Invasive species summit aims to halt Great Lakes-Mississippi River species exchange
...nnel (CSSC), which together constitute a revolving door for invasive species. The zebra mussel and round goby are among species that already have traveled from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. At least four more have the potential to move between the two basins, including the bighead carp and sil...Systematic analysis of gene family uncovers new therapeutic targets for colon cancer
...ed the research effort. "Our findings open the door to individualized analysis and treatment of colorectal cancer," says Velculescu. TKs are so-called activating proteins that, when altered or damaged, signal cells to continually divide and take other actions that can lead to cancer. Drugs suc...UI researchers discover new cause of muscular dystrophies
...two types of muscular dystrophy now has opened the door on a muscle repair process and identified a protein that plays a critical role. The protein, called dysferlin, is mutated in two distinct muscular dystrophies known as Miyoshi Myopathy and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2b. The UI study suggest...Purdue biologists crystallize technique to expand protein research
...brane protein complexes, could be used to push the door open a lot wider for the study of fat-soluble proteins," he said. "We hope such an opportunity could lead to treatments for a number of diseases, including cystic fibrosis, chronic muscle wasting, and many neurological abnormalities." Cramer cautione...MacKinnon lab's newest picture tells action potential story
... the research is discouraging, there's always one door left slightly ajar."...Technique brings immune-based therapies closer to reality
... to avoid rejection of the transplant, opening the door to viral infections. Specially targeted immune cells that fill these defensive gaps are already being tested as experimental "cancer vaccines" in patients with melanoma and multiple myeloma and as virus fighters after bone marrow transplant. Howev...Screening technique streamlines search for anticancer drugs
...s they are likely to react against, also opens the door to a new way to custom-tailor chemotherapy. Brent Stockwell and his colleagues at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., used a novel screening technique to survey more than 23,000 chemical compounds and test for their abil...Study of monkey species that fights off AIDS may lead to new treatments for humans
...nses to the infection. The findings could open the door to groundbreaking approaches to AIDS treatments, said Dr. Donald Sodora, an assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern who contributed to the study. The findings are being published online today at www.immunity.com and will appear ...Pheromones in male perspiration reduce women's tension, alter hormone response
...ods or physiological functions. "This may open the door to pharmacological approaches to manage onset of ovulation or the effects of premenstrual syndrome or even natural products to aid relaxation," Wysocki said. "By determining how pheromones impact mood and endocrine response, we might be able to buil...Organic and sustainable foods have more polyphenolics linked to health benefits
...f polyphenolics by plants. "This really opens the door to more research in this area," said Alyson Mitchell, assistant professor of food science at UC Davis, who led the research team. The researchers compared levels of total polyphenolics and ascorbic acid content in marionberries (a type of blackberry)...Cyclis Pharmaceuticals reports studies defining new mechanism for potential cancer therapies
...tial drug candidates. This approach also opens the door to additional drug discovery for a wide range of cancers by applying knowledge of this unique mechanism of action to multiple drug targets of the checkpoint system." In these studies, the researchers compared the effects of -lapachone on human cancer...Brain imaging study sheds light on inner workings of human intelligence
...ind this study exciting in part because it opens a door to doing many further studies that capitalize on differences in psychological functions among individuals," added Braver. "Individuals differ in cognitive abilities and in many other ways as well, such as personality. We can use this same type of app...Protein linked to movement disorders
... This successful experimental technique opens the door to a number of new investigative avenues, the scientists say. Their lab has already genetically engineered a fusion between GFP and a human protein, alpha-synuclein, implicated in Parkinson's disease, and early findings show "torsins are equally effe...Drug-resistant seizures often take years to develop
...e common in these patients. "This study opens the door for early identification of patients who will later develop drug-resistant partial epilepsy, which may in turn allow us to identify ways of preventing some forms of epilepsy from ever becoming drug-resistant," says lead author Anne T. Berg, Ph.D., of...Sick Kids researchers pinpoint link between diabetes and nervous system autoimmunity
...rge Jackowski. "This research may also open a new door for understanding the persistent mystery in autoimmune diseases: why does the immune system attack its own tissue? It now seems possible that the nervous system and cells that separate nervous system from other tissue in the body may play an unsuspec...New antibody library speeds search for new detection tools
... the wide availability of this library will open a door into antibody engineering technology for life sciences researchers currently using classic mouse hybridoma methods to make affinity reagents. PNNL should significantly impact the research community through the broad distribution of this library."...Researchers achieve germline transmission of 'gene knockdown' in mice
...line transgenic mice with heritable RNAi opens the door to the manipulation of gene activity in living animals for many applications....Scripps scientists discover rich medical drug resource in deep ocean sediments
...tively, breast cancer. January's report cracks the door open for a line of similar discoveries from the recently discovered Salinospora genus. "The second paper shows the potential for the production of materials that are highly biologically active and very chemically unique. This is likely to be the ti...Saint Louis University researchers make breakthrough towards solving the cause of cancer development
...l new promising areas of inquiry. "This opens the door for further study of this protein in the regulation of gene expression," he said. "Once we understand the normal, we will have a better understanding of where something is going wrong." This, in turn, could lead to ways to block the pathway and ulti......tment of Chemical Engineering. This opens the door to a variety of applications, including novel drug-delivery systems and smart templates for the bioseparation of one molecule from another, said Robert Langer, MITs Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and leader of the work....