Prenatal stress keeps infants, toddlers up at night, study says
... metabolism and appetite, promoting good moods and sustaining both cardiovascular health and a vigorous immune function. Weve long known that childs sleep is vital to his or her growth, but the origins of problems affecting it remained unclear. Now, we have evidence that these patterns may be set early on, pe...Accident-prone? Scientists link brain function to knee injuries
... started, a number of the tested athletes ended up sustaining noncontact ACL injuries. These athletes were identified, and 80 of them were matched up to a control group of 80 noninjured athletes according to height, weight, age, gender, sport, position and years of experience at the college level. Male and fe...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...viding an environmental and economic framework for sustaining the biomass-to-fuel pipeline and integrating new technologies including genomics and new computational methods into bioenergy research. Keegstras expertise is in plant cell wall biology a crucial area in making biofuels. He has extensive manageme...K-State to collaborate on research to forecast ecological consequences of environmental changes
...e changes and their consequences is fundamental to sustaining the ecosystem and all it provides to us, including supplying clean water, recycling essential nutrients, sequestering carbon, preserving biodiversity and guarding against invasive species and emerging diseases. Questions researchers will look at in...Study led by Scripps Research scientist reveals little-known cell networks vital to circadian rhythm
... reveals some previously overlooked mechanisms for sustaining cellular circadian rhythm," said Steve A. Kay, whose laboratory spearheaded the research. "Essentially, when cells communicate en masse through these highly networked electrical or neurochemical interactions, the system responds far more effectively....Ecology in an era of globalization
... and timber. They discuss the challenges ahead in sustaining these services. Exploring the role of invasive organisms, Laura Meyerson (University of Rhode Island, US) and Harold Mooney (Stanford University, California, US) discuss "Invasive alien species in an era of globalization." Noting invasions occur ac...Florida Tech explores microalgae for biofuel
...wth. "Alternative energy is desperately needed for sustaining the economy, national security and to respond to environmental concerns. Microalgae cultivation is an attractive alternative and the warm Florida climate makes large-scale production a possibility," said Lin....Overfishing large sharks impacts entire marine ecosystem, shrinks shellfish supply
...g the populations of top predators is critical for sustaining healthy oceanic ecosystems," says Peterson. "Despite the vastness of the oceans, its organisms are interconnected, meaning that changes at one level have implications several steps removed. Through our work, the ocean is not so unfathomable, and we ...Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery
...g the populations of top predators is critical for sustaining healthy oceanic ecosystems," said Peterson. "Despite the vastness of the oceans, its organisms are interconnected, meaning that changes at one level have implications several steps removed. Through our work, the ocean is not so unfathomable, and we ...New agreement helps protect thousands of rice varieties -- the planet's most important food source
...and it's hard to imagine a more important crop for sustaining humanity than rice." This agreement, the first major conservation grant made by the Trust, is structured to reflect the long-term vision of both organizations. "Short-term thinking about funding has wreaked havoc with effective conservation," conti...Creation of an international research network
... by the acronym ECSAW (Environmental catalysis for sustaining clean air and water). In addition to CNRS and AIST...p for four years, the "Environmental catalysis for sustaining clean air and water" International Research Network is the third GDRI created with Japan with the ai...Noise echoes in cell communications
...for survival. Until now, the role of randomness in sustaining life has been a great and unsolved problem. The collaborative research underway at Rutgers-Camden has led to new understanding of how living organisms might exploit randomness for important processes of sensory processing and cell to cell communicati...ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity
... populations and genes, is of grave importance for sustaining the planet's six billion people. The loss of biodiversity threatens our food supplies, energy and medicines. For instance, up to 80% of the world's population currently relies on plant and animal-based medicines for their primary health care needs. T...'Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology'
Coral reefs around the world are sustaining massive damage at an alarming rate. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology provides a uniquely historical perspective on the destruction--through both natural and human processes--of coral reef ecosystems. Chapters applying the principles of geo...In-shell vaccine for chick disease
...of up to 100 percent. With the UK poultry industry sustaining losses of 23.6M a year to infectious bronchitis virus we hope that our research could have a real impact on improving yields for UK farmers." "We are currently trying to modify the vaccine further, in collaboration with Intervet, to make it suitabl...How appetite-stimulating brain cells work overtime during fasting
...esults indicate that this mechanism is critical in sustaining an increased firing rate in these [hunger-stimulating] cells so that appetite remains elevated during fasting," Diano's group concluded. "Overall, our study provides strong evidence for an interplay between local T3 production and UCP2 during fasting...2006 is banner year for discoveries of new species in Borneo's rainforests
...ost of the island's major rivers, and provide life sustaining freshwater and other ecosystem services." At a meeting of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity held last March in Curitiba, Brazil, the three Bornean governments' Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia declared their commitment to suppor......er pursuit that requires controlling catalysts and sustaining their activity. Theres a school of thought that the reason enzymes work better in cells than in solution is because the concentration of enzymes surrounded by other biomolecules in cells is about 1,000 to 10,000 time more than in standard biochemis...Math model could aid study of collagen ailments
... length and arrangement of molecules were best for sustaining large weights pulling in opposite directions, a process known as tensile loading. Buehler discovered that the ideal length of tropocollagen molecules was indeed close to 300 nanometers. His work has shown that the characteristic nanopatterned struct...'Sewer gas' induces suspended animation without decreasing blood pressure
... have a variety of helpful applications, including sustaining the function of organs of critically ill people, Ichinose said. It may also be possible to use the finding for patients undergoing surgery. This would be an advance, because anesthesia usually causes blood pressure to drop. "Currently, hypothermia ...