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FSU scientist warns North Atlantic right whale facing extinction

...those closures inadequate because they don't fully address the seasonal movement of right whales. The scient...diate implementation of interim emergency rules to address the current crisis and emphasize the need for renewed support now from the U.S. Congress and researc...

Fluorescing lab worms signal longer life spans

...kinetic reactions, said Rea. "This work starts to address the question of why genetically identical organisms raised in identical environments still age at different rates," said Rea. "It suggests that chance alterations in how stress-response mechanisms are maintained dictate how individual organisms respo...

Using nanoparticles, in vivo gene therapy activates brain stem cells

...niques to study brain biology and new therapies to address some of the most debilitating human diseases." Viral vectors for gene therapy always carry with them the potential to revert back to wild-type, and some human trials have even resulted in fatalities. As a result, new research focuses increasingly o...

Agilent Technologies introduces high-capacity human protein removal system for proteomics research

...t know right now. That's something we are going to address in the future." Irmis acknowledges that early ornithischians may have been around, yet were rare and living in places not conducive to the preservation of fossils. But they definitely were not as common and diverse in the Late Triassic as some paleo...

Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment

...le and cause health problems that are difficult to address with the standard antibiotic regimens. One of the culprits is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, an organism that was associated mainly with hospital-acquired infections, but is becoming increasingly common in the general community...

Revueltosaurus skeleton unearthed at Petrified Forest upsets dinosaur tale

...t know right now. That's something we are going to address in the future." Irmis acknowledges that early ornithischians may have been around, yet were rare and living in places not conducive to the preservation of fossils. But they definitely were not as common and diverse in the Late Triassic as some paleo...

Amazon source of 5-year-old river breath

...oactive carbon-14 and stable carbon-13 isotopes to address these questions. Funding from the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made the analysis by Mayorga and Aufdenkampe possible. The samples were collected by Richey's research group and Brazilian scientists...

New understanding of cell movement may yield ways to brake cancer's spread

... how this process directs cells can help us better address a host of diseases that result from too little or too much cell movement, or from cells moving in the wrong direction and to the wrong place." Dr. Vuori and her team found a molecule called DOCK180, a key signaling protein that binds to PIP3. PIP3 i...

Understanding how bacteria communicate may help scientists prevent disease

...ral additional questions," Kulkarni said. He will address these questions in his Powe-funded research. "We are asking, what are the environmental signals, apart from quorum sensing, that are integrated by the small RNAs to initiate changes in behavior. An example might be the amount of nutrients in the envi...

Tsunami-damaged coral reefs should be left to recover naturally, say scientists

...fter the tsunami, the main priorities have been to address the human toll, the health and sustenance of survivors and the rebuilding of livelihoods in all of the affected nations. "However, long-term reconstruction efforts will need to examine requirements for rebuilding damaged sectors such as fisheries an...

Second messenger NAADP shows fast, dose-related impact on satiety cycle

...iled to develop a truly successful obesity drug to address this major global health problem. Enter a recently discovered and already controversial natural molecule called nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), which is active in cells from plants to humans. NAADP is thought to be a so-called...

Alcohol consumption disrupts breastfeeding hormones

...id scientific evidence to support this claim." To address this research deficit, the current study, reported in the April 2005 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, is the first to analyze the effects of alcohol on lactational hormones of women who are breastfeeding. Subjects were ...

A new way to share models of biological systems

...Nicolas Le Novère. "The BioModels database aims to address these issues." The first step was to develop a standard way of describing such models. The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML), an open-source computer language developed by the SBML Team, is now widely accepted and is supported by over 75 differ...

Changing ecosystems throw scientists mega-challenges

...ucation, who authored the report, "scientists must address combinations of factors in their research, such as the interactions between human activities and natural cycles at different spatial and temporal scales." The report encourages NSF to maintain its foundation-wide emphasis on investigations of couple...

Africa to take it on chin again with climate change

...nes in the North Atlantic. Hurrell's work does not address the possible impact of increased rains in the Sahel on future Atlantic hurricane activity. For their study, Hurrell and Hoerling examined output from computer models at NCAR, NASA, NOAA, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and Fr...

Integration of Agilent's MS technology, Proteome Systems' software to help scientists in proteomics research

...trometers. Proteome Systems developed GlycomIQ to address the emerging field of glycomics, which examines how glycosylation, or the addition of sugars to proteins, affects biological processes and systems. GlycomIQ comprises kits, consumables and informatics software developed specifically for automated gly...

FDA Works To Speed The Advent Of New, More Effective Personalized Medicines

..., biologics, and associated devices. FDA will also address ways to translate pharmacogenomics into medical product development and clinical practice. On April 26th at 1:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center , the FDA will be presenting a symposium for the public entitled "Personalizing your Healthcare...

Canada approves marijuana-based pain spray

...g with MS and neuropathic pain need new options to address their pain. Sativex will likely be welcomed by the many people with MS, whose quality of life has been further compromised with neuropathic pain,?said Dr. William J. McIlroy, National Medical Advisor, MS Society of Canada. How Sativex works Sativex ...

Youth With HIV Take More Risks After New Meds Introduced

...geted interventions for youth living with HIV that address risk behaviors and aim to improve quality of life are more needed now than ever before," the researchers write. Although HAART use has significantly improved the care of HIV patients, the longer lives of those patients could mean more opportunities ...

Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities

...so points out the need for additional resources to address the new priority areas that have been identified." CI already works in most of the existing hotspots and plans to expand its programs into some of the new hotspots, including the Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands. "We have already begun looking seriously a...

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