Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
...g center's pasture-based equine nutrition research relates the care and welfare of the horse from conception through its older years to its interaction as a grazing animal with the land. The research objectives are to develop pastures and pasture supplements that improve the reproductive efficiency of mares,...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...g results of current research. The benefit formula relates time in the workforce and wages to actual benefit amounts. How would changing the rates and the dollar amounts (bend points) in the current law Social Security benefit calculation formula affect various groups of beneficiaries, and ultimately would a...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...ssion on diversity and workforce development as it relates to the chemical sciences. The discussion will emphasize biotechnology and the training of future workers for technical careers. Open to the public. (Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.) The following awards will be presented at the meeting: Sumita Mit...Identifying genes that contribute to a low level of response to alcohol
...articularly relevant, with data indicating that LR relates to risk status, predicts future alcoholism, and has a heritability as high as 60 percent. A review in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research examines previous research, seeking to identify those genes that may contribute...Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
...ing a better understanding of that link and how it relates to various risk factors may help women and their physicians to better evaluate whether HT is the right choice for them." Aiello's study is the largest population-based study of its kind, using data from 46,436 women who had received more than 100...INEEL honors five scientists as Laboratory Fellows
...ineers in areas of nuclear material behavior as it relates to fusion safety and nuclear reactor fuel behavior. Herschel Smartt holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked at INEEL since 1978, and has over 33 years' experience in manufacturing,...International HapMap consortium widens data access
...this new information about human genetic variation relates to genes and their function. Such studies are essential to efforts to develop better ways of diagnosing, treating and preventing human disease."...... into the question of how the packaging of the DNA relates to the control of gene activity. Through his research, he has been able to discover a new principle of chromatin dynamics. Amongst other things, he has shown that the histones proteins which act as a kind of spool for the DNA are pushed along the D...Why do some people get bitten by mosquitoes more than others?
...re effective than conventional products because it relates to the way mosquitoes select their hosts." James said, "By identifying these key components and understanding how they work we could be closer to new methods of protection from these biting pests that cause losses in livestock and irritation and illn...New, automated tool successfully classifies and relates proteins in unprecedented way
... field of location proteomics, which describes and relates the location of proteins within cells," said Murphy, a professor of biological sciences, machine learning, and biomedical engineering. "This work should provide a more thorough understanding of cellular processes that underlie disease." Using this a...Recent breakthroughs in common adult leukemia highlighted in New England Journal of Medicine
...c lymphocytes and the clinical course of CLL as it relates to the biology, the authors then offer a unifying hypothesis for the development, growth and evolution of the disease, and complete the review with a discussion of the clinical implications for practicing physicians....Scientists collaborate to assess health of global environment
...r of the assessment's science oversight panel. "It relates goods and services that ecosystems provide to human well-being. And surprisingly enough, that's never been done before." Mooney will participate in the March 30 press conference in Washington, D.C., which will focus on the implications for the United...New imaging method gives early indication if brain cancer therapy is effective, U-M study shows
...ositive outcome. The magnitude or amount of change relates to the effectiveness of treatment. This indicates a different mixture of cell death pathways within the tumors. In the end, any change is good. When you think about it, if the treatment is not having an effect, the tumor will continue to grow without...As the protein folds: The tail of the gene tells the tale of Machado-Joseph disease
...with time. To study just how the ataxin-3 protein relates to disease, Bonini and her colleagues worked in a simple model organism, the fruit fly, engineering flies to express both the normal human ataxin-3 protein (the protein encoded by the SCA3 gene) and a toxic human disease form of ataxin-3 with an expa...Scientists making advances receive international awards
...d prevention, especially in the role of diet as it relates to colorectal and prostate cancers. He will present his lecture, "The role of vitamin D in cancer incidence and mortality," at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in Room 201 of the Anaheim Convention Center. Joan S. Brugge, Ph.D., Chair, Department of C...Ume researchers have mapped the dams of the world
...free-flowing rivers. Overall, the degree of impact relates to population density and economic development. The few river systems that buck this trend are in places such as northern Canada, where dams were built in sparsely populated areas for the export of electricity and/or water, says Christer Nilsson. Tod...Water research initiatives at UW-Madison
...rris argues for broader understanding of how water relates to socio-political conflict, well-being and security. In her essay, Harris advocates for reframing treatments of water and conflict away from solely state-focused understandings of "war" and "peace." While notable political figures have predicted "th...Surgery season and vitamin D intake may predict successful lung cancer surgery
...ight. Results from the analysis of survival as it relates to season of surgery showed: For disease free survival, the researchers found that patients who had operations in winter were about 40 percent more likely to die from their cancer, than patients who had surgery in summer. Five year disease-free sur...ORNL, UC Berkeley unravel real-world clues to Earth's mysteries
..." Of particular interest to DOE is how this effort relates to its Genomes to Life program, which is focused on identifying and characterizing protein complexes, the molecular machines of life. "Most of the current work looks at single microbial organisms grown under controlled laboratory conditions, but the ...Scripps scientists find potential for catastrophic shifts in Pacific ecosystems
...stem resources such as fisheries. Surprisingly, it relates to many disciplines involving complex webs of mutually interacting parts, such as ecosystems and world financial markets, which have the potential for unexpected collapse and irreversible change. Scripps Professor George Sugihara and Scripps student...