Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
...niversal primary education by 2015. Starting this year the African Virtual University (AVU) will use the Internet to help train new teachers through distance learning. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the AVU has established 31 learning centers in 17 African countries. More than 23,000 people have been t...FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
...ks can be found in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the Company's judgment as of the date of this press release. The Company discl...Development of portable infectious disease detector
...oint research agreement for $120,000 for the first year was completed and signed....Research turning up the heat on fowl bacteria
...east a million Americans miserable for a week each year is on the plates of two Medical College of Georgia microbiologists. Raw and undercooked poultry and meat, raw milk and untreated water are sources for Campylobacter , the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea in the United States, according the U....Clam embryo study shows pollutant mixture adversely affects nerve cell development
...town that was the center of an ATSDR* study in the year 2000 that documented a higher than usual rate of autism spectrum disorder and explored its link to bromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene in Brick's water supply--it got her thinking. "My hypothesis was this: While it had been proven that ind...EB and IUPS - Where cures of tomorrow can be seen in the science of today
...an Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) this year inaugurates a keynote lecture series. The first lecture will be given by Inder Verma, a Salk Institute scientist who is considered one of the world's leading authorities on the development of viruses for gene therapy vectors. Symposia, distinguished ...First x-ray laser gets funding
...nchrotron X-ray source received a major boost this year thanks to $54 million in funding provided by Congr... Project engineering and design will continue this year with $20 million of the funds, with $4 million remaining for research and development, primarily int...B-15A iceberg's close encounter monitored by Envisat
...s to extend their services to the Antarctic. This year also sees the launch of ESA's CryoSat, a dedicated ice-watching mission designed to precisely map changes in the thickness of polar ice sheets and floating sea ice. CryoSat should answer the question of whether the kind of icesheet calving that gave...Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells
A year ago, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers discovered that the spleen might be a source of adult stem cells that could regenerate the insulin-producing islets of the pancreas. In a follow-up to that unexpected finding, members of the same...The Cochrane Library Newsletter, 2005, Issue 1
... Tens of thousands of people die every year from poisoning by organophosphate pesticides (OPs)...nophosphate poisoning are treated with oximes each year at resource poor hospitals in the developing world. Hundreds of millions of dollars more have been s...Potentially harmful fluoride levels found in some instant teas
...ow much variation there is from brand to brand and year to year." In many communities in the United States, fluoride is added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. However, the Public Health Service indicates that the fluoride concentration should not exceed 1.2 ppm. Physicians have been aware ...Parents' attitudes to sperm donation still some concerns about being open
... of the new legislation. In the UK from April this year all children conceived via donors will be entitled to have identifying information when they are 18. In a study led by Dr Emma Lycett of the Family and Child Psychology Research Centre of London's City University, researchers compared the emotions an...Protein stops growth of brain tumor, OHSU study shows
...cases. The disease is most deadly within the first year after diagnosis. Study co-author Edward Neuwelt, M.D., professor of neurology and neurological surgery, OHSU School of Medicine and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, called the results "very exciting." Treating glioblastomas, which can be...Wider use of simpler cervical cancer screening could benefit women in developing countries
...t of the 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer each year worldwide occur in developing nations, mainly in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. A month earlier, a PAHO report -- titled "A Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean" -- noted that inc...ASU students host first annual Western Regional Bioethics Conference
... of some faculty have been hard at work for over a year to put this conference together. The work the students have done is truly amazing. They are organizing a first-rate bioethics conference." Due to the organizers' efforts and the generous support of numerous sponsors, undergraduates from across the w...Reviewing scientists say proposed conservation measures unlikely to help whales
...uaries are meant to protect also spend part of the year in areas where they would be vulnerable to capture by whalers. "There is a growing body of literature on marine reserves and empirical evidence about the effects of reserves from around the world. There is a general consensus among scientists that t...Gene with broad role also causes prevalent, inherited nerve disorder
.... Zchner, Vance and their colleagues reported last year that the gene mitofusin 2, which plays a critical role in the fusion and fission of the cellular powerhouses known as mitochondria, underlies CMT type 2A. While the study results provide intriguing evidence that defects in microtubule organization a...Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health
...lso a football fan and watches the Super Bowl each year on Australian television. Super Bowl XXXIX will be played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 6. The superbowl molecule consists of five concave surfaces, or bowls: four on the outside and one on the bottom. It has an open top, much lik...Wiley presents its 2004 Gaden Award to Jeffrey A. Hubbell
...ditor Elmer L. Gaden, Jr., the award is given each year for an outstanding paper exceptional in its impact and originality published in the previous calendar year. Biotechnology and Bioengineering publishes original articles, reviews, and mini reviews that deal with all aspects of applied biotechnology. H...Increased risk of osteoporosis associated with gene that one in five people have
...an average age of 63.5 years who were at least one year past menopause. They analyzed the genetic sequence of each woman's CYP1A1 gene to identify which of the genetic variants they possessed. One of the variations of the gene, known to be present in 19 percent of the general population, was found in wom...