Can you read my mind? W.M. Keck Foundation funds innovative brain research at Carnegie Mellon
...uman brain deciphers language, which could one day yield advances in the treatment of neurological disorders such as autism and dyslexia. This multidisciplinary research is being conducted by Marcel Just, the D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology, and Tom Mitchell, the Edward Fredkin Professor of Artificial I...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...Analysis of the ESC Euro Heart Survey databases to yield specific data on women and CVD, such as comparison...timistic about the contribution these results will yield in increasing the understanding of women's cardiovascular disease and improving treatment overall". ...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
...ssing to understand their role. Such studies would yield insights into how emotional memories involve integrating multiple brain regions, they said....Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...translational research project that is expected to yield drug candidates for investigational new drug application filings by 2007. The SMA Foundation has been instrumental in raising awareness and supporting ground breaking SMA projects in biotechnology, government and academia which will advance translat...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...mes or grinding the cartilage in pieces, typically yield damaged chondrons, Alexopoulos said. "Using a tiny syringe, I was able to go across the surface of the cartilage and vacuum up the chondrons without damaging them," Alexopoulos said. "The chondrons literally popped out of the cartilage and into the s...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...combined within a geographic information system to yield information on accessibility, data quality, and source and receiver coupling. The process begins with a digital elevation model, available from many sources including space shuttle mapping and ESA's ERS-tandem mission. This provides topogra...Monkey 'pay-per-view' study could aid understanding of autism
...ies of monkeys in such laboratory situations could yield important insight into the social machinery of the brain. Platt and his colleagues have already begun exploring the neural pathways in monkeys that govern the decision about shifting gaze to look at a target assigned a specific reward value. Such stu...NIAID begins enrolling volunteers for novel HIV vaccine study
...NIAID. This proof-of-concept trial is designed to yield vital information on the potential efficacy of cellular immunity against HIV, although it is not expected to provide enough data to support immediate licensing of the vaccine for public use, says Margaret (Peggy) Johnston, Ph.D., who oversees HIV vac...Lifestyle changes especially effective at preventing type 2 diabetes in adults aged 60 and older
...s adults over 60 that modest lifestyle changes can yield big rewards in preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. "We are asking older adults to find out if they are at risk for type 2 diabetes, and we're showing them how to take action to prevent it," said Dr. James R. Gavin III, Chair of the N...Complementary and alternative therapies and conventional medical therapies
...a mechanism; and the likelihood that research will yield unambiguous results. Inability to meet any one of the criteria should not necessarily exclude a therapy from consideration, the report says. To foster more research on the effectiveness and safety of CAM -- as well as on how these therapies compare...A comprehensive response to HIV could prevent 10 million AIDS deaths in Africa by 2020
...cus on one or the other of these alternatives will yield minimal benefits--failing to integrate the two app...e prevention and treatment efforts, however, could yield substantially greater benefits than the sum of the two alone--lowering projected new infections by 7...Simple sputum test for confirmation of childhood tuberculosis
...tive in 87% and 65% of children, respectively. The yield from one sample from induced sputum was similar to that from three gastric lavages. In addition, almost half of all culture positive sputum samples were also smear positive, enabling rapid diagnosis and initiation of treatment. There was no differenc...Residual tumor cells are a barrier to targeted cancer therapeutics
... engineered mouse models used in these MYC studies yield results that are very similar to what is observed in patients and that molecular therapies will likely need to be applied chronically to prevent the regrowth of residual tumor cells that remain after therapy. He further emphasizes that molecularly ta...Monitoring life, one breath at a time
...ymers and carbon nanotubes that sense CO2 can also yield photo-sensitive devices that record the binary "on" and "off" patterns of digital memory. The memory is written optically, but read and erased electronically. When researchers shine light on the polymer-coated nanotube transistors, electric signals ...Brookhaven Lab and BioSET develop a synthetic peptide that enhances the effect of BMP-2
.... The Brookhaven/BioSET collaboration continues to yield very promising results aimed at replicating human growth factors, and we look forward to further validating the potential of these peptides to enhance the body's healing capacity, especially when combined with orthopedic implants." ...News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...young SUD victims' relatives has a high diagnostic yield and should be mandatory, the scientists said. 9 a.m. Abstract 1786 Yoga, meditation may relax arteries, according to a preliminary study. By some estimates, chronic stress may double the risk of cardiovascular events. While stress reduction a...TIGER Workshop puts focus on space for African water management
...ites to guide well diggers to sites most likely to yield underground water. Regional deforestation will als...the challenges set during Johannesburg. Satellites yield information for study and monitoring of the water cycle, and water is a resource crucial for all thr...NIAID launches program to improve medical tools against emerging infectious diseases
...d Transplantation. "This initiative, however, will yield new knowledge about antigenic epitopes from a wide variety of microbes, including agents that might be used in a bioterrorist attack." Epitopes are recognized by the body's B and T cells, white blood cells that detect an invading pathogen. Each B and...IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
... capacity to effectively respond to influenza will yield benefits every year, whether or not a pandemic occurs," said Dr. Pavia. In addition, IDSA believes that, in the event of a flu pandemic or other serious infectious disease outbreak, the Executive Branch should be able to trigger an emergency funding ...Scientists detail latest advances in development of prosthetic devices for paralyzed
...EEG measurements, on the other hand, are safe, but yield a much 'fuzzier' signal. In addition, users typically have to be trained for prolonged periods to master this new skill. Scientists are now working to develop techniques that combine the advantages of both methods yet reduce their downfalls. Scienti...