Gene Discovery Provides Insights Into Epilepsy
A faulty conduit into nerve cells that causes them to fire uncontrollablyappears to trigger the brief seizures present in some forms of absence, or petitmal, epilepsy, say investigators from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at theUniversity of Iowa College of Medi...Agronomists offer alternative approaches to gulf pollution
...Turco says that this drainage system is possibly a conduit betweenMidwestern fields and the Mississippi River. "With tile drainage you possiblyhave a direct avenue for drain water to enter surface water." Turco points out that although tile drainage systems are a great benefit tofarmers in the spring...UCSF researchers identify regulator of critical brain messenger, hinting at therapy
...ane. There, it fuses with the membrane, creating a conduit for the release of the neurotransmitters into the so-called synaptic cleft between nerve cells. The released neurotransmitters diffuse across the cleft, binding to receptors on the target cells and prompting a response in the target cell. While some...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2001
...n whether the heart acts as a pump or as a passive conduit for valveless pumping. This research, which uses computational fluid dynamics, could help scientists and the medical profession better understand the mechanism of blood flow during CPR. That knowledge could lead to the development of more effective C...For the first time, scientists uncover how breast cancer metastasizes
...esting that the lymphatic vessels were providing a conduit for theflow of metastatic tumor cells. This grim statistic, if true also in humans, could be turned to a cancerpatient's benefit, says Detmar. "In the future, we may be able to determine theamount of lymphatic vessels in a breast cancer specimen obta...Rutgers scientists to explore ocean depths off New York-New Jersey harbor
...s that, "Because the underwater canyon serves as a conduit to the deep ocean, it also offers us a chance to see how a major urban area with a highly concentrated population affects the canyon and the deep ocean." The voyage will also provide the Rutgers team with greater understanding of how sediments and p...The ecological consequences of 'promiscuous' boating
...med that transient recreational boating provides a conduit for zebra mussels to be transported to inland lakes. A new study published in the December issue of Ecological Applications provides insight into the ecological risks posed by this popular recreational activity. The zebra mussel is damaging to bot...Antibody coated stent a breakthrough in cardiovascular treatment
...bypass surgery. For example, a prosthetic vascular conduit (artificial artery) coated with anti-EPC antibodies would eliminate the need to use arteries from patients legs or arms for bypass surgery grafts. This would reduce surgery and anesthesia times which in turn will reduce coronary surgery deaths. Accor...Melbourne scientist overturns 30 year calcium dogma
... Hubbard's research suggests that the ER acts as a conduit for calcium from one side of the cell to the other. New protein, new mysteryIn the process of unravelling the conundrum of calcium transport, proteomics handed Hubbard and his team a second unexpected discovery in the form of a new protein. They ha...Army awards up to $50 million to establish Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
...the effectiveness of the Army by creating a single conduit for developing, assessing and adapting new products and new biotechnologies in direct support of the Army's mission. We are enabling a focus for biotechnology research which is advantageous to the Army and which also leverages, on the Army's behalf,...Lasker Award honors Rockefeller University biochemist for pioneering studies of gene activation
...n 1991 and 1996, Roeder's lab discovered the major conduit for communication between gene-specific activators and the general transcription machinery in animal cells: the researchers elaborated the biochemical details of a giant coactivator (TRAP/SMCC) consisting of about 25 different protein chains and refe......n reach up to one meter in length and are the main conduit for nerve communication throughout our bodies, by conveying electric signals to muscles or other cells. Due to their great length, axons, like electrical or telecommunications lines, are vulnerable to damage. When a power line goes down in a storm, m...Researchers report major advance in gene therapy technique
...s turned their attention to the vascular system, a conduit to multiple leg and arm muscles they felt would work more efficiently than direct injection into muscle. WARF licensed the vascular technique to Mirus, which now holds the patent and continues to commercialize the technique. In their first studies,......larger diameters and thinner walls to maximize the conduit size and enhance water flow. "The data are interesting because they show that the same individual plant can adjust its anatomy and physiology to maximize water transport deep underground where the plant is less likely to experience drought or freezin...