Press Week for science writers, reporters and editors
Press Week presents briefings on the latest advances in genetics,...public policy and biomedical research directly from worldwide leaders of...the research and clinical communities. This year the sessions will be...focused on two of the most significant themes in research today: ...Individualized medicine and genetic diagnosis -- designing treatments to...address each patient's unique genetic m...LA Times reporters receive Public Communications Award from American Society for Microbiology
... The award recognizes outstanding journalistic achievement in increasing public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of microbiology. It carries an honorarium of $2,500 plus travel t...AAAS/EurekAlert! refocus on China with 2007 Fellowships for Science Reporters in Developing Regions
... The award brings science writers to the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting, where they can cover the latest research and mingle...Science reporters' top challenges include finding photos and well-spoken researchers
... ... ... Judging the trustworthiness or integrity of scientific findings while avoiding "hype" also emerged as key concerns for reporters who took part in the survey, sponsored by Eu...New study reveals structure of E. coli multidrug transporter protein
This new study could potentially help researchers find new ways to avoid the problem of multidrug resistance and enhance the potency of existing drug compounds....... The study is being published in ScienceXpress, an advance online edition of the journal Science, on May 5. ...... "The development of antibiotics to treat infectious disease is being seriously undermined by the emergence of drug-res...New measurements prove myosin VI can act as molecular transporter
In living organisms, hundreds of different kinds of molecular motors perform a variety of essential, but little understood tasks that result in such actions as muscle contraction, cell division and the movement of materials within cells. Some motors act as transporters, some serve as anchors, and some may do both.... ...New measurements performed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...AAAS and EurekAlert! announce winners of the 2006 Fellowships for Reporters from Developing Regions
EurekAlert!, the premier global science-news source, in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), today announced winners of the prestigious 2006 Fellowships for Reporters from Developing Countries.... ...Three promising young science reporters from Latin America were selected by the program's recruitment committee to attend and report on the 2006 AAAS Annua...Transporters for the brain chemical serotonin provide
Boston -- Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have discovered that the transport mechanisms for serotonin -- the chemical substance involved in transmitting signals between neurons, and which has a role in anxiety and mood disorders -- play a key role in determining where organs are positioned in the body during embryonic development. Transporters bring serotonin into cells. The research team,...Nine minority physiology grad students each get $18,000 Porter Fellowship from APS
BETHESDA, Md. (October 27, 2005) -- Since 1966, the American Physiological Society (APS) has awarded its Porter Physiology Fellowship to historically underrepresented minorities in science to encourage diversity among students pursuing full-time studies toward a Ph.D. in the discipline of physiology. This year, nine outstanding students have been awarded the one-year fellowship that provides eac...New finding in studying dopamine transporter
New Haven, Conn.--Confirming findings in a previous study, Yale researchers observed an altered availability 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 le...Examining the serotonin transporter gene and family function
Alcohol researchers already know that genetic and environmental factors influence drinking. ... New research examines what impact a polymorphism of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene and family relations may have on adolescent drinking.... Both a variant of the 5-HTT gene and poor family relations, as well as interactions between these two variables, are significantly related to heavy alcoho...Iron exporter revealed that may explain common human disorder
The first direct evidence that a single protein is critical in the cellular export of iron may help to explain human hemochromatosis, researchers report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism....... Hemochromatosis--which affects one in every 200 to 300 people in Western populations --causes tissues of the body to become overloaded with iron. Left untreated, the hereditary disease can lead to orga...AAAS announces winners of the 2005 Fellowships for Reporters from Africa
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in cooperation with its science-news Web site, EurekAlert!, The Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization (GAVI), The Vaccine Fund and the Rotavirus Vaccine Program (RVP), an affiliate of PATH, today announced winners of the prestigious 2005 Fellowships for Reporters from Africa.... ...AAAS, GAVI, PATH and The Vaccine Fund wish to...Mutations in transporter protein shed light on neurodegenerative disorders
Bethesda, MD Researchers at Stanford University have made new discoveries that shed light on two inherited neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by inability of the body to transport sialic acid out of cellular compartments. The findings focus on how different mutations in one transporter molecule can cause a wide spectrum of symptoms in Salla Disease and infantile sialic acid storage dise...Six reporters reach the 'Pinnacle of Excellence'
... ...WASHINGTON, DC - A series on killer germs defeating antibiotics, the dramatization of how Polynesians shared their sea-faring skills with the Chumash people of Santa Barbara, the launch of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers (M.E.R.), and an account of Iceland's ambitious hydrogen energy plan, are among the entries named to win the 2004 AAAS Science Journalism Awards.... ..."I try hard to m...Mutations in transporter protein effect HDL levels in the general population
High cholesterol levels are a major contributor to heart disease in particular atherosclerosis. High density lipoprotein (HDL) has an essential role in reducing cholesterol levels, and therefore has a cardioprotective effect. There is therefore a great deal of research into the genetic underpinnings that control HDL blood levels. Individuals with Tangier disease have essentially no HDL in the b...