Why Flu Virus Thrives in Winter Mar 4, 2008
"Like an M&M in your mouth, the protective covering melts when it enters the respiratory tract," Joshua Zimmerberg, PhD, chief of the cellular and molecular biophysics lab at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) says in a news release. "It's only in this liquid phase that the virus is capable of entering a cell to infect it.". (WebMD)
New research shows why winter is the season for flu Mar 3, 2008
The researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) say influenza viruses coat themselves in a fatty protein called hemagglutinin, that hardens and protects them in colder temperatures ... NICHD Director Duane Alexander says the findings could lead to new ways to prevent and treat flu by exploring ways to interfere with the protective mechanism and could also help scientists find new ways to eradicate influenza. (News-Medical.net)
Influenza Study Sheds Light on "Flu Season" Mar 3, 2008
The research, conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the National Institutes of Health, has found out that viruses which cause flu coat themselves in fatty material that hardens and protects them in colder temperatures. This gives them an edge in the cold temperatures of the winter season. (eFluxMedia)
Winter is flu season, why? Mar 3, 2008
The new report could lead to new ways to prevent and treat flu, said NICHD Director Duane Alexander. The NICHD is one of the National Institutes of Health. (Xinhuanet, China)
Study Shows Why Winter is 'Flu Season' Mar 3, 2008
"Like an Mour mouth, the protective covering melts when it enters the respiratory tract," said Joshua Zimmerberg of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), who led the study. The NICHD is one of the National Institutes of Health ... The new report, published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, could lead to new ways to prevent and treat flu, said NICHD Director Duane Alexander. (Newsmax)
Tobacco Use, Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy, May Threaten Health Of Women And Children Mar 1, 2008
"This study indicates that public health officials in developing nations should take immediate steps to prevent and reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ... The study was conducted by an international team of investigators, including researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NICHD, two NIH institutes ... The researchers conducted the study... (Science Daily)
Novel approach strips staph of virulence Feb 15, 2008
NICHD () sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) The Nation's Medical Research Agency includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (EurekAlert!)
Thin Bones Seen In Boys With Autism And Autism Spectrum Disorder Feb 10, 2008
D., a biological anthropologist in NICHD s Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research. Our results suggest that children with autism and autism spectrum disorder may be at risk for calcium and vitamin D deficiencies, Dr. Hediger said. (Science Daily)
Fatal Copper Disorder Can Now Be Detected At Birth Feb 9, 2008
"The study represents an important advance in the diagnosis and treatment of a rare but devastating genetic disorder," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the lead NIH institute that conducted the study ... The study was a collaboration between researchers in the NICHD, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the NIH Clinical Center ... Menkes disease occurs in about one in 100,000... (Science Daily)
Good parenting helps difficult infants perform as well or better in first grade than peers Feb 7, 2008
The researchers followed children taking part in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care from birth to first grade ... Data collection for the study was funded by NICHD.. (EurekAlert!)
A Variety Of Approaches Help Children Overcome Auditory Processing And Language Problems Jan 31, 2008
The language intervention trial was also supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to the Kansas Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at the University of Kansas. NICHD is also part of the National Institutes of Health. (Science Daily)
Holiday Weight Gain Dec 14, 2007
While it's commonly believed that most people put on at least five pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day thanks to rich and frequent indulgences during the festive season research published by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in a March 22, 2000 press release reveals that that figure is likely more in the range of one pound ... D., the study's principal investigator and head of NICHD's Unit on Growth and Obesity. (Suite101.com)
Fetal heart rate yields clues to children's later development Nov 15, 2007
The study was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the NIH/NICHD Intramural Research Program. Summarized from Child Development, Vol. 78, Issue 6, Fetal Heart Rate and Variability: Stability and Prediction to Developmental Outcomes in Early Childhood by DiPietro, J (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Bornstein, MH, and Hahn, C-S (National Institutes of Health), Costigan, K (Johns Hopkins Medical... (EurekAlert!)
Precise Pictures Of Cell Target For Drugs Made Oct 29, 2007
(May 16, 2002) Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have come one step closer to understanding how experimental. . (Science Daily)
When children are upset, mothers and fathers make a difference Sep 28, 2007
Study 1 was supported by McElwains postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Study 2 was supported by grants from the University of Michigan and Vollings NICHD Independent Scientist Award. (EurekAlert!)
How The Brain Handles Surprise, Good And Bad Sep 21, 2007
This work was supported by the NIMH, NIDA, and the Klingenstein, Keck, Sloan, James S. McDonnell, and NARSAD foundations, and by a Charles E. Culpeper Scholarship to C.D.S. J.J.P. received support from NICHD and NEI institutional training grants. S.E.M. received support from the NSF.. (Science Daily)
Web sites about readingprograms and test results Aug 26, 2007
Web sites about reading programs and test results. Web sites about reading programs and test results The First 'R:' Part of a series on reading from childhood to adulthood Sunday, August 26, 2007 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Too many children aren’t getting enough calcium Aug 18, 2007
Updated Aug 17, 2007 - 01:57:54 pm CDT. in print and online, 24/7. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Children's scientists discover fundamental protein instrumental to brain development and repair Jul 9, 2007
He is Director of the Center for Neuroscience Research at Childrens National Medical Center and the Director of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Childrens, which is supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Gallo came to Childrens from the NICHD, where he was Chief of the Section on Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology. (EurekAlert!)
Researchers Discover Gene For Rare Skin Disorder Jun 29, 2007
The findings are important because they offer insight into a developmental disorder that was previously little understood, said Ljubisa Vitkovic, M.D., of NICHD s Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch. But they also illustrate how a mutation in the human counterpart of a protein known to regulate development in flies and mice can affect the skin and other human organs. (Science Daily)
Boys With Autism, Related Disorders, Have High Levels Of Growth Hormones Jun 28, 2007
The boys higher BMI may be related to their higher hormone levels, said the study s principal investigator, NICHD s James L. Mills, M.D., a senior investigator in the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research s Epidemiology Branch. Dr. Mills and his coworkers also found that there was no difference in height between the two groups of boys. (Science Daily)
Study links autism with growth hormones, big heads Jun 23, 2007
Writing in the journal Clinical Endocrinology, Dr. James Mills of the NICHD and colleagues said they compared the height, weight, head circumference and levels of growth-related hormones to growth and maturation in 71 boys with autism to a group of 59 healthy boys. The boys with autism had higher levels of two hormones that directly regulate growth -- insulin-like growth factor-1 and IGF-2. (Yahoo News)
Criteria To Detect Bone Mass Deficiencies In Children With Chronic Diseases Developed Jun 9, 2007
"The study focused on gathering standardized data about accumulation of bone mass during childhood -- a critical determinant of whether children are at elevated risk for fracture or osteoporosis, Dr. Kalkwarf said. The research findings will allow physicians to use standardized data on bone mass categorized by sex, age, and race -- and formatted similar to a growth chart -- as a screening tool to identify children with potential underlying problems in skeletal development.In collecting their... (Science Daily)
Hospitals to study child seizures May 25, 2007
- Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. Friday, May 25, 2007. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Treatment of Seizures to Be Studied May 24, 2007
23, 2007 By Article Tools. (WASHINGTON) When children suffer life-threatening seizures, doctors have minutes to decide which of two drugs to use to try to save them with no good research on which works better. (Time.com)
Gene Crucial For Nerve Cell Insulation Discovered Apr 17, 2007
"The researchers have deciphered a key sequence essential to the assembly of myelin," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the NICHD, the NIH institute that funded the study ... Dr. Svaren is an affiliate of NICHD-funded mental retardation and developmental disabilities research center at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin. (Science Daily)
Elementary School Classrooms Get Low Rating On High-quality Instruction Mar 31, 2007
For all the current emphasis on standardized testing and teaching requirements, the quality of elementary school instruction is mediocre at best, according to a study from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development study published in the March 30 issue of Science magazine. "Any given child has less than a 20 percent chance of having a rich classroom experience consistently through elementary school," says Robert C. Pianta, lead researcher and Novartis US Foundation Professor of... (Science Daily)
Early Child Care Linked To Increases In Vocabulary, Some Problem Behaviors In Fifth And Sixth Grades Mar 28, 2007
The 1,364 children in the analysis had been tracked since birth as part of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, the largest, longest running, and most comprehensive study of child care in the United States ... Dr. James Griffin, the NICHD Science Officer for the Study, noted that the persistence of these findings demonstrates the importance of longitudinal research studies that follow children from infancy onwards ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and... (Science Daily)
Does Too Much Child Care Lead to Behavior Problems? Mar 27, 2007
CBS 6 - WTVR, Richmond Va - Does Too Much Child Care Lead to Behavior Problems. Does Too Much Child Care Lead to Behavior Problems. (WTVR.com, VA)
STUDY POINTS TO DAY CARE IN RISE IN BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS... Mar 26, 2007
Study Ties Child Care, Behavior Patterns. Study Ties Child Care, Behavior Patterns. (The Drudge Report)
Center-based care yields more behavior problems; in other types of care, problems short-lived Mar 26, 2007
The findings are the latest from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. NICHD is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... The NICHD study was initiated in 1991 to examine relationships between children's experiences in child care in the first 54 months of life and children's subsequent development. (EurekAlert!)
Older mothers more likely than younger mothers to deliver by Caesarean Mar 9, 2007
Until we learn why older mothers with low-risk pregnancies have a disproportionately high rate of Caesarean delivery, the utmost caution is needed in evaluating older mothers as candidates for the procedure, said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the NICHD, the NIH Institute that conducted the study ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
Experimental vaccine given during pregnancy reduces stillbirths from common virus Feb 22, 2007
"An effective CMV vaccine for women of childbearing age could greatly reduce the disability caused by the virus," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the NICHD, the NIH institute that funded the study ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
Largest-ever search for autism genes reveals new clues Feb 19, 2007
Principal investigators of NIH-funded components of the study were: Joseph Buxbaum, Susan Folstein, Neil Risch, James Sutcliffe, Daniel Geschwind, Bernie Devlin, Edwin Cook, Catherine Lord, NIMH; Joachim Hallmayer, Margaret Pericak-Vance, James Sutcliffe, Thomas Wassink, NINDS; Geraldine Dawson, Gerard Schellenberg, William McMahon, Fred Volkmar, NICHD. The research was also supported by General Clinical Research Centers at Yale University and the University of Utah, both funded by the NCRR. ...... (EurekAlert!)
Link found between muscle damage during childbirth, condition causing fallen bladder, uterus Jan 31, 2007
Understanding pelvic floor disorders, information from the University of Michigan Health System: Pelvic floor disorders, information from the NICHD. . (EurekAlert!)
Musician In The Mirror: New Study Shows Brain Rapidly Forms Link Between Sounds And Actions That Produce Them Jan 14, 2007
(March 4, 1998) -- A Yale research team funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has used sophisticated brain imaging technology to show that there is decreased functioning while. . (Science Daily)
Response To Anti-HIV Therapy Improved If Treatment Within 6 Months After Preventive Regimen Jan 12, 2007
The study findings are consistent with World Health Organization recommendations that all HIV-infected pregnant women be tested to identify those in immediate need of treatment, explained the NIH project officer for the study, Lynne Mofenson, M.D., Chief of the Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch at NICHD. ... A randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the best treatment for infected infants with and without single dose nevirapine exposure is currently being conducted by the... (Science Daily)
Gene discovered for form of brittle bone disease Dec 28, 2006
Medical professionals interested in referring patients to NIH to be tested for the new OI type as well as the classical types of OI may consult the Web site of the NICHD's OI program at. The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
New dyslexia theory blames 'noise' Dec 14, 2006
The NICHD defines dyslexia as "a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading... (EurekAlert!)
Technology for monitoring fetal oxygen during labor offers no apparent benefit Nov 23, 2006
The study, appearing in the November 23 New England Journal of Medicine, was conducted by researchers in the NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network ... "Fetal oxygen saturation monitoring offered no apparent advantage in interpreting the meaning of abnormal fetal heart rates," said Catherine Spong, M.D., an author of the study and Chief of NICHD's Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health;... (EurekAlert!)
NIH launches 'Health Info Rx Program' on newborn screening and related genetic disorders Nov 21, 2006
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the research arm of NIH dedicated to ensuring that every child in the U.S. is born healthy and grows up free from disease and disability, have entered into partnerships with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
SIDS Infants Show Abnormalities In Brain Area Controlling Breathing, Heart Rate Nov 2, 2006
A large body of research has shown that placing an infant to sleep on his or her stomach greatly increases the risk of SIDS. The NICHD-sponsored Back to Sleep campaign urges parents and caregivers to place infants to sleep on their backs, to reduce SIDS risk ... M.D. Dr. Kinney is a longtime grantee of the NICHD. In 1983, when she was a fellow in pathology, Dr. Kinney published a study describing subtle scarring on the brainstem of a number of infants who died of SIDS, corroborating isolated... (Science Daily)
A Look At The Women's Genome Study Oct 26, 2006
The National Institute for Children and Human Development produces that summarize current knowledge and NICHD research findings on many topics related to women's health. The National Human Genome Research Institute led the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health, which culminated in the completion of the full human genome sequence in April 2003. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Gene linked to autism in families with more than one affected child Oct 18, 2006
Inheriting two copies of this version more than doubled a child's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have discovered ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
Drug may prevent childbirth deaths in poor nations Oct 6, 2006
"We have proven that misoprostol is a convenient, inexpensive, safe and effective drug to lessen a major cause of death of women in the developing world -- postpartum haemorrhage," Dr Nancy Moss, of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the United States, said in a statement. Misoprostol is a pill which does not need to be refrigerated and costs about 14 cents a tablet. (Reuters AlertNet)
Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk Of Brain Tumors In Children Sep 25, 2006
(May 5, 2003) -- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will conduct a large study to determine whether a new surgery to correct spina bifida in the womb is safer and more effective than. . (Science Daily)
Baby fat: Cute or clue? Sep 18, 2006
One place to start is the weight-and-height charts that pediatricians use to evaluate kids' growth rates, said Alison Clarke-Stewart, principal investigator at UC Irvine for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, or NICHD, study of early child-care and youth development ... "Parents should continue to encourage healthy eating habits, coupled with regular physical activity as children enter preschool and elementary school. That's when kids are faced with less-healthy... (OCRegister)
Neighborhood affects impact of messages about race on children Sep 14, 2006
The study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD). Previous research has found that children of African-American parents who promote racial pride and awareness have better cognitive development and fewer behavior problems, while parents who promote mistrust of other races often have children with more behavior problems. (EurekAlert!)
Multi-racial adolescents change their racial identification over time Sep 14, 2006
The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill set out to investigate the prevalence and change of multiracial self-identification as adolescents transitioned to young adulthood. (EurekAlert!)
Pudgy toddlers don't always outgrow chubbiness Sep 7, 2006
By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical WriterSept. CHICAGO - Pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness. (AZCentral -- Families)
Molecules in blood foretell development of preeclampsia Sep 7, 2006
" Dr. Levine added that detecting high levels of both soluble endoglin and sFlt1 early in pregnancy might be especially helpful in predicting the later development of preeclampsia. Detecting high levels of these molecules might also help in distinguishing preeclampsia from chronic high blood pressure, kidney disease and other conditions that can produce symptoms similar to preeclampsia. Dr. Levine said that both sFlt1 and soluble endoglin are referred to as soluble because they circulate in the... (EurekAlert!)
Study: Baby fat faces obesity risk in teens Sep 6, 2006
Dr. Philip R. Nader, at the NICHD in Rockville, Maryland, and colleagues tracked the height and weight of roughly 1,400 healthy subjects starting in infancy through about 12 years of age. They defined overweight as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85th percentile for age. (People's Daily Online, China)
Study shows pudgy toddlers don't always outgrow chubbiness Sep 6, 2006
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Overweight toddlers more likely to grow overweight Sep 6, 2006
Dr. Philip R. Nader of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in Rockville, Maryland, U.S., and colleagues tracked the height and weight of roughly 1,400 healthy subjects starting in infancy through about 12 years of age. At the end of the study, 1,042 children still remained in the sample, of whom 555 had been weighed and measured at all seven points in time. (Xinhuanet, China)
Overweight Toddlers Often Become Overweight 12-year-olds Sep 6, 2006
They used data collected as part of the NICHD Study of Eatly Child Care and Youth Development. The children came from a wide range of socioeconomic levels. (Medical News Today)
Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood Sep 6, 2006
" The researchers concluded that based upon the reported growth data, health care providers can confidently encourage parents of overweight young children that they should address the child's eating and activity patterns immediately rather than delaying in the hope that the overweight and the patterns that support the continued addition of weight will resolve themselves in due course. Nader stated that if parents can prevent the escalating rate of weight gain as the child grows taller, parents... (EurekAlert!)
Overweight in early childhood increases chances for obesity at age 12 Sep 5, 2006
The analysis was conducted on data collected as part of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development ... Information about the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development is available at ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
Obese Girls In Early Puberty At Risk For High Androgen Levels Aug 29, 2006
This CRR work is funded by an NIH (NICHD) Center Grant. The UVa team is currently investigating how obesity and hyperandrogenemia (high levels of male hormones) might contribute to the development of adolescent and adult PCOS. PCOS is a syndrome characterized by irregular menstrual cycles and elevated androgen levels, which may lead to reduced fertility, acne, and facial hair growth. (Science Daily)
Autism impairs many parts of brain: study Aug 20, 2006
Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health, the study required the autistic children to perform numerous tasks like tie their shoelaces, make drawings on a paper using a pencil, and explain a figure of speech, among others ... Lauding the study, NICHD director Duane Alexander said the results could go a long way in finding therapies to help autistics. (Earthtimes.org)
New Treatment -- First In Years -- Demonstrated For Dangerous Staph Infections Aug 19, 2006
(February 15, 2002) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the biologics firm Nabi have developed the first vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of. . (Science Daily)
Autism worse than thought Aug 17, 2006
"These findings suggest that further understanding of autism will likely come not from the study of factors affecting one brain area or system, but from studying factors affecting many systems," the director of NICHD, Duane Alexander said. People with autism tend to display three characteristic behaviours, which are the basis of the diagnosis of autism, the study's author, Nancy Minshew, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said. (Daily Telegraph)
Study provides evidence that autism affects functioning of entire brain Aug 16, 2006
"These findings suggest that further understanding of autism will likely come not from the study of factors affecting one brain area or system, but from studying factors affecting many systems," said the director of NICHD, Duane Alexander, M.D. ... The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation. (EurekAlert!)
New findings offer more complete view of breast cancer gene mutations in US population Aug 15, 2006
The researchers examined the prevalence and predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in 1,628 women with breast cancer and 674 similar women without breast cancer, all of whom were participants in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD's) Women's Contraceptive And Reproductive Experiences (CARE) study ... "The advantages of this study include its large sample size, inclusion of under-studied groups of women and the fact that the results are population based," said... (EurekAlert!)
New study provides a clearer picture of breast-cancer gene mutations in American women Aug 15, 2006
the National Cancer Institute (NCI); the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The NICHD and NCI funded the research. (EurekAlert!)
New Light Microscope Sharpens Scientists' Focus Aug 12, 2006
But when Hess and Betzig learned of the new fluorescent labels, developed by George Patterson in the lab of Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), they realized that they could be the key ... So they contacted Davidson at FSU and Lippincott-Schwartz and Patterson at NICHD. Soon, all three groups were in close cooperation to bring the concept to reality ... By October 2005, the prototype was ready for testing, thanks in part to... (Science Daily)
