Call for nominations for 2006 National Academies Communication Awards
...be completed online no later than April 7, and all supporting material must be postmarked by April 8. The winners will be honored at the National Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, Calif., during the Keck FUTURES Conference to be held Nov. 9-12, 2006. For information on eligibility, submission requirements,...New 5 year Metvix-PDT data demonstrate long-term efficacy & reliability for NM skin cancer treatment
...eatment options available. Metvix-PDT now has the supporting evidence that confirms the long term efficacy of the treatment and its place as a standard treatment for NMSC....Marsupial genome reveals insights into mammalian evolution
...ago." Significantly, the authors also found data supporting the idea that there was an ancient relationship between the MHC and another critical component of the immune system, the natural killer complex (NKC), which contains natural killer (NK) cell receptor loci. This "immune supercomplex," which no longer...Powerful technique for multiplying adult stem cells may aid therapies
... were also abundantly expressed in these stem-cell supporting cells. When Zhang combined these two proteins with IGF-2 and added them to hematopoietic stem cells, the result was a 30-fold increase. "People have been culturing and working with these cells for years, and never before have we seen such an increas...Manomet Conservation Center awarded major grant to Foster
...rvation. They share our philosophy of forming and supporting partnerships as a key to conserving natural resources." "In the first year of our collaboration with the Foundation, we had many tangible accomplishments in our mutual goal to protect shorebirds," said Charles Duncan, director of the Executive Offic...Newer football helmet design may reduce incidence of concussions in high school players
...a very serious and common injury, and for actively supporting continued on-the-field investigations," said study co-author Mark Lovell, Ph.D. "By continuing this type of study long term, we will be able to obtain essential real-life data and increase our knowledge and understanding of how sports helmet technolo...Elsevier partners with ASENT to publish NeuroRx
...l help us continue to expand the reach of NeuroRx, supporting our mission of bridging the gap between basic neuroscience research and the development of effective new treatments for neurological diseases," comments Dr. Faden. NeuroRx is a unique publication providing critical reviews on selected topics in thera...Why Christmas trees are not extinct
...the torus is the mat, and the margo represents the supporting springs with holes between them," Sperry says. "The margo holds the torus in place just like springs hold the trampoline in place." Water cannot pass through the central torus, but easily flows through the margo pores, which are about 100 times lar...Cancer support cells may evolve, fuel tumor growth, study shows
... targets are broadened to include molecules within supporting cells of the cancer.These additional target cells ...nding "microenvironment," or stroma, including the supporting connective tissue that forms the framework of organs such as the breast, colon and prostate. They al...Food additive inhibits longevity enzyme in yeast, increases cell toxicity, new study finds
...tic processes is simply one more piece of evidence supporting the important role environmental agents may play in human health." To screen for possible sirtuin inhibitors, the researchers used haploid strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. The haploid yeast strains, like gametes or sex cells, contained only...OHSU discovery sheds light into how stem cells become brain cells
..., which perform a number of functions that include supporting the neurons. We wanted to find out what factors cause this switch in differentiation. We also wanted to determine if the process can be controlled and used as a possible therapy. What amazed us is that it turns out a single gene may be responsible fo...Plants, too, have ways to manage freeloaders
...acteria are doing a good job, the plant will start supporting it and the nodule will grow. But if the bacteria are not as beneficial, the plant will not support it, and the nodule doesn't grow." Some researchers have suggested that one way plants like soybeans can keep nodules small is by limiting oxygen, but t...Greyhounds and humans going round the bend
...structures providing power and the body structures supporting weight. A greyhound's top speed is not constrained by cornering forces in the same way a human sprinter's is." Dr Alan Wilson, head of the Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion Laboratory, added, "Understanding the forces experienced by fo...Six Central European scientists awarded EMBO/HHMI startup grants
...stigator Programme, which has been identifying and supporting young scientists in Europe since 2000. The competition for the Startup Grants was extremely selective and applications were subject to the same rigorous scientific criteria as the EMBO Young Investigator Programme. "HHMI already has an ongoing progr...UF scientists find sugar may have a sour side
...id Johnson. "But we can say that there is evidence supporting the possibility that it could have a contributory role - if not a major role. I think in the next few years we'll have a better feel for whether or not these pathways that can be shown in animals may be relevant to the human condition." Findings to d...Central European scientists awarded EMBO/HHMI startup grants
...stigator Programme, which has been identifying and supporting young scientists in Europe since 2000. The competition for the Startup Grants was extremely selective and applications were subject to the same rigorous scientific criteria as the EMBO Young Investigators. "HHMI already has an ongoing program in sup...Childcare reduces stress levels for kids with working mums
...ave good support in the workplace is essential for supporting both mothers and their children." Dr David Jessop, from the University of Bristol, added: "Improving the job satisfaction of working mothers means that they are less stressed themselves, and extending the availability of affordable and adequate chil...Information & communications technologies key to sustainable development in Africa: UNU
...veloping country institutions. The UNU is actively supporting the Open Educational Resources movement open courseware, open content. The key notion is "open systems" to support knowledge sharing be it open standards, open software, open educational resources. The sharing of content also requires infrastructu...Stem cell microenvironment reverses malignant melanoma
...nsional model to test whether the microenvironment supporting human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) would influence the behavior of human metastatic melanoma cells since hESCs have the ability to develop into a variety of normal cell types to assume a more normal melanocyte-like cell, the skin cell type of origi...NJIT engineers use new technology to help children with cerebral palsy
... exciting and productive. Technology, backed with supporting research, offers the potential to change lives."...