African governments unanimously adopt Abuja declaration on sustainable fisheries, aquaculture
.... This could create employment for up to 5 million persons by 2020, and provide food security for millions more. It could also generate exports to the value of US$50-100 million annually by 2020. Is that not a good return on investment?" Added Dr. Hall: "Looking at the current situation you could argue tha...Computer model could help prevent flu pandemic
...no immunity to it, and in today's world, infected persons can travel almost anywhere within 48 hours, potentially transmitting the virus to every individual they encounter along the way. The first human cases of avian flu were reported in Hong Kong in 1997, where hundreds were infected and six people died. ...Studies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccine
...ar in the western United States. One out of seven persons infected dies, even with aggressive treatment. Since 2001, however, many people have worried that terrorists could exploit Y. pestis as a weapon, spreading it widely and rapidly as an aerosol rather than through fleabites and rodents. Contracted t......le within the next 25 years as the number of older persons continues to increase. The disorder is far more prevalent among whites than among black persons. It causes gradual loss of central vision by damaging the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells that lie underneath the macula, the small region of the...Acetaldehyde may be the culprit behind hangovers
...identified as a marker of acetaldehyde exposure in persons with inactive ALDH2. Results indicate that individ...s of high acetaldehyde exposure due to drinking in persons with inactive ALDH2." In other words, individuals with inactive ALDH2 do not appear to have the capa...Recent developments on the genetics of alcohol use
...ty genes. While chronic drinking is common to all persons with alcohol dependence, there is considerable variation in other aspects of the clinical phenotype. These findings help to narrow the search for those genes that contribute to alcohol dependence, suggesting also that some genetic contribution may b...Deadly parasites show common genetic core
...ypanosomiasis) infects between 300,000 and 500,000 persons and threatens more than 60 million people in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Leishmaniasis (which also can be caused by related parasites) is endemic in 88 countries and may threaten as many as 300 million people. The Institute for Genomic Rese...Pioneering research on ALS muscle disease rewarded
...se promising results are highly appreciated by the persons concerned. The patient organization, ALS Association, has just presented 3000 of collected funds to Peter Carmeliet's team; and Diether Lambrechts and Erik Storkebaum, also members of Prof. Carmeliet's research team, have received the Galenus Prize t...Fragment of yellow fever virus may hold key to safer vaccine
... the vaccine have been reported, mainly in elderly persons in northern Europe. "Yellow fever research was neglected because the vaccine was so effective," ter Meulen said. "Medical science works in cycles. As soon as the problem is solved, the caravan moves on. Once the disease comes back, people realize th...New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia
... a medical emergency. Approximately one in 10,000 persons have a susceptibility to MH; most will not know this unless they receive general anesthesia. Currently, the only test for MH susceptibility requires a muscle biopsy done at a few specialized diagnostic centers. However, a newly offered genetic test r...New finding in studying dopamine transporter
...vailability of the dopamine transporter in healthy persons with a genetic variation linked to substance abuse and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). "Healthy people who carry a particular variant of the dopamine transporter gene, the nine repeat allele, have significantly higher levels of dopam...MUHC scientists describe genetic resistance to rampant virus
... such as organ transplant recipients, newborns and persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Dr. Vidal believes her groundbreaking discovery increases the likelihood that therapies will be developed to fight CMV....New kidney test better elder mortality predictor
... as the study points out, is associated in elderly persons with an increased risk of death. The researchers found that, measured by cystatin levels, participants fell into three broad groups. Twenty percent were in a high-risk group that had an overall mortality risk of about 9 percent per year; 40 percent f...Two new retrovirusestransmitted from animalsidentified
...at the amount of HTLV diversity seen crossing into persons exposed to primates, as the identification of HTLV-3 and HTLV-4 essentially doubles the number of human viruses in this group. Switzer believes further research to understand the disease outcomes of these viruses and the potential for human to human ...New insights into how Huntington's disease attacks the brain
...e strikes 30,000 people and places another 150,000 persons at risk. The disorder affects males and females equally and crosses all ethnic and racial boundaries....VIB top scientist receives major research grant & VIB presents 2004 results
... disease, which strikes between 50% and 70% of all persons suffering from dementia. For his team's innovative research on Alzheimer's disease, Bart De Strooper is receiving today a 'BMS Freedom to Discover Unrestricted Biomedical Research Grant in Neuroscience' for a sum of USD 500,000 (386,000 ). The Bristo...Identification of specific genes predicts which patients will respond to Hepatitis C treatment
...rently get rid of the virus in only roughly 50% of persons infected with genotype 1, the most common genotype in North America and world-wide....Ophthalmologists implant five patients with artificial silicon retina microchip
... the retina. Loss of photoreceptor cells occurs in persons with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other retinal diseases. The microsurgical procedure starts with three tiny incisions in the white part of the subject's eye, each incision no larger than the diameter of a needle. Through these incisions, the surgeo...Slime-mold beetles named for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld
... the final part of the name includes the person or persons who first described the species. That's why all the new slime-mold beetle species' names end with Miller and Wheeler. For anyone who may want to hunt down one of the new slime-mold beetles named for Bush, Cheney or Rumsfeld, Wheeler says that Agathi......s" intended as a vision substitution aid for blind persons (3aPP1). THE CLASSICAL GUITAR AND THE BANJO: ACOUSTICIAN'S TALES Most of today's acoustic guitars are built according to guidelines from the nineteenth century. However, guitar makers are constantly seeking to improve quality-control and push guit...