Brain Protein "Rescues" Neurons From Atrophy
...epsy, pathologically high levels of activity could lead to undersirable excess growth of the wrong kinds of comnnections, said Katz. Added Lo: "Loss of some kind of neurotrophic interaction could also be the basis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotroph...Bacterial Toxin Surprises Scientists
... and inserted into membranes," said the study's lead scientist, Dr. Alan Finkelstein, a professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Department of Neuroscience. "Why do we care about that? Because it is relevant to all the proteins that end up inserte...Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...uch as malaria and leishmaniasis,"said Abou-Donia, lead investigator of the study. "Without protection,there may have been thousands of deaths. But it appears that, for some veterans,the precautions prevented one set of problems and created another. Now,our task is to analyze the veterans' symptoms by inv......sue of thejournal Nature. Bruno Giros, the study's lead author, Mohamed Jaber, andSara Jones of the depart...e our understanding of the nature of addiction and lead to newtreatments for psychiatric disorders and Parkinson's disease. It once againshows how our natio...Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain
...ommon childhood form of epilepsy. The findings may lead to more specific drugs for the disorder with fewer...ck said in an interview at Duke. "If these studies lead to more effective treatments, they can have a more profound effect on a child's development than mer...... scientists' preliminary findings will appear as a lead article in the August 1996 issue of the journal Ac...are minimal, and even small measurement errors can lead to big errors in estimating age. To significantly reduce the measurement errors requires the use of ...Duke Researchers Discover Candidate Susceptibility Gene For Autoimmune Disease
...e a clue to the underlyinggenetic defects that can lead some people's immune systems to attack theirown bo...lor and Ester Carballo of Blackshear'slab were the lead authors of the paper. Blackshear also is a professor ofbiochemistry and medicine at Duke medical cen...Rosemary May Have Anti-Cancer Properties
...r research associate in Milner's laboratory, isthe lead author on the Journal of Nutrition article. Other researchers onthe study were research associate Kazuko Sakamoto, former undergraduatestudent Ellen Segal, and Milner....From Corn Rootworms To Art, Cornell's Reactor Is At The Core
...ample: a toy plastic gun sealed in a 1-inch-thick lead box. The neutron radiograph shows details inside ...mechanism, but X-rays could not even penetrate the lead box. "Neutron radiography is a new way of looking at things and has proved to be a very useful non-d...Duke Researchers Find Second Gene Linked To Blood Vessel Disorder
...postdoctoral researcher David Johnson, the study's lead author,and colleagues from Duke and from six other... risk of developing lesions in their lungsthat can lead to serious, secondary neurological problems. About 30 percentof people with this form of HHT develop...International Research Team Clones New Skin Cancer Gene
...ed in the June 14 issue of the journal Cell, could lead to a skin cream that would cure the disease, and to genetic testing for susceptibility to skin cancer. Approximately one million cases of basal cell carcinoma occur each year, and its incidence is on the rise. The new gene, called PTC, is essential ...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
...aging their attack on nearby healthy trees and can lead to thedeforestation of surrounding acreage. Had Gainesville delayed in removinginfested trees, Meeker said it would have been "very, very costly." "During outbreaks, the Southern Pine Beetle is going to run the show andwill overwhelm all the pines in...Florida Researchers Discover Gene For Fatal Childhood Disease
...ng of the gene's role in the spread of cancercould lead to new medications or treatments for all cancer patients, he said. Meanwhile, researchers discovered that mice with Chediak-Higashisyndrome are protected against some forms of autoimmune disease, especiallythe complications many lupus patients de...Bark Beetle Infestation Spurs Multifaceted Study
... -- A beetle infestation near Lake Tahoe, Nev.,may lead to a better understanding of pre-European contact forest ecologyand shed light on the early history of the area, according to a Penn Stategeographer. Researchers are looking at the history of the forests, the incidence offire and signs of the early ...Nitric Oxide May Hold Key To First Treatment For Deadly Form Of Malaria, Duke Scientists Report
...urn genes on is a phenomenal understandingthat may lead to a new chapter of research and possible therapeu...is equilibrium is upset, Stamler theorizes, it may lead to a number ofdiseases that have recently been associated with NO, including cancer, stroke,hardenin...Genetic Alterations Linked To Cancer In Some Blood Samples
...nced tumors and with cancer that has spread," says lead author David Sidransky, M.D., associate professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and oncology. Sidransky cautions that the test does not appear useful as a screening test for cancer. "But it might be helpful in patient management for iden...Low-Protein Diet May Reverse Kidney Disease
...ufferers, 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 the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. "Five patients remai...Nitric Oxide Found To Control Cells By Turning On Genes; Suggests New Role In Health And Disease
...urn genes on is a phenomenal understandingthat may lead to a new chapter of research and possible therapeu...is equilibrium is upset, Stamler theorizes, it may lead to a number ofdiseases that have recently been associated with NO, including cancer, stroke,hardenin...Harvard, Duke Researchers Discover 'Off-switch' Inside Human Cells
...sts believe their basic discovery could eventually lead to newways to "turn off" cancer cells, whose growth is out of control.The finding also may offer a fundamentally new route to regulating cellactivity to treat heart disease, neurological disorders and other medicalproblems, say the researchers. In a......with local residents. "I had to be careful not to lead people into answers," recalledSnook, who speaks fluent Spanish. "I asked them things like, 'Is thereany part of the forest where you know something happened in the past? Canyou take me there?'" She also used local people's memories to datethe ages of...