Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
... and fumes associated with fires. The results will provide an important resource for predicting and alleviating the effects of occupational chemical exposure on sensory function related to taste and smell. Related studies will track chemosensory performance and symptoms among rescue and construction workers ...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
...n a different bacterium. That structure will provide a key to unlock answers to some questions regarding the human NO receptor, soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), Raman said. "Having these structures now will help us attack that problem, because we know that this bacterial version of SONO is very similar...Is more better: Counting birds may only tell part of the story
...essment of bird populations, but don't necessarily provide the full picture. In "Avian habitat evaluations: ...abundance and reproductive success. The authors provide several examples of the impact of human disturbances on bird populations. The black-throated ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...ths and weaknesses of the data sources, as well as provide detailed information on how to access these data sources. November 19 at 1:30 p.m. The Keynote Address: GSA President Fox Wetle will welcome Dr. James Marks, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Na...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...arch, he added, will help to change that focus and provide the need for an additional 200 million bushels of corn for the production of butanol and acetone alone. "The boom in construction of dry-mill based ethanol plants that has tripled the production of ethanol in a five-year period is evidence of the bio...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...can instantly diagnose tuberculosis or malaria, or provide women a way they can prevent HIV-AIDS; where bad water is made safe again. This report is about the pathways to get there," says report co-author Peter Singer, MD, Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. The list of top 10 ...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
... "We aim through our programming," said Gross, "to provide the intellectual equivalent of a lightning rod for physics and all its unfolding 21st-century ramifications--in terms of string theory, quantum computing, nanoscience, bioinformatics, and neural networks--as well as for developments in the more tradi...Children's Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants
...omputer-generated voice technology, where they can provide details of their illness in confidence. "During a large-scale outbreak, such as the recent experience with SARS in Toronto, health departments can become overwhelmed by the large number of case investigations and public inquiries," notes Advani. "T...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...h ORNL's unparalleled LandScan population database provide national security personnel with a powerful system to safeguard the nation. Funding for this work is provided by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program. [Contact: Ron Walli, 865-576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ]. BUILDINGS -- After the...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
...olated E. coli bacterium lurking in ground beef or provide a crucial early warning alarm for bacteria used as agents of bioterrorism and for early disease diagnosis. The study will appear this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . "Our focus is the development of a bionanotechnolog...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
... new materials that mimic extracellular matrix and provide a structure for the growth of replacement blood vessels. To promote tissue growth, the scaffolds contain biochemicals that promote cell adhesion, control synthesis of matrix proteins, regulate cell growth and promote the breakdown of the scaffold as ...Defense provides additional $4.9 million for pathogen research tool
...is a life sciences interoperability framework that provide access to biological characterizations of known pathogens and their near relatives, and the tools to analyze and interpret this data. The project has opened the door for users to more effectively combat infectious diseases by providing access to rele...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...baseball bat--from the "crack" to the "thunk"--can provide important acoustic cues to baseball players in the...ncreased stiffness at the fracture site, which may provide another sign of healing. Sabina Gheduzzi of the Unversity of Bristol ( S.Gheduzzi@bristol.ac.uk ) ...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
...indings offered in the four newly published papers provide exciting, new glimpses into the nature of maize, Messing stressed the need for the completion of a whole genome sequence, a more detailed analysis of gene expression in maize, and a better understanding of its genetic and cellular mechanisms. ...Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
...all than the control rats. Even though his results provide strong evidence for an estrogen-mediated protective effect, Upchurch cautions that it does not mean everyone should start taking estrogen to protect against AAAs. "There is no medical therapy for abdominal aortic aneurysms," he says. "But understandi...Study in Royal Society journals presents evidence for inherited factors in homosexuality
...Tsakmakis There are some experimental works which provide compelling arguments for the presence of length scale effects in the constitutive laws governing the response of plastically deformable materials. These experiments are referred to specimens with lateral dimensions of a few micrometer. Size effects c...Texas universities expanding new information network
...versity of Texas at Austin. "This opportunity to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure through information technology will enhance the collaborations worldwide for research programs," said Arthur Vailas, vice president for research at UH. "This type of fast, comprehensive network at our fingertips will ...Effort to control trade in great white sharks gets teeth from international community
...t the great white shark on Appendix II--which will provide key data on trade and allow better management of the species--was approved by a wide margin, with 87 in favor of listing, 34 opposed, with 9 abstentions. Proposals require two-thirds of those voting for approval. "I'm thankful that the international ...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...n ways that can trigger cell death. These findings provide evidence that inclusion bodies in Huntington's disease, and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases, help neurons cope with toxic proteins and prevent neurodegeneration. The approach developed by the Finkbeiner group -- combining the use of a robot...Study using robotic microscope shows how mutant Huntington's protein affects neurons
...that can trigger cell death. These findings provide evidence that inclusion bodies in HD, and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases, help neurons cope with toxic proteins and avoid neurodegeneration. Many researchers have been working to develop ways of interfering with inclusion body formation a...