Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies
...that the victims are often not identified, leaving family members searching for their loved ones'. Unlike the general public, those who are involved in close contact with the dead--such as military personnel, rescue workers, volunteers, and others--may be exposed to chronic infectious hazards, including hep...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...or scientist-physicians. "Everyone has a friend or family member who has the metabolic syndrome, so it's a common problem. The Dallas Heart Study gives us a real snapshot of what the exact prevalence is in Dallas," Dr. Malloy said. "There also are underlying conditions, such as fatty liver, that would never...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth's most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive. Diatoms, most of which are far too tiny to see without ma...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...interplay between the status of the retinoblastoma family of proteins and the length of the telomeres; and demonstration that telomere maintenance requires both telomerase activity and homologous recombination. Since 1997, Mara Blasco has published more than 65 papers on telomere research in publications su...Researchers find color sensitive atomic switch in bacteria
... That function makes the protein unusual among its family of light-sensing proteins known as rhodopsins, which are present in microbes and higher animals. In human eyes, rhodopsin is the light-absorbing pigment of the rods, located in the retina. The team studied a new-found rhodopsin on the surface membr...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
...n't develop in isolation, but in relation to their family and home, school, community and society. Each of t...nt, however, viewed these environments -- from the family to current society and the times -- as nested settings in which a person develops over time througho...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...an organic fiber in the aromatic polyamid (aramid) family that combines high strength with light weight, and...aid Faidley. "In almost every survival story, the family had a plan and some type of shelter to protect themselves from the violent winds and debris. The la...Research suggests new avenue for stopping, preventing colon cancer
... for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, a family of three "transcription factors" that serve as on-off switches for a wide variety of genes. DuBois is internationally known for his pioneering studies linking the development of colorectal cancer to the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme. COX-2 is a ma...Genes expose secrets of sex on the side
...oking at bits of the Y chromosome known as the Alu family of retrotransposons. "We found lots of Y-chromosome variations that people didn't know exist," Wilder said. The new technique revealed that Y-chromosome DNA and mitochondrial DNA differ to the same degree amo...Resveratrol synthase uncovered: Cyclization specificity of type III polyketide synthases
...tures of type III polyketide synthases, the enzyme family that generates stilbenes, but until now one mystery remained: How are stilbene synthases regulated to conduct the specific cyclization reaction required to produce stilbenes? For example, stilbene synthase (STS) and chalcone synthase (CHS) share 75%9...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...nterpersonal problems related to substance-abusing family members. All participants were given a routine me...ndard sweet-taste test, and evaluated for paternal family history of alcoholism. The main finding of this study is that two independent and presumably heritab...Byproduct of water-disinfection process found to be highly toxic
...d water. "The iodoacids may be the most toxic family of DBPs to date," Plewa said in an interview. One of the five detailed in the study, iodoacetic acid, is the most toxic and DNA-damaging to mammalian cells in tests of known DBPs, he said. "These iodoacetic acids raise new levels of concerns," ...Genetic analysis rewrites salamander's evolutionary history
...sity of California, Berkeley, study of the largest family of salamanders produced a genetic family tree totally inconsistent with the accepted classification, which is based primarily on physical fea...Images of 'tail' of protein needed for cell multiplication suggest anticancer drug targets
...es NEDD8 to modify Cul1 are variations of a larger family of similar enzymes, according to the researchers. These other enzymes are part of the so-called ubiquitin pathway that puts molecular tags on proteins to signal that they should be destroyed. The ubiquitin pathway has dozens of different types of E2 ...Spontaneous mutation produces new MAO A/B knockout mouse
...ion occurs in the MAO A gene in the men of a Dutch family who show impulsivity and aggressive behavior." This mutation in the Dutch family's MAO A also produces a premature stop codon which prevents production of the protein. Dr. Shih's MAO A/B knockout mice should provide scientists with good model in whi...New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
... laboratory test tubes. Cdc42, a member of the Rho family of proteins, regulates multiple and sometimes oppo...proteins was that different members of the protein family each control a different aspect of cellular movement of extension and retraction. One family control...The birth of reproductive health: A difficult delivery
...le"), which George W. Bush reinstated in 2001, US family planning assistance cannot be given to any non-American non-governmental group unless it certifies that it neither performs nor endorses abortion. "International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Marie Stopes International and their local affilia...Heart gene yields insights into evolution, disease risk
...ts are called "alleles." The MMP3 gene is one of a family of genes that serves as the blueprint for a protein enzyme with a broad array of functions in the body. However, the variant they studied does not affect the structure of the protein itself, but regulates how much of the protein is produced in the ce...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
...orn, and Arabidopsis - a tiny plant in the mustard family that is the lab rat for all plants." The database just announced, which was produced by a research group in Sweden with collaboration by researchers at OSU, describes about 102,000 sequences of the most commonly expressed genes in the genus "Populus...Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
... CDC considers potential bioterrorism weapons. The family to which I. scapularis belongs, Ixodidae, carries many of the microbes included on the CDC's Select Biological Agents and Toxins list. Among the diseases caused worldwide by these organisms are Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Crimean-Congo h...