Oregon Stem Cell Center result of OHSU research strides
...ensus here at OHSU is that this is an area that is going to be important." While the center's offerings wil...titute. "Having the capacity to make antibodies is going to be a nice core to have," he said. "I think a good number of cancer researchers will come to use t...Wasps' brains enlarge as they perform more demanding jobs
...gage in is increasing," O'Donnell said. "They are going from living in a very constrained spatial area with dim light to working outside the nest where there is a complex sensory environment with higher light levels. Finally, they have to leave the nest to forage for materials and then locate their way h...Obesity drug inhibits prostate tumor growth
...ights into the mechanism, and we anticipate that's going to reveal a whole swath of additional drug targets along this pathway. This is a big advance in the sense that we have an approved drug--approved for one indication--that has another target and another potential disease indication, prostate cancer."...Gene variants may increase susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
... 2 diabetes about 30 percent. The variation isn't going to cause diabetes unless you have it in combination with other yet-to-be-identified genetic susceptibility factors, together with certain environmental influences such as obesity and lack of physical exercise." Translating the discovery into a treatm...Duke study gives first worldwide measure of sea turtle casualties by longline fishing
...ere the turtles are, it's more likely that they're going to bump into gear set for swordfish," he said. The study noted that "the United States has implemented both temporary and permanent fishery closures to reduce turtle bycatch and protect turtle populations." But it adds that only about 2 percent of wo...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
..., during use and at end-of life". When purchasing, going with a used computer obviates for a time production of a new machine. When using a computer, turning it off at night and making sure that standby modes are working go a long way to reducing electricity consumption. At the end-of-life, selling or dona...Educational program increases some safety behaviors for older drivers
... these new behaviors," said Dr. Owsley. "If we are going to offer these programs, we need the participants to know that there is a high probability that the program will have limited or no effect on crash risk," said Dr. Owsley. "There's no evidence that these programs make participants safer drivers." ...We're 125 years old this month, and still going strong. And just to prove it, we're sending along top science story ideas to help ease the transition from winter to spring. This monthly collection can help you cover ongoing earth and natural science research and investigations at USGS--photos and...Aquatic scientists divided on role of sea lice from salmon farms in decline of native salmon in B.C.
...ations. "If we don't do anything, we're definitely going to lose the wild salmon," said Morton. Morton monitored the levels of infection of sea lice (unrelated to human lice), naturally occurring parasites that infect salmon only, on juvenile pink and chum salmon in British Columbia's Broughton Archipelago...Transporter's function provides support for eating vegetables, limiting antibiotics
...ide the food for bacteria. Otherwise, they are not going to survive there. Antibiotics can wipe out good bacteria as well, leaving a void where disease-causing bacteria can grow." The professed meat-lover who has little interest in vegetables already has changed his diet based on his findings: "I eat a bi...Teens and young adults the new frontier in cancer says US cancer specialist
...ck of participation in clinical trials. "If we are going to address the survival deficit it requires broad support to increase clinical trial participation among 15 to 29 year-olds which, in the US, is under 1% and drastically lower than the approximately 60% rate in younger patients and the 3-5% in older ...New 'Understanding Evolution' Web site provides one-stop-shop for nation's science teachers
...k publishers must market to many states, so you're going to get common-denominator coverage of evolution," Lindberg said. "We deal with evolution as a science." Anna Thanukos, who recently received her Ph.D. in science and math education from UC Berkeley and who drafted most of Evolution 101 over the past ...Mix of chemicals plus stress damages brain, liver in animals and likely in humans
...he major relay for visual and auditory information going to the cortex and is also responsible for subjective feelings. The hypothalamus regulates metabolism, sleep and sexual activity, as well as control of emotions.) Abou Donia's team found a significant number of dead or dying brain cells in all of thes...Seeking a mechanical solution to nation's number-one children's illness
...r infections] and creating mathematical models. By going from the image to the model, we can simulate whether or not the tube will open and we can quantify certain parameters, such as how long the tube will stay open." Ghadiali also hopes to apply his models to each of the six or seven distinct "patient po...Insights gained from molecular modeling may lead to better insecticides
...micals or insecticides must fit exactly like keys going into locks, Baudry said. The amino acid residues in the catalytic site stabilize the toxic substrate so it is optimally bonded with the proteins heme, an iron-containing pigment in the catalytic site that mediates oxidation of the chemical to a non-t......gical functions, despite the intense level of work going on in this field. In order to determine the functions of siRNAs and microRNAs, Gyorgy Hutvagner and colleagues have developed a system whereby short stretches of 2'-O-methyl oligonucleotides whose sequence mirrors the targeted siRNA or microRN...... research and development experience while they're going to school," Marsh says. "They are face-to-face with the people who benefit, which doesn't usually happen."...Despite confinement, crop genes can spread fast to wild
...uld stop planting transgenic crops, but that's not going to happen," says the Wisconsin researcher. "Aside from not growing transgenic crops near sexually-compatible wild relatives, we need to investigate ways to reduce the risk." Strategies currently being developed involve gene containment, where the art...University of Delaware lays keel for new research vessel
...ar the brand-new vessel might otherwise experience going from the West Coast to the East Coast through the Panama Canal," Longdale noted. The new research vessel will operate primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, with occasional research missions as far north as ...Green Foundation, Trust gives $12.8 million for UT Southwestern comprehensive research center
...is a fantastic long-term goal, and it's absolutely going to happen someday. When we have such models, it will be spectacular. We'll be able to get new types of information on therapies, diseases and drug discovery. Drug discovery will become both faster and much less expensive," said Dr. Gilman. "But first...