Case biologists show that what a neuron can do is a function of mechanical context
...in the world, meant that the nervous system had to prepare the body in advance for what might happen next. If Bernstein were right, it would affect the design of prosthetic devices and biologically inspired robots. Using computer technologies unavailable to their predecessor, researchers at Case Western Res...Scientists re-engineer a well-known antibiotic to counter drug resistance
...nce but a total of 24 sequential chemical steps to prepare the new antibiotics; in this case, a single atom in vancomycin was altered to counter an analogous single atom change in the bacterial cell wall that accounts for the resistance. The results, Boger added, suggest that no matter how the VRE altered t...Environmental impact statement planned for USAMRIID facilities at Fort Detrick
...ent of the Army issued today a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) associated with the construction and operation of new U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) facilities and the decommissioning and demolition or re-use of the existing USAMRIID ...Spring migration of pink-footed geese under threat
...usands of pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) prepare for their spring migration north to breeding grounds in the Arctic, ecologists are warning that the escalating conflict between farmers and the geese is threatening the birds' survival. Writing in the new issue of the British Ecological Society's Jou...HHMI awards $10 million to graduate programs that combine science and medicine
... additional coursework and clinical mentoring will prepare them to understand the symptoms, treatments, and u...lth supports interdisciplinary graduate studies to prepare biomedical scientists to do interdisciplinary research. In 2005, HHMI awarded grants totaling $10 mi...Bridging the gap between basic science and medical practice
...ho will become the leaders of tomorrow. We want to prepare them to collaborate with their clinical colleagues and work as a team to transform basic research discoveries into high-impact clinical applications."...World faces challenge as life expectancies lengthen, scientist says
...implications before we rush in--at least so we can prepare ourselves. We need to confront the prospect of inequality head-on, instead of waiting 10 years and then saying, 'What a surprise!'"...The rising tide of ocean plagues: How humans are changing the dynamics of disease
...cs across the globe in Bangladesh. To predict and prepare for future outbreaks, cholera expert Mercedes Pascual and her colleagues are studying cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh, where extensive health records stretching back to the late 1800's (when the British Empire was carefully keeping track of disease t...Amazonian terra preta can transform poor soil into fertile
...ich is commonly used in many parts of the world to prepare fields for crops, releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Slash-and-char, on the other hand, actually reduces greenhouse gases, Lehmann said, by sequestering huge amounts of carbon for thousands of years and substantially reducing methane and ...Grants put ANU in bird flu fight frontline
... in the event of a pandemic. "We're aiming to help prepare for a pandemic of influenza by comparing as realistically as possible how effective the various available control strategiesare at reducing transmission of the disease. The study will take due account of the ability and resources available and the ne...Unearthing explanations for New Madrid earthquakes
...the science community must help regional officials prepare for such an event. "What the scientific community must do is continue the fundamental research trying to understand why these earthquakes occur," he said. "At the applied level, scientists need to work with state and local officials to make sure the ...UQ researchers help lead the way in bird flu research
...rojects around the country and is expected to help prepare Australia for any potential outbreak of bird flu in the event of a global pandemic. The research will also investigate new treatments, preventative measures and test public health systems and interventions. Ms Tippett's project will explore the impo...Most Americans do not expect widespread human cases of avian flu in US in the next year
...ysis at HSPH. "Because of this, it is important to prepare for a prompt and effective public health response." As a result of growing reports of avian flu outbreaks in Asia and Europe, the survey asked Americans what they would do if avian flu were to spread to poultry in the U.S. The survey found that an ou...New route to stroke therapy could protect vulnerable neurons
...in the messenger RNA when it is first produced, to prepare it to become a functioning blueprint in the protein-production machinery. Significantly, the researchers found that, by using a genetic technique to switch this editing machinery back on in vulnerable neurons, they could protect them from ischemic in...Some heart patients vulnerable to mental stress
... the heart. Participants were given two minutes to prepare to deliver a four-minute speech about a hypothetical stressful situation. Blood pressure and electrocardiographic measurements were taken every minute during the speech and for 10 minutes afterward. About half an hour after the speech, participants u...Cholesterol-lowering foods most effective when combined, U of T study
...enting for the evening, when you have more time to prepare more complicated meals." Jenkins is a leading researcher in the nutritional sciences who developed the glycemic index. His previous studies explored the connections between high-fibre diets, soy foods and heart disease prevention, and meal frequency...Women's bioethics project receives grant from Ford Foundation
...hink tank, the goal of the bioethics seminar is to prepare women state legislators to take leadership positions on emerging bioethics issues in health and biotechnology. The planning meeting convenes March 21st, and it will include leaders from the fields of bioethics, medicine, law, and women's reproductive...New cancer therapies at international conference in Amsterdam
...ncies will convene before the start of TAT 2006 to prepare recommendations on the best way to develop targeted agents for the treatment of cancer. A verbal report from this task force, named MDICT (Methodology for the Development of Innovative Cancer Therapies) Task Force, will be presented in the TAT 2006 m...Cell barrier shows why bird flu not so easily spread among humans
...ic health agencies worldwide may have more time to prepare for an eventual pandemic of avian influenza. Periodically, animal forms of influenza such as bird flu evolve to become highly contagious human pathogens. Most scientists agree a pandemic of avian influenza will occur at some time. The worst-case scen......he medical records of companion animals could help prepare for a wide variety of emerging disease threats to humans and animals, including avian influenza, according to veterinary scientists at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine. The National Companion Animal Surveillance Program was originall...