Ape gestures offer clues to the evolution of human communication
...y do facial expressions and vocalizations, further supporting the evolution of human language began with gestures as the gestural origin hypothesis of language suggests. This study appears in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Working with two groups of bonobos (13 anim...Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes similar at molecular level
... of Health and the National Science Foundation for supporting our research," Eisenberg said....How genetic malfunction causes a form of retardation
...ons, which conduct nerve impulses, glial cells are supporting cells that surround neurons and insulate them from one another. In experiments with cultured precursor cells, the researchers found that SHP-2 activates the regulatory pathway that causes genesis of neurons and inhibits the pathway that generates g...Pump design could give new hope to heart patients
...ion of the heart." He said a heart pump capable of supporting both chambers would dramatically increase patients' chance of survival. "Clinical studies around the world have found that patients who received a permanent left heart pump (left ventricular assist device) reduced their risk of dying within one year ...Milk beats soy for post-weighlifting muscle gain
...insic properties that are advantageous in terms of supporting muscle growth. "The plan at this point is to follow this up with a long-term study to see if the findings from this short-term study can be replicated," says Phillips....NIDA study identifies genes that might help some people abstain from smoking
...gh this effort make sense because of their role in supporting new neural connections in the brain, more research is now needed to understand the actual mechanisms through which they may increase or reduce the rates of successful quitting. Dr. Uhl says he and his colleagues have replicated this research in a......Conservation Fund which plays an essential role in supporting the some of the most important conservation projects in Africa. As funding for conservation declines across the Congo Basin (the USAID funded Central African Regional Program for the Environment stands to be cut by one-third in the coming year), stu......atson (University of Manchester) will present work supporting this theory on Saturday 31st March 2007 at the Society for Experimental Biology's Annual Meeting in Glasgow. Researchers looked at the energy expended when walking whilst carrying a 10kg load. Importantly, the distribution of the weight varied in e...MIT device draws cells close -- but not too close -- together
...ess specific liver functions, they needed to touch supporting stromal cells for 18 hours. For the liver cells to...u can get away with it, you want to get rid of the supporting cells," she says. This simple device will also be useful for exploring a host of other cellular in...Scientists identify a candidate gene for osteoporosis
... resorption compared to mice with the DARC gene, supporting the predicted role of DARC in hastening bone resorption. They also showed that antibodies to the DARC protein, which effectively blocked the action of DARC , inhibited the formation of osteoclasts. Although the researchers have identified a n...New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology'
...he atmosphere's composition, fighting disease, and supporting plant growth, the new report says. "Metagenomics lets us see into the previously invisible microbial world, opening a frontier of science that was unimaginable until recently," said Jo Handelsman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, departme...Plastic that degrades in seawater could be boon for cruise industry and others
...y the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), which is supporting a number of ongoing research projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of marine waste. The new plastics are made of polyurethane that has been modified by the incorporation of PLGA [poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)], a known degradable p...'Ancestral eve' was mother of all tooth decay
...h team has found the first oral bacterial evidence supporting the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa to Asia. The team, led by Page Caufield, a professor of cariology and comprehensive care at NYUCD, discovered that Streptoccocus mutans, a bacterium associated with dental caries, has evolved alon...Scientists identify a gene that may suppress colorectal cancer
...he human ATP5A1 gene have been identifiedfurther supporting its essential role in the cell. In humans, ATP5A1 is located on chromosome 18, in a region that often exhibits genetic alterations in colon tumors, says Dr. Linda Siracusa, the other co-senior investigator on the project. A better understanding o...Burroughs Wellcome fund awards $8.25 million in grants to physician-scientists
... C. Bond, Ph.D. BWF is particularly interested in supporting physician-scientists who bring novel ideas and new approaches to translational research. BWF launched the Translational Awards program in 1997 and has made a total of 80 awardsan investment of more than $58 million in the careers of physicians who ...New agreement helps protect thousands of rice varieties -- the planet's most important food source
...as part of a safe global system, the Trust is also supporting the "fail-safe" seed vault in the Arctic known as the Svalbard International Seed Vault, or the Doomsday Vault - that will eventually contain every known crop variety. ...SNMTS provides $50,000 in 2007 Paul Cole, Mickey Williams Minority Student Technologist Scholarships
... "SNMTS continues to demonstrate its leadership in supporting and advancing nuclear medicine technology by investing in our future workforce," said SNMTS President D. Scott Holbrook, who speaks for the more than 8,000 technologist members of SNM. "The purpose of our scholarship programs has always been to encou...Whole body regeneration from a blood vessel
...opose, may travel through the circulation, thereby supporting multiple regeneration foci. The researchers plan to investigate the cellular source of the tunicates remarkable regenerative power in future studies. As invertebrate members of the phylum Chordata, sea squirts share several fundamental biological...Treating male infertility with stem cells
...s (precursors of sperm) or from dysfunction of the supporting cells. New research is looking to stem cells as a ...lacing nonfunctioning cells, whether germ cells or supporting cells. Researchers, directed by Dr. Ronald S. Swerdloff of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, collec...UI researcher cites need for a 'small view' of the environment
...l cycles as well as human health. Funding agencies supporting her research include NSF and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....