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Study examines genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

...Julie Williams, School of Medicine, who leads this project with Professor Micheal Owen said: “Whilst these genes are likely to make modest contributions to disease more work needs to be done to test their strength in other samples of volunteers.? Professor Owen, School of Medicine said: “Identifying suscep...

Cure for cancer one step closer

... an ethically and scientifically approved research project with tissue, matching blood samples and full clinical data, valuable funds will be saved, which can then be applied to further their research. "There is compelling evidence that new methods for screening, diagnosis and evaluation of cancer can mak...

Tundra disappearing at rapid rate

...so be participating in an International Polar Year project that will be examining treeline dynamics across the circumpolar north....

Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines

...veness of using biodiesel in agriculture. "This project was designed to accelerate the adoption of biodies... support. It is hoped that the success of this project will lead to an accelerated adoption of biodiesel use in on-farm applications, not only in Ontario b...

Sandia researchers take new approach to studying how cells respond to pathogens

...opment (LDRD) program. Sandia is partnering on the project with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)...ents and computational models developed under this project have applicability beyond infectious disease research. These technologies can also be used for study...

Ancient genes used to produce salt-tolerant wheat

... normally not present in any modern wheat." The project began when the CSIRO team used a highly accurate selection method -- based on their understanding of how plants tolerate salt -- to identify wheat varieties that could cope with higher salinity. They were particularly interested in the premium-priced...

Human's ecological footprint in 2015 and Amazonia revealed

...on-state level. They then utilize their results to project future levels of stressors. Restricting their ...nvironmental impact was then estimated and used to project future levels of stressors. They found that increased affluence exacerbates environmental impacts an...

Cambodian vulture nests offer hope for species

...ambodia Vulture Conservation Project, a government project supported by WCS, BirdLife International, World Wildlife Fund, the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. "Amazingly, there were also a host of other globally threatened species of birds and primates. It...

New details on how the immune system recognizes influenza

...hat this study shows us where we need to go," says project director Stephen Wilson, Ph.D., chief technology officer at LIAI. "Hundreds of flu epitopes have already been published and are now in the database, but critical gaps become apparent when one looks for human antibody targets." Plans for the future ...

Horse genome assembled

...sequence, were contributed to the horse sequencing project by Ottmar Distl, D.V.M., Ph.D. and Tosso Leeb, Ph.D., from the University of Veterinary Medicine, in Hanover, Germany and Helmut Blöcker, Ph.D., from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, Germany. Production of the BAC end sequ...

LIAI completes world's most comprehensive analysis on influenza virus data

...n Wilson, Ph.D., LIAI chief technology officer and project director of the database. "It also highlights those critical areas where we need to look further. The fact that we don't have a comprehensive vaccine for flu shows we have more work to do. This study shows us where we need to focus going forward." ...

Smithsonian scientists discover new marine species in eastern Pacific

...pedition as part of the crustacean Tree of Life, a project funded by the National Science Foundation, which a...ded 15 new species over 3 years in a complimentary project organized by STRI Staff Scientist Hector Guzman. The scientists hope their data will be useful ...

Fighting influenza & co. with 40,000 blood samples

...s the case is largely unknown. An international EU project led by the University of Bonn is now starting whic... are dangerous for children and the over-60s,' the project coordinator Dr. Oliver Schildgen explains. 'What's more, in the case of the elderly the flu vaccine ...

When your brain talks, your muscles don't always listen

...lied Physiology, and Knight is now beginning a new project focusing on motor-control mechanisms in the elderly. Both studies are sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The ultimate goal of the research, Knight said, is to improve movement quality in older adults, as well as patients with disorder...

New study challenges 'critical period' in childhood vision development

...ndia. A unique case study that resulted from this project appears in the December 2006 issue of Psychological Science. Dr. Sinha and two graduate students, Yuri Ostrovsky and Aaron Andalman, were introduced to a woman in India who was born blind due to dense congenital cataracts in both eyes. The woman...

Chlamydia vaccine a step closer to reality

...cine product." QUT researchers working on the project are part of IHBI's Cells and Tissue Domain and include Professors Peter Timms, Ken Beagley, Associate Professor Louise Hafner, Celia Berry and Chris Barker. ...

Sheffield scientists light up bacteria

...e University’s Department of Chemistry, said: "The project is a great example of progress that can be achieve...iences/physical sciences interface and we hope the project will deliver technology of real importance."...

Researchers find gene mutation that causes infertility in male mice

...r egg production. The researchers are engaged in a project to identify ultimately all the genes needed for fertility in mice and apply this information to the human situation. ...

Analysis of rhesus monkey genome uncovers genetic differences with humans, chimps

... Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston and the project leader. One of the most useful features of the rhesus genome is that it is less closely related to the human genome than to the chimp genome. This means that important features that have been conserved in primates over time can be more easily se...

Study shows hope for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's

...nosis,?said Polikar, principal investigator on the project at Rowan. “But most people don’t have access to such facilities and instead go to community clinics and hospitals. Our methodology involves just one ‘snapshot?that in itself is highly accurate and will be especially beneficial in these locations.? ...

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