Researchers involved in renal and cardiovascular function gather for fall conference
...nes, and the external environment in which we live combine to shape the instructions. Understanding the mechanisms dictating how these factors operate individually -- and their interplay among one another -- is the focus of research that will ultimately improve our understanding of human health and disease...Bracing is less effective in overweight teens with scoliosis
... are generally corrected with the brace. "When you combine the rising number of overweight children in this country and the relatively frequent occurrence of scoliosis among teens, you're talking about a large percentage of children who might not benefit from wearing a back brace," said the study's senior au...Targeting transcription: New insights into turning genes on
...y similar to their protein-binding peptides and to combine those molecules with small DNA-binding modules already developed by other researchers, with the goal of creating new ATFs....Schwab foundation names Victoria Hale a social entrepreneur for 2004
...cognition shows that business entrepreneurship can combine successfully with a social mission to make a significant difference in the health of people in the developing world. With the assistance of the Schwab Foundation, I look forward to creating more alliances with those who share our vision and who will...Hopkins is first US institution to obtain powerful genotyping system
...e conditions involve multiple genetic changes that combine to affect health or disease. "This genotyping technology lets you rapidly survey what amounts to the entire human genome for regions linked to a condition, and then, separately, to delve into the fine detail of very small regions of DNA to figure out...Grant funds research to develop tissue-engineered solutions for heart disease
... To reach this goal, planned projects of the grant combine the expertise of University of Pittsburgh faculty in stem cell biology, tissue engineering and imaging in what is called a Bioengineering Research Partnership, added Dr. Wagner. "The great thing about Pitt is that we have these lines of communication...Satellites will join search for source of Ebola virus
...rnational Centre for Medical Research (CIRMF) will combine EO data with field results within a geographical information system (GIS). They hope to spot particular environmental characteristics associated with infected sites where either dead animals are found or local people have acquired Ebola antibodies. ...Researchers zero in on new drug combination strategy
...t color (take yellow and blue, for instance, which combine to make green). Scientists attribute this to the combined effect of both drugs on the complex signaling networks that coordinate activity within and between cells. When used in combination, drugs interrupt or act on these networks at multiple points...UN development work guided from space
...n safe urban expansion. And by using GIS tools to combine a satellite image of newly built-up areas with local data on the limits of the local water supply, zones most at risk of disease are highlighted for attention. Such Earth Observation (EO) services are being made available worldwide to United Nation...New finding has implications for scientists designing mobile audio interfaces
...e don't have to carry them. They should be able to combine pen and speech input to express themselves naturally and efficiently, and with information tailored to an individual's communication patterns, usage patterns, and physical and cognitive needs."...Media seminar on cardiovascular medicine
... 140 experts from many departments and disciplines combine their skills to solve problems through research and to deliver the best possible patient care. Their current research includes promising efforts to grow new blood vessels, limit stroke or heart attack damage and develop genetic techniques to detect...Insulin study sheds light on physics of crystal growth
...ion, but in the case of insulin, all these factors combine in such a way that the steps do not compete for supply. The second most important thing is that the steps are generated almost regularly, they do not generate in bursts." In other words, the insulin molecules tend to fall into place in a fairly regu...Vitamin D analog found to boost radiation
...effects, said Sundaram. This is the first study to combine the vitamin D compounds with radiation, and demonstrates a clear advantage in combining EB 1089 with irradiation in the control of breast tumor growth, state the researchers. "We're always trying to find drugs that will prevent cancer from recurring,...Pancreatic cancer genes ID'd in most accurate study to date
... dearth of research on how pancreatic cancer works combine to make the nation's 10th most common cancer into ...Cancer Center, taking part in clinical trials that combine surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy in an effort to improve the cancer's response to treatme...Drug-resistant cancer outwitted by chemical flank attack
...C412 to treat the resistance mutation; or we could combine the two drugs up front -- if they don't have overlapping toxicities -- and preclude the development of the resistance mutations," said Gilliland. Overlapping toxicities might occur if the drugs also inhibited other kinases that when blocked in combin...Radiation therapy targets cancer cells on two fronts, Science study says
...py. There will have to be clinical approaches that combine anti-angiogenic therapy with radiation," said Zvi Fuks, a practicing radiation oncologist and co-investigator from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Fuks explained that these findings demonstrate that there may be new ways to make tumors m...Highway deaths highest for males Male urban squirrels, that is
...tion, he said. "This was a unique opportunity to combine wildlife research with academic training - putting theory and application in the field - for students here on the main campus," Lopez said. "The information we gathered gives us a basic understanding of how to manage squirrel population in urban land...Energy department awards $9 million for energy-related genomic research
...s in energy and the environment. The program will combine research in biology, engineering and computation with the development of novel facilities for high-throughput biology projects. More information on the Genomes to Life program is on the Web at www.genomestolife.org...Common thyroid cancer gene mutation found
...o cells much like specific letters of the alphabet combine to form words and sentences. In the case of BRAF, the nucleotides are altered, and T (thymine) is switched to an A (adenine). The researchers found that this single coding error among more than 2000 nucleotides in the gene causes it to be stuck in ......from distant and distinct biological databases and combine that information in novel ways. When Durand first started sending her bots out to retrieve biological information, very few researchers used this approach. It was so unusual that she received a concerned email from the National Library of Medicine (N...