Chemists have developed safe alternatives to phthalates used in plastics by preventing chemical leac
Researchers at University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed safer alternatives to phthalate plasticizers -- which can leach out of plastics into food water and the environment -- potentially preventing a variety of health problems. The alternatives can still enhance the suppleness, ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 8, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
Surveillance of Core Cellular Pathways in C. elegans for Pathogen Assaults
CCR Eminent Lectures
The Ruvkun lab uses C. elegans molecular genetics and genomics to study miRNA and RNAi pathways. Using genetic and RNA interference approaches, we have identified many genes that positively or negatively regulate RNAi and microRNA pathways. These genes reveal the trajectory of siRNAs and miRNAs as they target mRNAs, as well as components that may be developed as drug targets to enhance RNAi in mammals.
Over the past decade, we discovered that like mammals, C. elegans uses an insulin signaling pathway to control its metabolism and longevity. This analysis has revealed striking congruence of molecular me...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Standing on the shoulders of mice: adventures in human immunology
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
While inbred mice have been a very powerful model for analyzing the immune system, recent advances, both technological and conceptual, have begun to make direct studies of the human immune system possible. This is vitally important from a translational perspective, as mouse models of disease have not been as productive as hoped for in producing “ actionable intelligence ” with which to diagnose and treat patients. Another benefit is that human work is almost unexplored territory for immunologists in our present time, where asking basic questions often results in unexpec...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NSF Director France C Ã ³ rdova statement on harassment
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has taken the next steps in its agency-wide effort to ensure the research and learning environments it supports are free from harassment, with a term and condition requiring awardee organizations to report findings and determinations of sexual harassment as ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - September 20, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
World  s largest coral gene database created (Image 4)
Fluorescent coral. A Rutgers University study focused on how corals evolved to allow them to interact with, and adapt to, the environment.
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An international team of scientists led by Rutgers University faculty has conducted the worldÂs most comprehensive analysis ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - September 13, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
NIH Council of Councils - September 2018
The NIH Council of Councils advises the NIH Director on on the policies and activities of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director, NIH. The Council also carries out concept clearance for grant programs proposed by the DPCPSI Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) and the NIH Common Fund, and conducts second-level review of proposed ORIP grant awards, awards for the Common Fund Transformative Research Award and Early Independence Award Programs, and awards for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes and All of Us Research Progr...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment -- Science Nation
Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and motivation to learn more.
But how can educators provide ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 29, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
Regulatory T cell differentiation and function
Immunonology IG Seminar
Dr. Rudensky ’ s research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms governing the differentiation and function of CD4 T lymphocytes and their role in immunity and tolerance. Major areas of interest include: the molecular and cellular mechanisms governing the differentiation and function of regulatory T cells; the roles these cells play in control of autoimmunity, tumor immunity, and immunity to infections, and in the maintenance of immune homeostasis at environmental interfaces. We are particularly interested in understanding the role of the forkhead family transcription factor Foxp3 in...
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Baby snowshoe hare
From an evolutionary perspective, prey animals like this 12-hour-old snowshoe hare, born into an environment fraught with danger, benefit if they are born wary and fearful, so they are automatically hiding, even though they have never seen a predator before.
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 29, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
Doppler data could help predict which patients will respond best to chemotherapy
Researchers claim that a revolution in chemotherapy could be on the horizon, thanks to Doppler data that helps predict which patients will respond best to treatments. The method differs from previous ways of predicting responses to chemo in that it preserves the cancer environment in 3-D biopsies, ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 25, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
mHealth Technology Showcase
Mobile health (mHealth) provides unprecedented opportunities to measure dynamic changes in health state and the key physical, biological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease risk. In the last decade a significant number of mHealth technologies have been developed and applied to advance health research. They include wearable and mobile sensors for data collection; discovery and validation of novel mHealth biomarkers; software platforms for large-scale participant enrollment and data collection; big data software for data analysis, visualization, and discovery, and mobile apps ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Advancing population health: five propositions and a research agenda
NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Annual Robert S. Gordon Jr. Lecture
Population health has emerged as a framework for research and action to improve health and reduce health inequities. For her lecture, Dr. Diez Roux will discuss what a population health approach means, posit five facts about population health and their implications for scientific understanding and policy, and highlight key components of a population health research agenda.
Dr. Diez Roux is internationally known for her research on the social determinants of health and the study of how neighborhoods affect health. Her work on neighborhood health effe...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Researchers are discovering an environmentally sustainable polymer that could replace plastics
In recent years, environmentally friendly materials to replace plastics have become a focus for chemists, and the discovery of a new polymer by Colorado State University could be just what they've been looking for. The material has the same characteristics of plastics that we enjoy -- for example, ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 11, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
NIH Council of Councils - May 2018
The NIH Council of Councils advises the NIH Director on on the policies and activities of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director, NIH. The Council also carries out concept clearance for grant programs proposed by the DPCPSI Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) and the NIH Common Fund, and conducts second-level review of proposed ORIP grant awards, awards for the Common Fund Transformative Research Award and Early Independence Award Programs, and awards for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes and All of Us Research Progr...
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Understanding the Combined Effects of Environmental Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors: Atherosclerosis as a Model Workshop
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Source: Videocast - All Events - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
