Philippines president enacts new national conservation policy
...ions such as CI and their partners focus effort to preserve the world's most unique concentration of marine biodiversity."...Roger Kaye chronicles the campaign to preserve the area that eventually became the Arctic Nationa...alues and the determination of those who fought to preserve a remarkable place." "It is an absorbing and timely conservation history of ANWR, " according to G...Tβ4 is essential for coronary vessel development report
... develop the collateral vessel growth necessary to preserve and restore heart tissue. If, in humans, we see the same effects as seen in mice, TB4 would be the first drug to prevent loss of [heart] muscle cells and restore blood flow in this manner and provide a new and much needed treatment modality for thes...Resilient form of plant carbon gives new meaning to term 'older than dirt'
... low-temperature oxygen-starved bottom waters help preserve annual layers of sediments, some no less than a half-inch thick, that include matter from forest soils carried by water into the inlet. Smittenberg used organic chemistry to isolate the plant wax molecules from other kinds of carbon, such as that de...Complaints about memory are associated with Alzheimer-related brain damage
...e aging process. "In my opinion, it is possible to preserve your memory into old age," said Barnes. "Memory loss is not an inevitable consequence of aging. In fact, if you think you are having memory problems, you should probably see your doctor. As Barnes noted, "although not all memory complaints will lea...Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'
...lling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the worlds coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December issue of Bioscience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). The article "A Global Crisis for...Early HIV treatment fails to restore memory T cells
...ty. These results also suggest that treatments to preserve immune function early after infection should be studied, and in particular that an HIV vaccine may need to stimulate immune responses that can act very quickly following infection, before the bulk of lymphocytes capable of countering the infection ar...Jefferson researchers develop combined procedure for uterine preservation in treating fibroids
...he combination of procedures for women who want to preserve their uterus. "We are noting a trend toward more women requesting uterine-preserving treatment for fibroidseven with massively enlarged uteri, and even when future fertility may not be a consideration," they write....NIH Nanomedicine Center draws on NYU School of Medicine expertise
...ed DNA, an essential process that cells perform to preserve the integrity of their genetic material. The first step in the research project is to build tools and do experiments to observe, characterize, and track various stages and types of DNA repair processes. Just as athletes rely on key muscle groups t...Extreme life, marine style highlights 2006 ocean census
...e the wonders of the ocean and excite the world to preserve and increase them."...LSU professor discovers new species
...rative that we know what species exist in order to preserve them for future generations," said Austin. He used the cutting-edge molecular genetics lab at the LSUMNS to decipher the genetic code of the lizards. "We sequenced the DNA of this new species and several other closely related species in order to he...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
...s trying to find the best processing techniques to preserve its quality and aroma. "We need to do further research to learn the best conditions for roasting the mate and making it appealing to American consumers. We may want to emphasize certain attributes and aromas at the expense of others," de Mejia said....Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
...ovide incentives for dryland communities to better preserve their natural resources while creating sustainable livelihoods. Participating researchers from the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) say the cost of such measures is likely a fraction of the financial burden creat...Durable critters providing insight for human egg preservation
...alose, researchers think they can use it to safely preserve human eggs and those of endangered species givin...perate calls from young cancer patients wanting to preserve their eggs. "We got very good development rates, then we transferred the embryos to foster mothers a...How appetite-stimulating brain cells work overtime during fasting
...eurons to activate a program, including hunger, to preserve energy and restore fat levels, he said. Now, "a series of studies, including those reported in this issue of Cell Metabolism by [Diano and colleagues] have elegantly demonstrated that hypothalamic responses to food deprivation involve at least thr...JDRF forms partnership with MacroGenics
...tential of teplizumab and how the compound acts to preserve beta cell function in recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients," said MacroGenics President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D. "As the world's leading charitable organization that funds type 1 diabetes research, JDRF's mission i...Annual plants may cope with global warming better than long-living species
...Project Baseline, a national effort to collect and preserve seeds from contemporary plant populations. Decades from now, plant biologists will be able to "resurrect" these ancestral generations and compare them to their descendents. By that time, advanced DNA technology may make it possible to sequence the en...Alpine bird numbers on the slide due to high-altitude ski runs
...levelling the roughest ground surfaces in order to preserve as much soil and natural vegetation as possible."...Baby fish 'smell their way home'
...n one reef, managed to find their way back home to preserve such remarkable population differences, braving st...hat cannot do this perish. The ones that get home preserve the unique 'ethnic' make-up of their tribe and so continue the process of evolving into separate ne......ments," Bechara said. Any treatment would need to preserve the beneficial functions of the insula. But Bechara noted that the region appears to be involved specifically in "learned behaviors" rather than the fundamental drives necessary for survival. As a result, it might be possible to target one without di...