Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
... workers can use any phone to report confirmed and suspected cases of Japanese encephalitis. Al...to analyze information about confirmed JE cases or suspected encephalitis cases and share technical information and resources with health workers. The Voxiva sys...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...elm of UCLA ( timrbc@ucla.edu ) and his colleagues suspected that stuttering occurred most frequently in syllables that are not only stressed, but "pitch accented," in which the stressed syllable becomes more prominent by increasing duration, loudness, and especially pitch. An example of the difference betwee...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
...ion of a sound to the brain. Scientists have long suspected that such a molecule must exist in the tiny cilia extending from receptor cells in the inner ear. Now, researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator David P. Corey, who is at Harvard Medical School, have several lines of evidence th...Where in the brain decisions are made
While neurobiologists have long suspected that certain regions of the brain are specifically involved in making 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...Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head
...by overconsumption of calories. It is now strongly suspected that one major culprit is sugared colas," they wrote. Besides the health implications of studying soft drink preference, the researchers decided to use Coke and Pepsi because-- even though the two drinks are nearly identical chemically and physically...Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
...ies neuronal migration. The Rockefeller scientists suspected that the cytoskeleton, the scaffold of elements ca...ons are highly polarized, Hatten and her coworkers suspected that mPar6-alpha was active in them. Again, the researchers used Venus, this time to label mPar6-alp...Muscling in on a deadly cancer
...ells cells that become new muscle long have been suspected of giving rise to rhabdomyosarcoma. "If we know where it starts and the cause, you might be able to prevent it, detect it early or develop new treatments based on a better understanding of the biology of the tumor," says Charles Keller, a pediat...Arctic mystery no longer: Dinosaurs walked Canada's great north
...c regions once had a Jurassic era. Scientists have suspected that dinosaurs lived in Canada's great north eons ago, yet it remained an unproven theory, since no bones had ever been uncovered. Not anymore. Larsson has discovered tyrannosaurus dinosaur bones, which until now, had only been located in Canada's Pr...Researchers find protein that makes long-term memory possible
...--sometimes for many years. Scientists have suspected that BDNF played a role in memory, but had not known whether it exerted its effect directly, or in combination with other substances. The first clue came in 1996. Then, Dr. Lu and his colleagues reported in Nature that, in a laboratory simulation u...Hepatitis C virus linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...ween HCV and NHL, confirming the viral-cancer link suspected in studies from other areas of the world where the virus is more prevalent. "People who have been exposed to the virus comprise a high risk group for developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, particularly diffuse b-cell lymphoma," said John Spinelli, a ca...Gene-altered mouse is model for rare autoimmune syndrome
...nt of lymphocytes. "In our basic studies, we suspected that if we developed animal models lacking the gene we would not only better understand its role in immune development, but see disease characteristics as well," said Zhuang. "We had no prior knowledge that we would produce such a precise model of Sj...Researchers discover gene mutations for Parkinson's disease
...searchers have identified another 8 to 11 families suspected of having similar mutations, including at least one in the United States. The investigators were brought together by Dr. Singleton to pool resources and speed the search. "This was a true collaborative venture that we couldn't have done working separ...New Italian research links migraine and endometriosis
...sts should always ask their patients with known or suspected endometriosis, 'do you suffer from headaches'? If they do, then a consultation with a neurologist should be advised. When endometriosis and migraine exist together each exerts a significant and independent negative effect on a woman's quality of life...MIDI, Inc receives Official Methods(SM) status for the confirmatory ID of the anthrax pathogen
...s from human and animal anthrax infections or from suspected environmental contamination following culture. During the AOAC Study, the MIDI Sherlock System was subjected to exhaustive testing of geographically diverse strains of B. anthracis and related bacteria to determine its ability to differentiate amon...Reduced fish stocks linked to increased bushmeat trade, wildlife declines in W. Africa
...crease in human populations in the region. "We've suspected this link exists but this is the first time we've been able to demonstrate it," says Arcese, an associate professor in UBC's forestry faculty. "Everyone is familiar in a colloquial way with the effects on wildlife in Africa, but to demonstrate the l...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
... provide empirical evidence of an association long suspected by many conservation groups. "This study provides the strongest link yet between a local fish supply with immediate, dramatic effects on bushmeat hunting and terrestrial wildlife," said lead author Justin Brashares, assistant professor of ecosyst...New tool highlights activity of key cellular signal
...ight cellular response to each one. "Scientists suspected that timing and location of cyclic AMP activity was important, but there was no easy way to study cyclic AMP inside cells in real time and in real space," says Jin Zhang, Ph.D., senior author of the study and an assistant professor of pharmacology an...Gene expression profiling aids in ovarian cancer prognosis
...d on and off in tumor cells, researchers have long suspected that a better understanding of the genetic profile of the tumors of individual patients could help in making a more accurate prognosis. "With the advent of microarray analysis -- in which genes expressed by the cancer cell...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
... of deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. A suspected new species of clam that draws life from methane hydrates was documented off the coast of Chile, while a new species of minute mollusk was discovered in vents in the Indian Ocean. Seeing the Ocean as Its Inhabitants Do Fifty scientists from eig...Vaccination with anthrax capsule protects against experimental infection in animals
...rganism. According to Friedlander, scientists have suspected for some time that the anthrax capsule plays a role in conferring protection. This study provides the first definitive proof of that concept. The research team vaccinated several groups of mice. One month after the second dose, the mice were challeng...