Max Planck researchers win part of Descartes Research Prize 2005
...CECA scientists had to analyse data sets from both observation and models in a systematic, integrated, and intens...new instruments and computer programs, co-ordinate observation programmes, and create a publicly accessible databank ( http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/pulsar/data...Interim Aranesp data suggest major response in anemic patients with MDS
...up had at least one transfusion during the 13-week observation period. In the group previously treated with an erythropoietic agent (n= 59), 44 percent experienced an erythroid response, with 24 percent classified as major. Forty-five percent of patients achieved the target hemoglobin level of 11 g/dL, and 29 ...Research bolsters controversial hypothesis on genome size and evolution
...ool of Biology and lead author of the study. "This observation tells us that the mutations that increase the genome tend to be slightly deleterious, because population genetic theories predict such a relationship." "The interesting thing here is that biological complexity may passively evolve," said Yi. "We show...Ability to capture large prey may be origin of army ants' cooperative behavior
...oving and consuming vertebrate flesh, based on the observation of the ants feeding on the dead snake. They noted that raiding parties of other New World army ants occasionally sting and kill small vertebrates such as lizards, snakes and birds, but do usually not consume them. Other New World army ants prey hea...A new window into structural plasticity in the adult visual cortex
...e surface layers of the neocortex. To allow direct observation of the area, they implanted a glass window over th... prove instructive. Based on these results, direct observation of specific neurons in a local pathway should yield promising results....Barrow researcher receives $965,000 grant to study nicotine and smoking cessation
...e dependence. The research team will follow on the observation made initially in Lukas' laboratory that the anti-depressant and smoking cessation aid, bupropion (also known as Wellbutrin and Zyban), has actions at nicotinic receptors that seem to mimic those of long-term exposure to nicotine. Drugs related to b...UCLA scientists uncover mechanism of response to targeted therapy
...e tested in further clinical studies, bringing the observation full circle, from the patient to the lab and back to the patient again. In this case, CCI-779 was being tested at UCLA in a Phase I study on patients with a variety of advanced cancers. Researchers noted that patients with kidney cancer seemed to res...UW scientists unravel critical genetic puzzle for flu virus replication
...k, according to Kawaoka, benefited from a critical observation made possible by the dissection of the virus and its virions. The virus particles, when observed as a cross section, always displayed the circle of seven RNA fragments surrounding another segment pattern. "No one has identified this before, perhaps b...Biologists build better software, beat path to viral knowledge
...nd Jiang's team has done just that, opening up for observation a group of viruses that scientists previously could not get a bead on. As the team reports in the cover article of this week's (Feb. 2) edition of Nature, the researchers have used their methods to examine one such virus that attacks bacteria. "While...Tropical fires add injury to biodiversity insult
...Nio events. If there is good news, it is the novel observation that species richness and genetic health seemed to recover in parallel after the insult, albeit slowly. So, if we can coax one type of biodiversity back from the brink, we may also restore the other type to health too....2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting: Press Conference Schedule
...ng System of Systems. A comprehensive global Earth observation system could lead to dramatic improvements in NOAA's ability to predict and protect. Improved data collection and management is a high priority requiring an integrated approach, such as that outlined in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan. Strengthened intern...New survey sheds light on MS Therapy
... (95 percent) stages of relapsing-remitting MS, an observation that is in line with the findings of an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) panel, which observed that interferon beta therapies have the strongest and most consistent evidence of effectiveness, and that high dose, high frequency interferon beta app...Stevens professor to speak during Princeton lecture series
...no's research and teaching interests include ocean observation systems, coastal ocean dynamics, maritime security and estuary and ocean water quality. He is the author of more than 80 technical publications in various aspects of the field. Bruno serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marine Environmenta...Other highlights in the February 15 JNCI
... Examines Gene Silencing in Prostate Cancer The observation that specific genes are silenced in both tumor tissue and in surrounding stromal tissue in prostate cancer patients suggests that studying this silencing mechanism--called promoter methylation, an epigenetic change that shuts down or diminishes the e...Marine mammals are on the frontline of failing ocean health
... "This approach allows you to go where mere field observation would fail you," says Krahn. "We're filling in the pieces of a puzzle." Some suspect that declines of killer whales in Puget Sound may be linked directly to contaminated fish or increased susceptibility to stresses like vessel traffic. Similarly, a...... scientists will be able to conduct this high-tech observation that involves surgically implanted transmitters for approximately a year. The scientists have designed a field study that uses acoustic telemetry technology to track continuously the movements and habitat use of red and black grouper in the Dry Tortu......rtant indirect evidence was also collected, namely observation of a never before seen mysterious "scattering" layer at 2,000 meters detected using acoustic devices that generate images of materials or animals found at a given depth. Though there are other possibilities, it is quite likely the layer was a massive...A better tool to study role of iron in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
...on oxide and other iron-containing particles. This observation is complicated by the fact that healthy brains also contain iron indeed, iron is essential for normal brain function. Traditional methods for studying the properties of "bad iron" tied to neurodegenerative diseases involve staining tissue sections t...Countdown to International Polar Year
...d, global cooperation led to today's world weather observation system and the Antarctic Treaty designated the continent for peace and science. International Polar Year will build on the success of IGY and push the frontiers of our understanding of Earth. The results will provide the crucial information that inte......tion, and Th2 cytokine production for the complete observation period of almost 7 weeks. The lasting effects of this treatment suggest that this type of antibody therapy may be used in the future to treat the recurring symptoms of allergy in humans. Specifically, the authors suggest that strategies aimed at stim...