Boehlert, Gordon call for implementation of new nanotechnology report
...felt the Administration was moving too slowly with preparing and funding a research agenda in this area when a sense of urgency was needed. And indeed several of the agency witnesses acknowledged that they too were dissatisfied with the status of this research. There is absolutely no reason that those same age...Kentucky first state to match federal SBIR-STTR Phase 1 and Phase 2 grants
... 0 and Phase 00 funds are available to assist with preparing proposals for Phase 1 and Phase 2 grants, respectively. "This unique and progressive program is tailored to the particular needs of Kentucky's high-tech and knowledge-based businesses," said Economic Development Secretary Gene Strong. "It will sign...First-time analysis reveals millions of Europeans left at risk from influenza
...the WHO followed this with a call to all countries preparing for a pandemic to increase use of seasonal influenza vaccines 2 to help increase vaccine production capacity in preparation for a pandemic and to reduce the likelihood of a pandemic strain developing in the first place. "This analysis confirms arou...UNH research uses satellite observation to track avian flu
...lic, researchers, business, and decision-makers in preparing for a potential pandemic crisis. Xiao notes that the four-year project represents a shift for EOS and CSRC in terms of their traditional areas of focus. The Institute as a whole and the center in particular have focused more on remote sensing in th...Highlights from the December 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...entions among young adults should teach skills for preparing quick and healthful meals." Effects of Increased Beverage Size on Calories Consumed at a Meal People who are served large portions of drinks at meals tend to drink more of the beverage, and drinking a large sweetened beverage such as soda can incre...Physicians face significant new liability risks with advent of personalized medicine era
... and the attorneys representing them, should start preparing now for preventing and defending a new class of personalized medicine lawsuits."...Genetic variation may reduce Alzheimer's risk
... present, Dr. Hill suspected it was an artifact of preparing brain tissue for the library. But once he saw the attraction, he could not ignore it. His lab actually first found an attraction for fetal hemoglobin, another surprise since most adults have little of this substance that snatches oxygen from the pla...Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage
...als was not damaging to their health. They now are preparing to submit an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test whether CO administered to human patients with ARDS is beneficial....Tracing the pathways of neurofibromatosis
...uman genes associated with neurofibromatosis. In preparing for its experiments, Stern's group knew that Nf1 encodes a protein called neurofibromin that inhibits the effect of a second protein called Ras, which is known to promote nerve cell growth. They also knew that a third protein called PI3K was recently...MIT: Nanocomposities yield strong, stretchy fibers
...gies (ISN) to develop a new method for effectively preparing these materials. The research appears in the January issue of Nature Materials. Engineers are already able to create materials that are either very strong or very stretchy, but it has been difficult to achieve both qualities in the same material. I...Rutgers College of Nursing dean authors a book on genetics and how it affects nursing and health
... their nursing program and is an important step in preparing nurses early to think inclusively about genetics in all types of disease conditions and preserving optimum health," Lashley said. Lashley is certified as a PhD medical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics, the first nurse to be so ce...'Electric' fish shed light on ways the brain directs movement
...ng School of Engineering. In studying the fish and preparing the Neuroscience paper, Cowan teamed up with Eric Fortune, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, also at Johns Hopkins. Cowan and Fortune focused on the movements of a small, nocturnal S...EO Lawrence Award goes to 8 scientists and engineers
...n metal complexes which are perfect precursors for preparing metallic nanofoams. She also designs and synthesizes a unique class of organic polyazido compounds containing no carbon-carbon bonds that transcend the carbon-carbon paradigm. These organic compounds are the ideal feedstocks for carbon-based and ca...New mechanism for nutrient uptake discovered
...uced to another molecule, changing the latter, and preparing it for a chemical reaction. They have found a site for phosphorylation and are looking at this possibility further. A leading expert in transporters, Professor Dale Sanders, head of the biology department at the University of York in the U.K. comm...Insulin -- in need of some restraint?
...at lowering blood sugar, and promotes fat storage, preparing the animal for times when food may not be available," he says. "But when the hormone is produced at too high a level for too long, the body becomes insulin resistant and blood sugar and certain blood lipids gradually creep up, which can cause progres...Leicester researcher to lead global team tackling carbon 'time-bomb'
...iversiti Gadjah Mada, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is preparing for the first project congress, which will be held at the end of August this year. "We have just received information that the congress may be attended by the Vice-President of Indonesia. This demonstrates the high level of commitment that the Gove...India's biotech industry emerging as world innovator, collaborator, competitor
...rivate sector biotech efforts and reports a sector preparing not only for future growth but also, in some cases, for developing innovative products for global markets. It is the first known detailed, independent, publicly available research revealing product development capabilities and strategies used by ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 11, 2007
...h tissue," the report states. It involves a way of preparing samples that is simpler and less-time consuming than existing methods and can simultaneously monitor fish for 25 drugs. The researchers describe use of the method to identify drug residues in fish from the sunfish family (which includes popular pan...Study shows food preparation may play a bigger role in chronic disease than was previously thought
...labels so everyone is aware of them when buying or preparing meals and our studies explain why." A Simple Solution: Steam, Boil, Stew Despite the ubiquity of AGEs, Dr. Vlassara and her team offer simple, safe, and economic solutions that echo the recommendations given concerning trans fatswatch what you ea...Arctic ice retreating more quickly than computer models project
...ntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in preparing its 2007 assessments. The study, "Arctic Sea Ice Decline: Faster Than Forecast?" will appear tomorrow in the online edition of Geophysical Research Letters. It was led by Julienne Stroeve of the NSIDC and funded by the National Science Foundation, ...