Is Soybean Rust too close for comfort?
...all" that we need to be prepared for the potential entry of this disease into the U.S. "This disease can cause significant yield losses and fungicide control measures can be costly," Peterson said. "If Soybean Rust is found in the U.S., we must to be prepared to make rapid decisions and take effective acti...New drug enfuvirtide shows promise against drug resistant HIV infection
...cine. "Enfuvirtide, or T-20, works by blocking HIV entry into CD4 + lymphocytes or T-cells and will benefit...lopment in the new class of HIV medications called entry inhibitors. Dr. Jacob P. Lalezari of Quest Clinical Research, Mount Zion Hospital and the University...Michigan solar car ready to shine
...cing cycle, SpectruM represents Michigan's seventh entry since joining the sport in 1989. In the last cycle, Michigan's car M-Pulse won the American Solar Challenge and took third place in the World Solar Challenge in Australia among a tough field of professional and student teams. Michigan is the only sch...Call for entries: Science Journalism Awards
...line media outlet, you are encouraged to submit an entry to the 2003 AAAS Science Journalism Awards by August 1, 2003. To download an entry form, see a complete list of contest rules, and view past winners, go to: www.aaas.org/SJAwards . S...KEPPRA international Phase IV SKATE study results show favourable efficacy
...ment and failed with 3 or more AEDs prior to study entry - and were still uncontrolled; the majority of patients (67%) entered the study on two or more concomitant AEDs. High retention Overall the results showed a retention rate for KEPPRA with 84.4% of patients having completed the study, which is cons...Secrets of drug resistance in bacteria
...x called P-glycoprotein, for example, prevents the entry of toxic molecules across the mucosal surface of the intestinal tract, as well as the blood-brain barrier. But P-glycoprotein has a dark side. When overexpressed, it makes cancer cells resistant to a wide range of chemotherapy drugs. A similar split ...Pregnant African American teens need more calcium for healthy fetal bone development
...ied, they found that high maternal dairy intake at entry into prenatal care was associated with significantly greater fetal femur length. They also found that high dairy consumption was associated with better overall nutrition among these teen mothers. These mothers had significantly higher protein, vitami...UW researchers find second anthrax toxin receptor
...e of two receptors makes it clear that the toxin's entry into cells is much more complicated than previously thought, notes Young, an expert on receptor molecules. Scientists do know that to prevent anthrax disease, antibiotics must be administered immediately to kill anthrax bacteria that typically enter ...Results from open-label Raptiva study suggest continued benefit with long-term treatment
...he original 339 patients, 290 patients who met the entry criteria for the maintenance period entered the continuous treatment phase of the study. For each successive three-month period of treatment, dropouts during that cohort period were counted as non-responders for that cohort, but were excluded from t...Researchers discover strategy that shields HIV from destruction
...rategy for detecting HIV-1 antibodies that prevent entry of the virus into human cells. The investigators reasoned that since variants of HIV-1 that are resistant to antiretroviral drugs can be detected in the bloodstream of AIDS patients, if neutralizing antibodies were present and did affect virus replic...Factor identified that makes treating aging hearts with gene therapy difficult
... proteins on the surface of cells in order to gain entry and deliver therapeutic genes. Hajjar's group had...ously shown that aging cells are more resistant to entry by adenovirus than adult cells, but it had not been clear why. Through detailed laboratory experimen...MNI-McGill researcher first to discover that normal nerve cells can mimic viruses
...first example of regulated IRES (internal ribosome entry site) usage after a physiological stimulus in neur...ctory. It does this by using an internal ribosome entry site (IRES); which shuts down and bypasses the normal mechanisms that regulate binding of messenger ...24-Wk data from CONTEXT trial comparing GW433908/ritonavir QD & BID to Lopinavir/ritonavir BID
...n descent and 9 percent are Hispanic. Criteria for entry into the study included treatment-experienced patients with current failure of antiretroviral therapy. To enroll in the CONTEXT trial, patients had to have a screening viral load >1,000 copies/mL and no active or acute Category C events (indicat...NEI criticizes fear-mongering by authors of used fuel paper
... measures to deter attackers and slow any possible entry into plants. Last October, the coordinators of a two-day national security simulation that featured former congressional and retired military leaders and other former government officials today called nuclear power plants "probably our best defended"...News tips from the American Society for Microbiology
...2003. NP-1, a rabbit alpha-defensin, prevents the entry and intercellular spread of herpes simplex virus type 2. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 47: 494-500.) *************************************** DIVERSE BACTERIAL POPULATIONS MAY CAUSE HALITOSIS Individuals suffering from halitosis (chronic b...Genetics, genes and intelligence
...he cell, and the AH4-1 score at initial testing on entry to the longitudinal study. Interestingly, CTSD is transported by IGF2R from the trans Golgi network to the lysosome. Citation source: Molecular Psychiatry 2003 Volume 8, number 1, pages 14-18. For further information on this work, please contact Anth...Mathematical prediction of on-off switches in cell division proven
...t Cdc2 is irreversibly turned ON or OFF at mitotic entry and exit, respectively? Does the switch function ... the switch responded. To turn Cdc2 ON and trigger entry into mitosis required a push of at least 40 units of cyclin. When they let up on the pressure (by le...UT Southwestern scientists uncover new mechanism by which cells rid themselves of damaged proteins
... cylinder-like shape with a gate that prevents the entry of normal cellular proteins, thereby protecting them from destruction. For years, scientists believed that proteasome only degraded proteins tagged by a "death marker" named polyubiquitin, which directed damaged proteins to a complex that opened the ...Expert talks on invasive species Wednesday in D.C.
...est Service, on the international program toreduce entry of the Asian gypsy moth and its relatives intoNorth America. Phyllis Windle, senior scientist for the Global EnvironmentProgram at the Union of Concerned Scientists, on theinvasive-species policy landscape and high-priority NGOactions....University of Maryland research reveals true target of calcium channel blockers
... and high blood pressure. They block or reduce the entry of calcium into cells of the heart muscle and arte... pathways, called ion channels, which regulate the entry of calcium in vascular smooth muscle. The amount of calcium entry determines how much the small arte...