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Scientists discover new species of distinctive cloud-forest rodent

...ayas, Ruwenzoris, Virungas and Kinabalu, the Andes support a fantastic variety of habitats," said Bruce Patte...tor of Mammals at The Field Museum. "These in turn support some of the richest faunas on the planet." The new rodent was discovered at an altitude of ...

Williams College biologist explores photosynthetic apparatus

...o Williams College biologist Claire Ting. It will support her work in exploring the structure, function and evolution of the photosynthetic apparatus in one of the most important marine primary producers of the world. Her project is titled "Photosynthetic Response to Abiotic Stress in Prochlorococcus, a Gl...

A first glimpse of the influenza replication machine

...th other European laboratories, and with financial support by the European Commission, we will explore both structure and function of this key drug target and try to characterise other mutations implicated in bird-to-human transmission." ...

Many couples choose to donate surplus embryos for stem cell research

...les who did not want to increase their family, 90% support the donation of embryos to stem cell research in a Catholic country—and, most importantly, almost no couple wants just to destroy the embryos," Menendez said....

Common parasitic infection leads to increased risk for HIV infection

... to cells. The findings from this study provide support for prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases such as trichomoniasis as important strategies for preventing HIV infection. As a next step, McClelland suggested that "comprehensive strategies for reducing vaginal infections and addres...

Stem cell therapy shows promise for rescuing deteriorating vision

...rescue vision. "On their own, they were able to support retinal cells and keep them alive," says Lund, who has conducted pioneering studies of cell therapy for eye disease. "We didn't expect that at all. We've used a number of different cell types from different sources and these have given us the best re...

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

...from a New York-based cheese company, and receives support for his research from the USDA and EPA and other funders. Whey is a far cheaper growing medium than those available in labs for the many fungi now in use as biological controls in agriculture and forestry. And the whey serves as a nutritional r...

Fungal factories may save hemlock forests

...from a New York-based cheese company, and receives support for his research from the USDA and EPA and other funders. Whey is a far cheaper growing medium than those available in labs for the many fungi now in use as biological controls in agriculture and forestry. And the whey serves as a nutritional r...

UCLA: How does your brain respond when you think about gambling or taking risks?

...t provides, for the first time, neural evidence to support this pattern. "We found for the first time that the neural response to potential losses is larger than the neural response to potential gains," Fox said. Poldrack and Fox said they are both comfortable with risk in their lives, declining, for e...

New UD technology removes viruses from drinking water

...ecided to pursue some experiments. With partial support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Water Resources Center, through its graduate fellowship program, the scientists and their students began evaluating the effectiveness of iron granules in removing viruses from water under conti...

Overfishing large sharks impacts entire marine ecosystem, shrinks shellfish supply

... ray predation, allowing the scallop population to support a fishery and still replenish itself each year. In contrast, sampling by Peterson and co-author Sean Powers in recent years—after the cownose ray population explosion—showed that the migrating rays consumed nearly all adult bay scallops in the area, ...

MIT device draws cells close -- but not too close -- together

...hem understand exactly which signals are needed to support specific liver cell functions. Instead of building an entire liver from scratch, Bhatia wants to isolate the key cell type, "the business end of the organ," and get it to work without replicating the entire cellular environment that supports it. "If ...

Research project tackles 'regeneration' gap

... about $6 million in private donations, university support and state matching funds, "The Regeneration Projec... and traumatic injury. The project has received support from two private gifts ?from Jon and Beverly Thompson of Sanibel, Fla., and from the Thomas H. Maren...

Prion disease treatable if caught early

...y enough. The researchers said that their findings support developing early treatments that aim to reduce lev...survival in prion-infected mice we have shown here support targeting neuronal [prion protein] directly as a therapeutic approach," wrote Mallucci and colleague...

Researchers to study why dead zone returned to Lake Erie

... water, provide habitat for wildlife and fish, and support transportation and agriculture production. Lake Erie is the smallest of the five Great Lakes. ...

Trying to control pain can be a double-edged sword, say scientists

...hose with a strong control belief. The findings support the practice of "acceptance-based therapy" whereby...ovided with a toolbox of self-management skills to support them to manage their day-to-day pain." ...

Growth factor stimulates rapid extension of key motor neurons in brain

...operates separately from the growth factor's known support of neuronal survival. Tests in living developing mice showed that blocking the IGF-1 pathway in the spinal cord prevented the growth of CSMN axons, which confirmed the applicability of the in vitro experiments to living mammals. "The role of IGF...

Salmon farms kill wild fish, study shows

...nd Engineering Research Council of Canada. Further support came from the David Suzuki Foundation, the Canadian Sablefish Association, and the British Columbia Wilderness Tourism Association. "The analysis in this paper almost certainly underestimates the total mortality of juvenile salmon, " said study co-...

Why don't all moles progress to melanoma?

... the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER. "Our results support the direct role of the endoplasmic reticulum as an important gatekeeper of tumor control," says Soengas, who is an assistant professor of dermatology in the U-M Medical School. "Until now, no one knew there was a connection between ER stress and the ...

UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV

...titutes of Health and World Health Organization to support the development of vaginal microbicides," said Moscicki, who also is the director of Teen Clinics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at UCSF Children’s Hospital. "Herpes infection is the number one attributable cause of HIV infection in the Unite...

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