Double honors for diabetes researchers
...tes. More recently I have been investigating the reasons why Asian people with diabetes living in the UK have less peripheral nerve damage and how this relates to altered blood flow in the smallest vessels, said Dr Abbott, who works in Professor Andrew Boultons lab. The ulcer-prediction methods we employ...The BBVA Foundation commits 2.4 million euros to research in Ecology and Conservation Biology
...known populations suffering decline. And there are reasons to fear that the trend will accelerate, with most climate change analysts auguring a rise in sea level in the shorebirds habitats that will send populations into continuous decline until the end of the 21st century.The goal of this research project i...New $1.16 million study investigates how dietary iron is used by cells
...cells has never been more acute, said Kosman. The reasons for this are three-fold. First is the endemic problem of iron deficiency that the World Health Organization estimates afflicts 80 percent of the worlds population, or more than 5 billion people. Iron deficiency is not confined to developing nati...CU study reveals why starling females cheat
...y offspring as possible to spread their genes, the reasons behind female infidelity appear more complex. With...his study and this species, "we can break down the reasons why superb starling females are not faithful to their mates and see that they have different extra-p...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...no sign of abating. The report offers a host of reasons behind and insights into the worlds newest gold rush, which saw investors pour $71 billion into companies and new sector opportunities in 2006, a 43% jump from 2005 (and up 158% over the last two years. The trend continues in 2007 with experts predi...... of the tool, but also whether they understood the reasons why the tool worked. The researchers gave the animals access to small rakes with either a rigid wooden head or a flimsy fabric head. Both enculturated and semi-enculturated chimpanzees correctly chose the rigid rake which enabled them to obtain th...2007 Image of the Year: Molecular imaging relates human brain chemistry to aggressive behavior
...ple. However, scientists agree that there are many reasons why and how people move from aggression to violence, which most of the time involved physical assault, she added. Our study concentrated on how someones genetic and brain makeup can influence aggressive personality in healthy non-violent volunteers. ...Story ideas from the Journal of Lipid Research
... disease Researchers have found that one of the reasons people with low HDL a molecule that helps eliminate excess cholesterol from arteries are at risk of developing heart disease could be a defective version of a protein called ABCA1. People with familial low HDL, or hypolipoproteinemia, have an imp...Stem cells may look malignant, not act it
...he hospital room, and for many reasons. One of the reasons could be bone marrow contamination." In their study, UF researchers evaluated two women who underwent bone marrow transplantation and subsequently developed colonic adenomas, four women who developed skin cancer and one who developed lung cancer. ...Bigelow Laboratory Scientists develop new approach to study marine microbes
...e, which is headed by Dr. Sieracki, was one of the reasons behind my move to Bigelow", said Dr. Stepanauskas. The paper is available online at: www.pnas.org ....Hyperactivity and academic achievement could be linked by genetics
...as been well documented, little is known about the reasons for this link. New research shows that the tie may be due to genetic influences. The study, conducted by researchers at Boston University and at the Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry in London, appears in th...IMS updated recommendations on postmenopausal hormone therapy
...ions and a discussion on lifestyle. There are no reasons to place mandatory limitations on the length of tr...r evaluation. There are no medical or scientific reasons to recommend unregistered bioidentical hormones. The measurement of hormone levels in the saliva is ...New study examines 'brain's own marijuana'
...ation. It is widely accepted that one of the major reasons that people use and abuse marijuana is to relieve stress, according to Samir Haj-Dahmane, Ph.D., neuroscientist and principal investigator on the RIA study. However, because marijuana can be addictive, it cannot be used to treat stress-related mood d...Fly and worm models to teach researchers about human biology and medicine
...nderliehuman medical conditions. "One of the main reasons we were able to complete the Human GenomeProject ahead of schedule and under budget was that we learned so muchfrom sequencing the smaller genomes of model organisms, such as the wormand fly. This work enabled us to perfect the high-throughput method...A few more minutes of maternal attachment may reduce anemia in children
...and the mother's bleeding after birth - one of the reasons why early clamping of the umbilical cord started to be practiced. De Paco Matallana also analyzed the melatonin concentration (one of the strongest and most currently studied antioxidants), finding differences between the melatonin concentration (a...Automatic identification of protein's critical features from the structure
...re able to address it, although motivated by other reasons than fashion. In biology, the capacity to establish the function of a molecule, proteins in particular, from its form is relevant to understand how living forms work, and to develop effective treatments and diagnostic tests. The scientists led ...Why do oysters choose to live where they could be eaten?
Solomons, Md. (May 1, 2007) There are many reasons why living in dense groups with others of your own kind is a good idea. Oftentimes, aggregations of a species serve as protection from predators and harsh environments or may be beneficial to future reproductive success. However, in the case of oyste...JCI table of contents -- April 19, 2007
...me activated. This study therefore describes three reasons why maternal T cells do not attack a developing fetus and the authors suggest that immune-mediated early pregnancy loss might occur if maternal T cells become able to "see" fetal proteins when they interact with fetal cells. TITLE: Constraints in...2007 Communicator Award goes to glaciologists from Bremerhaven
... the Communicator Award, which was one of the main reasons why it chose a research team rather than an individual researcher as the winner of the award for the first time. The award panel also paid tribute to the objective and sophisticated way in which the working group communicates its research findings. T...