Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...ne. The work views nutrition of the horse from the points of reproduction, growth, exercise physiology, and health, Staniar said. Research projects examine fluctuations in pasture carbohydrate concentrations, cartilage and bone development, the stress of weaning young animals, and changing energy sources fo...Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
...atics -- the processing of the huge number of data points in this type of genomic research -- will involve Mayo biostatisticians and the Mayo Advanced Genomics Technology Center (AGTC). "This award to Dr. Poland is another tangible confirmation that Mayo is fast becoming a leader in applying the tools o...Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
...ry different diseases affecting millions of people points to the need for improved understanding of the basic processes of protein folding, one of the most complicated and least understood of all biological phenomena. Research appearing in the Oct. 8 issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology, describes a ne...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... by visits over time to the same clinician. Buetow points out that many patients and informal caregivers are...ely on informal caregivers for health care. Buetow points out that the issue of continuity will only become more critical as the population continues to age. ...Is Interleukin-6 the 'holy grail' of exercise mediation?
...tokines should be reclassified as "myokines." She points out that because of its diverse effects, IL-6 has potential as a therapeutic drug in treating such metabolic disorders as obesity, type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. Many roles and sources prompt additional IL-6 research Over the years, "increas...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
... is both sited and designed to direct inhabitants' points of view to take advantage of the stunning vistas from the location on a bluff overlooking the blue Pacific. What does beauty have to do with physics? Over and over again, the beauty of a given theory (such as Quantum ChromoDynamics ...Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA
...ng when their DNA is damaged." The new report also points to earlier observations that the gene encoding CUL4 is amplified in breast and liver cancer. "We don't know the exact mechanism whereby CUL4 could play a role in cancer, but its abundance in the cell may cause a defect in the checkpoint pathway. And ...Cells in retina found to behave like soap bubbles
...portance of mathematics and physics in biology and points to a general principle of patterning found in a wide range of living things." ...New method identifies chromosome changes in malignant cells
...a of what is really going wrong in tumors and thus points to possible treatments. The researchers already used their system to identify previously unrecognized immune system genes that are deleted in breast cancer cells, suggesting possible ways in which these aberrant cells avoid being detected and destroy...Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
...n." Real-world situations demand ruggedness, Jones points out. Cleanup workers don't always know what tough materials lie underground, often because waste was buried decades ago without the benefit of modern record-keeping. GEOPS can penetrate nearly anything -- including hard, compacted dirt and even metal...DFG research training groups become increasingly international
...technology or in the health care sector. The focal points of the research being conducted by this interdisciplinary Research Training Group are not restricted to the issue of security, but also deal with issues such as reliability, correctness, adherence to data protection regulations and the availability o...Babies born after surgery on eggs
...zeng's work is impressive, but he has concerns. He points out that we do not understand the consequences of moving mitochondria from one cell type to another. For instance, in eggs and early embryos mitochondria do not replicate, while they do in granulosa cells. More seriously, he says the group should hav...Researchers discover gene mutations for Parkinson's disease
...e done working separately," he says. Dr. Singleton points out that other groups are working on isolating additional genes involved in the disease. There are likely other mutations in the Parkinson's disease population, he says, noting that the new data suggest that there will be mutations in typical sporadi...Brain differences in adolescents, psychopaths, lend to their impulsive, risk-taking behavior
...hoices that involve "gambling" a certain number of points based on the likelihood that their choice will be ...y to be correct, but result in a greater number of points earned if they are correct or a greater number of points lost if they are incorrect; or choices that...Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
...day. These participants received a fixed number of points for playing the blood glucose guessing game. The data stored in the PDAs from both groups were wirelessly transmitted to a central secure server. DAILY Results The study found that 78 percent of the Game Group participants checked ...Stimulating nerve cells with laser precision
...of the Vanderbilt Functional Neurosurgery program, points out that neurostimulation is ideally done cell by cell. "The problem with the conventional electrical method is that we have a large zone around our target neuron that also is affected simply because of the way electricity travels throughout the tiss...Government development policies, not communities, main threat to forest conservation projects
...based on ancestral use of the area. But, the study points out, there is now a backlash amongst conservationists against this approach on the basis that such schemes have failed and cannot work in the long term because local populations will always grow and pressure on natural resources will increase indefin...Wistar study demonstrates heritability of non-genomic information
...uating through multiple generations. This evidence points strongly to the fact of epigenetic inheritance." The notion that epigenetic alterations can be passed from generation to generation complicates the standard model of genetics. Scientists have long held the view that acquired changes in the regulator...One-way processes speed degradation of coral reefs
... of new corals, to outgrow grazers. Birkeland also points to technological ratchets, economic ratchets, cultural ratchets, and conceptual ratchets. Technological advances such as scuba, night lights, monofilament nets, and the global positioning system, for example, make it easier for fishers to pursue cor...Ethical paradigm: Relating embryonic stem cell use to organ donation
...ing in an arena that disregards common interest or points of view. Donald Landry and Howard Zucker, of the University of Columbia, now offer a commentary that presents a potential means for creating common ground in this debate. The authors propose applying the ethics and standards of organ donation, which...