Mastectomy dramatically reduces breast cancer risk among women with BRCA1/2 mutations
...trong model is a huge step forward and should help ease physician concerns about recommending short-term HRT for menopausal symptoms," Garber and Hartman said. "However, many aspects of the effect of HRT on breast cancer risk in mutation carriers remain unclear. Until there are more data from mutation ca...UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
...ut requiring added growth factors. The relative ease with which the astrocytes were driven to function as adult stem cells in the second experiment was notable, says Sanai. It suggests, he says, that some factor is being secreted by the normal cortical astrocytes that induce these adult neural stem cel...Immune system's attack dogs kept on genetic leash
...w treatments that restore the genes' functions and ease patients' symptoms. "Our efforts to develop new treatments have been focused on pathological targets in autoimmune diseases -- genes that are overused or are used inappropriately, leading to immune system attacks on self," Peng explains. "Another co......scientists to display greater mobility and to help ease mobility to and within Europe. The retrieval system is tailored to meet the user's needs as accurately as possible. In that respect the Life Sciences Mobility Consultancy service helps researchers to quickly find funding opportunities, training progr...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...e cellular level manifested as muscle weakness and ease in fatigability in Ncx3-/- mice, further emphasizing a key role for Ncx3 in skeletal muscle physiology. TITLE: Impaired neuromuscular transmission and skeletal muscle fiber necrosis in mice lacking Na/Ca exchanger 3 AUTHOR CONTACT: Sophie Sokolow Un...Bridging the gap between genetics and motivations to drink alcohol
...ive results from drinking a better mood or social ease are more likely than other drinkers to develop alcohol problems. Conversely, those who have negative expectations queasiness, dizziness or fatigue are less likely to develop alcohol problems. A study in the January issue of Alcoholism: Clinical...Mars mission scientist will live a 25-hour day
...is teaching and advising duties, with an energetic ease that makes some wonder if he has found the secret to a 25-hour day. Well yes, actually, he has. Not 25 hours, to be exact, but 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds, the length of one Martian day, or "sol." Squyres is preparing to live on Mars time f...Little-studied waves in the heart may be cause of defibrillation failure
...defibrillation failure. "What surprised us is the ease with which we could create damped waves that hung around for 50 milliseconds, which is a long time when you are defibrillating the heart," Wikswo said. The research, conducted by studying the rabbit heart, lays the foundation for future studies to d...Aging: The continuous process from birth to death
...al dysfunction may offer therapeutic approaches to ease or reverse the detrimental effects of age on skeletal muscle blood flow. The "Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Between Young and Old Rat Soleus Muscle During Recovery From Immobilization-Induced Atrophy," is the subject of an inve...Naked mole-rats bare pain relief clues
...or eliminating Substance P in affected areas could ease the pain. Experiments using naked mole-rats may help test this hypothesis and perhaps lead to new therapies. "After we discovered that naked mole-rats naturally lacked Substance P, we realized that we had a unique situation whereby we could try to r...Researchers home in on obesity gene and offer explanation for overeating
... preventative and therapeutic approaches that will ease the health burden associated with obesity. "Having identified this gene, it may be possible to develop a screening programme to identify those who may be at risk of becoming obese later in life, and take effective preventative measures." The team co...FDA approves Raptiva (efalizumab) for chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
... for psoriasis that because of its convenience and ease of administration may provide patients with a sense of control over their disease." Genentech and XOMA are collaborating on the development of RAPTIVA in the United States. Serono S.A., Genentech's marketing partner outside the United States and Jap...Biological trick reveals key step in melatonin's regulation
...e mimic Zheng developed will do far more than just ease study of melatonin's daily cycles. Literally thousands of important proteins are controlled by the addition or removal of phosphate groups, he says, offering thousands of opportunities to use the mimic to help understand cellular processes and their ...UC Riverside plant pathologist awarded $1 million grant to study virus assembly
...ants, as a model system that can be assembled with ease into infectious particles, thus fulfilling all the requirements for studying virus assembly research. Rao received his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, in 1982. The major focus of research in his laboratory...Innovative shuttle bus debuts in Washington, D.C.
...suspension system for a smooth ride, low floor for ease of accessibility, audio-visual capabilities and alternate fuel opportunities. The large windows and open top give a panoramic sense of traveling through the parks. Partners in the project include the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National En...Platelet refrigeration method may ease shortages for transfusions, researchers report in Science
...ong their shelf-life by a week or more, helping to ease chronic shortages that endanger patients needing platelet transfusions. These findings appear in the 12 September issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS, the science society. Platelets, the cell fragments in blood that help make clots to sto...Brain links non-food images with eating -- But only when hungry, study suggests
... the brain's reward circuitry, Gottfried said. The ease with which we seem to associate pleasure-giving substances with other items supports the idea that one reason it's so hard for addicts to stay clean is that the smallest signs can bring back the cravings for drugs or alcohol. The ability to make conn...Many pregnant women may have depression, but few getting treatment, study finds
... the need to balance risk with benefit should help ease concerns. Medications and psychotherapy can regulate the stress hormones and other brain chemistry involved in depression, helping alleviate women's symptoms, improve their quality of life, and reduce their chances of debilitating post-partum depress...Genome sequence of bread mold revealed by international team, including Hebew University researcher
... Neurospora which correspond to human genes. "The ease and speed with which we can conduct experimental work with this fungus will spur research on other genetic frameworks, leading to progress in developing future genetic-based medical treatment," said Prof. Yarden. The researchers found that Neurospo...... invention is also economical in terms of cost and ease of design. A related patent is for power electroni...lting from interconnection of semiconductor chips, ease of integration of other circuit elements for intelligence and control, and improved heat dissipation...