Brain Protein "Rescues" Neurons From Atrophy
... neurotrophins. Such a differential response would help confirm that neurotrophins are not simply a general growth enhancer for neurons, but represent a sort of chemical "language" that specifically regulates how different kinds of neurons develop. In their experiments, the scientists provided different n...Duke Researchers Discover Central Role Of Nitric Oxide In Hemoglobin Action
.... "Hemoglobin uses a spritzof the NO it carries to help get oxygen into tissues. And NO helps hemoglobinca... in tissue make energy from oxygen, and the SNOmay help regulate the rate at which the mitochondria respire, or use theoxygen." It is also possible that SN......m a stretch for one geneticallyengineered mouse to help answer fundamental questions about the mechanismof addictive drugs, Parkinson's disease, and psychiatric disorders, allare linked by a common problem: a malfunction in the body's regulation ofdopamine, an essential messenger of the nervous system. N...Tumor Suppressor Gene Located In Liver Cancer Cells
... tumor suppressor gene in human liver tumors could help researchers develop an early diagnostic test for l...s also interesting to researchers because it could help to explain why mice appear to be more prone to liver tumor formation than humans. Mice normally hav...Second Breast Cancer Gene Located
...st of the remaining 50 percent." With the help of physicians and scientists in five countries, Futreal andStratton studied a series of families with multiple cases of early-onsetbreast cancer that did not have mutations in BRCA1. Using DNA from these families, they were able to track the...Computer Program For Quicker, More Detailed Mapping
...sequencing,"said Myers. The coming maps will also help researchers find the particular DNA markersthat are used to diagnose disease. "The more detailed maps are essentialin identifying disease genes, especially for diseases that are inheritedin a complex manner and aren't due to a defect in a single gene...Rosemary May Have Anti-Cancer Properties
...ry -- the commonly used cookingspice -- appears to help prevent breast cancer in laboratory rats, accordingto a study in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development. Rosemary interfered with cancer's initiation phase, or the transformationof normal cells to cancerous ones. The study, directed b...Children Become Gorillas In VR Zoo
... 'virtual gorilla' experience," he added."With the help of Georgia Tech, we hope to work together to expan...l of the habitat." Accurate models, in turn, will help researchers design betterhabitats -- a goal of any zoo conservationist -- and build betterexhibits f...Transgenic Rice Plants Resist Insects, Drought And Salt Damage
...veloping countries where scientists are trained to help their countries become more agriculturally self-su...ch as those made at Cornell reduce crop losses and help farmers to produce more food on the same land while causing less environmental damage."...Mutate Or Die: New Polymerase Gives Desperate Yeast An Option
...s, which eitherrefuse to copy damaged DNA or which help repair it, zeta lets a cell replicate damaged DNA, giving the cell a chance atlife at the cost of a higher mutation rate for the organism. "Replicating past the damaged site is the leastfavored mechanism of dealing with DNA damage, but from the...DNA Techniques Allow Scientists To Become Pollution Detectives.
... "Down the road, these techniques could be used to help us manageour problems," Edmiston said. "There is good potential here tohelp us develop management plans for different sources ofpollution."......, and pH levels," said Reisch. "Traminette should help to disprove the notion that hybrid wines are inferior to vinifera. These are vinifera type wines from vines that are much easier to grow in cold climates." Traminette descends from a cross between Joannes Seyve 23-416 and GewŸrztraminer made b......earch project to design high technology sensors to help monitor both the level of air pollution generated by vehicles and to restrict the amount of external air pollution (particularly CO entering drivers cabins in our increasingly polluted cities). The increasing levels of air pollution in our cities...Researchers Find Possible New Route to Making Cancer Cells Vulnerable
...cer cells. The researchers believe the findingwill help scientists develop new compounds to prevent drug r...al.Based on our experiments, we think FKBP12 could help open and close thepump. When FKBP12 is missing, the pump may not be able to open and closeproperly t...Bark Beetle Infestation Spurs Multifaceted Study
...ing logging and how it grew back afterwards, could help environmentalistsand resource managers plan the future of these forests which surround someof the last pristine lakes in the U.S.......gene organization in differentspecies. And it will help toestablish evolutionary relationshipsbetween species." The research was supported bygrants from the U.S. Department ofEnergy, the Russian Fund forFundamental Research, theRussian Human Genome Program,and the National ScienceFoundation's Young Invest...Low-Protein Diet May Reverse Kidney Disease
...n their urine, yet restricting dietary protein may help many sufferers, says Mackenzie Walser, M.D., the study's lead author and a professor of pharmacology, molecular sciences and medicine. The study, which was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, is published in the September issue of...Ocean Sediments Contain Record of Past Vegetation Fires in Africa
...urning before human influence." This in turn will help scientists determine whether human-induced burning has different effects than natural burning, and how burning is related to changes in ecology, and perhaps evolution, on longer time scales. "Another implication of Verardo's work," adds Sancetta, "i...Environmental Reform: The Next Generation Project
... fill the environmental policy void by seeking the help of experts throughout the country and the world," said Professor Esty, who was a deputy assistant administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration. "Our goal is to develop a new way of thinking that can serve ...Human-Like Ability, Categorical Perception, Found In Insects
...ering toward the low-frequency cricket sound might help the flier find a mate, or at least the company of other crickets. However, failing to steer away from bats' ultrasound could cost the cricket not only its life but its place in the gene pool, explained Ronald R. Hoy, the Cornell professor of neurobi...