Hunt For Early Heart Attack Genes Begins
... the genes that contribute to heart attacks is the first steptowards developing better methods for the prev... Specifically, they will recruit: men who had a first heart attack before age 45 and women, before age55. men who had a first heart attack before age 55 a...Wonder Thread: UD Scientists Report First Protein With Collagen And Elastin-Like Domains
... 19 issue of Science. Described as containing "the first known protein [with] both collagenous and elastin-...hat makes byssal threads so special, Qin and Waite first isolated two key collagens: Col-P and Col-D. They used pepsin, an enzyme secreted by stomach cells o...Gene For Last Major Form Of Batten Disease Discovered
...ew prospects foreffective treatment. Now, for the first time, researchers can describe thegenetic underpin...1997, issue ofScience(1). The finding allows the first reliable diagnosis and carriertesting for the disease and is the first step toward developing an eff...CTC Visualizations Help Ecologists See The Forest And The Trees
...nceOnline willfind a unique new feature, Science's first peer-reviewed article writtenexclusively as a publication for the World Wide Web. Co-authors DouglasDeutschman (San Diego State University), Simon Levin (Princeton University),Catherine Devine (Cornell Theory Center), and Linda Buttel (Cornell Theory...Smoking Mice Lead To Emphysema Breakthrough
...They loved it." To Shapiro's knowledge, his is the first smoking chamberever designed for mice. Six months later, all of the normal mice had inflamed, over-inflatedlungs ? the hallmarks of emphysema. The mighty mice, however, appearedcompletely healthy. "This enzyme clearly plays a primary role in ...Plant-Based Therapies Examined For Colon Cancer Prevention
... The study lasts for up to 10 weeks. During the first two weeks,participants eat a controlled diet so th...the Rockefeller Institute forMedical Research, the first U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller facultymembers have made significant achievements, incl...New Mechanism To Explain Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Identified
...ions of CO. The cells eventuallydied. "This is the first time this mechanism of carbon- monoxide toxicity hasbeen demonstrated," states Thom. Everyday Exposures In earlier studies, Thom found that blood vessels are a major site ofdamage in the brain due to CO exposure, especially the cells that l...New, Environmentally Friendly Technique For Separating Liquids Invented At UNC-CH
... dye completely from water, the scientistsaid. The first practical application could come within a couple of years in thetextile industry, which releases countless tons of waste water into theenvironment every year. "This work opens the door to using environmentally friendly solvents inthis very s...Imaging Studies Illuminate Brain's Response To Cocaine
...erof the MGH Radiology and Psychiatry Services and first author of the study. Much current understanding of how drugs like cocaine affect the brain has comefrom animal studies that correlated brain activity with observed behaviors, likepressing a lever to receive additional doses of drugs. But animals ca......pr, blocks the production of cytokines in thecells first infected by HIV, called macrophages, thus blunting immune activationof these cells. Cytokines are chemicals used by the immune system to initiateand control much of the its response to infection. Additionally, the investigators found that Vp...Further Proof That An Altered Rb-2/p130 Gene Leads To Lung Cancer
...lower than normal. According to Giordano, the first type of test to be developed will accurately describe the stage of cancer--either I, II, III, or IV--of an individual, based on the levels of protein in the lung cancer tumor. Another potential test aims to analyze Rb-2/p130 protei...New "Wonder Peanut" Beats Olive Oil In Healthful Benefits
...E -- A new "wonder peanut" being harvested for the first time in the United States this month beats olive oil in healthful benefits, says a University of Florida peanut breeder. The SunOleic 97R peanut, developed by Daniel W. Gorbet, a UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences agronomy professor, not ...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
.... 17 when they depart for Madagascar to become the first such animals ever to be returnedto the wilds they ...stral island nation over the next three years. The first potential release groupsof the long-tailed, tree-climbing primates now live in two U.S. research and...Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
...he team on the most recent trip. In the project's first two years, researchers took an inventory of the cave and learned how to better navigate its narrow passages, whichserve as a link between two chambers where the fossils are located. To get to the main chamber--called the Drop Room--the researchteam m...Limits Of Life On Earth: Are They The Key To Life On Other Planets?
...insight about possible life on other planets. The first NSF awards in this initiative -- which is titled Life in Extreme Environments (LExEn) -- involve more than 20 research projects and some 40 scientists who will look at life in Earth's most extreme habitats. "Life flourishes on the earth in an in...Synthetic Vitamin E And Natural Vitamin E Are Equally Powerful Antioxidents
..." cholesterol. LDL oxidation is believed to be the first step indevelopment of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. The findings were reported in the October issue of the American HeartAssociation Journal, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Thestudy was coordinated by Sr...UC Geologist "Flip-Flops" On Understanding Of Crinoid Life Style
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- When some scientists first floated the idea thatan ancient crinoid called Uintacrinus, could float on the top ofthe sea, other scientists were skeptical. Modern day relativessuch as sea stars all live on the ocean bottom in tightly packedcolonies. David Meyer, a professor of g...Geologist Finds Hidden Patterns Of Diversification In Ordovician Radiation
... information about where they werefound, when they first appeared in the fossil record and the typeof envir... showing a steady increase in diversitythrough the first half of the Ordovician. In contrast,diversification showed a more abrupt or spiky pattern at theloca...Insects Provide Clues About Bodies Underwater
...elated deaths in B.C. It's alsogroundbreaking. The first study of a body decomposing underwater took placein Tennessee only three years ago. No research has been done in Canada. Infact, Macdonell planned to remove her pigs months ago, figuring they wouldhave decomposed by then. "We're still learning about ...Oral Vaccine Protects Infants From Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea
...heNew England Journal of Medicine. "This is the first study designed to determine if the vaccine prevent...loping world will be infectedwith rotavirus in the first few years of life, regardless of hygienicconditions." Dr. Kapikian has devoted a major part of his c...