Military to study better pain relief in battle zones
... Projects Agency to test whether nanoparticles can solve a pressing problem in battle zones like Iraq: how ...ike device, even in the heat of combat. That would solve one of the challenges now. Morphine, an effective painkiller that the military commonly uses for the...St. Jude study solves mystery of mammalian ears
... how the body works, and then use those answers to solve medical problems in the future. The long-standing argument centers around outer hair cells, which are rod-shaped cells that respond to sound waves. Located in the fluid-filled part of the inner ear called the cochlea, these outer hair cells sport ...Seawater intrusion is the first cause of contamination of coastal aquifers
...tion as mentioned above has proven to be useful to solve salinisation problems. Teamwork experience Among other research works, Prof. Benavente has recently coordinated the European Union Project SWIMED on Sustainable Water Management in Mediterranean coastal aquifers. Scientists from France, Italy, ...Scientists to make news at Computational Biology Conference
...nity. The application of computational methods can solve problems of great biological and human significance, and a broader public is sure to benefit." A brief summary of the keynote talks and topics for the parallel tracks is attached to this announcement....NY Stem Cell Foundation's 2nd Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
...tion, because the kinds of problems were trying to solve are far beyond the reach of any one investigator or laboratory, so we need cooperation across the universities to make progress in this area, said Dr. Melton. We need, desperately, foundations like this, and I would look for the New York Stem Cell Fo...Serica scientists win AOSSM Award for ACL (knee) tissue regeneration in preclinical study
...us of our work over the past ten years has been to solve the unmet clinical need in ACL repair, offering surgeons and patients a device that would create the correct environment within the knee to regenerate ACL tissue, while supporting the mechanical structure of the joint during the healing process. Our...Piecing together the cyanobacteria puzzle
...fixation. Different species of blue green algae solve the problem in different ways and scientists still dont understand how some of the most important species can get both of these jobs done. To develop the new method, the researchers studied the freshwater algae, Anabaena oscillarioides, which separ...Maynard Olson receives $500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize
... can use them in hundreds of small laboratories to solve real biological problems such as those posed by infectious disease. So, as he has done several times before, he is showing the way....Doing nature one better: Expanding the genetic code in living mammalian cells
... the brain, to illustrate that this technology can solve otherwise intractable biological questions. When a signal travels along a nerve cell, the potassium channel Kv1.4, which belongs to a class of so-called fast-inactivating ion channels, opens briefly and then quickly shuts down. Structural studies h...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...try. The GLBRC plans to craft research projects to solve key problems identified by the industry. The Office of Biobased Technologies which identifies and supports research opportunities, forges public-private sector partnerships and supports research. The Michigan Agriculture Experiment Station...New tumor markers -- 'Spot the differences'
... with the ones from normal cells. As we do when we solve Spot the difference puzzles, we try to find out what makes drawing A different from drawing B; in this case, which messages are being sent by cancerous cells but not by normal cells. However, here we do not have easy drawings with just a few lines as...Bee researcher at Arizona State University is 1 of 20 new Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences
...ompany, and is driven by the power of knowledge to solve todays most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life. It partners with a diverse range of donors, public and private organizations and concerned citizens wh...Pendulum love, science class gender gaps, musical mind mirrors, and unparticle physics
...3/e010107 Interactive classes don't necessarily solve the performance imbalance between the genders in physics classes, according to a new study that stands in stark contrast to previous physics education research. In fact, while students as a rule benefit from interactive classrooms, the teaching techn...Mucosal-surface immune function discoveries could boost vaccine research
...ell-culture experiments performed at Weill Cornell solve that riddle. "The answer lies in a surprising place -- the billions of epithelial cells that line the gut, urogenital tract and respiratory mucosa," explains co-lead author Dr. Bing He, an investigator in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Me...NIH awards nearly $21 million to fund cutting-edge research equipment
...on, and high mass accuracy will help investigators solve problems involving detailed structural studies of proteins and protein complexes, identification of post-translational modifications, and structural characterization of other compounds not involving proteins such as drugs and prostaglandins. Unive...Research finds evidence tropical cyclones have climate-control role
...ls today use what is called 'background mixing' to solve this problem," he said. "They represent the mixing as an average of the total amount that is needed and apply it over these regions consistently. However, we believe this mixing is not consistent; it is not everywhere all of the time. It is sporadic ...Revelle family endows UC San Diego chair honoring Roger Revelle
... the application of science and technology to help solve problems in developing countries. Revelle, one of the true pioneers of climate change research, is often described as the "grandfather of the greenhouse effect." Long associated with the University of California, Revelle was director of Scripps In...Left-right wiring determined by neural communication in the embryonic worm
...he time. "What makes this an interesting puzzle to solve is understanding how the left and the right side become different from each other, and how they coordinate their activity so that every worm still has exactly one of each type of cell," says the paper's senior author Cori Bargmann, Torsten N. Wiesel ...Jaap Sinninghe Damst awarded the Vernadsky Medal for innovative use of biomarkers
...eed to be confirmed by other records. "I like to solve a puzzle and geological records are a kind of puzzle. For example in a core from the Mediterranean seabed you'll see lots of light coloured sediments, then you see a distinct black layer containing lots of organic matter and it's interesting to find ...Brazil demonstrating that reducing tropical deforestation is key win-win global warming solution
... "Slowing tropical deforestation wont, by itself, solve the climate problem," said Dr. Peter Frumhoff, co-author and organizer of the study and Director of Science and Policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. "But for many developing countries, it is their largest source of emissions. Climate policym...