College students recognized & rewarded for their innovative work
...y of Michigan. His advisor, Dr. Shuichi Takayama, receives a $5,000 prize. Graduate winners Jwa-Min Nam , 30...ir advisor on this project is Dr. Chad Mirkin, who receives a $5,000 prize. Ozgur Sahin , 24, of Stanford University, is the grand prizewinner of the 2004 comp...A treatment, not a cure: Calcium silicate neutralizes an acidic stream
...s of monitoring have documented that Hubbard Brook receives high levels of acid precipitation from emissions largely originating at Midwestern utility plants, as a result many streams on the site are acidic." Likens comments. Adding that, "The only way to successfully combat stream acidity is through improved...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...a rule, patients are listed with one physician who receives daily information on admissions and discharges from hospitals. Patients' Needs for Contact with Their GP at the Time of Hospital Admission and Other Life Events: A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration By Henk Schers, M.D., M.Sc., et al OTHER...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...ables, the stressed syllable in "boy" and "dollar" receives a greater degree of stress, i.e., a pitch accent, than that in "found." Confirmed in three individuals, the tendency of pitch-accented syllables to trigger stuttering episodes may provide new insights into the origins of this condition. (2aSC1) TRU...Research into the sense of touch in worms wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
...ithin the last three years. The grand prize winner receives $25,000 from Eppendorf, and the winner's essay will be published in the 15 October 2004 issue of Science . Two finalist essays will be published at Science Online ( http://www.scienceonline.org ). The awardee and finalists will be recognized at the ...Intracellular protein localization involved in new tumor progression pathway
...in that is released into the cytoplasm when a cell receives signals to undergo cell death. Once in the cytoplasm, survivin inhibits enzymes called caspases which are required for apoptosis, and in doing so, blocks apoptosis. The researchers showed that by selectively targeting survivin to the mitochondria thi...Normal cells in tumors may aid cancer growth
...on the stroma as just innocent soil that passively receives the seed in which cancer grows," says Charis Eng, the Dorothy E. Klotz Chair of Cancer Research and director of the clinical cancer genetics program. "But our study indicates that genetic damage occurs in stromal tumors cells, and that that damag...Scientists identify new cause of obesity
...eurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain and receives signals through at least two pathways about the status of the body's fat reserves. If fat stores are increasing, theses signals stimulate MC4R, triggering physiological responses that decrease appetite. If fat reserves are decreasing, these signals t...Economics and ecology combine at UGA in NSF-funded study of evolutionary game theory
... we received it," added Keenan. In fact, the NSF receives about 40,000 competitive requests for funding each year. In the category for which Keenan and Rohani applied, only about 5 percent of the applications are awarded funding. As an independent federal agency, NSF supports fundamental research and educat...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
...d for Communication in the Life Sciences. Balkwill receives the award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to science communication for children. The cancer researcher has authored 13 children's books that take a novel look at a range of topics from genetics to HIV and AIDS. Balkwill is also the Dir...Thyroid treatment can trigger homeland security detectors
...e triggered." The amount of radiation a patient receives in a typical nuclear medicine imaging procedure is comparable to that received from an x-ray and poses no danger to the public. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactively labeled drugs that interact with specific organs or tissues and can be imaged u...Study gives US a 'C' for lagging support of international reproductive health and population efforts
...ashington, D.C. - the United States ranks 16th and receives a "C" on a list of 21 donor countries graded according to their financial and political support for international reproductive health and population programs. Leading U.S. allies the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan rank 7th, 10th and 13th, respectiv...Study: Eat leafy green veggies to help prevent cataracts
...sed on the cells is about the same amount a person receives when they get a mild tan," Bomser said. Adding lutein and zeaxanthin to the cell cultures provided double the protection from UVB damage these antioxidants reduced signs of damage by 50 to 60 percent, compared to vitamin E, which reduced th......Nominations Committee considers the nominations it receives for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and selects researchers who, above all, can be expected to particularly advance their scientific achievement with this additional boost in funding. This year's prizewinners again include a number of younger sci...BioMed Central announces publishing partnership with The Scientist magazine
...he-scientist.com, has one million registrants, and receives over 2.5 million page impressions a month. This highly acclaimed magazine features content essential for all working life scientists. Sections include Breaking news, Highlights from the research literature, Research features, Technology Overviews, Bu...Model simulates dynamics of heart rhythm disorders
...eaves the ventricles. As a result, the body hardly receives any more oxygen and death ensues within minutes. Spiral-shaped electrical waves rotating at a high frequency can result in a more rapid contraction of the heart. Ventricular fibrillation is caused by spiral waves degenerating into a chaotic pattern ...Chemical process developed to use cotton gin residue
...le. Currently, the production of ethanol from corn receives subsidies to make it profitable. ...Scientists discover unique microbe in California's largest lake
...saline lakes in the United States. Because it also receives the agricultural runoff of the Imperial Valley and municipal runoff from Mexicali, Mexico, considerable attention has focused on the fate of the now highly polluted water body. After massive fish kills and avian mortality in the 1990s, federal agenci...The Louis-Jeantet-Prize for Medicine 2005
...ence in the prize-winners' laboratories. Alan HALL receives the prize for pioneering work on the regulation of...tatic tumour cell invasion. Svante Pääbo receives the prize for his innovative research on the evolution of the human genome in comparison to that of ...Columbia researcher identifies cellular defect that may contribute to autism
... in autistic children. Each neuron in the brain receives many different inputs some are excitatory and signal the neuron to fire, and some are inhibitory and signal the neuron to stop firing. Scheiffele's research team found that neuroligin genes are responsible for regulating the balance between excitato...