New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
... including reports by on-scene science writers and intriguing information about south Pacific life and culture. MORE ABOUT THE LAU BASIN The Lau Basin, a 390-kilometer stretch of the ocean basement about the length of Taiwan, has captured the interest of scientists since the late 1960s. Lined with active d...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...e not the only traits associated with risk. It is intriguing that Dr. Kampov has some evidence linking this personality trait with sweet liking to indicate a higher risk for alcoholism. Researchers examined 165 middle-aged patients admitted to a residential treatment program for alcohol, drug dependence, and/o...Breaking new ground in germ cell guidance
... the online edition of Development , describing an intriguing new model of germ cell migration involving a pair of guidance molecules, Wunen and Wunen2, and their discrete activities in germ and somatic cells. The study began with a screen for mutant flies, which uncovered a phenotype in which the flies' primor...A genetic disorder yields insight into genes and cognition
... abnormalities, and personality disorder. But most intriguing to Meyer-Lindenberg and his colleagues is that the disorder causes a specific inability to visualize an object as a set of parts--for example, to assemble a simple piece of furniture. In brain-imaging studies of people with WS, the researchers sought...Mouse study shows NPAS3 and NPAS1 genes may be linked to psychosis
... with human disease. On the other hand, we find it intriguing that members of a Canadian family carrying a mutation in the human NPAS3 gene have been reported to suffer from schizophrenia." Normal mice in a pen will climb over each other and interact, but the mice with the genetic mutations fail to socialize ...... expects light," says Hogenesch. One of the most intriguing aspects of this is that the mammalian clock is actually composed of many separate clocks that maintain different circadian rhythms specifically adapted to the various tissues of the body. The liver, the heart, and the kidneys each have their own di...Infants sighs may 'reset' breathing regulation mechanism as well as help lungs develop
...y have on infant development is still unclear. One intriguing area of research is to see whether sighs serve some sort of function to link the breathing control mechanism and mechanical maturation. Also they note that sick infants and premature infants seem to sigh more often than normal babies. Thus ano......l Institutes of Health, the research offered up an intriguing secondary finding. In rare cases, mefloquine can cause anxiety, panic attacks, depression and other psychotic side effects. Doctors have never understood why. Connors and Cruikshank said their research may hold the answer: Connexin shut-down in the b...U-M scientists find common virus in human prostate tissue
...University of Michigan Medical School suggests the intriguing possibility that this common virus also may play a role in prostate cancer the second-leading cause of deaths from cancer in American men. A team of scientists directed by Michael J. Imperiale, Ph.D., U-M professor of microbiology and immunology,...JCI table of contents, 2 August, 2004
...m the University of California, San Diego, present intriguing data that show that the adaptive immune system, when activated to produce an anti-atherosclerosis response, enhances the natural immune anti-athersclerosis response, creating increased protection against atherosclerosis. By injecting a breakdown pro......d a comprehensive understanding of one of the most intriguing and far-reaching biological phenomena to be uncovered in recent years. *The term "Argonaute" refers to the squid-like appearance of the leaves of Arabidopsis mutants lacking AGO1 gene function (Bohmert et al., 1998). See also the Greek myth Jason and...Researchers uncover surprising degree of large-scale variation in the human genome
...as neurological disease, cancer, and obesity is an intriguing possibility. The study revealed considerable structural variation in the human genome, most of which was not previously apparent by other methods of genomic analysis. Previous studies by others using different methods had identified only a handfu...Impact of Earth's rising atmospheric carbon dioxide found in world oceans
...ciences division. "The results are among the most intriguing yet from the WOCE and JGOFS programs. These new measurements, when coupled with how much anthropogenic carbon dioxide is known to accumulate in the atmosphere, show that the ocean and atmosphere are the two primary 'sinks' [holding tanks] of this ca...UW study: Migrating birds offer insight into sleep
...inding this same pattern in the birds offers us an intriguing model for studying mechanisms for seasonal mood disorders, such as bipolar illness." Benca and her colleagues studied captive white-crowned sparrows, songbirds that normally migrate at night between Alaska and Southern California twice a year. When i...A genetic model for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) disease
...onal spastin levels. All told, the study provides intriguing new insight into how a genetic mutation that alters microtubule function may disrupt the way neurons communicate and offers a new line of thinking about possible treatments for the debilitating HSP condition....Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains
... severe after transmission through mosquitoes - an intriguing finding in itself - but the effect was still there. In other words, immunity accelerates the evolution of virulence in malaria, even after mosquito transmission, making them more dangerous to their non-immunised hosts. Dr. Mackinnon said: "How does i...Lupus Research Institute awards $3 million in novel research grants to further new science in lupus
...ge patient base, Dr. Clancy's study will test this intriguing idea which could lead to a new therapy. Mary K. Crow, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York BIOMARKERS OF DISEASE FLARE IN SLE. A previous LRI grant recipient, Dr. Crow will examine several new candidate biomarkers that may reflect lupus f...Damaged genes in aging human brain provide clues to cognitive decline
...in the 40s for some individuals. The results raise intriguing questions about when and why the brain begins to age and the possibility of developing strategies to protect critical genes early in life in an attempt to preserve brain function and delay the onset of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disea...Antibiotics alter GI tract microbes and increase lung sensitivity to allergens
...immune responses. Huffnagle says this suggests the intriguing possibility that fungal oxylipins in the GI tract ...an diet is rich in sources of polyphenols, so it's intriguing that Mediterranean-diet countries have lower rates of allergies, asthma and other inflammatory disea...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting June 2-4 in Indianapolis
...of outer space ; A one-day symposium will explore intriguing space-related topics such as the formation of interstellar biomolecules as well as the chemistry and birth of stars. (Abstracts 36-39 and 99-101, Wednesday, June 2, 9:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m., Conference Center, Room 223; Organizer: Lewis E. Snyder, Unive...