New process converts municipal waste into commodities and fuel
... independent panel of experts chose the winners as demonstrating practical aswell as innovative ways to significantly reduce pollution at its sources. Thepanel is selected by the American Chemical Society, the world's largestscientific society, as part of its participation in the Presidential GreenChemistry Chall...Study points to possible gene therapy cure for hemophilia
...r 11 months. "This is the first result in animals demonstrating the efficacy of this approachto hemophilia A," says Dr. Christopher E. Walsh, assistant professor of medicineat UNC-CH School of Medicine and clinical director of the university's GeneTherapy Center. "The goal is one dose -- that essentially one dos...First direct link found between bacteria in drinking water and stomach ulcers
...veH. pylori in surface water in the United States, demonstrating a major reservoirfor the organism outside the human body. In the United States, an estimated 2.5 million new H. pylori infectionsoccur each year. Peptic ulcer disease affects nearly 5 million people withtreatment costs exceeding $5 billion......he new paper strengthens the earlierspeculation by demonstrating for the first time that arid-zone vegetation didindeed change dramatically, consistent with the proposed burning hypothesis. "The summer monsoon remained only moderately effective during the last 10,000years and has never been as effective as it was ......cer Research (AACR) Vion scientists presented data demonstrating the genetically engineered Salmonella bacteria's overall safety profile and tumor targeting ability, including TAPET's safety when administered to non-human primates. In addition, they reported the ability of unarmed TAPET organisms (without "warhead...Compounds From Fruits, Vegetables And Grains Slow The Growth Of Human Tumor Cells
...ansplanted to those mice. It was thefirst research demonstrating that an isoprenoid slowed cancer growth andprolonged the life of mice when fed at a level that an animal might consume. In the current paper, Elson and his graduate student, Huanbiao Mo, found thatgamma-tocotrienol slowed the growth of cell lines fr...Life Among Dead Brain Cells: Discovery Could Help Improve Memory Capacity Of Stroke Victims
...certain type ofbrain cell -- called a stem cell -- demonstrating plasticity and the ability toregenerate after a stroke. Regeneration is the ability of the stem cells to divide and produce newneurons. Plasticity is the ability of the newborn neurons to make connectionswith existing neurons in the brain an...Encouraging Results In Preclinical Studies Of Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy
... the University of Washington today published data demonstrating that after a single gene therapy injection, genetically modified mice exhibiting certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease could survive without daily L-dopa treatments for at least one year, the duration of the study. Without L-dopa treatment, these ...Americans Urged To Consume More Folic Acid
...ment. Despite more than 80 epidemiological studies demonstrating connections betweenplasma homocysteine levels and cardiovascular disease, more long term clinicalstudies are needed before prescribing a more aggressive approach for treatinghigh homocysteine, according to the AHA Science Advisory. "Until results of ...Allelix drug increases bone density and content in women with osteoporosis
...nnouncedtoday results of a Phase II clinical trial demonstrating that its compoundALX1-11, recombinant human parathyroid hormone significantly increases bonemineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in the spine of women withpostmenopausal osteoporosis. Dr. Robert Lindsay, president of the National Os...Researchers Externally Regulate Gene Implanted In Brain
...oduction resumed during the weeks withoutthe drug, demonstrating that the gene could be regulated in the brain byadministration or withdrawal of doxycycline. "Control of gene expression, its protein production, is of particularimportance in gene therapy. And one of the hallmarks of AAV is that it can lastf...Cells Keep Bad Guys In A Cage Until They Are Fit To Socialize
...ence of cycling as a GroEL/GroES-promotedreaction, demonstrating that continuous unfolding is not necessary for thefolding of the chaperonin substrate rhodanese. Based on refolding studies with the monomeric apical polypeptide binding domainof GroEL, it has been suggested recently that unfolding of polypeptide is ......h theirhands between handling children. His study demonstrating this led directly to achange in hospital practices and a dramatic decrease in HSV transmission inmaternity wards. With the advent of recombinant DNA technology in the early 1970s.researchers gained the ability to insert or delete specific gen......, affected, dwarf couple had a son (alsoaffected), demonstrating fertility in both sexes. The height, weight, head circumference, bone maturation and bloodpressure of the group were significantly below normal. The mean height of adultmales was 130 centimeters, or a little over 4 feet. Females had a mean he...UNC Researchers Reduce Arthritis Severity By Turning Off Molecular Switch
...rator, Dr. Al Baldwin, published his pioneer study demonstrating thatactivated NF-kappa B is needed to protect cancer cells in vitro from apoptosis,or programmed cell death." From their subsequent in vitro studies, Makarov and his colleagues learned thatsimilar mechanisms might operate in rheumatoid arthritis. "W...Secrets Of The S.O.S Repair Service
...the "trade secrets" of this molecular repair crew, demonstrating how a little genetic material patched into just the right place can save the DNA from a genetic disaster. And while averting a serious mutation, the repair squad leaves behind a surprising calling card: a "good" mutation, which can improve an organis...UCSF Researchers Identify Molecule Involved In Early Stage Of Atherosclerosis In Mice
...l lining, were present inthe aortas of these mice, demonstrating that activation of the receptor wasimportant in the recruitment of monocytes into the vessel wall. Co-authors of the UCSF study were Landin Boring, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow inthe UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Jennif......re weretwice as far apart as in the A-B structure, demonstrating the accuracy of themolecular recognition. The authors of the Nature article, entitled "Design and self-assembly oftwo-dimensional DNA crystals" are as follows: Erik Winfree, Computation andNeural Systems, California Institute of Technology; Furong L...Combining Angiostatin With Radiation Enhances Anti-Cancer Effects Of Each
...ion, however, causedsignificant growth inhibition, demonstrating a powerful synergistic effect, evenin mice with very large tumors. "Our finding suggests that radiation therapy, already a standard of cancer care,could be dramatically improved by simultaneous administration of relativelysmall doses of angiostatin,"...... their p75 receptor are involved in this process, demonstrating an immunological function for these signalling molecules. MHC class II antigens are dimeric glycoproteins, which are loaded with pathogen derived antigenic peptides within so called antigen-presenting cells (AP...