Promising Fatty Acid Research Leads To MS Clinical Trial
...ouraged by the experimental work, Dr Harbige warns against prematureexcitement over a treatment for people with MS, saying "further rigorousclinical and laboratory research is essential before we can recommend any suchtreatment for MS." This research is supported by the Henry Smiths Charity. The Multiple Sc......he gonads. The patients generate autoantibodies against the affected organs which consequently become functionless during the course of the life-long disease. APECED is known to be an inherited condition and in 1994 the disease locus was localized to chromosome 21q22.3 by Pr Leena Peltonen...Researchers Construct Genetic Map For Dogs
...tious diseases through the development of vaccines against canine distemper, infectious hepatitis, parvovirus, and other diseases. The Institute is part of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, established in 1894; the mission of the College is to advance animal and human health through e...Skull Of Refrigerator-Size Ancient Armadillo Finds A Home At UF
...armored plates on their bodies were a good defense against spear points." The skull at UF was discovered in August. Eric Taylor, a Lake City insurance agent, showed the site to Adam Black, a biological illustrator specializing in painting extinct Pleistocene mammals, who found rabbit bones and armadi...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
...ple have no antibody protection against this type. Any time a new influenza type is introduced in people, it raises the possibility of a larger epidemic. On top of that, Hinshaw said this H5 strain is lethal in birds, and we don't kn...Researchers Discover New Genetic Risk For Alzheimer's Disease
...e hopes that drugs in the pipeline may beeffective against the disorder, which affects about 4 million Americans. Since 1993, scientists have known of a relationship between the APOEgene and Alzheimer's disease. But no one knew of a mechanism by which APOE mightlead to the disorder. In addition, the...Wake Forest University Study Takes Students In Flight With The Albatross
...b site , students can plot the paths of the birds against surface water temperature maps of the ocean and maps showing chlorophyll concentrations -- found to be a factor in where the birds feed during Anderson's pilot satellite tracking studies of another albatross species in the Galapagos Islands in 1995. ......arsenal of gates andpasswords to defend themselves against a group of gram-positive bacteria--knownas club-sh...aped bacteria--the same way they defend themselves against other typesof bacteria. The discovery could ultimately lead to the development ofgenetically-enginee...Termites' Attraction To Small Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide Lures Pests To Their Deaths
... dioxide to find food and shelter can also be used against the insects asa non-toxic alternative to current forms of pest control. "When we first initiated the experiments, we wondered if the conceptwould be too simple to work," Bjostad said. "Our findings show that carbondioxide undoubtedly attracts......ongoing efforts todesign potent and specific drugs against hepatitis C," said Dr. Paul Caron,Vertex biophysicist and also an author of the Structure paper. "In addition toproviding information on a key target for therapeutic intervention, thestructural data we have unveiled also suggests a possible mechanism......iviral drugs, including theAIDS drug AZT and drugs against herpes simplex virus, inhibit DNA polymerase. Inaddition, this work may guide the development of better reagents for DNAsequencing--highly sought-after products in this age of the Human Genome Project. This is the largest protein complex ever to be r...Hurdle In Ulcer Vaccine Development Cleared
... eventually should be possibleto develop a vaccine against peptic ulcers and gastric cancer," says ThomasBorén, D.D.S., Ph.D., an assistant professor of oral biology at Umeå Universityin Sweden. Borén headed the research team, which published its findings in theJan. 16 issue of Science. ...UPCI Researchers Find Drug Improves Cancer-Fighting Ability Of Vitamin D
... first to demonstrate the efficacy of these agents against solid tumors such as prostate cancer and head and neck cancers. Currently, the UPCI team is conducting a clinical protocol combining a steroid with 1,25-D3 for advanced cancer. Dexamethasone appears to enhance 1,25-D3 activity by 'telling' t...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
... lesions, saving the animal's life.But it's a race against time for a cause and a cure. So far, thedisease is claiming turtles' lives faster than scientists cansave them. "It takes sea turtles a long time to reach sexualmaturity," Klein said. "So what this disease does isit affects juveniles and youn...Experimental Trial Combines DNA Vaccine With Triple-Drug Therapy To Stop HIV
...m is not preoccupied simply with maintainingitself against an HIV infection," explains Rob Roy MacGregor, MD,...stically significant, measurablerise in antibodies against the virus." MacGregor hypothesizes that the added immune response may result fromdifference...UNESCO Director-General Reaffirms That Human Cloning Is Contrary To Human Dignity
... 186 Member States, bans the practiceas an offense against human dignity. Mr. Mayor reiterated UNESCO's position in response to the debate onhuman cloning which was re-opened recently by an American researcher's claimthat he would soon clone human beings to help couples unable to conceivechildren. ......zygous for the delta 32 mutation are not protected against HIV-1infection. Disease progression was then compared in 152 infected children, of whom 126 didnot have the mutation while the remaining 26 were heterozygotes. Severe clinicalmanifestations together with the onset of severe immunodeficiency (judged ...Diet, Antioxidant Status, And Smoking Habits In French Men
...ialdehyde, protein Schiff bases, andautoantibodies against malondialdehyde-protein adducts as oxidative stress indexes. Smokers ateless fruit and vegetables than nonsmokers, leading to lower vitamin E, vitamin C, and caroteneintakes, even after adjustment for age, education, and marital status. Unlike vitami...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...ke God, mother, and apple pie, it is hard to argue against doing anything that may better the human condition, and so that alone should be a compelling argument for actively supporting the use of our discipline. In reality, managers have to be able to justify any investment in terms of its concrete benefits ......IGN, Ill. -- Crop rotation is failing as a defense against Westerncorn rootworms in a growing number of Midwest fields. The beetles haveadapted, are spreading and pose a threat to corn crops this year, scientistssay. As the major insect pest of corn, rootworms have changed their behavior,laying their eggs ...