Researchers make headway in mystery of migraines
...n and her team showed several genotypes damage the operation of a tiny cellular mechanism commonly known as the Sodium Pump (Sodium/Potassium ATPase enzyme). "Much of what happens in your brain--from memory to basic movement--is the result of the transmission of electrical impulses along nerve cells," says Dr....Protein controls metabolism: U of T research
...The important role heme plays in the body's smooth operation has been previously identified, but it was quite unexpected to find it binding to a member of the nuclear hormone receptor family of proteins," says Krause, a professor in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research and the Department of Medi...Ecology must be part of research on renewable energy
... the potential for disturbance from long-term ORED operation is high. Sound is used for communication, finding prey and potential mates, and avoiding predators. The high voltage alternating and direct current cables that transmit power between devices and the mainland also have the potential to interact with a...Stem cells bring fast direct improvement, without differentiation, in acute renal failure
...aid. Challenging the accepted theory of stem cell operation In a new study, Westenfelder's team reported that injecting stem cells similar to the type used in bone marrow transplants is "highly renoprotective, showing almost immediate improvement in both kidney function and degree of tissue injury, followed ......e, global warming, corrosion and catalysis and the operation of so-called nanomachines. The project "Quantum transport in nanostructures" by Russian theoretical physicist Igor Gornyi focuses on one of the most difficult problems in solid state physics . Its aim is to develop a coherent picture of electronic tr...'Australian-first' cancer research facility opens at UQ
...ancer Research Foundation now in its 21st year of operation has raised in excess of $36 million to support excellence in Australian research initiatives, and awarded grants totalling $6.3 million in the past two years. Individual ACRF grants exceed $1 million a sum not available from other private sourc...It's electric: Cows show promise as powerplants
...ia farmer reportedly spent $280,000 to convert his operation to a methane digester system. "Methane still needs to undergo combustion, which creates issues with energy efficiency," said Hamid Rismani-Yazdi, the study's lead author and a graduate student in food, agricultural and biological engineering at Ohio ...Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident
...mong the more than 200,000 emergency and recovery operation workers exposed during the period from 1986-1987, ...the most exposed cohorts of emergency and recovery operation workers some increase of particular cancer forms (e.g., leukemia) in particular time periods has alr...Extreme challenges await electrical engineers' efforts to restore power on Gulf Coast
...ssible as fast as possible and remains stable in operation as conditions change and [demand for electricity] is added back to the system," said Harold Adams, a power engineer with Dominion Resources Services in Glen Allen, Va. "The challenge to localized service is similar, but there is a more detailed focus...Making plant cells work like miniature factories
...ice of Basic Energy Sciences provides $340,000 for operation and equipment this year and another $680,000 in 2006. Additional money is expected in 2007 and could continue if the program receives good marks during a peer review scheduled for 2008. Before they can study the chemical makeup within plant cells, th...Alcoholics have a greater chance of infection following cardiac surgery
.... "Everybody, sooner or later, will likely have an operation for one reason or another," said Breuer. "How much an individual drinks on a daily basis may have a significant impact on his or her recovery."...MERIS/AATSR Workshop looks at twin sensors with many uses
...similar history: they were originally designed for operation over the ocean but their high performance has led to an increasing amount of applications for the study of atmospheric constituents and land surfaces. MERIS was optimised for the observation of ocean colour used to derive marine phytoplankton and w...Cells from amniotic fluid used to tissue-engineer a new trachea
...he baby be intubated and ventilated long after the operation while the trachea heals; this can lead to many complications, including failure of the repair. Fetal surgery would eliminate these interventions and their resulting problems. "The fetus doesn't need the trachea, so the repair would have time to heal...'An Eye on Katrina: Geoscience Perspectives on a Catastrophic Hurricane' at GSA Next Week
...54C of the Salt Palace Convention Center. Hours of operation are: Saturday, 15 October, 1-6 p.m.Sunday-Tuesday, 16-18 October, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.Wednesday, 19 October, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The telephone number for incoming calls is +1-801-534-4770. Media representatives unable to attend are encouraged to call in and...Selective logging causes widespread destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, study finds
...e can be severely damaged by the timber harvesting operation itself. That's because when trees are cut down, the vines that connect them pull down the neighboring trees." Previous studies have shown that in logged forests, light penetrates to the understory and dries out the forest floor, making it much more ...EURYI expands horizons for young scientific researchers in Europe
...osphere, global warming, corrosion, catalysis, the operation of so-called 'nanomachines', and so on. Thanks to the EURYI Award, we aim to develop the necessary theoretical tools with which this crucial knowledge gap can be addressed and an unprecedented understanding of the properties of aqueous-solid interfac...Gene variants predict heart muscle damage after cardiac surgery
...ed for a period of time to allow a stable field of operation for the surgeons, and its function replaced by the heart-lung machine. During this time, the heart is bathed in a cold slushy solution to reduce the heart's metabolic needs. "However, despite all our best efforts to protect the heart during surgery, ...Oil mist reduces airborne hazards in concentrated swine feeding operation
...articulate matter at a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers evaluated an oil spray developed to reduce the airborne health hazards at industrial feeding facilities. Chronic respiratory illnesses ...Picking particles faster than one at a time
...al picks and their image quality is enhanced by an operation called "shrink-wrapping." If a portion of an adjacent particle protrudes into the box, it is automatically discarded and replaced with a pattern textured like the rest of the background. At this end stage of the procedure -- although not at the begi...Purdue biologists clarify how a cellular 'spacecraft' opens its airlock
...of the airlock; that's what we were able to see in operation in this study," Chen said. "If you opened both it and the membrane protein simultaneously, nothing would stop the interior of the cell from getting sucked out." Chen admits that the team is not yet certain that the description of the process is compl...