OutFoxed! New research may redefine late-stage cardiac development
...rt development. Eventually these embryos succumbed due to the lack of correct blood flow with two hearts pumping into the same set of blood vessels. Foxp4 belongs to a class of DNA binding proteins called transcription factors that turn other genes on and off. Interestingly, Foxp4 is not expressed in he...Computer scientists at UH developing 'nurturing' computers
...p around the area surrounding the orbit of the eye due to increased blood flow, telling us that our subject is experiencing some sort of emotional distress. This periorbital area is the facial area affected the most from blood flow redistribution during anxious states." Since current computers are alm...Rising childhood leukaemia incidence prompts conference
...t. "Suggestions that part of the increase has been due to more children surviving infancy to reach the peak age of leukaemia incidence (1-4 years) and to improved registration and diagnosis of the disease, may be partly true, but they cannot plausibly explain the overall pattern of data now at our dispos...Research suggests unborn children may be at risk from environmental pollution
...ed those of the mother which may have implications due to the increased sensitivity of the foetus. The exact levels are as yet unknown but we know that childhood leukaemia is initiated in utero and this could well be a factor in the initiation.Consideration must now be given to the likely risk estimates....Long-term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning are an autoimmune reaction
...wing severe CO poisoning may do so, in large part, due to an autoimmune reaction. The body simply does not know when to stop attacking what it now views as an invader. "This opens up a lot of possibilities, such as treatment with immunosuppressant agents, in conjunction with standard hyperbaric oxygen th...Single isolated mouse skin cell can generate into variety of epidermal tissues
...r cycle, but it hasn't been clear whether this was due to the action of one stem cell or a bag of different cells," Fuchs says. In the current scientific paper, the Fuchs team reports on a new system to isolate these cells that avoids the need for genetic manipulations of the mice, and hence may make it ...New fumigant to replace gas that damages ozone layer
...g to participate in the development phase. This is due to the problems being experienced with many of the current replacements for methyl bromide." Under the agreement, CSIRO will assist BOC and develop the efficacy data for the fumigant with BOC registering the product and identifying suitable manufact...Computer models expose humans as main cause of caribou decline
...ulation dynamics is the functional loss of habitat due to avoidance of good quality habitat in proximity of industrial infrastructures," said Weclaw, lead author of the study, which will be published this month in Ecological Modelling. A previous study conducted through the Boreal Caribou Committee, a gr...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...griculture helped. "Increased height may have been due partly to the retreat of the Little Ice Age, which would have contributed to higher yields in agriculture. Also improvements in agricultural productivity that began in the 18th century made food more plentiful to more people. This study is part of th...Study reveals first genetic step necessary for prostate cancer growth
... will be diagnosed with the disease, in large part due to widespread screening with the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test. The test has been controversial because it cannot distinguish between men who have non-progressing forms of the disease that may never cause harm and those who have aggressive ...Protein involved in childhood disorder linked to cancer
... disorder that results in an abnormally small head due to improper brain formation and growth. Children with this condition may be short, have seizures and have normal or mildly retarded intelligence. "Microcephalin is the protein encoded by the MCPH1 gene, which, when mutated, is a major cause of mic...NASA satellites detect 'glow' of plankton in black waters
...tages by looking at its red "glow" under sunlight, due to the unique data from two NASA satellites. According to a study conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, this phenomenon can forewarn fishermen and swimmers about developing cases of red tides that occur within plumes of dark-colored runoff from river and ...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
...will give insight on the mechanism of hypertension due to high levels of salt. Jessica Clark University of Arizona The focus of Ms. Clark's research is epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its role in protecting the intestine against a disease that affects premature babies, called necrotizing enterocolit...Patented process preserves transplant tissues/organs
...roximately 4 C) and freezing has not been possible due to ice crystals, which damage delicate cells and greatly reduce the viability or functions of the tissue. Chemicals called cryoprotectants reduce ice formation but have toxic effects that introduce their own problems. The Organ Recovery Systems techn...Probing the surface of white blood cells to enhance immune system medicine
...influence their role in illness have been hampered due to a lack of understanding of the surface structure of these cells until now. Dartmouth Medical School researchers characterize the structure of white blood cells and challenge assumptions about how a certain immunodeficiency disorder affects the wh......d prognosis." This groundbreaking news is in part due to the development of a new technical tool that permits cloning of the virus....Critically endangered monkey species plummets more than 50 percent since 1994
...hed from other largely black-colored Asian langurs due to its white cheek bands, large white saddle on it...ing the two subpopulations, however, is impossible due to the increasing amount of agricultural space that divides them. "Delacour's langur is one of the ...What actually influences air pollution over the Indian Ocean?
...c chemistry over the Indian Ocean is still limited due to the scarcity of long-term observations covering...s and long-lived gases like carbon monoxide and is due to the short lifetime of NOx (about a day on average) and the feedback mentioned above. Generally, t...Computer database being developed at Temple will allow for better inventory of chemicals
... right from your computer what safety equipment is due for inspection or is out of compliance without having to go walking through buildings or rummaging through file cabinets. Rappaport also expects the database to assist the Universitys environmental health and safety official in generating mandato...Millennia still mean early days for newly identified sex chromosome
...some including poor homology with the X chromosome due to the presence of numerous repetitive elements on the Y chromosome. Future comparative analysis of this vertebrate Y chromosome with other evolving sex chromosome systems in plants, insects, and other fish will provide insight into the general mecha...