Half-million dollar landmark achieved for the Methuselah Mouse Prize
...entific research teams around the world to develop breakthrough techniques for extending the healthy human lifespan. It will create a needed impetus and focus for the development of new rejuvenation therapies." The Methuselah Mouse Prize is being offered to scientific research teams who develop the longest livin...Conference at UH opens doors for new scientists, engineers
...g and technology by leading the development of new breakthrough products and technologies that ultimately became the key elements of success for Motorola. Quintanilla's cross-cultural communication program developed for officers has been selected by the Department of Defense and Department of Justice as the best...Images of 'tail' of protein needed for cell multiplication suggest anticancer drug targets
...uce images of the entire tail structure--a crucial breakthrough that permitted the full understanding of the role this part of E2 plays in the NEDD8 pathway. Other authors of the paper are David Miller, Rose Mathew (St. Jude) and James M. Holton (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, B...NJIT professor receives Presidential Award for breakthrough research with adult stem cells
... Biomedical Materials Research that documented her breakthrough in stem cell research. The paper focused on developing scaffolds that aid stem cells. Scaffolds are biomaterials, such as calcium phosphates, that act as a framework for stem cells, allowing the cells to repair bone as the biomaterial degrades. Arinz...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
...would be an incredible advance. It would be such a breakthrough that we might even give up a little performance if it's going to save so much water." The difference between traditional agriculture and hydroponics is that the greenhouse plants do not draw nourishment from the earth. In this experiment, the...Protemix corporation announces discovery of way to repair hearts damaged by diabetes
...w Zealand Heart Foundation said: 'We hear the word breakthrough all too often, but this is a significant finding for diabetes research, which provides insight into the mechanisms of the disease. There is a distinct possibility for intervention and treatment. This work needs now to be transferred into larger scale...Advances in tumor angiogenesis Dendritic cells co-opted to the dark side
...ays considered these as two separate systems. "The breakthrough that this work provides is that there is indeed a tremendous interaction between these processes," says Coukos. VEGF-A is the key for the transformation of dendritic cells, according to this study. VEGF proteins are ligands produced in the tumor tha...New tool predicts how long pollutants will stay in soil
...ngineering, Nguyen said the new tool is based on a breakthrough by chemists who study how medications move from the bloodstream into human tissue. At an American Chemical Society meeting last year, Nguyen heard a lecture in which Kai Uwe Goss, a senior research scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Environm...OHSU-VAMC study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for MS
...Dr. Offner and her research team have made a major breakthrough in understanding how estrogens help MS," Bourdette said. "This breakthrough will provide a critical 'tool' for developing these new estrogen-like drugs." The study found that e......e technology, sees the creation of SPIM as a major breakthrough in both the scientific and microscopy communities. "Not only is this microscope simply more powerful than many existing technologies, but it also comes at the perfect time for biologists who need to study complete systems." Ernst Stelzer emphasizes t...OHSU researchers discover possible method for early detection, prevention of premature birth
...efits, there are also likely economic impacts. The breakthrough technology is licensed to ProteoGenix, an Oregon biotechnology company founded by OHSU, Nagalla, Gravett, and other collaborators in 2002. The company employs proteomic and functional genomics technology to discover, develop, manufacture, and comme...Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers
...om the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Another breakthrough in the search for low-fat palatable foods is the development of fat-free cream cheese with the firmness, flavor, and texture of regular cream cheese. Since spreads are major sources of dietary fat and extremely popular among consumers, researchers ar...Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
...of drug-related adverse effects. This is the first breakthrough in preventing staph-induced infections since 1998, when Balaban discovered that a critical concentration of a key protein dubbed RAP (RNAIII activating protein) triggers the production of toxins by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria through a complicated...Loss of circadian genes results in epilepsy
...nd the fortuitous use of a vacuum cleaner lead to breakthrough new insight on the genetic basis of epilepsy. Circadian rhythms -- the normal ups and downs of body rhythms help organize physiological processes into a 24 hour cycle, affecting everything from body temperature, hormone levels and heart rate, ...Tiny tango: Device sorts microscopic particles with speed and precision
... testing sorting devices for nearly six years. The breakthrough came when a collaborator in the physics department, former postdoctoral researcher Jonas Tegenfeldt, challenged Huang to come up with a mathematical description of how his earlier attempts at sorting devices worked: If he altered a device, could he p...3-D micro-imaging technology licensed to Carl Zeiss Jena
...y and nonlinear optics have several advantages for breakthrough applications in biomedical research." One such application combines multiphoton microscopy with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (invented by Webb and by Elliot Elson and Doug Magde decades ago) to measure the dynamics of biomolecular processes ...Could mice hold the secret to longer life?
...earch Council (MRC) in Cambridge have made a major breakthrough in understanding how metabolism affects lifespan. In a seven-year study of mice they found that those with the highest metabolic rate lived the longest, raising the prospect that the effect could be mimicked in humans. Scientists have long thought th...New guidelines show significant benefits of FUZEON for wide range of pre-treated HIV/AIDS patients
...herapy, these guidelines clarify the place of this breakthrough drug in current HIV treatment regimens and will enable more pre-treated patients to benefit," stated Dr Mike Youle, Royal Free Hospital, London. Mr Colin Webb, Executive Director of European Coalition of Positive People (ECPP) commented, "The ECPP w...Landmark conference for United Nations on human cloning and stem cell research
...h, which is not reproductive cloning, will lead to breakthrough cures such as creating replacement tissue that the human body won't reject." The June 2, 2004 Science Conference, "Human Cloning Issues in All Its Aspects for the United Nations," will be held at the United Nations Headquarters. Conference panelists...SPECT imaging shows promise for accurate, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
...s AD, especially in the early stages. A promising breakthrough in differentiating early-stage Alzheimer's disease from other forms of dementia, collectively known as frontotemporal disease (FTD), has been reported by researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas) in the May edition...