Highlights from the December 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...Young adults who often purchase their own food and prepare meals at home eat fast food less often, eat more fruits and vegetables and have better overall diet quality than those who are not involved in planning and cooking their meals, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. The study sur...Extreme life, marine style highlights 2006 ocean census
...e surface layer, where sunlight and photosynthesis prepare food. Proportion of protected coral reefs Analysts in the Census network concerned with the future of marine animal populations compiled the first-ever global assessment of the extent, effectiveness, and omissions of coral reefs as Marine Protected...First biomarker for human sleepiness identified in fruit flies
...l of a car or in other dangerous contexts. "As we prepare for the holiday season and long drives to distant relative's houses, I hope this finding will get people thinking about the dangers and costs of sleep deprivation," says lead author Paul J. Shaw, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology. "If you're...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
...eck, a graduate student in de Mejias lab, plans to prepare a concentrate of the most bioactive components of mate tea so it can be incorporated into soft drinks and juices, she said. Heck is not only studying the benefits, flavoring, and safety of mate tea, he is trying to find the best processing techniqu...Imaging pinpoints brain regions that 'see the future'
...s on the vivid recollection of past experiences to prepare itself for future challenges, suggesting that envisioning the future may be a critical prerequisite for many higher-level planning processes. Other study co-authors are Jason M. Watson, a Washington University doctoral graduate now assistant profess...AAAS applauds nationwide science and math standards based on existing guidelines
...placing our young people at a disadvantage as they prepare to compete in a global economy." Nationwide science and math standards might be particularly important beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, when the No Child Left Behind law will require school districts to test students in science at least once ...Human skin harbors completely unknown bacteria
...bitious task for this study was to gather samples, prepare them, amplify the bacteria creating colonies of each single species of bacteria present in the skin samples. Then Dr. Gao used established toolsprimersto pick out the species-specific genetic regions in the bacteria. After sequencing those regions, t...MIT 'microsieve' could aid study of diseases
...en the lack of good laboratory tools with which to prepare biological samples to analyze proteins, said Han, who also has affiliations in MIT's RLE, Computational and Systems Biology Initiative, Center for Materials Science and Engineering and Microsystems Technology Laboratories. "I shifted my attention f...Man-made proteins could be more useful than real ones
...synthesized -amino acid monomers that were used to prepare the synthetic protein. Schepartz and colleagues built the short protein, or peptide, from -amino acids, which, although they exist in cells, are never found in ribosomally produced proteins. -amino acids differ from the -amino acids that compose na...Adaptation to global climate change is an essential response to a warming planet
...n." Adaptation is the process by which societies prepare for and minimize the negative effects of a variety of future environmental stresses on society, Sarewitz said. Mitigation is the effort to slow and reduce the negative impacts of climate change by slowing the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the a...Nanotechnology meets biology and DNA finds its groove
...borious, engaging armies of lab techs worldwide to prepare DNA samples for their moment in the lab. "To get DNA molecules to do this on surfaces is really hard," says Schwartz. The system developed by Schwartz, de Pablo and their colleagues could change all of that. By figuring out a way to take individual...Harvard team creates spray drying technique for TB vaccine
...he BCG vaccine is similar to the way manufacturers prepare powdered milk. In fact, Edwards' first exposure to the spray drying process occurred when he was working with a spray dryer to produce highly respirable drug aerosols in a food science lab. While spray drying of small and large molecules is common in...U-M team: Genetic testing sheds light on degenerative eye disease
...y of blindness, says Ayyagari. The family needs to prepare for all possible test results, understand the implications of test results for the patient and other family members, and be aware of the limitations of genetic testing. If physicians do not have the time or skills to provide this background, Ayyagari...US needs to plan for climate change-induced summer droughts
...s are accurate yet the country is doing little to prepare for potential catastrophe, a group of scientists said today. The U.S. should consider a national drought policy to help achieve sustainable water for drinking, agriculture and fisheries, said the scientists at the annual meeting of the American Asso...Scientific literacy happens -- when students think for themselves
...me solution. The second group of students had to prepare their own enzyme solutions from a piece of raw tur...ated issues that make headlines. My job isn't to prepare these students for med school, Rissing said. My job is to help the students attain a level of scient...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- February 14, 2007
...eve that this procedure will be easily extended to prepare other hollow inorganic materials," the researchers note. In the past, production of hollow hematite nanospheres required a time-consuming process and use of toxic hydrofluoric acid. The new process uses sonochemistry, in which high-frequency sound ...Exploring polar regions, understanding climate
...limate that we can make good predictions, and thus prepare for possible changes" Polar regions as climate indicators The aim of the International Polar year is to determine the role that the Arctic and Antarctic play in climate, and in this context, to study the earths ecosystems. If mainland ice melts,...Scientists rehearse for Foton mission
... the coming days, they will rehearse procedures to prepare experiments for the Foton M3 mission later this ye...ill have to work day and night over the weekend to prepare their cell cultures and be ready and packed for a punctual departure early on the Monday morning." ...$7.9M awarded to UCI stem cell scientists
...ining these cellular power plants. Procedures that prepare therapeutic cells for use in research can result in mixing DNA from different people within the same cell. This can cause degenerative diseases, premature aging and cancer. Wallace's project aims to determine the nature of compatible and incompatible......ate a sensor, she said. The bacteria are easier to prepare and more robust than using mammalian cells, such as rat brain tissue. Brain tissue is the most sensitive to toxins. We wanted to relate the bacteria response to cell response, like a barometer. And we saw that it corresponds well, said Ikuma. Somet...