A probable cause for high blood pressure identified - shows links with diabetes
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...present the foreign protein to T Cells, which then custom design an immune attack to destroy the invader. In previous work, Dana and his team found that removing the lymph nodes that drain the eyes prevented rejection of transplants that were vulnerable. They also found that VEGFR-3, known to cause the gro...Researchers discover how worms' noses sense oxygen
...e to high oxygen levels. Karow and Gray employed a custom MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) chamber - only 100 microns (1/10 millimeter or 4 thousandths of an inch) thick - to study worm reactions to oxygen levels. Built at UC Berkeley by UCSF postdoctoral fellow Hang Lu, it has speeded behavioral stud...Herpes tool allows researchers to customize Alzheimer's vaccine
...veral more studies designed to contribute toward a custom vaccine against Alzheimer's. In addition, Bowers has just been awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a closely related topic, the role of inflammation in the disease. Understanding how inflammation cont...UK small firms pay lip service to green issues
... else. You can't advertise or get any increase in custom from it.' Many small firm owners did not feel there was enough time in their day to pursue environmental measures that were not a natural bi-product of their core management activities. At the top of the supply chain in the building sector, architect...After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
...nfectant. Disposal of bodies should respect local custom and practice where possible. When there are large numbers of victims, burial is likely to be the most appropriate method of disposal. There is little evidence that proper burial of bodies poses a threat to groundwater that serves as a source of drink...Bioprocesses upstage traditional chemical processes
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...y, scientists might be able to change the virus to custom manufacture RNA that sends messages we choose," Baker said. "We could use it to fight other viral infections or potentially even cancer."...Beyond biology: Simple system yields custom-designed proteins
...ng/water-loving patterns. Having a rich variety of custom proteins may allow scientists to consider using them for tasks that do not exist in nature, such as catalyzing industrial chemical reactions, Hecht said. "Critters in nature haven't been challenged to solve the technological problems we're faced with...New therapies under development promise improved relief for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer patients
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...Technical Insights and Frost & Sullivan also offer custom growth consulting to a variety of national and international companies. Executive summaries and interviews are available to the press....Drug-resistant cancer outwitted by chemical flank attack
...cal structures - it should be possible to design a custom cocktail of inhibitors to attack tumors caused by any particular tyrosine kinase," said Gilliland. Beyond CML, HES and a third major blood disease, acute myelogenous leukemia, other similar malignancies are proving treatable by Gleevec and/or PKC412 ...Research and development takes robots and automation into new territory
...Technical Insights and Frost & Sullivan also offer custom growth consulting to a variety of national and international companies. Executive summaries and interviews are available to the press....Social issues loom in development of gene-specific meds, says Stanford reseacher
... works great, but that's not everyone." To develop custom medications that boost effectiveness, researchers need far-reaching access to comprehensive genetic and phenotypic data. Assembling these databases has already raised numerous questions about patient confidentiality, privacy, medical regulations, eve...The jaws stiffness found to dictate speech production
...ttached to the mandibular teeth. The appliance was custom molded for each subject and glued to the buccal surface of the teeth using a dental adhesive. The coupling between the robot and the jaw was achieved by using a magnesium and titanium rotary connector that permitted motion of the jaw in all six trans...Applied Biosystems and Immune Tolerance Network announce immunology research agreement
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...mbolic either of peace or of romance. Its yuletide custom of suggesting a kiss underneath suspended mistletoe apparently is linked to English tradition. But arborists have a decided lack of love for this parasite, stemming from the fact that mistletoe is especially hard to kill without harming the tree in t...A new twist on an age-old problem: Making knee replacements last
... business executives, orthopedic surgeries will be custom tailored to the patient," Fregly said. Fregly's group also is seeking to improve the success of a surgical procedure called tibial osteotomy, which involves realigning one of the lower leg bones to redistribute loads on the knees of patients sufferi...Study reveals clues to brain development
...tomatically measure such changes with the aid of a custom computer program written by one of the members of their team. In one experiment, tadpoles were placed in a dark chamber for four hours and then moved into a chamber with a moving visual stimulus for an additional four hours. (The visual systems of fr...Homeland security highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...obe for scanning and a handheld operating platform custom designed by PNNL to ease use and deter theft. Earlier versions of the analyzer have been deployed to counter smuggling of illicit materials at several international borders, including Kazakhstan, Georgia, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Azerbaijan and ...