Gene expression in liver tumors and patient prognosis
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...dges adds, acknowledging the complexity of genetic involvement in RA, "as well as to extend these observations to patients of other ethnicities, and more precisely define the individual genes and haplotypes responsible for these associations."...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
...niversity of Arizona, says he appreciates Sandia's involvement because "Sandia has advanced technologies that can be added to lower the cost of traditional environmental sensing." In addition to the wireless technologies currently being installed, Giacomelli mentioned a possible "speaking plant" ...Researchers uncover secrets of immune system's munitions factory
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...o reduce the amount they consume, may change their involvement in social, work or other activities, and may continue to use alcohol despite awareness that it is harmful or causing problems in their lives. Individuals with coexisting conditions often are more difficult to treat and have a poorer prognosis." "I d...New prostate cancer gene identified
...search is warranted to determine the extent of its involvement in prostate cancer and other cancers as well." "These findings represent a significant advancement in prostate cancer research, as the number of current treatment options for advanced prostate cancer remains limited," said Dr. John Carpten, Senior In...Common call for action on European Research Council (ERC)
... ERC. The petition also stresses the importance of involvement of the European scientific community in the organisation of an ERC and the need to adhere to strict criteria of scientific excellence....Genes may be central to cocaine addiction
... cocaine withdrawal. So, to unequivocally test the involvement of the Homer genes in cocaine addiction, Kalivas and his colleagues individually knocked out the genes in mutant mice and tested the behavioral and biological effects. In one behavioral test, they placed the knockout mice in one of two linked chamber...BioMed Central to consult funders and librarians over Open Access payment model
...t BioMed Central we believe we need the advice and involvement of the community to help us with important issues such as payment models to ensure the continued success of Open Access publishing. We hope that this consultation will allow us to explore how to channel funds to pay for Open Access publishing in the...Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
...etes and nonathletes. These findings indicate that involvement in athletics does not increase, nor decrease, the risk of shoulder pain in the manual wheelchair population. Seat position impacts wheelchair use , pg 403 This study examines the effect of seat position on hand rim biomechanics. Information on ha...Cell death protein has surprising role in cell migration
...death, there would have been no way to predict its involvement in cell migration." Instead, graduate student and now postdoctoral fellow Erika Geisbrecht and Montell relied on "forward genetics," an approach in which the scientists alter the expression of random genes, look for a specific effect in the resultin...Call for greater involvement of developing world scientists in fight against AIDS
.../AIDS in the developing world, calling for greater involvement of developing world scientists in research initiatives designed to treat and mitigate the disease. Both organizations are particularly keen to enlist African scientists in this campaign. Specifically, TWAS and AAS believe that the discovery and devel...Study supports association between HPV infection and head and neck cancer
...arcinogens (i.e., tobacco and alcohol) without HPV involvement and the other involving infection with transcriptionally active [HPV]," the authors write. In an editorial, Li Mao, M.D., and Waun Ki Hong, M.D., of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, review the evidence linking HPV infe...JCI table of contents, 1 July 2004
...evelopment of insulin resistance and its potential involvement in diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and syndrome X. TITLE: Role of resistin in diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance AUTHOR CONTACT: Luciano Rossetti Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Phone: 718-430-4118; Fax:...Cancer gene MYC emerging as key research target
...nderstanding the specific targets of MYC and their involvement in cancer should ultimately allow scientists to create better drugs that would only block MYC function in cancerous cells, thus reducing toxicity, McMahon says. With McMahon, the other co-authors were Jagruti H. Patel, Andrey P. Loboda, Ph.D., Michae...Highlights of the July Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...ce of hunger. "Children's participation, parental involvement and knowledge of portion sizes can help prevent excess weight in children," said registered dietitian and ADA spokesperson Melinda Johnson. "Parents are primary role models for kids. They need to encourage, promote and model a healthy lifestyle that ...$5 million grant funds partnership, studies of minority-based issues in reproductive health
...85-9585, 717-531-3692 or prawa@psu.edu . Legro's involvement as a principle investigator in the Reproductive Medicine Network (RMN), a group of eight academic medical centers that have received National Institutes of Health funding to study reproductive medicine issue, and his professional relationship with th...Strengthening independent junior research groups in collaborative research centres
... of Transfer Units aims to continue and extend the involvement of industrial enterprises of all sizes in the basic research of Collaborative Research Centres through application-related cooperation. Additionally, the committee passed measures intended to make Independent Junior Research Groups within Coll...K-State business researchers to help with major study on food supply veterinary medicine
...ps determine methods to ensure adequate veterinary involvement in the production of a continuing abundant supply ...e encompasses all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption," Andrus said. "This...