Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain
...eady shown that drugs that inhibit GABAb receptors control seizures in the mice genetically prone to petit mal epilepsy. The new information will allow the research team to pinpoint the exact mechanism by which GABAb receptors can cause absence seizures. Armed with the new information about the mechanism, Ho...Rosemary May Have Anti-Cancer Properties
...nding to the mammary cells, compared to rats fed a control diet. In a separate experiment, the researchers fed rats a diet with half as muchrosemary, then gave them half a dose of DMBA. The results were similar:DMBA's binding to mammary cells was reduced by 66 percent. The researchers also found that ros...From Corn Rootworms To Art, Cornell's Reactor Is At The Core
...rn pest in the hope of developing a natural way to control it. By using the 500-kilowatt nuclear reactor on campus, the entomologists can get sharp pictures on film of their corn roots and the rootworms in soil around it. The technique is called neutron radiography, and professors from art historians and ag...Freshwater Sponges May Pose Threat To Zebra Mussels
...on vertical surfaces, which could be important for control of zebra mussels in some areas, such as in canals ..., but our research suggests this might be a way to control zebra mussels in those areas." But, would the freshwater sponge pose as many problems on these su...New Discovery About Genes Has Implications For Genetic Therapy
...fic sites along a gene, allowing considerably more control than is now possible. Ohio State University researchers reported their findings in the May 23 issue of the British science journal Nature . They also believe the discovery provides a window into how some of the earliest organisms evolved several...International Research Team Clones New Skin Cancer Gene
...ne an ointment that, when applied to the skin, may control the growth of the cancer,2 Leffell said. 3Because skin cancers occur externally rather than in internal organs, a dose of a medication that can replace the function of the faulty gene could be applied directly to the cancer while minimizing side eff...Researchers Use Hydrated Lime To Reduce Toxic Selenium Emissions
...y the Environmental Protection Agency will seek to control emissionsof selenium and other metals found in fly ash and flue gas, saidLiang-Shih Fan, professor and chair of chemical engineering atOhio State. Fan and Suhas Mahuli, a post-doctoral researcher in chemical engineering,have studied ways to capture s...Humble Pocket Gophers Shed Light On The Genetic Fortitude Of Cheetahs
... skin grafts from their neighbors--an experimental control that the 1985 study lacked. These results led Sanjayan and Crooks, both Ph.D. candidates in biology, to conclude that the cheetah study was accurate. Consequently, cheetahs and other genetically impoverished species, such as California sea otters and......nt to have more and more sophisticated air quality control within their vehicles and legislators, particularly in the United States, have moved to pass laws to restrict air pollution from cars. However these measures have been undermined by the limitations in current sensor technology. Drivers have found t...Nitric Oxide May Hold Key To First Treatment For Deadly Form Of Malaria, Duke Scientists Report
...ic oxide is a universal signalingmolecule that can control basic life processes down to the level of thegene,...rimaryon-off switch for thousands of proteins that control life processes. Although the discovery was made in bacteria, the team believes that humance...Salvage Gene Is At The Root Of Many Mutations
... REV1, helps a cell evade its ownstringent quality control and opens the door to mutations. The findings are ....But very rarely these cellular efforts at quality control fail, and it's at this desperate stage that REV1, the enzymediscovered by Nelson, Hinkle, and Lawren...Nitric Oxide Found To Control Cells By Turning On Genes; Suggests New Role In Health And Disease
...ic oxide is a universal signalingmolecule that can control basic life processes down to the level of thegene,...rimaryon-off switch for thousands of proteins that control life processes. Although the discovery was made in bacteria, the team believes that humance...Harvard, Duke Researchers Discover 'Off-switch' Inside Human Cells
...0 may constitute a more direct and effectiveway to control the G-protein-activated cellular machinery "Because of the critical role that RGS proteins may play in controllingthe duration of a neurotransmitter or hormone-dependent response, it ispossible that these proteins may be involved in many important a......higher up in the brain's chain of command directly 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 A...Component In Soy Products May Be Substitute For Estrogen Treatment
...ly low-fat, low-cholesterol diets. Inaddition to a control group, one group ate soy protein with a standard l...ollevels], a rapid change in fact, compared to the control group," Pottersaid. "LDL cholesterol -- the bad cholesterol -- dropped significantly,by about 8 perc...New Software Provides Quick Analysis of ion-Channel Activity
...omprehending the properties of ion channels, which control the activity of the body's organs, including the brain, is key to understanding normal physiology. It also is critical to understanding various genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis, as well as some neuromuscular disorders and some cardiac arr...Newly Discovered Gene Halts Cell Division and May Have Cancer Link
...ntal stresses -- cell division can continue out of control and leave some new cells without a copy of each ch...t, for example, six genes are known to exert their control over the checkpoint. Dr. Benezra, whose team discovered the MAD2 gene by accident, also is investiga...Changing Continental Runoff Patterns Could Change Ocean Circulation
...r the surface. Temperature, not salinity, seems to control ocean circulation today. One reason why the researchers are looking at the early Eocene is that it was the most recent warm period in the Earth's history. Researchers believe that we are heading toward a warmer period, possibly much like the ...Study Examines How Mechanisms Evolve To Regulate Bee Development
...obinson said, that drones and workers have similar control mechanisms intheir brains, even though their functions in bee society are totally different. The work, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S.Department of Agriculture, could lead to new tools for brain research, Robinsonsaid....... because neither was thought to be involved in the control of blood glucose levels. But two overlapping resea...d out to be "transcription factors," proteins that control how and when other genes are turned on or off. Both were known to be active in regulating gene expre...