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Team discovers possible 'universal strategy' to combat addiction

...rch Group, one of several interdisciplinary health sciences research groups at the University. The group, dedicated to the study of brain systems and how they change with experience, draws expertise from numerous departments across six colleges on campus. ...

Illinois pig to make history as source of first complete swine genome

...ohanns. Lawrence B. Schook, a professor of animal sciences at Illinois and co-chairman of the International Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium, will head the project that is expected to cost $20 million and involve researchers at seven other institutions. Sequencing of the some 2.5 billion chemical base pai...

New brain hormone puts brakes on reproduction

... a professor on the faculty of integrated arts and sciences at Hiroshima University. The discovery supplied one of the last remaining pieces of the bird's hormone system that controls reproduction. GnIH seemed to be the missing antagonist that switches off pituitary gonadotropins, and work by Tsutsui and Bent...

FSU biologist says new dinosaur is oldest cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex

...ite force –?has helped to generate interest in the sciences among young children, typically fascinated by animals such as dinosaurs and crocodiles. He is an assistant professor of anatomy and vertebrate paleobiology at FSU; curator of the Florida State University Museum; and a research associate at both The A...

Nearly half of people who need cholesterol treatment don't get it

...event it," said Goff, a professor of public health sciences and internal medicine at Wake Forest's School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "Our research illustrates the importance of improving the treatment and control of cholesterol disorders and eliminating treatment dispa...

Loosen leash on cancer protein 'watchdog,' researchers say

...h), who is an assistant professor of basic medical sciences in Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine and co-lead author of the work. "The p53 protein has been long known as an effective weapon against cancers, but we know from previous research that we can't just let it run rampant through the body without ...

Man's best friend: Study shows lonely seniors prefer playtime with pooch over human interaction

...and professor of pharmacological and physiological sciences at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Nursing home residents felt much less lonely after spending time alone with a dog than they did when they visited with a dog and other people. The research will be published in the March 2006 issue of An...

Albatross study shows regional differences in ocean contamination

...oblem." Finkelstein, who earned a Ph.D. in ocean sciences at UCSC in 2003, conducted this study as part of her thesis research. Her advisers were Donald Croll, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Donald Smith, professor of environmental toxicology. In addition to Croll and Smith, th...

Vegetables inhibit growth of prostate cancer in mice with human tumors

...oblem." Finkelstein, who earned a Ph.D. in ocean sciences at UCSC in 2003, conducted this study as part of her thesis research. Her advisers were Donald Croll, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Donald Smith, professor of environmental toxicology. In addition to Croll and Smith, th...

Just the expectation of a mirthful laughter experience boosts endorphins 27 percent, HGH 87 percent

... may sound corny but we in the health care medical sciences need to 'get serious about happiness' and the lifestyle that produces it, relative to mind, body and spirit and its biotranslation," he added. "Why do you think Reader's Digest has claimed that 'Laughter is the Best Medicine' for so many years?" B...

Atmospheric ozone recovering in mid-latitudes, report shows

...erek Cunnold, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "Many in the scientific community think it will be at least 50 years before ozone levels return to the pre-1980 levels when ozone began to decline." The research results will be published Sept. 9, 2006 in the ...

Chemical in many air fresheners may reduce lung function

...e scientific community to use environmental health sciences to understand the causes of disease and to improve human health. The plan can be accessed at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/plan2006 . ...

It's all in the genes

...gator Tom Whitham, Regents Professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University. It's a field that has not been explored before. After all, the idea of looking at the genes of thousands of species in even a simple community is daunting at best. "What we've done is zero in on a foundation specie...

Hopkins researchers develop new tool to watch real-time chemical activity in cells

... assistant professor of pharmacology and molecular sciences in Hopkins' Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences. Testing chemicals on enzymes in living cells provides the opportunity to find potential drugs that work in new ways. For example, using living cells allows researchers to "see" where in the cell ...

UCLA scientists strengthen case for life more than 3.8 billion years ago

...phen J. Mojzsis, assistant professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder--conducted new geologic and geochemical analysis on these rocks. Their findings will be reported in the new issue of the American Journal of Science. Harrison and Mojzsis were co-authors on the Nov. 7, 1996, stu...

New research examines genetics of successful aging

....D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. "While this is a goal that many of us share, such a definition of 'successful aging' can be determined objectively and consistently across subjects--an important requirement of scientific studies." While previous r...

When it comes to gene transcription, random pauses aren’t quite so random, study finds

...co-author Steven M. Block, professor of biological sciences and of applied physics at Stanford. "It's what determines the difference between the cells in your brain or your heart or your liver. All of your cells have exactly the same DNA, but what makes them different is that they transcribe different genes t...

Ten years later, Dolly is still making headlines

...llenging time to be in the field of pharmaceutical sciences than now." The following topics will headline this year's meeting: Creator of "Dolly" and world-renowned scientists share insight Making his first U.S. appearance since his book, About Dolly, hit shelves earlier this month, Dr. Ian Wilmut, th...

Science captures the essence of fruit

...e created. Researchers at New Zealand-based life sciences company HortResearch say they have fine-tuned the science of gene discovery to such a degree that they can now accurately determine which genes create the individual flavours and fragrances found in fruits and flowers. Combined with traditional bio...

Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders

...eph Garner, a Purdue assistant professor of animal sciences and the study's lead author. "The level of complexity at which we assess mouse behavior is often very rudimentary, and it just does not match up with subtleties of the cognitive deficits in human mental dysfunction or with the tools we use to study t...

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