Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat to move to Sweden
... and the disease will continue to be a substantial barrier to the economic and social development of malaria-endemic regions and a threat to the millions of people who travel to those regions each year. As agreed when MIM was launched, the Secretariat rotates among sponsoring agencies every three years. The...Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in
...to swimming along the edge of the pen or along the barrier net. To stimulate the shark to start to search for...d to rejoin the others on the opposite side of the barrier net. Results: Thirteen scalloped hammerhead and twelve sandbar sharks were tested for their respon...Essential cell division 'zipper' anchors to so-called junk DNA
...hromatin that serves as an effective accessibility barrier to the genes. In a new study in the August 29 issue of Nature, researchers at The Wistar Institute identify a cohesin-containing protein complex that reshapes chromatin to allow cohesins to bind to DNA. In doing so, they also identified the locations...Cloning pigs and drug discovery among 'hot' topics
..., and survival of grafts extend beyond the current barrier of six to 12 weeks, "human clinical trials would be justified." Added Dr. Cooper, immediate past president of IXA, a section of The Transplantation Society, after cellular xenotransplantation, "It is likely that the first clinical trials will be of p...Rice, Brookhaven physicists decode initial stage of cell fusion
...h is a sort of map that will show where the energy barrier is for membrane fusion," said Huang. "Ultimately, medical researchers working on gene therapy and drug delivery would like to find out how two membranes fuse, because they'd like to be able to activate the fusion process in order to deliver new genes...Enzyme discovery to benefit homeland security, industry
...micals or bioweapons, thus serving as a protective barrier in air filtration systems," said Ackerman. Fabrication of a more stable and active enzyme delivery method could potentially benefit other industries as well. For example, food processing companies use natural enzymes to produce items such as cheese...Newly revealed viral structure suggests a continuum in the evolution of viruses
...ble layer beneath the coat that forms a protective barrier around the genetic material, or DNA. "We have been intrigued by the parallels between PRD1 and adenovirus since we discovered striking similarities in their overall structure in earlier studies," says structural biologist Roger M. Burnett, Ph.D., a p...University of New Hampshire launches biomedical research network with $5.6 million grant
... has been sequenced," explains Reinhold. "But that barrier to understanding cellular function was trivial compared to the problems that lie ahead. To produce effective therapies and medicines, protect against infectious diseases, and build the healthy society we all want and can afford, we must proceed to th...Researchers successfully deliver drugs to the primate brainstem
... monitoring it in real time." The blood-brainstem barrier is a type of lining in blood vessels that protects the brainstem against potentially harmful substances. Co-author Edward H. Oldfield, M.D., chief of the Surgical Neurology Branch at NINDS, and colleagues developed CED in 1994. The technique uses ...New guide helps researchers mine genome data
...arch (DIR) and co-author of the guide. "There is a barrier that people perceive about their ability to access genomic data and effectively use the data." NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., who was one of the guide's co-authors, added, "The average researcher in a biological or medical lab is som...From designer milk to 'green' cows: predictions for milk and dairy products in the next 50 years
...consumer resistance to such products will remain a barrier well into the future, the researchers predict. Green cows -- Researchers are trying to develop green cows. No, not green-colored cows, but environmentally cleaner cows. Cattle, via belching, produce a significant amount of methane as a result of di...Clinical study results published in NEJM show promising data on Antegren (natalizumab)
...n MS, immune cells migrate through the blood-brain barrier into the brain leading to inflammation and destruction of the myelin sheath (the insulation for the nerves) and eventual nerve cell death. In Crohn's disease, a similar process of inflammation occurs but in the gastrointestinal tract. Adhesion mole...Evidence for orangutan culture
... they found that while orangutans on one side of a barrier river used tools on the fruit, those on the other did not. Nevertheless, said van Schaik, a professor of biological anthropology and anatomy, the popular perception of orangutans did not suggest that they would show cultural transmission. "Culture r...New role for tamoxifen as fertility drug for breast cancer patients?
...e trying to conceive, bringing them up against the barrier of infertility due to ageing and diminishing ovarian reserves. "These women can try natural cycle IVF without ovarian stimulation, but typically, no more than a single embryo can be achieved for immediate use or freezing. So, we need to find a safe w...Grant funds research to develop microbicide barrier to HIV
...to fund research aimed at developing a microbicide barrier to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the vir...t transmission of the HIV virus with a microbicide barrier could positively impact millions of people. So far, the only products evaluated in large trials for ...Expanding the genetic code--TSRI scientists synthesize 21-amino-acid bacterium
...to that question may be elusive, the 20-amino acid barrier is far from absolute. In some rare instances, in fact, certain organisms have evolved the ability to use the unusual amino acids selenocysteine and pyrrolysine--slightly modified versions of the amino acids cysteine and lysine. These rare exceptions...Researchers decipher cause of parasites worldwide spread
...ced a completely new lifestyle and removed a major barrier to infection." Sibley and his colleagues now are studying genetic differences between the young and old strains of the parasite to learn more about how the newly derived strains can infect so many hosts. "If one wanted to make a vaccine against thi...Scripps scientists discover new approach for treating 'misfolding diseases'
... tetramer dissociation accomplished by raising the barrier associated with this process," says Kelly. In the ...ns-suppression prevents disease--both increase the barrier associated with misfolding. The small molecules bind to the TTR protein and stabilize the tetramer, ...Obesity not a personal failing, but a battle against biology
... our environment collaborate to build a formidable barrier for those who want to lose weight. "Obesity is not a personal failing," Friedman argues. "In trying to lose weight, the obese are fighting a difficult battle -- a battle against biology, a battle that only the intrepid take on and one in which only a...