Biologists ID defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen
... or NO. Human immune cells give off NO to slow the growth of yeast colonies. The study, published in this month's issue of the journal Eukaryotic Cell, isolated one gene that appears to play a critical role in Candida's NO defense. The researchers determined that Candida, unlike baker's yeast, is able to se...Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair
...ransplantation to encourage remyelination and axon growth with appropriate rehabilitation programs will help us better understand the interactions of biological and physical interventions in promoting functional recovery," said Kocsis, professor of neurology and associate director of the Center. In recent...Mutant mice lead to memory insights
...s a heritable disorder characterized by mental and growth retardation and skeletal abnormalities. In humans, RTS occurs in about one in 125,000 births. The researchers propose that their findings could lead to treatments for RTS and other memory disorders as well as a means of improving memory in otherwise ...'Mighty mouse' gene works the same way in people
...hose loss makes "mighty mice" also controls muscle growth in people. Writing in the June 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , German neurologist Markus Schuelke, M.D., and the team show that the child's extra-large muscles are due to an inherited mutation that effectively silences the myostat...NASA scientists get global fix on food, wood & fiber use
...e the annual net primary production (NPP) of plant growth on land. NASA developed models were used to estimate the annual percentage of NPP humans consume. Calculations of domesticated animal consumption were made based on plant-life required to support them. Marc Imhoff and Lahouari Bounoua, research...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ble oils and flavoring) were used to challenge the growth of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in the ... chickens. Results showed that all MCFA inhibited growth with caproic acid causing the most resistance. More specifically, MCFA was able to decrease gene ex...Growing replacement teeth and dental tissues
...nstructed to mimic developmental events leading to growth of a tooth structure comprised of enamel, dentin, and pulp, with a morphology resembling that of a natural tooth. These observations offer very exciting opportunities for replacement of natural teeth damaged through disease or trauma and for those mi...Protein believed to control formation of memory identified by Scripps & UCSD scientists
...r known as Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, which causes growth and mental retardation and several anatomical abnormalities. These children have mutations in their CBP genes. Protein Memories Scientists have long known that when laboratory animals are treated with a class of drugs known as protein synthesis i...Frogs muscle-in on 'wasting' process
... new treatments, to enhance muscle mass during the growth of livestock species, or to limit muscle loss during times of nutritional deprivation, such as drought." Similarly, muscle wasting experienced by astronauts, bed-ridden patients and the elderly, could be addressed. "A person forced into similar inact...New study confirms process leading to disorder causing male characteristics in women
...vel if both cessation of ovulation and excess hair growth are used in the definition, but they can range over 10 percent in some select populations. Past research emphasized the relative roles of neuroendocrine abnormalities leading to persistent and excessive secretion of luteinizing hormones (LH), one of...Gestational diabetes not found to alter the metabolic processes in obese pregnant women
...mediated through placental hormones, cytokines and growth factors....European Commission approves Herceptin + Taxotere as 1st-line therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer
... increased quantities of the HER2 (Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2) protein are present on the surface of the tumour cells. This is known as 'HER2 overexpression'. High levels of HER2 overexpression are present in a particularly aggressive form of the disease which responds poorly to chemotherapy. ...Targeted therapy for lung cancer patients shows promise in extending lives
...ead. Bonomi says that Tarceva "aims to slow cancer growth by blocking the action of a molecule called the epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR, a protein found in the cell membrane of some cells, but found at an abnorm...Physicists reveal first 'nanoflowers'
...s. By changing the temperature and pressure of the growth process the wires can be controllably fused together in a natural process to form a range of new structures including these flower-like materials. Professor Mark Welland, head of Cambridge's Nanoscale Science Laboratory and Ghim Wei's supervisor, sai...Newly grown kidneys can sustain life in rats
...t tissue in a solution that included several human growth factors, proteins and hormones. One of the rats' o...s to the bladder and administered a second dose of growth factors. Approximately five months after the transplants, scientists removed the remaining original...Protein stops blood-vessel growth, holds promise as cancer therapy
... The strategy of fighting cancer by preventing the growth of new blood vessels has generated great interest in recent years, with the first antiangiogenic drug being approved earlier this year. Endothelial cells have been the target of most antiangiogenic strategies. Endothelial cells are specialized cells ...Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
...ant aisle. Fertilizers for gardening are a major growth industry, so to speak, with U.S. consumers and nu...rist. "This study showed a way to get better plant growth while allowing for a more judicial use of pesticides and water." Davies, Experiment Station horticu...NASA data shows hurricanes help plants bloom in 'ocean deserts'
...f the food chain. The factors that influence their growth also directly affect the animals and organisms that feed on them. In addition, since climate-related phenomena like El Niño may change the frequency and intensity of hurricanes, storm-induced biological activity may have even greater contributions to...... over several years, the virus appears to slow HIV growth and keep patients from developing full-blown AIDS. A study by the Iowa City team and other collaborators published in the March 4, 2004, New England Journal of Medicine found that 75 percent of men with persistent GBV-C infection survived at least 1......y could actually track the process of blood vessel growth in the hearts of rat and canine heart-attack models using standard tomography methods. By taking multiple, timed images of the heart, the authors could detect changes in the presence of the marker-protein in the areas damaged during the heart attack...