Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
...f fishes and provide critical information for the protection and sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems along the Saudi Arabia coast in the northern central Red Sea. The project will assess a range of threats to coral reef health and identify regional environmental stress factors that make the reefs sus...Rain forest protection works in Peru
... specific regions for legal logging, combined with protection of other forests, and the establishment of territories for indigenous peoples helped keep large-scale rain forest damage in check between the years 1999 and 2005. However, the research also showed an increase in forest disturbance over the last coupl...New study suggests Concord grape juice may provide protection against breast cancer
...y a role. One dietary choice that may help provide protection against breast cancer is a glass of 100 percent grape juice made from deep purple Concord grapes. According to a new study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Medicinal Foods, natural compounds in Concord grape juice protected healthy h...Study suggests estrogen deficiency can lead to obesity-induced high blood pressure after menopause
Austin, TX -- At menopause, women lose hormone protection against heart (cardiovascular) and kidney (renal) diseases, and are likely to become obese. A research team has tested the idea that estrogen deficiency in aged females may trigger the development of high blood pressure and obesity. The results of th...The 'female advantage' in kidney disease does not extend to diabetic women
...suggesting that restoring estrogen levels provides protection against kidney disease the absence of the hormone testosterone contributes to a more rapid progression of kidney disease when diabetes is present. More severe renal damage can be found when diabetes is present. Conclusion These findings ...Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe
...awning bluefin tuna and may one day lead to better protection in U.S. waters. The spawning stock has dropped 90% in the past 30 years. Using data from 28 tagged Atlantic bluefins (recording location, depth, water temperature, light level and the tunas abdominal temperature), the researchers correlated the br...Developing a more effective vaccine for tuberculosis
...accine (M. bovis BCG) provides young children with protection from tuberculosis, it is not effective at preventi...h M. Tuberculosis lacking SecA2 provided increased protection against infection with M. Tuberculosis than did vaccination with M. bovis BCG. These data led the au...JCI table of contents: August 1, 2007
...accine (M. bovis BCG) provides young children with protection from tuberculosis, it is not effective at preventi...h M. Tuberculosis lacking SecA2 provided increased protection against infection with M. Tuberculosis than did vaccination with M. bovis BCG. These data led the au...Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model
...early stages of disease, we saw almost 100 percent protection of motor neurons," explains Clive Svendsen, a neur...w the human cells were the only areas where we saw protection of motor neurons." But while the motor neurons exposed to GDNF were protected, the Wisconsin team ...Reading ability protects brain from lead exposure
...d smelter workers who are better readers have more protection against the effect of lead exposure on the brain than those who do not read as well, according to a study on the impact of cognitive reserve published in the July 31, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology....News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...ne/threonine phosphatases PP2A and PP1, may confer protection to A10 neurons. G-substrate got its name because it was first identified as a substrate for cGMP-dependent protein kinase. In rats and humans, A10 neurons expressed up to three times more G-substrate than A9 neurons. Overexpression of wild-type G-sub...Research shows NPD1 protects a key component of vision
...,, would be similarly inhibited. NPD1 also exerted protection in this experimental condition. Addition of NPD1 even eight hours after triggering oxidative stress resulted in protection. In a series of further experiments to delineate how NPD1 acts, the scientists found that NPD1 elicits a specific action rather...Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine
...overed many other genetic variants that may confer protection for patients but whose effects did not reach statistical significance in the study. However, some of these polymorphisms could ultimately be shown to play a major role when future analyses involving more patients are performed, the researchers said....Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
...mpany Acambis. This vaccine is intended to provide protection against all A strains of the virus that causes hum...ersal flu vaccine that provides broad and lifelong protection - like the vaccines we have for polio, hepatitis B or measles - is not yet available. Universal ...Malaria -- Effective insecticide-repellent synergy against mosquito vectors
...les gambiae, Africas principal malaria vector. The protection recommended by the World Health Organization for p...-pyrethroidrepellent combinations proved excellent protection for the people of the local villages, whatever the population of mosquitoes present. Nevertheless, t...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ection New immunization methods offer long-term protection against H. pylori in humans and may contribute to ...M. Vajdy. 2007. Possible correlates of long-term protection against Helicobacter pylori following systemic or combinations of mucosal and systemic immunizations...Biodesign Institute leads innovative project to prevent cancer
...ab, which have identified peptides that have shown protection against breast cancer. Lake is advancing these preliminary mouse studies by identifying peptides from human tumors that are candidates for a cancer vaccine. We believe the technology and knowledge base now exists to determine whether or not this id...Satellite survey links tropical park fires with poverty and corruption
...and corruption correlate closely with lack of fire protection in tropical moist forests. A better understanding ...e the relationship between social factors and park protection worldwide, the team created an index comparing fire frequency inside and outside of 823 tropical and...Research ends debate over benefits of butterfly defenses
... likely to be palatable. In order to gain greater protection from predators, however, some butterflies evolve to imitate the warning signals of a more highly defended species a phenomenon known as mimicry. Scientists at Liverpool, in collaboration with the University of Jyvskyl in Finland, tested which speci...Germany's embryo protection law is 'killing embryos rather than protecting them'
...rance: Instead of preserving life, Germanys embryo protection law has had the unintended consequence of increasi...s situation does not continue. The German embryo protection law, passed in 1991, stipulates that no more than three embryos can be created per cycle of IVF and ...