Marine mammals are on the frontline of failing ocean health
...nd disease vectors to move into new areas. "The rest of the world is likely to see similar changes as w...r way of life, not just our wildlife." Getting the rest of the world to pay attention to the health of marine mammals may be the first step in mitigating po...UCLA scientists find male gene in brain area targeted by Parkinson's
...ows the delivery of messages from the brain to the rest of the body, leaving the person unable to initiate or control their physical movements. The condition eventually leads to paralysis. "For the first time, we've discovered that the brain cells that produce dopamine depend upon a sex-specific gene to f...A rare alliance forged to protect Wisconsin waters
...new dialogue between UW-Madison scientists and the rest of Wisconsin, Nowak says. "Our scientists came in as equals and were able to learn the concerns of citizens, while citizens had a chance to learn how difficult it can be to do good and valid science."...Benefits of eating seafood outweigh risks
...utrients especially omega-3 fatty acids. "For the rest of us," he added, "I would recommend eating fish 4-7 times a week. The evidence still suggests that seafood plays a role in reducing coronary heart disease and new studies suggest that it may reduce the onset of Alzheimer's as well as other mental i...Learning to love bacteria: Stanford scientist highlights bugs' benefits
...that then settles down and stays with them for the rest of their lives. Although very few of these organisms remain in the mice, it is enough to cause the immune system to have an ongoing response. "It's not so much that the immune system has failed," Falkow explained, "but that the organisms have manipul...Radical proposal to speed development of stem cell therapies
...chnologies that require either common standards or rest on a common base of basic research. While open source patent pools should stimulate innovation in human stem cell research, there is still a major stumbling block to ensuring that the resulting stem cell therapies are affordable to the public. Once...Weighting cancer drugs to make them hit tumors harder
... going to the tumor while reducing toxicity to the rest of the body," said Fan Yuan, Ph.D., co-author on the paper and an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Duke. "We can adjust the weight higher or lower depending upon where we want the drug to concentrate." Even drugs with vastly elevated ......he relative size of the cerebellum compared to the rest of the brain was about the same as in fish reared in tanks with stones....Ironman study redefines fine-tuned: Balance training time with blood pressure variability
...f hemodynamic and autonomic parameters from supine rest to active standing, that is standing on "one's own" as opposed to being elevated vertical on a tilting bed. All parameters were similar at all points except one hour after the competition, when subjects "were unable to raise their systolic blood pres...... are relations with other breeds in Europe and the rest of the world. But there still exist many gaps to fill in order to establish the phylogenetic relations of the European breeds. There is also the significant data that a variant of the SNP has only been found here and in England. Thus, these studies h...Magdalenian Girl is a woman and therefore has oldest recorded case of impacted wisdom teeth
...r of developmental and degenerative changes in the rest of the skeleton," Pestle said. Other tests currently underway include an analysis of tooth structures to confirm the age-at-death; computed tomography (CT) scans to study pathologies and the structure of the bones; stable isotope analysis to reconst...Reining in carbon dioxide levels imperative but possible
...Sustainable Energy at the Earth Institute. "If the rest of the world consumed carbon at the U.S. rate, carbon consumption and emissions worldwide would be six times what they are today. This would not only exhaust available oil supplies by the end of the century or sooner, but would also threaten widespre...Radar altimetry revolutionises the study of the ocean
...part of the ocean will eventually affect the whole rest of the ocean. Lee-Lueng Fu of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory came to the symposium to honour the altimeter's precision: "We are here to celebrate our success because we have managed to measure the height of sea surface with such extreme sensitivit...The Green Revolution comes to Laos
...ived in Laos, almost 20 years after benefiting the rest of Asia. It's provided the tiny nation one of Asia's poorest with the food security foundation it needs for future economic development. But the spark for this revolution came from half a world away, from the government of another small, mountainou...Moderate lifetime reductions in LDL cholesterol dramatically reduce risk of heart disease
...ubjected to the same environmental stresses as the rest of the population." Hobbs said. But until now, it had not been possible to compare two groups of people who differed only in their plasma levels of LDL. A recent finding from the ongoing Dallas Heart Study, however, changed that. The study, headed ...Growth hormone is made in the brain, report scientists
... be obvious compared to what they are doing in the rest of the body." The authors previously found that hippocampal growth hormone increases with learning. The current study shows that the hormone is very different in males versus females. "Males and females look different, we act different, so of course...From Europa to the lab, a new recipe for oxygen on icy moons
...diffuse to and collect at the ice surface with the rest of the reactions (steps 2-4 above) preferentially occurring there."...How sweet it isn't -- preference for alternatives to sugar based on sour, bitter tastes
...tter, sour or metallic tastes," Delwiche said. The rest of the substances thaumatin, cyclamate, acesulfame potassium and glucose were ranked in between the most-preferred and the least-liked compounds. Delwiche plans to continue this work and include larger groups of participants to figure out what driv...UC Davis, Lawrence Livermore researchers
...n B12 deficient, you'll need to take shots for the rest of your life,'" Miller said. "The new test will allow physicians to develop more science-based interventions and direct the most appropriate treatment for patients." "The new test promises to become the 'gold standard' for determining if a person suf...Discovery at the Feinstein suggests new treatment approach for inflammatory conditions
...communicate their anti-inflammatory signals to the rest of the body. The FDA approved galantamine for mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia in 2001. Galantamine was approved with the trade name Reminyl and is now known as Razadyne. "In addition to stopping the natural breakdown of acetylcholine, galantami...