Scientists Determine 3-D Crystal Structure Of Cancer-Causing Protein
...ulty have madesignificant scientific achievements, including the discovery that DNA is the carrier of genetic information and the launching of the scientific field of modern cell biology . The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates, includingthe university president, Torsten Wiesel, M.D., who received t...'BirdSource' Website For Citizen-Science Data
...chive of data from long-running national projects, including all the Christmas Bird Counts since 1900. These counts, managed by the National Audubon Society, represent the largest citizen-science program in the country, with more than 45,000 volunteers participating each year. The Web site will offer an arra...Ten Years of Progress For Superfund Basic Research Program
...ping ultra-trace methods to detectmetal pollutants including tin, arsenic and chromium. The key toaccurate risk...ion and lung cancer and has developed modelsystems including yeast, bacteria, mammalian cell cultures andtransgenic mice. Dixon's presentation will be one of the...Molecular Imposter Rebuts Long
...re better able to sneak inand kill sickly cells -- including deadly cancer cells. Kool and co-workers created a ring-like molecule that veryclosely mimics the shape of the base thymine in DNA.This thymine mimic lacks the slightly charged regions needed toform hydrogen bonds with thymine's normal partner b...Overweight Cats Risk Disease And Premature Death, Cornell Study Finds
...t survey. Among the findings: Overweight cats, including those considered "heavy" and "obese," are four-and-a-half times more likely to develop diabetes mellitus, compared to optimal weight cats. Obese cats are seven times more likely to require veterinary care for lameness, caused by joint diseases such ...Prostate Cancer's Aggressiveness May Be Predicted Early By The Ratio Of Free To Total PSA
...y be associated, in some cases, with complications including impotence and incontinence. Watchful waiting means living with cancer and possibly missing an opportunity for cure. "This preliminary study suggests that the free to total PSA ratio may be valuable to the physician at the time of cancer diagnosis to...Purdue Study Aims To Boost MRI Capabilities
...oduction of new "fast-scan" MRI systems last year, including the echo planar and hybrid imaging systems. Though these new systems have improved image quality and speed, Bourland says there is room for more improvement. "The MRI scanners used in hospitals are still fairly conservative in the amount of electroma...Virus May Be Linked To Obesity -- Early Findings Hint At Relationship
... any of 29 other measures the researcherscompared, including age or family history of obesity. In males the presence of antibodies was associated with asignificantly better response to treatment with obesity drugs, saidDhurandhar. "There has been an alarming worldwide increase in the prevalen...Duke Study Shows Early Marrow Transplant Key To 'Bubble Boy' Disease Cure
...tients have survived -- some are now teenagers -- including all12 recipients who received identical marrow transplants. Seventy-four percentof the 67 haploidentical (or parent donor) marrow recipients survive. Within the total group of 79 patients receiving marrow transplants,18 babies were diagnosed wi......ing undergraduates at The JohnsHopkins University, including one who is himself adouble-amputee, have invented equipment to grant Rickels'wish. Students Mili Ashar, Jay Humphries and Aaron Kim developed amechanism that allows Rickels to attach a power drill, power sawor power screwdriver to his prosthetic arms...Scientists Use Magnetic Field As Alternative To Space-Based Zero Gravity
...ty to decide which ones would be moreimportant for including in a space shuttle mission," said James M. Denegre, apost-doctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biologyand Biochemistry. "For example, several types of plants or body-tissuecultures would fit nicely in the solenoid." Vall...Houseflies May Transmit Ulcer Bug
... involved in the dissemination ofnumerous diseases including salmonella. Since they habitually produceand feed on excrement and it is now known that they carry thebacterium, it is possible that they can act as vectors in the transmissionof H. pylori , says Dr. Grbel. "Structurally the fly is well adapte...Low Iron Levels Cause Weakness In Women Who Are Not Anemic
...he health and functional consequences of anemia -- including fatigue and impaired endurance and more health problems during and after pregnancy -- are well- documented, few researchers have looked at the functional consequences of iron depletion without anemia. They do know from previous studies, however, tha...Early Tests Indicate Motor Skills Unharmed In Consumers Of Tainted Fish
...aters have elevated levelsof several contaminants, including PCBs and DDE (a derivative of the pesticideDDT). Preliminary test results of dexterity and hand steadiness were presentedMay 12-15 in Montreal during Health Conference '97, which was devoted topollution of the Great Lakes Basin. An overview of the p...New Evidence For Corn's Ancestry Could Lead To Insect And Drought Resistant Crops
...na State and Vanderbilt universities. Scientists, including herself, now agree that teosinte is an ancestorof ...key heritable DNA markers that other scientists -- including her principaldetractor -- had previously identified as being crucial in the evolutionof domestic cor...Purdue-Made Soil Benefits The Environment
...There are many potential benefits to this project, including the long-term economical and environmental management of two so-called waste products -- coal ash and industrial byproducts," says Joseph Mikesell, director of utilities at Purdue and one of the participants in the soil-making project. Jody Tishmack,...Merging Physics And Neuroscience: First Evidence Of Self-Organized Criticality In Brain Networks
...tic tool could alsoapply to other brain disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease, slowbrain viruses, and even psychiatric problems such as depression,she said. Information on the experimental and theoretical work waspresented at the March meeting of the American Physical Society. Jung's work on "Thermal Waves...Calorie Restriction Reduces Age-Related Muscle Loss
...ciated muscle degeneration is seen in mostmammals, including humans." The new findings add to a growing body of evidence supportingsignificant age-retarding effects of a restricted yet nutritious diet. Inaddition to extending life span in many animals, calorie restriction (CR)slows down age-related deficits i......myriad of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, including AIDS and malaria. Standard kits lose effectiveness in about four months without refrigeration, according to industry sources. Vierling's preliminary research suggests that kits made with soybean peroxidase should last unrefrigerated for at least a ye...