JCI table of contents, July 1 2003
...utilized placental growth factor-1 (PlGF-1), which exclusively activates the VEGF receptor-1 (VEGFR-1). The authors demonstrate that the administration of PlGF-1 protects against oxygen-induced vessel loss without provoking neovascularization. Unlike VEGF, which interacts with both forms of the VEGF receptor (VE...Protecting vessel loss in the eyes of premature infants
...utilized placental growth factor-1 (PlGF-1), which exclusively activates the VEGF receptor-1 (VEGFR-1). The authors demonstrate that the administration of PlGF-1 protects against oxygen-induced vessel loss without provoking neovascularization. Unlike VEGF, which interacts with both forms of the VEGF receptor (VE...... Some animals, such as worms and polyps, rely exclusively on hydrostatic support throughout their lives, Kier said. Others, such as mammals, chiefly employ a bony skeleton like humans do, but also usually require hydrostatic support to enable tongues to extend and penises to become erect. Other examples of ...New marine protected area to safeguard world's largest fish
...icant technical expertise to this project, invests exclusively in projects located in biodiversity-rich areas. "This project is a good example of how the GCF does its work," said Marianne Guerin-McManus, Executive Director of the GCF. "Through this strategic land deal, we have helped a community-based organizat...The Rett Syndrome Research Foundation commits $1.3 million for 2003 research awards
...ebilitating neurological disorder diagnosed almost exclusively in little girls. Children with Rett Syndrome (RTT)...9, RSRF is the world's only organization committed exclusively to advancing and supporting biomedical research for RTT. To date, RSRF has committed $4.4 million to...JCI Table of Contents, 15 August 2003
...he function of a new human cathepsin (Cathepsin V) exclusively expressed in the human thymus and testis. The authors show that Cathepsin V is the protease that mediates invariant chain release in the class II processing pathway in the human thymus. Comparison of Cathepsin V expression in thymi from myasthenia gr...UGA researchers use transgenic trees to help clean up toxic waste site
.... Meagher's mercury phytoremediation technology is exclusively licensed to Applied PhytoGenetics, or APGEN as it is called, and that Athens company has been instrumental in helping set up the field trial. (Meagher is a consultant to and cofounder of APGEN.) Postdoctoral associate Andrew Heaton of Meagher's lab a...Fruit odors lure some flies to evolve into new species
...wind to reach it. The scientists found that almost exclusively apple maggots only responded to apple odors, and hawthorn maggots only responded to hawthorn odors. Behavioral tests also were conducted in the field. Traps were baited with one of the two blends and placed in hawthorn stands and apple orchards. Just...UC Riverside to convene conference on genetically modified organisms, Oct. 14-17, 2003
...the topic, which typically involve life scientists exclusively with one or a few token humanists or social scientists or vice versa," said Ellstrand. Registration is $275 per person ($100 for graduate students). One-day registration is also available at the following fees: $100 for Wednesday, Oct. 15; $100 for ...New protein provides clue to diabetes
...a signal. It is the only transporter that responds exclusively to the presence of insulin. For the study, Bogan engineered GLUT4 proteins so that they contained two distinct fluorescent tags, and studied them in cultured fat cells. One tag glowed only when GLUT4 appeared at the cell surface. The other was dete...Shedding Light on Disease: A Briefing for Journalists
...rtment of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, exclusively for working journalists. Hear directly from scientists at Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), who are using advanced imaging technologies in order to identify and understand a range of diseases. SCHEDULE: 10 a.m. - Welcome...RSRF-funded study leads to breakthrough for Rett Syndrome research
...devastating neurological disorder diagnosed almost exclusively in girls. Children with Rett Syndrome (RTT) appear...999, RSRF is the world's only organization devoted exclusively to advancing and supporting biomedical research for RTT. To date, RSRF has committed $4.5 million to...It's feast or famine: Predators may drive lemming cycles, Science researchers say
...se the stoat is a specialist predator that depends exclusively on lemmings for prey. The only predator that remains in the study area year-round, the stoat also reproduces more slowly than lemmings do. The numbers of foxes, owls, and skuas -- all generalist predators that eat lemmings only when they are abundant...Scientists at Scripps discover a genetic cause for primary iron overload
...n in the body. Mutations to this gene occur almost exclusively within African populations and appear to explain the disproportionate number of African-Americans with primary iron overload. "There are probably multiple causes [of primary iron overload disease], and we have found one of them," says Beutler. Prima...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ent bacterium Photobacterium phosphoreum is almost exclusively found in salt-water environments. In this study the researchers found the bacteria living on the skin of salmon caught in the fresh waters of the Yukon River over 1200 kilometers inland. "We believe that our P. phosphoreum isolates are of marine or...UCLA study sheds new light on island evolution
...volution of genetically distinct species that live exclusively on land can be slowed by over-water dispersal following tropical storms, according to a UCLA study that suggests classic theories of island evolution need an overhaul. In an article published Thursday, Dec. 4, in the journal Nature, postdoctoral fell...JCI table of contents, December 15 2003
...is, a severe pneumonia with high mortality, almost exclusively afflicts immunocompromised patients despite intervention with antifungal agents. Molecules known as chemokine ligands are essential in recruiting white blood cells (WBCs) to sites of infection. In order to better understand the role of the immune res...The common cold as cancer fighter? SLU prof's lifetime work moving into clinical trials
.... Now this patented technology has been issued and exclusively licensed to a company, Introgen Therapeutics, which made the announcement this morning. Introgen and VirRx, a biotechnology company founded by Wold and with a primary interest in cancer gene therapy, are collaborating on new therapies for cancer and ...Science paper: Overharvesting of Brazil nuts leading to fewer trees
...uts, the only commercially available nut collected exclusively from wild trees, has significantly reduced the num... but these bees depend on orchids that grow almost exclusively in the rainforest and may not thrive in plantations. The nutritive content of the soil in plantation......ing mutations in the Y chromosome, which is passed exclusively from father to son, as humans migrated from Africa and spread to the rest of the world during the past 50,000 years. These mutations, most of which cause no physical change, tend to appear at a constant rate, providing a genetic timer. For example, i...