'Night eating syndrome' may be related to the performance of the body -- not the mind
... systems, causing increased nocturnal appetite and disruption in the sleep pattern. This may, to some extent, explain the disturbances in the circadian secretions of melatonin and leptin and the behavioral characteristics of the night eating syndrome....Worm neuron research may lead to powerful model for Parkinson's study
...e transporter function through drugs or by genetic disruption eliminated 6-OHDA-sensitivity in the worms in this case, the green lights were not extinguished. These results suggest that the toxic effect of 6-OHDA occurs after it enters the dopamine neuron. The effect of the neurotoxin is rapid. The dopamine...Report supports sustainable food production
...d with elevated cancer risk and possibly endocrine disruption and reproductive dysfunction. The earths population currently stands at 6 billion a number estimated by the United Nations to increase to 9.3 billion by the year 2050. As our population grows, so too will the demands we place on the environment. We......searchers expect the greatest species turnover and disruption of ecosystems, which will unleash a complex chain of consequences that are difficult to foresee in detail but will be highly disruptive to ecosystems and certain species in particular. The success of this study required collaboration among several d...Researchers project future shrinking biodiversity of Mexican species
...searchers expect the greatest species turnover and disruption of ecosystems, which will unleash a complex chain of consequences that are difficult to foresee in detail but will be highly disruptive to ecosystems and certain species in particular. Previous research has looked in a broad-brush way at how climate...Making meningiomas: Scientists pioneer animal model of human meningioma
...ons in the NF2 gene, a tumor suppressor gene whose disruption facilitates the development of cancer. However, both sporadic and familial cases of meningioma development are often associated with mutations in the NF2 gene. Dr. Giovannini and colleagues used innovative DNA technology to mimic human meningioma de...Leprosy bug provides clues to early nerve degeneration
...ogical injury. The damage is characterized by the disruption of the myelin sheath, the insulation on nerve cell connections that helps transmit rapid signals between the brain and the peripheral organs, for example, skin and muscles. Damage to myelin causes loss of sensation, disability and paralysis. Using la...Food & Agriculture Biosecurity Initiative announced by incoming executive dean at Rutgers
...al or radiological contaminants or destruction and disruption of the food system are potential realities. It is one thing to respond to a disaster quite another to anticipate, prepare for and prevent its occurrence, contends Dr. Adesoji Adelaja, newly selected Executive Dean of Cook College and the New Jersey ...Scientists discover that genetic changes result mostly from many small contributors
...uggests that such changes are not due to a severe disruption in a single gene, but rather to many small changes and contributions from many genes. And, within each of the many genes, effective performance and change in one gene depend on the state of all the rest of the genes in the gene network. The work ...Promising new therapies for deadly form of leukemia
... cell production, causing anemia, hemorrhaging and disruption of organ function. Most adults who develop AML will die from complications related to their disease or from complications of intensive chemotherapy. According to Gilliland, a deadly form of AML that occurs in about one-third of patients is caused by...DNA shows genetic variability of the nene lost more than 500 years ago, not during the 20th century
...ing modern species still bear the imprint of human disruption in their genetic makeup. "Our research also debunks the belief that Hawaii was a pristine paradise, and that prehistoric man lived in perfect harmony with nature," said Helen James, museum specialist in the Natural History Museum's Division of Birds...Limited federal allergy research funds spent on food biotechnology
...uct recalls, lawsuits, buybacks from farmers and a disruption to American farm export markets that continues today, we still lack answers to the basic science questions posed by government regulators whether StarLink was or was not an allergen," he said. "Was the Starlink recall even necessary for allergy reas...Preserving options: Short-term action required to avoid long-term climate damage
...us increase during this century. The extent of the disruption that would result for societies and ecosystems is uncertain, but "it would be unwise to find out by continuing to pump up levels of greenhouse gases," said Oppenheimer. A key finding in the paper is that if the industrialized world delays in curbing...Big fish not always best, sounds might mean hurricanes and Hawaii tsunami safety
...ction methods for tsunamis in order to prevent the disruption and damage they cause. In the first phase of their two-part study, Michelle Teng and Kwok Fai Cheung developed a tsunami height forecast model specifically for Hawaii in collaboration with Philip Liu from Cornell University. This model was based on...Making sense of Marfan syndrome
...nstrate that exon 51 skipping is the result of the disruption of an exonic splicing enhancer (ESE), a DNA sequen...e that FBN1 exon 51 skipping is dependent upon the disruption of an ESE. Ultimately, this work helps further our understanding of the pathogenesis of Marfan syndr...Sex genes of fish disrupted by common household products
... in the brain. It appears that the direct chemical disruption of the brain aromatase gene, which directly affect...uction, may be a key mechanism for the EDC-induced disruption of the developmental and reproductive capacity of fish. The researchers first found that the diffe...Finding sheds new light into mysterious process of cell movement during development
...y is beginning to take shape. They also found that disruption of the same protein inhibits the normal migration of nerve cells within the developing zebrafish brain, a type of motion found in human brain development. "A great deal is known about the movement of the projections that neurons send out to connect ...Sex-pheromone link to insect evolution
...ions for the control of insect populations through disruption of mating, suggesting that over time current eradication methods could become ineffective, similar to the way insects develop pesticide resistance. The researchers, led by Wendell L. Roelofs, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry a...Compounds prevent alcohol's disruption of important developmental process
...l--by interfering with, or antagonizing, ethanol's disruption of L1-mediated cell adhesion. The researchers conducted their experiments using cells designed to express L1 adhesion molecules and which are known to be very sensitive to ethanol. That is, they lose their ability to attach to each other and form clu...New technique widens the lens on cancer, could lead to new therapies
...nd in mice. Cancer occurs when there is widespread disruption of the genes that normally regulate a cell's growth. Disruption of tumor suppressor genes releases the normal brakes on cell growth. Disruption of the genes that drive cell growth leads to abnormal acceleration of cell growth; these latter genes are ...