Rice develops nanosensor for precision chemical analysis
...romagnetic field around nanoparticles, opening the door for chemical screening techniques that could allow doctors, life scientists and chemists to routinely analyze samples as small as a single molecule. The research is detailed in the current issue of Applied Physics Letters. It builds upon a widely use...Sick Kids researchers identify gene for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
...ong at the molecular level, and this will open the door to the development of new therapies," said Dr. Johanna Rommens, the study's principal investigator, an HSC senior scientist and associate professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics at U of T. "This discovery will aid in the clinical management of Sh...Combining global environmental changes yields surprising ecosystem response
...s, but our wide range of treatments helps open the door to understanding global-change impacts on ecosystems not yet studied." This research was conducted over a three-year period at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. The small stature and short life span of the plants in this Calif...University of Maryland research reveals true target of calcium channel blockers
...f the American Journal of Physiology, may open the door to a different approach to treatment, with new, more effective medications that have a more precise therapeutic focus than current treatments. The researchers found that calcium channel blockers primarily affect a group of cellular calcium channels ...Gene increases schizophrenia risk, says study
...t finding of this type internationally - opens the door to discovering new and related risk genes. Now scientists will know where to look for related genes," says pharmacology and psychiatry professor Philip Seeman. "This will help in diagnosis and potentially in the design of new medications for treatmen...AAAS urges opposition to 'intelligent design theory' within U.S. science classes
...e's science classrooms. But, their ruling left the door open for local school districts to present ID theory together with science, and suggested that scientists should "continue to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory." In fact, even while the state-level debate continued, th...Is the roller coaster G force threat all spin?
...unsuspecting car passengers are forced against the door during sharp turns, pilots feel accelerations as they make quick maneuvers except for pilots, these accelerations can be as much a five to nine times the force of gravity (or Gs). The biggest risk of high Gs is a loss of consciousness as blood pools...Stanford researchers develop gene therapy technique that sharply cuts risks
...rial shows that it is safe then that will open the door for trials in other diseases," Calos said. She has collaborations underway testing the technique for use in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, among others....Researchers identify candidate vaccine for Sjgren syndrome
...This finding is also exciting because it opens the door to further knowledge about treating selective organ autoimmune diseases, including the possibility of vaccines. In autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness and learn how to use vaccines, since the targe...Sequenced malaria genome exposes novel drug targets
...asts themselves evolved from bacteria, opening the door to another common drug treatment, antibiotics. Doxycycline is a common and effective anti-malarial in use today and it is an antibiotic. "People used it because it worked, but until now nobody knew how," says Ralph. "We anticipate the same problem...Rice, Brookhaven physicists decode initial stage of cell fusion
...his week's issue of Science, the findings open the door for studies that could improve the effectiveness of gene therapy and drug delivery. While we commonly think of cells dividing and multiplying in our bodies, it is also possible for two cells to join together. In fact, invading viruses commonly fuse w...DuPont scientists to unveil 'greener' process to reduce waste
... and economically-efficient manners -- opening the door to industrial-scale production of fluoroaromatics with minimal waste. Fluorinated aromatics are widely used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. "As a science company whose mission is sustainable growth, DuPont is committed to r...Scientists prove how geckos stick, unlock secrets to making artificial gecko glue
...he gecko's unsurpassed sticking power--opening the door for engineers to fabricate prototypes of synthetic...in Portland, Ore. "Our initial prototypes open the door to manufacturing the first biologically inspired dry, adhesive microstructures, which can have wides...Cambodian government creates 1,000,000-acre protected area
... shown strong environmental leadership, opened the door to long-term international support for wildlife protection and ecotourism and has honored a promise made two years ago to conserve the Cardamoms." CI will continue to work with the Cambodian government and NGO partners to encourage the creation of a...UCLA scientists discover hormone may spur dramatic weight loss
...ts their bodies from producing leptin may open the door to a new way of fighting fat. After injections with leptin -- a human hormone linked to appetite control -- the adults' dramatic weight loss suggests that leptin offers significant promise for treating obesity. Dr. Julio Licinio, professor of medicin...Viruses help strep bacteria turn deadly
...gnostics or vaccines. The research also opens the door to what Dr. Musser believes is a neglected area of research. "Scientists have known about bacteriophages for a long time," he explains, "but they have not been extensively studied for their indirect contributions to infectious diseases. Now that we...Wake Forest investigator shows new way that alcohol affects brain
... said that this pre-synaptic activity may open the door for new drugs that might be used to treat alcoholism by focusing on that mechanism. For instance, he has already shown that a chemical called baclofen blocks the effect of alcohol on GABA synapses, but has no effect on benzodiazepines or barbiturates...Fluid forces within the body help invasive bacteria
...hen it is trying to be sheared off. That opens the door to further investigation." Presently, most research operates on the assumption that shear stress reduces the lifetime of a receptor bond. However, the paper in Cell suggests that the force might be exactly what it takes to get the bacteria to adhere....Recombinant Protein Expression Lab established at CU
...lains. "Such molecular-level pictures can open the door for educated design of intervention strategies by modifying the protein's biological activity." But a bottleneck in structural determination of proteins often is the limited supply of highly purified proteins, Manor notes. "A centralized facility, wh......hin gene into protein. Their findings may open the door to creating therapeutics that will produce excess utrophin in people suffering from DMD. Utrophin has been a major focus in muscular dystrophy. Dystrophin and utrophin perform similar tasks at the neuromuscular junction where nerve cells meet mus...