Further Proof That An Altered Rb-2/p130 Gene Leads To Lung Cancer
...iding helpful treatment. "The goal is provide early diagnosis to monitor susceptible people who will develop the disease," Giordano said. "We’d like to design alternative therapeutic strategies to combat lung cancer, including finding a target for [future efforts in] gene therapy. ...Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women
...years wasassociated with a 77% lower prevalence of early lens opacities and a 83% lower prevalence ofmodera...ion data, 59 (24%) had clear lenses, 156 (63%) had early opacities, and32 (13%) had moderate opacities. Many of the opacities were found in the lens nucleus...Purdue Study Finds Prehistoric Couch Potato
...urdue's North Central campus, found that while all early dinosaurs -- those dating back about 220 million y...ic it could be," he says. Though all of the of the early dinosaurs had a similar lineup of ribs to vertebrae, Hengst found that by the middle of the Jurassic...Long-Time NIH Grantee Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry
...titute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the early 1960's. "The Nobel Prize re...f ATP synthesis." Since the early 1950's, Boyer has sought to understand the inner workings of ATP synthase, the enzyme he ...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...face temperature above the freezing point of water early in the planet's history. But where would this met...been provided by bacteria living on the surface of early Mars. Water, water, everywhere, and how critical to the existence of life, but is it preserved as ...Oral Vaccine Protects Infants From Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea
...ted States. AnFDA advisory committee will meet in early December to consider all the data andmake their recommendation regarding licensure to theFDA. The World Health Organization is following closely developments here and in theEuropean Union in an effort to determine how and when the vaccine might also...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
... contact which the researchers wantedto discourage early in the animal's adjustment to the wild. So, he had tobe recaught and freed near the release site, Welch wrote. The researchers spent several days in exhausting treks through the dense,hilly forest, coping with malfunctioning radio-tracking equipment...Reanalysis Of International Data Finds Sharp Decline In Sperm Density
... of Environmental Health Sciences. Since the early 1930's, there has been considerable interest in decliningsemen quality as a key predictor of male reproductive dysfunction. The vastmajority of studies designed to answer this question have focused on spermdensity - the number of sperm contained in ...Herpes Virus Strain Identified As A Trigger In Multiple Sclerosis
...73percent had an increase in immune response to an early antigen of HHV-6,compared to only 18 percent of those participants who served as normalvolunteers. In addition, the scientists detected HHV-6 DNA in the serum (amarker of active virus infection) of 15 of 50 individuals with MS. All 47individuals wit...Dendritic Cell Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer
...lleagues will be starting a Phase I clinical trial early in1998 where they will use dendritic cells to try to treat patients with advanced(Stage IV) malignant melanoma or breast cancer. The patients in the trial havenot responded to conventional treatments and have metastatic skin lesions. Dendritic cells...Promising Fatty Acid Research Leads To MS Clinical Trial
...al to be conducted at St Thomas' Hospital starting early in the New Year. Although encouraged by the experimental work, Dr Harbige warns against prematureexcitement over a treatment for people with MS, saying "further rigorousclinical and laboratory research is essential before we can recommend any suchtre...Skull Of Refrigerator-Size Ancient Armadillo Finds A Home At UF
...eople lived in Florida 11,000 to 12,000 years ago, early humans encountered giant armadillos for a few thousand years before they disappeared, he said. "We haven't found any evidence that people hunted them, but they were probably considered as possible food sources," he said. "Maybe the heavy armo...Human Breast Milk Contains Obesity Hormone
...e placenta in the body. Since its discovery in the early 1990s, researchers have been racing to learn more about the protein. The reason is simple: Obese mice that are injected with leptin soon lose their excess weight. Scientists are hoping that by learning more about leptin, they can control the problems...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
... Veterinary Medicine, will travel to Hong Kong in early January to identify the source of the virus, a type found commonly in birds. Finding the virus in animals is important in determining how the virus is being spread. If the sp...MIT Biologists Identify Aging Mechanism
... ERCs' role in yeast cell mortality. "Setthe clock early and the alarm rings early." An article to ...ssor Guarente inquired above, could "set the clock early (so) thealarm rings early"? Their experimental results suggest a paradox. The formation of ERCs may ...Mapping The Way To A Bigger Prawn
...made using traditional breeding strategies. This early research, conducted by a Brisbane research team, i...nce flesh quality and disease resistance. This early success has resulted in a growing international interest in CSIROs activities in the area . CSIRO sc...Increased Amount Of Enzyme In Brain May Be Marker Of Alzheimer's Disease
...These insoluble beta-amyloid plaquesare one of two early pathological markers of Alzheimer's disease. ...eferential association with the mature rather than early stages of amyloidplaques," Mesulam said. Of all the companion molecules associated with b...Peutz-Jeghers Disease Gene Identified: Enzyme Loss Causes Polyps And Cancer
... the STK11 gene is highly recommended to detect early stages of potentially malignant tumors. The ultimate aim in this field of research is to identify drugs that reduce the extent of polyp formation and cancer risk....Early Career Development Grants Foster Faculty Research And Education
...ously their contributions to research andeducation early in their careers. NSF awards thegrants to top jun...h Bordogna. "This assembly of researchers, at the early stages of what we hope will be long and productive careers,gives us great confidence in the future o...Discovery Channel Returns From Underwater Scientific Expedition Off The Coast Of Cuba
...THS (WT) and slated to air on Discovery Channel in early 1999. Led by Dr. Grant Gilmore of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, a group of American scientistsand ichthyologists participated in this cooperative researchmission along with a team of Cuban scientists aboard theresearch vessel S...