Wistar Scientists Identify New Tumor Suppressor Gene For Breast And Lung Cancer
...mplex inthe cell that controls BRCA1's activities, including its deterioration. The Wistar investigators have also learned that, like BRCA1, the BAP1 gene is acancer gene. Mutations of BAP1 have been found in non-small-cell lung cancers. BAP1 and BRCA1 are both tumor suppressor gene products that appear to...UF Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Hypertension, Organ Damage
... is genetic. There could be other factorsinvolved, including diet and lifestyle," he said. Other collaborators on the study include Phyllis Reaves, a postdoctoralfellow in physiology; Dr. Di Lu, a resident in pathology; and KathleenBerecek and Sanford Bishop of the University of Alabama, Birmingham. ...Intake Of Acetaminophen Increases Risk Of Excessive Anticoagulation In Patients Taking Warfarin
...hedrug's effects can be altered by many factors -- including illness, othermedications, and eating foods contai...thermedications known to increase anticoagulation, including a variety of commonantibiotics; with having an advanced malignancy or a diarrheal illness, and witha...Researchers From Rockefeller University Develop Novel Method To Fight Cancer
...faculty members have madesignificant achievements, including the discovery that DNA is the carrier ofgenetic in...gy. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates, including the president,Torsten N. Wiesel, M.D., who received the prize in 1981. The university recentlycreate...Reclaimed Waste Water Can Augment Municipal Drinking-Water Supplies But Concerns Must Be Addressed
... projects currently operating in theUnited States, including those supplying Northern Virginia, Orange County,Calif., and Phoenix. It also examined feasibility studies conducted by thecities of San Diego and Tampa. Limited data from projects and studiesnationwide show that highly treated reclaimed waste wate...Rare Mutation Find May Offer Clues To Treating Osteoporosis
...esearchers extensively studied six large families, including 46 peopleaffected by TDO and 24 not affected. They found all affected people to have anidentical genetic defect: four pairs of nucleotides -- building blocks ofproteins -- were missing from chromosome 17. Those without the kinky hair andwith good te......lopment of agrochemicals 43 Award addresses, including two Nobel laureates, the inventor of Post-ItR N...scuss challenges for chemistry inthe 21st century, including the interface of chemistry and biology and theemerging new materials of nanotechnology. A second pa...UPMC Researchers Report On Gene Therapy Advances
...research for a variety of musculoskeletaldisorders including arthritis, osteoporosis, muscle strains and osteogenesisimperfecta (OI). Several UPMC scientists are presenting their findings at the44th annual Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) meeting being held March 16 - 19in New Orleans. Among the most excit...New Sickle-Clawed Fossil From Madagascar Links Birds And Dinosaurs
...d wing and many bird features in itships and legs, including a perching foot. But it also kept the big killing...preserved skeletal remains of other fossilanimals, including theropod and sauropod dinosaurs, mammals, turtles, snakes,crocodiles and other birds. Another exped......fly. While creatures similar to Shuvuuia deserti, including the early bird Mononykus,have been found in Mongolia, Argentina, and North America, none of the specimenswas found with a skull. Fossil skulls are extremely important because theycontain key physical characteristics that enable researchers to trace ...Vitamin D Deficiency Appears Common In Hospital Patients
...implicated ina variety of other important areas -- including muscle function, progression ofarthritis and aspects of the immune system," says Finkelstein. "Because vitaminD deficiency appears to be so common, more people probably should considertaking vitamin D supplements." Additional coauthors of the study...Wake Forest Study Shows Soy Containing A Key Ingredient Is What Lowers Cholesterol
...efits as the standardestrogen replacement therapy, including lowering of cholesterol, reducing therisk of hardening of the arteries, and overall, improving the function ofarteries. Crouse said prior studies of the effects of soy on blood cholesterol inpeople had showed variable results, though overall...10 Million Report Hunger, Even With Jobs
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ten million Americans, including almost 4 million children, don't get enough to eat...s, the researchers considered a number of factors, including race, ethnicity, age, family size and income, education and whether the head of the family was emplo...Smithsonian Institution Convenes Experts To Discuss Cocoa's Future
...some traditional shade-covered agroforest systems, including cocoa, which is a rainforest tree traditionally gr...ned with conservation, areinvolved in this effort, including the recently formed Smithsonian Institute for Conservation Biology. Other non-Smithsonian participa...Peptides Implicated In Body's Response To Pain
...al institutes at the NationalInstitutes of Health, including the National Institute of Neurological Disordersand Stroke (NINDS), the National Institute of Dental Research, and the NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse. Additional support came from the Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute. "Although pain can in most cases...Mathematics Reveals New Pattern Of Brain Cell Activity
...xtra milliseconds. Terman and his collaborators, including John Rinzel of New York University,Xiao-Jing Wang of Brandeis University, and Bard Ermentrout of the Universityof Pittsburgh, will continue this work, which was sponsored by the AlfredP. Sloan Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Institu...Yale Announces New Biotech Firm
...exdiseases caused by defects in a number of genes, including psychiatricdisorders such as panic, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Dr.Ronald Lennox, a partner at Collinson Howe & Lennox, a Stamford-basedventure capital firm that is investing in polyGenomics Inc., said, "Yale'sOffice of Cooperative Resear...American Museum Of Natural History Holds Symposium On Biodiversity And Human Health Issues
...al Institutes of Health. For information, including a schedule and fees, please visit the Centerfor Biodiversity and Conservation's Web site at http://www.amnh.org or call212-769-5200. Members of the media should contact Elizabeth Chapman at212-769-5800. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY SYMPOS...Butterfly Wings, Beetle Horns Teach Biologists Basic Lesson In Development's Laws
...e resources; or that the fastest growingtissues -- including wings, horns and eyes -- are most limited by resou...teach lessons about development in higher animals, including mammals.......ly rare among early human ancestors. Many species, including other australopithecines, are only represented by scant fossil remains. Kramer, who is a registered civil engineer and worked at Boeing as a structural engineer, took a distinctly unconventional approach toward her research, which is the basis of her...