Nottingham scientist fights climate change
... His pioneering work, which is developing ways of taking carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere, could play a key role in future efforts to reduce global climate change. His research could also reduce the need to store highly pressurised CO2 underground. Carbon abatement technologies, including carbo...Kaiser Permanente Unveils Groundbreaking Genetic Research Program
...ser Permanente is contributing to public health by taking the work of the human genome project-describing th...k for a serious condition like heart disease is by taking a family history, said Joe Selby, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Research. However, the Resear...European launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008
...onal Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is one of a series taking place around the world to celebrate this major int...n to IPY. More than two dozen European nations are taking part in IPY, between them investing around 200 million in IPY science, education and outreach proje...Protein sensor for fatty acid buildup in mitochondria
...example, reducing the level of fat in the diet and taking carnitine supplements might help PKAN patients cope with this debilitating disease." "One of our challenges is how to develop an animal model of this disease that we can use to determine if reduced dietary fat and carnitine supplements offer hope i...Kaiser Permanente Unveils Groundbreaking Genetic Research Program
...ser Permanente is contributing to public health by taking the work of the human genome projectdescribing the...k for a serious condition like heart disease is by taking a family history, said Joe Selby, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Research. However, the Resear...UF study: World shark attacks rise slightly but continue long-term dip
...orbidden. With globalization, not all people are taking precautions as they venture into remote corners of the world that once were sleepy villages with strictly native populations, he said. Some of these tourists bring their aquatic recreation to places known to be sharky without asking the natives abo...Harvard team creates spray drying technique for TB vaccine
... world health care crisis, with TB alone presently taking the lives of more than 2 million people a year. And we believe this method could also be used to improve delivery of many other vaccines." ...Researcher to study astronaut bone loss for space biology agency
..."We might also learn how to prevent bone loss from taking place." Long concludes, "I am excited and honored to contribute to our nation's efforts to safely explore space, the moon, and Mars."...Scripps research study reveals structural dynamics of single prion molecules
...ovided information about changes in shape of Sup35 taking place on the nanosecond timescale (billionths of seconds). A third technology, single molecule fluorescence coincidence, was used in an unusual way-to prove that the protein species under scrutiny were not oligomeric (consisting of multiple protei...2007 AAAS Annual Meeting Headlines
...responsible for a substantial part of it, and it's taking us in dangerous directions," said John P. Holdren, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), director of the Woods Hole Research Center, and Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard Univers...JCI table of contents -- February 8, 2006
...ample individuals with HIV and individuals who are taking chemotherapeutics to treat cancer). It can cause either cryptococcal pneumonia or, more seriously, meningoencephalitis. In a study that appears online on February 8 in advance of publication in the March print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investi...International consortium to get to heart of coronary artery disease
... risk from CAD. These include functional genomics, taking a sequence of the genome and analysing the function of individual genes and their interaction with other genes to understand the role they play in disease. Amongst other things, the study will look at the extent to which CAD risk factors, such as ...Woven scaffolds could improve cartilage repair
...ng a single procedure, the researchers said. "By taking a synthetic material that already has the properties of cartilage and combining it with living cells, we can build a human tissue that can be integrated rapidly into the body, representing a new approach in the field of tissue engineering," Moutos sa...Human's ecological footprint in 2015 and Amazonia revealed
...e of how consumption may affect the environment by taking account of food and fiber production, energy use, and human use of land for living space and other purposes. Population size and affluence have long been hypothesized to be primary drivers of environmental impact, however doubts over their relative...CESAR could hail cheaper and greener small aircraft
...smarter and more environmentally friendly aircraft taking to the skies."...Energy institute will put Illinois at forefront of farm bioenergy production
...new Energy Biosciences Institute, with UC Berkeley taking the lead. As part of the EBI, some 340 acres of farmland at the Urbana campus will be devoted to the study and production of feedstock for biofuel production. Researchers will explore the potential benefits of using corn crop residues, switchgrass...Satellite data vital to UN climate findings
...imate. In particular they documented large changes taking place in polar regions, e.g. Greenland and Antarctica, which result from climate warming, over the most inaccessible regions of the world," Rignot said. Satellites are useful for helping build scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane...MU researchers to study how changes in infrastructure affect physical activity behavior
...such as walking or bicycling. MU researchers are taking advantage of a unique opportunity, provided by the city of Columbia's role in the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program, to study how changes in infrastructure of a community can affect the physical activity behavior of its residents. The study ...Women in polluted areas at higher risk of cardiovascular disease
...e risk of death from cardiovascular disease, after taking into account known risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking. Higher long-term average levels of fine particulate matter also led to a higher overall risk of cardiovascular disease events, including stroke and heart attack. They ......t's important to understand that these changes are taking place outside of the lung. Air pollution is either having a direct effect on the heart in rats or is altering something within the circulatory system." The investigation began with the hypothesis that rats exposed to fresh vehicle emissions would s...