Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...human brain in hopes of finding more clues as what causes various forms of dementia, including Alzhemier's disease. "It really opened my mind to what goes on in real research labs and became a big influence in my career choice." Robert Merson "It was my first experience in ap...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...tinguished career as a scientist investigating the causes of cardiac arrhythmias, said Keating. Timothy knew that Keating, who was at the University of Utah at the time, had a longstanding interest in arrhythmias, so she began collaborating with him to understand the disorder. Tragically, the first chil...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...rom the National Institutes of Health to study the causes of obesity and associated metabolic diseases. The $1.78 million grant, part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, creates an Interdisciplinary Research Center and could develop into a permanent Metabolic and Obesity Center at UT Southwestern. "Thi...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...ociety, are the first to show that cigarette smoke causes chromosome instability. The meeting, "Genes, Mutations and Disease: The Environmental Connection," will be held Oct. 2 to 6 at the Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers. While most research has focused on the changes in DNA sequence caused by cigarette smoke...'Dead zone' area shrinking, Texas A&M prof says
...ts can develop and breakup the stratification that causes hypoxia," he says. "Another is offshore circulation features, such as eddies, that intrude onto the continental shelf. We think this could break down the hypoxia in the area as well." The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) study,...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...sia and workshops to develop new hypotheses on the causes of blinding eye diseases, which will touch on such known processes as blood vessel growth, inflammation, poor wound healing, and infections. In the second year pilot projects will test the hypotheses, and in the third year results will be evaluated. ...Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...ther his research into the mechanisms by which HIV causes immunodeficiency, with an eye toward understanding immune responses that might prevent the development of AIDS in HIV-infected people. Such insight, he says, could lead to more effective therapeutics for those with HIV, as well as to effective vaccin...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...key uncertainties remain concerning the underlying causes and nature of climate change," it stated that his agenda aims to reduce greenhouse gas intensity by 18% over the next decade through next-generation hydrogen and clean coal technologies. When asked about the future of embryonic stem-cell lines, Kerry...New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
... a flawed protein (the PMLRAR fusion protein) that causes APL. The research team used RT-PCR2 techniques to confirm the diagnosis of APL by identifying the rogue gene in their study patients. This further enabled them to establish a new classification for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Part of the disease ...Alzheimer's disease is not accelerated aging
... evidence to the argument that some age-associated causes of memory impairment are not the initial stages of...rs. "We need to look at them as potential separate causes that interact with each other." He added that the field is moving toward integrating divergent resea...Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...Cooke previously has shown that genistein exposure causes thymic atrophy and immune dysfunction under certain conditions. Susan L. Schantz, professor of veterinary biosciences and of psychology, and Donna L. Korol, professor of psychology, will direct research on the effects of phytoestrogens on brai...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...cancer cells is being repaired as fast as the drug causes damage. This means the cancer cells are able to survive the drug's onslaught," said Dr. Hegi, who is also project leader at the national Centre of Competence in Research Molecular Oncology at ISREC in Epalinges, Switzerland. She said that ...Cardiac arrest may hinder ability to learn certain tasks
...ng at the cells' immediate environment to see what causes that alteration, and possibly reverse that." DeVries and her colleagues are continuing this work by looking at how different types of social interactions influence the number and health of neurons that survive a heart attack. ...High resolution satellite imagery assists hunt for infectious 'kissing bugs'
...s, but carry a microscopic protozoan parasite that causes the wasting and eventually lethal Chagas disease. Secondary sources of infection can include ingesting contaminated food, mother to child transmission like during breast feeding and tainted blood transfusions. Infection by this Trypanosoma cruzi para...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
... invades red blood cells and wreaks the havoc that causes the disease's symptoms. Their analysis showed that the pattern, or timing, of gene expression was unique, with most genes expressed only once during the stage, and in a certain order, for a simple, continuous cascade of gene expression, b...Newly identified master gene key in baby's first breath
...ewborn starts to breath. The absence of surfactant causes respiratory distress syndrome within hours of birth. "We showed that Foxa2 regulates a group of genes that stabilize surfactant production, which is required for the transition from the womb to breathing air and to protect the lungs from disease, ...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
...ways." Botulinum toxin is made by a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The poison is the most toxic substance known, six million times more potent than rattlesnake venom. It works by binding to nerve endings. The toxin is taken up by the nerves where it blocks chemical signals from reaching muscles. Wit...Groundbreaking research could ignite new solutions to heat transfer in nano-devices
...tion of a molecule on one side of a molecular wall causes molecules within the wall to move," said John Deak, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at The University of Scranton. "In nanotechnology, researchers design materials whose properties originate in clusters of molecules on the nanometer level. Th...Cannabis may help combat cancer-causing herpes viruses
... on another related virus, herpes simplex-1, which causes cold sores and genital herpes. Small concentrations of THC were more potent and selective against gamma herpes viruses than the commonly used antiviral drugs acyclovir, gancicyclovir and foscamet, said Dr. Medveczky, a professor in the Department of......a, the "evolutionary parent" of the bacterium that causes whooping cough. How widespread is this mechanism? Through bioinformatics and analysis of DNA sequences, Miller's team has found evidence for many other cases where either bacteriophage or bacteria use the same strategy for targeting mutations a...