Finding the right mix: A biomaterial blend library
...nerate. In a 2006 study* presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in September, the researchers analyzed how two types of model cells--immune cells known as macrophages and bone cells known as osteoblasts--responded to changes in the composition of thin films made of these tyrosine-...Adults who go to bed lonely get stress hormone boost next morning
...vival -- fluctuations in this hormone assist us in meeting the changing demands we face in our daily lives." The first of its type, the study shows that it is not just on average that people who have more negative emotions have higher levels of cortisol. Rather, with its detailed and intricate methodology...Results with newer bladeless LASIK equivalent to standard microkeratome LASIK
...sociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. LASIK (Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) involves treating nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism by reshaping the eye's cornea to alter the way the eye refracts light. LASIK involves creating a flap, removing ......ational Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) annual meeting in Berlin, Germany. The Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) Filter Harvest System was found to have the potential to become a valuable tool to help realize the promise of regenerative medicine, a field that scientists believe could produce significant brea...New technology enables faster, more efficient cell harvest: Cell therapy meeting study
...ational Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) annual meeting in Berlin, Germany. The Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) Filter Harvest System was found to have the potential to become a valuable tool to help realize the promise of regenerative medicine, a field that scientists believe could produce significant brea...Coffee makes us more likely to say 'yes'
...e radio/TV, reading a film review or in a business meeting to discuss work-related issues." ...Plant diseases threaten chocolate production worldwide
... July 30 from 1:30-5 p.m., during the joint annual meeting of The American Phytopathological Society, Canadia... and the Mycological Society of America. The joint meeting will be held July 29–August 2, 2006, at the Centre des Congrès de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canad...'LEGO-Like' building blocks to halt cell growth wins Hebrew University prize
... Kaye Innovation Award on June 13, during the 69th meeting of the Hebrew university Board of Governors. Qvit has shown through his research that it is possible to greatly increase drug delivery efficiency by designing specific molecular structures made up of known pharmaceutically effective peptides (smal...Joslin discovers signs of residual islet cell function in people with long-term type 1 diabetes
... Medalists. The study being presented at the ADA meeting is part of the second phase of the Joslin 50-Year Medalist Study that is assessing these factors in 326 patients with more than 50 years of insulin-dependent diabetes. It evaluated a subset of 125 people with type 1 diabetes for biomarkers of insulin...Methane-belching bugs inspire a new theory of the origin of life on Earth
...e Penn State Astrobiology Research Center's annual meeting earlier this week. "There is strong phylogenetic evidence that acetate kinase is a very ancient enzyme." No such evidence can pinpoint the age of Pta, "but these two enzymes always work together," suggesting that they evolved together. The two enzyme...Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol
...OE] Biofuels Workshop Report" at the July 11, 2006 meeting of BERAC. ...Gene therapy injected into the brains' of mice with Huntington's disease
... patients at the American Association of Neurology meeting last spring. Initial efficacy results of this Phase I trial are expected to be presented this fall and a double-blinded, controlled Phase II trail in PD patients is planned for later this year. ...Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions
.... At the American Spinal Cord Injury Association meeting in June, David Chen, medical director of the spinal cord injury rehabilitation program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, presented preliminary results from a third participant in the trial. This patient, who is unable to speak because of a ...Promising cell protein may play role in infection and dry eye
...ey recently presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Florida, which was attended by over 10,000 researchers. PAI-2, in either extracellular or secreted form, is a multifunctional protein that plays a role in cell differentiation, in ...Invasive species alter habitat to their benefit
...nd Goldberg will present their results Aug. 9 at a meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Memphis, Tenn. "When you have an invasion, you typically see three things happening at once: the invasion, the change in environment and the decrease in diversity," said Farrer, a graduate student in Goldberg...Genetic snooze button governs timing of spring flowers
.... Addressing scientists here today (Aug. 9) at a meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Richard Amasino described studies that have begun to peel back some of the mystery of how plants pace the seasons to bloom at the optimal time of year. "Floweri...Agriculture and tropical conservation: rethinking old ideas
... two symposia at the Ecological Society of America meeting in Memphis, Tenn. "When you talk to peasant producers in tropical areas, they're usually surprised when they hear that conservationists think that they're the enemies of conservation," said Vandermeer, who is the Margaret Davis Collegiate Professo...Time of day tempers tadpoles' response to predators
...Earl Werner, will present his results Aug. 10 at a meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Memphis, Tenn. Fraker studied tadpoles of the green frog (Rana clamitans), which normally feed more at night, to see whether their responses to predatory dragonfly larvae differed with time of day. "Green f...A new look at the state of the oceans
...seminar. On July 16, 2006, from 8.30 to 11.15, the meeting will take place at the Forum of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Prof Wiltshire is Assistant Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. Her own research emphasis is on plankton, and her work is carried out a......uis, who presented her findings at the 91st annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Luis and her colleagues used a simple mathematical model that mimicked the growth of bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella in European ground squirrels, and how it affected their torpor patterns in relation...