Where in the brain decisions are made
...aking decisions, the challenge has been to develop rigorous laboratory behavioral experiments that could pinpoint those areas. Now, Paul Glimcher and colleague Michael Dorris have used a game-playing approach to demonstrate that a region of the cortex called the lateral intraparietal (LIP) area is active when...Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head
...s, the two soft drinks made excellent subjects for rigorous experimental studies. In their study, the researchers first determined the Coke versus Pepsi preference of 67 volunteer subjects, both by asking them and by subjecting them to blind taste tests. They then gave the subjects sips of one drink or the ot...International human genome sequencing consortium describes finished human genome sequence
...lmination in 2003. The Nature publication provides rigorous scientific evidence that the genome sequence produced by the Human Genome Project has both the high coverage and accuracy needed to perform sensitive analyses, such as focusing on the number of genes, the segmental duplications involved in disease an...GENEPI: a tool to refine and fine-tune radiotherapy treatment for cancer
...adiation) project aims to provide a scientifically rigorous method of predicting both radiotherapy efficacy and side effects based on a wide range of genetic, physical and other patient-related factors. It will lead to the establishment of the only pan-European database on radiation-related morbidity and will...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...oassay-based anthrax detection systems. Following rigorous independent evaluation, funded by the US Departmen...INTERNATIONAL uses a time tested and exceptionally rigorous process in evaluating analytical methodology. The RAMP system performed well in this rigorous evalua...Children's Hospital Boston launches major genetic study of autism
...um disorders and carefully classified according to rigorous clinical research criteria. The goal is to develop behavioral profiles that can be correlated with genetic data. Children and their parents will then give saliva samples for DNA analysis and blood samples for RNA gene expression studies. Led by Dr...Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling
...ighly uncertain," said Nenes. "We need to get more rigorous and accurate representation of how particles modify cloud properties. Until the aerosol indirect effect is well understood, society is incapable of assessing its impact on future climate." Current computer climate models can't accurately predict clou...Heart specialists call for cardiovascular screening for all young competitive athletes
...ry young athlete involved in organised sport has a rigorous physical examination, a detailed investigation of their personal and family medical history and, most importantly, a 12-lead ECG. The report's writers believe that screening using ECG has the potential to cut sports-related cardiac deaths in Europe b...Examination of internal 'wiring' of yeast, worm, and fly reveals conserved circuits
...ast, worm, and fly,. The research team completed a rigorous statistical comparative analysis of a total of 14,145 yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), worm ( Caenorhabditis elegans ), and fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) proteins with 38,965 known interactions. Their PathBLAST tool generated a list of similar p...Fritz Lipmann lecture will look at enzyme biosynthesis of peptide natural products
...sh is also an accomplished mentor who has provided rigorous and insightful training for many younger scientists. In his Frtiz Lipmann Lecture, he will focus on his research on nonribosomal peptide synthetases and the building and tailoring of peptide natural products. A large variety of biologically active p...Certain genetic test helps detect mutations that may be missed by conventional DNA test
... analysis with other mutation testing methods in a rigorous way, which is essential if the method is to be widely used clinically and in research. Graham Casey, Ph.D., of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, and colleagues performed a blinded comparison of conventional DNA sequencing an...Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings. suggests new study in Science
...8 issue of the journal Science. The findings offer rigorous scientific evidence for a new way of conceptualizi..., we are providing other scientists with some very rigorous evidence that our new theory is accurate." During the last two decades, as computers have become muc...Genomic analysis to become tool for studying trauma patients
...studies were conducted, an essential criterion for rigorous science. The protocols they established also move researchers closer to being able to enroll large number of patients in longitudinal studies. They also showed that genetic analysis technology has achieved levels of sensitivity and resolution suffic...Inexpensive treatment stops multi-drug resistant TB in its tracks
...uninterrupted supply of all essential drugs, and a rigorous assessment of treatment and outcomes. The results of the Mexican study "strongly suggest that DOTS reduces transmission of resistant strains by curing cases of TB that otherwise could become multi-drug resistant if they are not properly treated," sa...SV40 not implicated in mesothelioma
...SV40 might find this portion of the SV40 genome if rigorous methods aren't used to exclude contamination." In the current study, the researchers designed a scrupulous protocol with the specific intent of eliminating any possible contamination. They then used a highly sensitive assay, capable of detecting the ...Wind turbine to stir up renewable energy research
...niversity of Minnesota, Morris, is an academically rigorous public undergraduate liberal arts college. It is the only college in the Midwest named among the top three public liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its 2005 rankings of America's Best Colleges. For more information ab...Protein studies may lead to new Alzheimer's test
...atric dementias. "The implications of having more rigorous tests to diagnosis Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and dementia are enormous and could have a huge impact," said Montine....Founding fathers & mothers: How many crossed the land bridge?
...200 people. In addition to population size, Hey's rigorous and complex methodology also generated historical estimates of when the divergence occurred. His dates are consistent with much of the archaeological record in the range of 12,000-14,000 years ago. He was also able to discern changes in population ...OneWorld Health drug receives 'Orphan' designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies
...EO and Founder of OneWorld Health. "By meeting the rigorous standards of either agency, we will be prepared to accelerate approvals in countries that have a critical need to treat VL." Paromomycin is an off-patent aminoglycoside antibiotic first used in the 1960s and is still marketed in the U.S. as an oral...Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
...imon Klemperer, she and her colleagues conducted a rigorous experiment with a trained male elephant held in captivity in Salinas, Calif. Several dozen geophones were installed in the ground to monitor the seismic waves generated each time the bull vocalized. The results indicated that elephant vibrations are ...