March of Dimes awards $250,000 prize to research pioneer
... Institute of Technology, has been credited by his peers with co-founding the field of ubiquitin research and ushering it into the age of molecular genetics. His pioneering studies in the 1980s brought to light the remarkably diverse and important biological functions of the ubiquitin system. Ubiquitin (...Uncovering sex-change secrets of black sea bass
..., David Berlinsky, assistant professor of zoology, peers into a big blue plastic tub. Inside, black sea bass circle slowly in the dim light. The converted barn is now an aquaculture research facility for the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, and home to Berlinsky's latest research. Black sea bass f...SNM issues first procedure guideline for imaging cancer in adults and children with PET/CT
... physician's interpretation compared to his or her peers using a workstation simulator and a report generation and scoring system may have equal or greater validity. In addition, to be eligible for the recertification examination of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, diplomates will need to participa...Fire ants: Their true story told by the scientist who loves them
...pedic new tome aptly titled "The Fire Ants" that peers have called definitive and lay readers are likely to find both engaging and instructive. In fact, an April 25 review in the New York Times declared, "This is what the public needs to know about science, not just the results presented in the driest fo...UCI researcher named Pew Scholar
...Scholar, but also to have my work recognized by my peers at UCI who nominated me for the award," Tsai said. "These awards are an immeasurable help to scientists at the beginning of their careers who can use the funds to further nascent research." The work in Tsai's laboratory focuses on decoding the myster...SNM honors outstanding contributors
.... "It is a great honor to be so recognized by my peers and having my name so associated with Dr. Hoffman who was an outstanding scientist, mentor and person," said King. "I would like to thank committee members for selecting me from a sea of deserving candidates and all who have inspired me and from whom...Early treatment prevents lasting breathing problems in some premature babies
...the rate of survival without BPD compared to their peers who did not receive treatment. All participants will continue to be followed for an additional 2 years. "In addition to improving the rate of survival without BPD in these premature infants, we found that inhaled nitric oxide was associated with le...Life and death in the hippocampus: what young neurons need to survive
...uys competing with both the mature cells and their peers to fit in. You are selecting for the cell that performs best in this environment." The Gage lab previously showed that the rate at which new neurons emerge from stem cells depends on an animal's activity. "If you put animals in an enriched environm...Kids with OCD bullied more than others, study shows
...nt. Kids with OCD sometimes exhibit behaviors that peers simply don't understand." More than one-quarter ...ating behaviors," Storch said. "For a lot of kids, peers don't understand what is going on. They are isolated. They are ostracized because it doesn't make se...Dopamine used to prompt nerve tissue to regrow
...egeneration two years ago, he didn't know that his peers would have considered him crazy. His idea was simple: Because neural circuits use electrical signals often conducted by neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) to communicate between the brain and the rest of the body, he could build neurotransmitt...Springer to publish new journal Systems and Synthetic Biology
...hors to bring their work to the attention of their peers at a very early stage of the publication process. In addition, all potential SSB authors have the option, via the Springer Open Choice program, of publishing their articles using the open access publishing model once they have been accepted for publ...Lab on a Chip and Corning Incorporated are pleased to announce
... award is indeed a great honour. To be selected by peers in conjunction with Lab on a Chip, the top journal in the field is quite humbling. But the real thanks go to all the researchers who have grown the field to what it is today. It is the growth of the microfluidics and lab on a chip field that made s...Feinstein Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Lab join forces, seek manic depression genes
...r significantly impairs functioning in school with peers and at home with family. Diagnosis is also hampered by the symptoms often being confused with other childhood-onset mental disorders such as attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder. Children and adolescents...2nd annual Albert Szent-Gyrgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research awarded to Webster K. Cavenee
...field and I am humbled to have been selected by my peers to receive it. It is my hope that the discoveries...ual may be nominated for the annual award by their peers and the winner is selected by a prize selection committee comprised of academic, scientific, busines...New guide to sharks and rays of Indonesia
...sed new shark and ray species were rejected by his peers who were skeptical of such high levels of diversity. After more than 250 days 'in the field', Dr White and his colleagues agreed with Bleeker's findings and uncovered further taxonomic riches. From 20012006, they photographed and sampled more than 13...Genes and stressed-out parents lead to shy kids
...is not stressed, you will be no more shy than your peers as a school age child," says Fox. "But we found that when stress enters the picture, the gene starts to show a strong relationship to the child's behavior," says Fox. "If you are raised in a stressful environment, and you inherit the short form of th...Research identifies causes contributing to poor development of over 200 million children worldwide
...o found that anemic children remained behind their peers even after iron supplementation," Wachs said. "Generally speaking, the sooner children receive supplements, the more good it will do in the long term. It's a strong case for prevention. Our best hope may be to try to reach these children before their...NJIT receives NSF grant to improve math, science and technology education in Newark High Schools
...m. Teachers will have the chance to interact with peers in Newark, attend regional and national conferences and even co-author conference papers." During the summer, the Fellows will receive two weeks of training in classroom strategies to facilitate inquiry-based classroom activities, understand inte...Salk researchers discover first gene that specifically links calorie restriction to longevity
...ted diet have consistently outlived their well-fed peers by as much as 40 percent. But just how a diet verging on the brink of starvation extends lifespan has remained elusive. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have cracked open the black box of how persistent hunger promotes...Hyperactivity and academic achievement could be linked by genetics
...peractive tend to do worse academically than their peers who are not hyperactive. Although the relationship between such behaviors as overactivity, impulsivity, and inattentiveness in children and poor achievement in math, reading, language, and other areas has been well documented, little is known about t...