Bacterial Toxin Surprises Scientists
...l Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic, non-disease-targeted research. The researchers developed a method to determine the parts of colicin Ia that are on each side of an artificial membrane...Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...s," Kurt said. "The animalstudies are an important component because they test the biological plausibilityof our theory that combinations of certain chemicals can cause symptomsthat are not caused by individual chemicals alone." In the Duke study, researchers exposed healthy chickens to each of the threechemi......e components play andwhat happens when one crucial component is missing or malfunctioning."...Enzyme's "Magic" May Hold Key to Anticancer and Antimicrobial Drugs
...l Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic, non-disease-targeted research. RESOURCES References Berger JM, Gamblin SJ, Harrison SC, and Wang JC. Structure and Mechanism of DNA To...... Linkoping University in Sweden, German car sensor component company VDO AG, The University of Neuchatel in Switzerland and the University of Rome. Part of Warwick's research input to the programme will be to develop Warwick's work on its famous "electronic nose" to develop highly sophisticated sensor arra...Researchers Find Possible New Route to Making Cancer Cells Vulnerable
... "The MDR protein is so big that its FKBP12 component is like a fleaon an elephant's back," said Heitman. "But it appears to be crucial.Based on our experiments, we think FKBP12 could help open and close thepump. When FKBP12 is missing, the pump may not be able to open and closeproperly to expel the dru...Genetic Alterations Linked To Cancer In Some Blood Samples
...investigators examined DNA from patients' serum (a component of blood plasma) and compared this DNA pattern to normal DNA from circulating white blood cells. They found genetic alterations in the serum of 6 of 21 head and neck cancer patients that were identical to alterations from the tumor itself. Examining...Low-Protein Diet May Reverse Kidney Disease
...esult," says Walser. "Evidently, some unidentified component of a regular diet was perpetuating the loss of urinary protein. What's clear from our findings is that the common opinion that kidney disease patients shouldn't be given severely protein-restricted diets needs to be reconsidered." Hopkins researchers......y control the more abstract information, while the component bits are managed by lower brain centers. The research is reported in today's issue of the journal Science . Daniel Margoliash, Ph.D. , associate professor of organismal biology and anatomy , and Albert Yu, M.D., a graduate student in neurobiology...PET Project Helps Reduce Pollution Threat From Heavy Metals
...e of its design, is costeffective. It is not a new component for urban highways. It isessentially an upgrade." But it will take more than one storm to determine how well thePET prototype works in the real world. The researchers mustmonitor the system for several months to see how it holds upunder the freeze-th...Researchers Identify A New Cellular Structure: The "Dumposome"
...NA removal, and thedumposome is the first cellular component biologists have implicated in DNA elimination. Scientists had expected thatthe process would involve genetic markers that identify the doomed DNA, molecular scissors to snip it out, and enzymesto degrade it (all of which Allis suspects work in tandem...NCAR Scientists Trek To Africa For Biosphere-Atmosphere Chemistry Study
...point. Tropical forest landscapes are an important component of the global carbon cycle, so any imbalance there can have global consequences."...Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...ean's response to climate change. As the southern component of the decade-long Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS), a study of carbon in the world's oceans, thirteen cruises aboard two ships -- the National Science Foundation's icebreaking research vessel, the Nathaniel B. Palmer, and the University Nationa...Prostate Cancer May Be Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis
... Systems, Inc. The National Institute on Aging, a component of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports biomedical, social, and behavioral research related to the aging process, age-associated diseases, and the special needs of older people. Pearson, J.D., A.A. Luderer, E.J. Metter, A.W. Part...A Sensor, A Switch, A Zipper: Protein Engineers Design Potential Tool
...ute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health dedicated to the support of basic research and training....Selenium Supplements Can Reduce Cancer Rates
...nium was the last to be recognized in 1957. A key component for at least two essential enzymes, selenium provides the body with antioxidant protection in concert with vitamin E and is required for normal thyroid hormone metabolism. The study was funded in part by grants from the American Institute of Cancer R...Prostate Cancer's Aggressiveness May Be Predicted Early By The Ratio Of Free To Total PSA
... Systems, Inc. The National Institute on Aging, a component of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports biomedical, social, and behavioral research related to the aging process, age-associated diseases, and the special needs of older people.Carter, H.B., A.W. Partin, A.A. Luderer, E.J. Metter,...Purdue Study Aims To Boost MRI Capabilities
...w risks for patients, Bourland says. "The magnetic component precludes some patients, such as those who have cardiac pacemakers or metal implants in their body," he says. "Otherwise, there are no known long-term effects caused by an MRI environment. After 13 years of medical experience, and millions of patient...... tested the ability of NS5A to interact with a key component of interferon response called PKR, a member of an important family of enzymes called protein kinases. Katze and his team found that the NS5A protein in two strains of HCV -- one found mainly in the United States, the other in Asia -- had the ...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
...ntists at Duke University Medical Centerhas used a component of the "nose" of common bacteria to createa genetically-engineered protein biosensor that can identify the presenceof a particular chemical in its surroundings. The group's prototype biosensor can detect the presence of maltose,a sugar compoun...