room at GSA's conference to discuss emerging concerns and developments on the age beat. This is an informal gathering and all journalists are welcome. Date and Time TB...Defense provides additional $4.9 million for pathogen research tool
... capabilities and infrastructure for our nation to meet its needs in combating infectious diseases," said VBI Professor and Director Bruno Sobral. Biological data sets are growing exponentially as a result of genome sequencing projects and other new technologies. Sobral and his cyberinfrastructure group a...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...l board to design a prototype elementary school to meet the standard (4aAA4). Ohio-based acoustician Angelo Campanella ( a.campanella@att.net ) will present some low-cost solutions for improving classroom acoustics; an example includes using carpets and chalk and cork boards to reduce room echoes. (4aAA5...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...velop smaller, faster sequencing technologies that meet a wider range of needs," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "Dramatic reductions in sequencing costs will lead to very different approaches to biomedical research and, eventually, will revolutionize the practice of medicine." In the...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...e calcium supplements into their daily routines to meet their requirements. In fact, new research from the University of Arizona has found that the calcium citrate supplement Citracal, which was used in the study, combined with weight-bearing and resistance exercises, provided significant improvement in ...First-ever Texan/German symposium opens doors
... member to present their research and to visit and meet with the directors of the MPI-P departments. Wolfgang Knoll, director of material science at MPI-P, is leading his group as the other half of this joint symposium. Advincula and Knoll already enjoy a strong collaborative relationship. In April...Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
...ields of science together in a concerted effort to meet these challenges head-on." In this spirit, one of the new grants was awarded to a group of 34 Rutgers and UMDNJ faculty members from the BioMaPS (Biological, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences interfaces) Institute for Quantitative Biology; the Can...Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
...e threadlike extensions called axons of one neuron meet up with branch-like structures called dendrites of the next to learn more about changes at this critical juncture. Most excitatory synapses occur at tiny thorn-like protrusions from the dendrites called dendritic spines. LTP requires new prot...OHSU study: Bacterial switching mechanism key to survival
...y can use this carbohydrate as a carbon source and meet their energy needs this way. Interestingly, if you put them in with glucose and xylose, they'll use glucose. They do have strong preference for which sugars they want to consume." The survival technique, carbon catabolite repression (CCR), is one of ...Cars, not crops, should be chief targets in reducing greenhouse gases
...ll have to increase drastically for the country to meet the challenges of reducing its impact on global climate and achieving a more energy-efficient economy. ...Biodiversity: measuring up to the loss
...unch the loss of biodiversity by 2010. However, to meet this goal, biologists need reliable metrics to monitor global trends in biodiversity. In the open access journal, PLoS Biology, Stuart Butchart from Birdlife International, Cambridge, UK, and others from Conservation International, IUCN and the Inst...Gene therapy approach reverses diabetic neuropathy in animal model, Pitt study finds
...hy in diabetic rodents, but the approach failed to meet expectations in human trials. By giving NGF protein systemically, high doses are needed to reach the target sensory neurons. But given at low doses, there was no benefit, and at the site of injection, it caused pain that was not well tolerated by the...Study: Inadequate physical activity worsens as teenagers become adults
...n front of video screens of one kind or another to meet national recommendations," Gordon-Larsen said. "Thus, interventions must begin before adolescence, and this is particularly true for Hispanic and black girls." ...NSF gives 'teeth' to biomaterials research
... knowledge from academia to industry, thus helping meet the state's goals of increasing economic development by stimulating job growth in the emerging knowledge-based economy." Clemson University is committed to supporting the state vision of growing an advanced materials industry cluster. The new 111,000...Support for fragile X syndrome needed
...ders. "There is no Quebec chapter for families to meet and bring in professional expertise to address FXS concerns. Worse, the disorder is hardly recognized by the education system in Montreal with most children with fragile X are 'coded' under the autism category." Indeed, many parents and educators of ...Gene linked to enlargement of the factory where proteins are processed
...e study explains how the cells are able to rapidly meet the need for increased production of specific proteins by coordinating the tasks of folding and packaging them. The need for close coordination of protein processing and packaging is especially critical in the case of antibody production, according t......from the United States and the United Kingdom will meet at Rice University Nov. 20-21 to determine ways to promote awareness of and discuss the concerns about human embryonic stem cell research among the general public. "As scientists wait for the public and policy-makers to sort out the controversies an...