Newly Discovered Human Protein Provides Important Target For Cancer Therapy
... The normal function of telomerase in the body is to help maintain theends of chromosomes in repr... immature progenitor cells that give rise to other body tissues. Telomerase activity is not detectable in most mature cells. Switching off telomeras...Insulin Resistance Is A Risk Factor For Atherosclerosis In Whites And Hispanics
...sses glucose in the bloodthat is produced when the body metabolizes carbohydrates. Insulin secreted bypeople who are insulin-resistant is not very efficient at processing glucose. Atherosclerosis is a narrowing of the artery due to build up of fattysubstances, calcium and blood clotting materials...No Link Seen Between Breast Cancer And Pesticides, PCB Exposure For General Population
... effects. Since these compounds are stored in body fat and are not easily broken down, they accumulate in the body over time. Some of these chemicals have been shown to increase estrogen activity in animals and con...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...know that this hormone in turn triggers changes in body structures that influence reproductive success. No...have shown that cortisol levels remain high in the body if an animal or a human is constantly under stress. The hormone appears to be a trigge...Early Menarche Puts Young Girls In Peril
...ornell University historian. "Girls today make the body into an all-consuming project in ways young women ...ciousness to excruciating levels. "All this 'bad body fever' and preoccupation with physical perfection raise girls' liability to be exploited," says Brum...Mutant Gene Not Sole Explanation For Hiv Non-Progression
...lex interaction between HIV and the body allow individuals with normal copies of the gene to maintain similar immunologic status." What explains the epidemiological data that show many people with the CCR5 gene m...Pharmaceuticals Manufactured In Insect Larvae
...to grow, spreading virus through the caterpillar's body for three days. Just prior to the fourth day, or the fifth larval stage, the proteins being grown in the bug are ready for harvest. Hughes says the bug never reaches pupation, and if the protein is not harvested from the caterpillar during this cru......tly infect thevery cells tasked with defending the body against infection. The protein product of one of these accessory genes -- vpr -- is foundin significant quantities in the extracellular free virus, suggesting that itmay be crucial in the early stages of infection by the virus. Now, r...Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women
...ch factors as age, pack-yearssmoked (for smokers), body mass index (a measure of body fat), reported summertime sunlightexposure, aspirin use, postmenopausal hormone therapy, and presenc...UC Geologist "Flip-Flops" On Understanding Of Crinoid Life Style
...ks a bitlike a tiny octopus with a golf-ball sized body and ten long armsstretching out from the center. "I tried to calculate how long the arms of the Uintacrinuswould be. We found the length of their arms could be one meterlong, so they'd have a diameter of two meters and that's just thearms alone. The ...Insects Provide Clues About Bodies Underwater
...even clams. Insects may be able to tell how long a body has been at a certain location,and whether it has ...B.C. It's alsogroundbreaking. The first study of a body decomposing underwater took placein Tennessee only three years ago. No research has been done in Can...Purdue Research Shows Omega-3S Benefit Bone
...hat you eat determines which chemicals are in your body to carry signals from muscle to bone. And one of the chemicals we need is the group of fats called omega-3 fatty acids. "This is most important for the young, whose bones are growing and changing at a rapid rate," Watkins says. He stresses that young......t produce enoughinsulin, a hormone that allows the body to use carbohydrates, triggeringgestational diabet...ease by age 35, whichhas changed the tribe's basic body type from thin to obese in a century. Taylor and Diaz's study was supported by the Universit...Common Food Dye Can Cause Severe Allergic Reactions
...est (RAST), which detects antigens produced in the body in response to an allergen. Baldwin could not administer a RAST for cochineal extract, however, because no such test has been developed for the additive. Instead, he took an unusual step---one which had never been taken before with cochineal ex...Presence Of Protein Extends Life; Potential Aging Mechanism Found
...imalamount of heat-shock proteins. So putting your body through a series of minorstresses, such as heat ex...icit any more of the proteins in thelong run. Your body is controlling their threshold levels." Tartar and colleagues say the findings are a stepping stone...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
... researchers to studylevels of selenium in various body tissues of the animals to gain anunderstanding of how it is metabolized. Levels of the hydroxylatedselenium compound in brain tissue were significantly lower than in othertissues, confirming the findings of the behavioral studies. The compounds are...Stress Lowers Sperm Count By Overwhelming Cells That Make Testosterone
...produced during times of stress, it disruptsnormal body processes. Too much glucocorticoid overwhelms the Leydig celldefense mechanism, which is controlled by an enzyme called, for short, 11ßHSD-1.The cell produces only enough 11ßHSD-1 to cope with normal amounts ofglucocorticoid. The surfeit of...Colorado State Scientists Tackle Genetic Makeup Of Obscure Bacteria
...and leprosy, Mycobacteriumavium accumulates in the body much more slowly and doesn't explode into afull-blown disease until the T-cell count is very low," Cooper said. "Ourresearch focuses on the theory that at some point, there may be a cause andeffect between low T-cells, presence of the bacteria and th...Herpes Virus Strain Identified As A Trigger In Multiple Sclerosis
...sclerosis(MS), an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own tissues. Resultsof a study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of NeurologicalDisorders and Stroke (NINDS) in Bethesda, Maryland, add to mounting evidence ofthe role of viral triggers in MS and may serve as the cornerst...Recombinant Protein Immunizes Mice, Promises New Strategy Against Infection And Cancer
...fteda new way to deliver foreign proteins into the body such that the immune systemis primed to attack virus-infected cells and cancer cells. Because this kind ofan immune response is key to vaccine development, the findings have profoundimplications for developing safe vaccines to immunize against AIDS ...