Science Progress articles from March 2008

Science Progress archives from March 2008

The epidemiological transition: the current status of infectious diseases in the developed world versus the developing world.(Report)
March 22, 2008... ABSTRACT Wealthy, industrialized countries of the developed world successfully underwent the "epidemiologic transition" from infectious diseases to degenerative diseases, but developing countries have not yet achieved that transition. This...

Industrial biotechnology takes off in Europe.
March 22, 2008... ABSTRACT Biotechnologies have the potential to significantly impact the quality of life in a sustainable society through the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, advances in agriculture and food production, and...

Towards a cure for dementia: the role of axonal transport in Alzheimer's disease.(Clinical report)
March 22, 2008... ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease is an incurable, fatal illness characterised by years of progressive mental decline. It afflicts half a million people in the UK--more than any other dementia. The primary risk factor is old age so this number...

Tidal energy extraction: renewable, sustainable and predictable.(Report)
March 22, 2008... ABSTRACT The tidal flow of sea water induced by planetary motion is a potential source of energy if suitable systems can be designed and operated in a cost-effective manner. This paper examines the physical origins of the tides and how the...

Empirical tests of a theory of language, mathematics, and matter.
March 22, 2008... ABSTRACT In an earlier paper (Abler, 2006), I proposed a theory of language, especially sentences, based on the symmetrical structure of the equation. Here, I use the structure of equations to deduce neural structures (e.g., mirror neurons...