Californian wins neuroscience prize endowed by UNC scientist
...ss of nerve cells (now called nociceptors) respond exclusively to stimuli that we perceive as painful. His work h... Ed showed that a class of sensory neurons respond exclusively to painful stimuli, no molecules had been identified that provide the basis for how those neurons we...2000 FALL MEETING: updated press conferences, press registration, and other information
...uiet the room will actually be, but it is reserved exclusively for this purpose.) It is available to press registrants on a first come basis for up to an hour at a time with these priorities: 1. On-camera TV and video 2. On microphone radio 3. Print and other media The Press Briefing Room (Room 112 Moscone) ......mice were kept at the same lighting scheme but fed exclusively either during the day or during the night. Interestingly, if the mice were offered their food only during the day, the expression of digestive proteins in the liver was shifted completely to the daytime, while the expression pattern of the central cl...Scientists identify the gene for familial dysautonomia, a degenerative neurological disorder
...or this devastating disorder. FD is almost exclusively found in people of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, and it is estimated that 1 out of every 32 people in this population carry an FD mutation. People with two mutant copies of the IKBKAP gene show poor development of and degeneration of the sensory and auton...New fossil study rejects 'Eve theory'
...ve that all living humans can trace their ancestry exclusively to a small group of ancient humans, probably Africans, living around 100,000 years ago. This explanation, known as the Eve hypothesis or replacement theory, means that all other early human groups, whose fossils date from this time back to almost tw...First FDA approved, non-drug treatment for high-blood pressure now available
...now available in the United States by prescription exclusively in the Chicago area. The device, called RespeRate, analyzes a patient's breathing, then creates sound patterns that guide the patient to through breathing exercises to lower his or her breathing rate. Following each 15-minute exercise, the usual br......ers. "The Highland Maya of Chiapas rely almost exclusively on disturbed areas for medicinal plants," said Stepp, "even in communities that are adjacent to stands of primary forest." The scientists analyzed the discoveries by comparing the collected medicinal plants to a known database of some 9,000 plant...The first schizophrenia gene is discovered
...mbrane domains. The WKL1 gene transcript was found exclusively in the brain and not in peripheral tissues such as heart, muscle, or liver. Chromosome 22, where the gene is localized, has come into focus based on results of a previously conducted linkage analysis, which is a commonly used method to narrow down ch......cted a systematic search for genes that are active exclusively in sperm stem cells in mice. The researchers fou... genes, including 19 new ones, that were expressed exclusively in mouse sperm stem cells. They found that of these, only 3 were linked to the Y chromosome and 10 w...Pooling worldwide data about childhood tumors helps researchers gauge aggressiveness of treatment
...ncer deaths in children. These tumors occur almost exclusively in children, usually arising in the abdomen or chest. Unfortunately, Hunter Tuccio had a very aggressive form of neuroblastoma. In September 1997, two months short of his second birthday, the active toddler abruptly lost his characteristic energy and...Proteins in African HIV strains interact differently with drugs
...cus of HIV drug development, which has been almost exclusively centered on HIV-B. "More than two-thirds of all AIDS cases today are in Africa, and those cases are predominantly HIV-A and HIV-C," says Freire. "Those different subtypes can vary genetically from the B subtype as much as 10 to 30 percent along their...Technology patented to create Pierces disease-resistant grapevines
...ase is caused by a species of bacterium that lives exclusively in the water vessels of a variety of plants. The strain that lives in grapevines clogs the vessels, causing the plant to dry up and die. First detected in Southern California in 1884, the disease had been a minor problem in West Coast viticulture ...More extensive analysis casts doubt on portion of the public project's human genome paper
...GR study, researchers found just 41 genes that are exclusively shared by humans and bacteria, rather than the 223 cited in the original report. These 41 genes, they argue, could all have been lost from the four non-vertebrate genomes examined in the Nature paper. Alternatively, some of the genes could be present...Marine snail study suggests conservation efforts should move beyond genetic diversity
... endangered or threatened species should not focus exclusively on genetic diversity. The research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the study, detailed in the June 1 issue of Science, biologists at the University of California, San Diego, and Louisiana State University measured the gen...Study of marine snail suggests conservation efforts should consider factors beyond genetic diversity
...ail suggests that resource managers shouldnt focus exclusively on genetic diversity when developing conservation plans for protecting endangered or threatened species. In the study, detailed in the June 1 issue of Science, biologists at the University of California, San Diego and at Louisiana State University m...Heavy consumption of tainted fish curbs adult learning and memory
...arning," Schantz said. "The focus has been almost exclusively on increased health risks of exposure to children and pregnant women. It had been assumed that mature adults are less susceptible than are developing fetuses. This may not be the case."PCBs were widely used until banned in the late 1970s as elect...UCSF scientists halt tumor growth by manipulating telomerase enzyme
..., the goal would be to target therapy directly and exclusively at the cancer cells, rather than systemically, thereby avoiding the drawback of many current cancer drugs, which often damage normal tissues. The fact that telomerase is not activated in the healthy cells of many tissues could help this effort. For ......d that the ocean's carbon cycle was founded almost exclusively on phytoplankton, the tiny plants that serve as the basic food or oceanic "prairie grass" on which ocean life relies. Kolber said that the bacteria, which unlike phytoplankton use a photosynthetic process that doesn't produce oxyge...Addiction, AIDs, and ADHD to be discussed at July 11 briefing
...artment of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory, exclusively for working journalists. Hear directly from researchers who are advancing our understanding of the neurological manifestations of addiction, AIDS, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). WHO: Nora Volkow, M.D., will discuss: The ......e researchers found a remarkable 2016 genes active exclusively in the dauer form of C. elegans and numerous intriguing differences between the dauer and non-dauer forms. Some of the more striking differences point to chromosome stability and structure as an important factor in dauer biology. The most active ge...