Gene identified for Crohn's disease in children
...reinforces previous results by German researchers, who found the same gene variant associated with the ad...2 compared to control children, meaning that those who have the variant were 62 percent more likely to have Crohns disease than children with the more comm...Synthetic adhesive mimics sticking powers of gecko and mussel
...ach that works on a large scale, said Messersmith, who believes they can produce a material with even better adhesion. The challenge will be to scale up the technology and still have the geckel material exhibit adhesive behavior....UK scientists lift lid on genetics of coronary artery disease
...lead us to develop heart disease and to predicting who is most at risk. In a study published today, they ...ld increase the risk by over 40 per cent. A person who carries copies of more than one of the genetic variants may be at a substantially higher risk, there...Gene variant increases risk of blindness
... with AMD (603 from England and 244 from Scotland) who were compared with 701 unaffected people. They ...k of developing AMD. For the 30% of the population who carry one copy of the so-called fast variant the risk of AMD was increased by 70%, and for the 4% of...Assessing levies for by-catch could fund conservation measures
...osed for more endangered species, would make users who earn a profit from common-pool resources pay for the impacts they have on the system. At the same time, they argue, if levy money were given to conservationists to address other threats to seabird or turtle populations, then these conservationists wo...Species detectives track unseen evolution
..., and found 2207 examples. Pfenninger and Schwenk, who are from Germany based at J.W. Goethe-Universitt in Frankfurt found evidence for cryptic species evenly spread among all major branches of the animal kingdom. They also found that cryptic species were just as likely to be found in all biogeographical...Nature's secrets yield new adhesive material
... adhesion doesnt work well in water. Messersmith, who studies the underwater adhesion of mussels, had an...ewhere in between a double and a triple, said Lee, who devised on his own a special imaging devise to visualize individual pillars during the experiments. ......uppose to be tending, this is bad news for females who rely on the honesty of male sexual displays to select mates with superior parental qualities. ...Research study describes the role part of the brain plays in memory
...brain that shown signs of degeneration among those who suffer from Alzheimer's (and who are often treated with drugs that help to produce acetylcholine). The acetylcholine produced by th......gressional Gold Medal is reserved for the very few who have made outstanding contributions to either the ...ound the world to help improve the lives of people who depend on wheat or maize (corn) on their family farms. In accepting the award, Dr Borlaug called o...Scientists to make news at Computational Biology Conference
...plied biology are getting a boost from researchers who call themselves bioinformaticians and whose "laboratories" are spread across chips and measured in terabytes. Several of these reputed scientists will be available to present the highlights of the seven-day event at a press conference to be held o...Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression
...f PMDD over at least three months. Another 56women who had no history of mood disorders related to the me...ng us more about the control group. These women, who have no history of psychiatric problems or menstrualcycle-related symptoms, may have gene variants t...Ability to listen to 2 things at once is largely inherited, says twin study
... researchers studied identical and fraternal twins who attended a national twins festival in Twinsburg, O.... If a trait is purely genetic, identical twins, who share the same DNA, will be alike nearly 100 percent of the time, while fraternal twins, who share r...Increase in creeping vines signals major shift in southern US forests
..., that could have an economic effect on the people who manage floodplain forests for timber. Although there was a substantial difference in the number of vines in each forest, the increase in density at the Savannah River site represents a linear increase in the number of vines, Allen said. We would ex...2007-2008 Genzyme/ACMGF Clinical Genetics Fellowship In Biochemical Genetics award winner announced
... need physicians trained in metabolic diseases and who are able to adapt to the evolution of therapeutic approaches to genetic diseases, said R. Rodney Howell, MD, FACMG, president of the ACMGF....Conservation Leadership Program announces 2007 awardees
...ew rising generation of conservation professionals who are helping to drive practical projects addressing a wide range of global environmental issues from protecting sharks in Brazil to conservation of threatened amphibians in Colombia and endangered turtles in Cambodia to the assessment and conservation...Implanon, Norplant and Jadelle are all effective contraceptives -- but side effects vary
... two or more years, says lead researcher Jo Power, who works at the Margaret Pyke Centre in London, UK. The data also showed that women in developing countries were more likely to continue using them than were women from developed countries. Menstrual disturbances are common however, and these side e...Losing weight after pregnancy -- diet and exercise better than diet alone
..., a group of Cochrane Researchers found that women who did exercise did not lose significantly more than women who have a standard post-natal lifestyle. However, women who combined exercise and dieting did lose more...UCLA researchers show that culture influences brain cells
...tly depending on whether we are looking at someone who shares our culture, or someone who doesnt. The researchers used two actors, one an American, the other a Nicaraguan, to perform a ser...Bull's-eye -- Programs targeting math, science teacher shortage may get boost
...teaches a couple of lesson plans, he said. People who want to teach want to teach now. Their passion st...turn out the best teachers possible, not just ones who are certified. Williams is tasked with recruiting freshmen and sophomores into the program and t...