Bugs in the gut could play key role in understanding human disease and drug toxicity
...and environmental factors. Microbes in the gut can weigh up to one kilogram in a normal adult human, and collectively can contain more genes than the host. The combination of interacting genes from the body and gut microbes can be considered a 'super-organism', capable of co-ordinating many physiological a...Perceptual decision-making hub pinpointed in human brain
... a little bit, and so it takes the brain longer to weigh each signal and make a decision." The dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex site is also activated by other tasks, suggesting that it likely has general decision-making functions, note the researchers. Also participating in the study were Drs...Other highlights in the October 20 JNCI
...l types of ALL. However, children with ALL did not weigh more than their siblings. There was not a clear association between birth weight and risk of childhood AML. Contact: Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Statens Serum Institut, 45-32-68-39-51, lih@ssi.dk Study Suggests an Effective Treatment for Overdose of In...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...significantly. Large cod caught in the 1600s could weigh as much as 80 pounds. New England fishermen employed one or two hand lines over the rail of small vessels until the 1850s, still occasionally catching very large fish. In the 1860s, the new technique of tub trawling replaced hand lining, increasing b...Studies in Royal Society journals include stress in birds and depletion of medieval fish stocks
... incubation mounds. Chicks from lower temperatures weigh less, but are not smaller, which affects offspring survival. This is the first report for an incubation temperature dependent sex bias in birds. Contact: Dr Ann Gth, Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, SYDNEY, 2109, Australia Community res...In wake of Lyme disease vaccine for people, mice may be next in line for shots
...s. After anesthetizing mice, the researchers would weigh each mouse, draw blood and count ticks. Mice often are loaded with ticks she's seen as many as 60 stuck to just one ear of a mouse. All mice were tagged and vaccinated with the Lyme vaccine, then rehydrated with an apple slice and released. ...Study in Royal Society journal on first evidence for magnetic field detection in sharks
...mount of food the animal receives. Animals have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of staying in a group, meaning that groups change over time as their members become hungry or find food. We describe a simple, realistic rule for animals to follow, based upon their energy reserves and what their neig...Ancient DNA helps solve the legend of giant eagles
...vorous, flightless birds of New Zealand, which can weigh more than 400 pounds. Scientists believe the eagle died out within two centuries of human settlement of New Zealand. McMaster University, named Canada's Research University of the Year by Research InfoSource, has world-renowned faculty and state-of-...Lack of enzyme turns fat cells into fat burners
...xplaining in part why the animals can eat more and weigh less than their normal counterparts, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers. The report that appears online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . "We studied the fat cells in these mice bred to lack ACC2," said Dr. Sal...Towards targeted lung cancer treatment
...it from a particular drug, so that they can better weigh the risks and benefits for an individual patient. In an article in the current issue of the international open-access medical journal PLoS Medicine , William Pao, Harold Varmus, and colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York ...NIH holds conference to assess evidence on management of menopauserelated symptoms
.... The panel will then meet in executive session to weigh the evidence before them and prepare its statement assessing the state of the science. The panel will present its draft statement for public comment at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23. The press briefing will be held in the main auditorium of the N...New study documents the detrimental impact of teen beverage choices
...agers who drink more milk instead of sodas tend to weigh less and have less body fat. Alternatively, soft drink intake among teenagers has been linked to poor quality diets and excess weight. That's one reason why a growing number of schools are stocking vending machines with milk instead of soft drinks. ...Solutions that reduce death of marine life reeled in by International Smart Gear Competition
...ommercial longline fisheries. Beverly's idea is to weigh down the main line with lead weights and release or "set" the baited hooks at depths deeper than 100 meters (328 feet), which allows longline fishermen to minimize encounters with sea turtles while maximizing their tuna catch. Successful testing of t...Migration study finds that sweeping management changes are needed to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna
...e animal can live to age 30, grow 10 feet long and weigh 1,500 pounds. Bluefin tuna is consumed worldwide, especially in Japan where sushi and sashimi consumers have been known to pay up to $45 a pound for the popular delicacy. In fact, the price for a single giant tuna in the Tokyo fish market has even ex...Walk slowly for weight loss, according to University of Colorado study
...ur test subjects lead productive lives, and if you weigh 300 pounds, many everyday activities are athletic endeavors." Walking doesn't require special clothing, stressed Browning. "It's doing some simple things, like using the stairs rather the elevator, parking your car further from your destination, ...Genetics center to launch new genetic-testing initiative
...Officer of The Pew Charitable Trusts. "As families weigh such difficult issues, the safety, accuracy, and reliability of the underlying tests should be a given. This is one example of how the Trusts is working to help the public and policymakers understand and successfully and swiftly integrate emerging te...Leptin-signaling protein maintains normal body weight and energy balance in mice
...ny of us, these mice just can't stop eating. They weigh twice as much as their littermates, consume nearly two times as much food, have elevated fatty acid and triglyceride levels, are resistant to insulin, and often develop type 2 diabetes. Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School are stud...Proposal would allow wild animals to roam North America
...ivate ranch in New Mexico. The tortoise, which can weigh up to 100 pounds and once thrived in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, now only survives in a small area of northern Mexico. Evidence shows that animals near the top of the food chain play important roles in structuring ecological systems and m...Bronx Zoo bears are new Samsonite gorillas
...her sources of food become a third less active and weigh up to 30 percent more than bears living under wild conditions. ......ge amount of organic carbon (one whale carcass may weigh up to 50 tons), approximately 2000 years faster than the usual mechanism of carbon deposition to the deep seafloor. The results of this study will aid understanding of the potential for adaptation between animals and microbes....