Hopkins Researchers Find Genetic Colon Cancer Change In Healthy Cells
...es can lose their imprinting. "We know there is a link between LOIand cancer," Feinberg says, "because we've repeatedly found LOI in cancers,notably in genes that either encourage cell growth or that suppress cancer." Earlier work by Feinberg and by others has showed, for example, that LOI appearsfreque...Aluminium Study Puts Drinking Water In The Clear
...of possible causes have been considered however no link betweenaluminium intake and Alzheimer's has been established. However some conflictingevidence in earlier studies suggested that aluminium that is left in treateddrinking water may be more readily taken up by the body than aluminium fromother source...By Revving Up Key Gene, Researchers Discover They Can Manipulate The Size Of Cells In Plants
...,expand and change form. At the time, he could not link the protein to thehormone by genetic methods to prove that it was a genuine auxin receptor. Now, using what is called a reverse genetic approach, he and hiscolleagues have been able to demonstrate the protein is exactly what theythought. ...Nuts And Oats May Build A Strong Heart
...ays previous studies in animals have hinted atthis link as well. Other sources of alpha-linolenic acid are unhydrogenated canola and soybean oilsused in most full-fat commercial salad dressings, flaxseed and flaxseed oil anda leafy vegetable called smooth purslane which is eaten mainly in Greece.Albert st...Natural Childbirth Could Play A Role In Brain Development
...an overactive dopamine system and hasa statistical link with birth complications. But no one knows why a Caesareanbirth might increase the risk of developing the illness. Boksa thinks theabsence of hormonal surges when a baby is born naturally may play a role,because these may be important for brain devel...Scientists Finger A Molecular Kingpin In Body's Response To Cigarettes
...ssusceptible to the pollutant dioxin -- as a vital link in thechemical cascade whereby cigarette smoke cau...ter team's results arethe first to demonstrate the link so dramatically in animals. "This is a significant study," says Gary Gairola, researchprofessor...Molecular Basis Of Leading Genetic Cause Of Infant Death Discovered
...ity of Pennsylvania Medical Center havenow found a link between this basic biological process and spinal muscularatrophy, the leading genetic cause of infant death. This neuromuscular disease,characterized by the degeneration of motor nerve cells that control the body'sinvoluntary muscles from the head do...LSU Agricultural Center Researchers Develop Termite Detection System
...n early termite control. "It's our weakest link in fighting termites," Henderson says. "Currently, termites are found through indirect methods after they've alreadydone significant damage." The detection system, however, could change that. This high-priority research in termite con...Memory Loss In Old Age No Longer Linked To Dying Brain Cells
... decade illuminating the mysterious processes that link memory and aging. What she has discovered is that the dreaded loss of gray matter, whichso many people believe is a natural result of growing old, actually is a processthat occurs throughout a person's lifetime. Neuron numbers make a slo...Shedding Light On Circadian Rhythms
...ntists have found what may be the missingmolecular link between sunlight and the circadian clocks in both ...ators, suggests that CRY2 is not only themolecular link between sunlight and the circadian clock, but that it might alsoplay a subtle role in the clock mech...... "These exciting findings provide an important link to understanding howmutations in the tau gene may affect cell function in FTDP-17," says CreightonH. Phelps, PhD, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers Program atthe National Institute on Aging. "The abnormal protein disrupts normal br...Migratory songbird breeding linked to winter habitat
...ature, theinvestigators in this study were able to link American redstarts at HubbardBrook Experimental Fo...were slower to depart for the breeding grounds. To link winter habitats with events on the breeding grounds, the investigatorsused a novel tool: carbon isot......e December issueof Ecology, has shown a definitive link between cannibalism and populationstabilization among flour beetles. Researchers Hugues P. Benoit, Edward McCauley and John R. Post studiedtwenty-one populations of the flour beetle, Tribolium confusum, in thelaboratory. Their research built on the ...Staring And Squirming Help Babies Explore
...University developmental psychologist. Rather, the link between the two could prevent infants from getting visuallystuck, and allow them to "visually forage" the environment. This suggestion stems from findings at Cornell that human -- and some animal --newborns and fetuses seem to engage in recurring cy...Researchers Discover How Green Tea May Prevent Cancer
... "This is one of the first studies to directly link the EGCg in green tea toanti-cancer activity," Dorothy Morre says. The Purdue team also determined how the cancer cells died. "In the presenceof EGCg, the cancer cells literally failed to grow or enlarge after division,"Dorothy Morre says. "Then,......ules, interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, which then link up with a certainreceptor, named the IL-4 receptor alpha. The molecules are hormone-likesubstances, called cytokines, produced by CD4+ T cells. The receptor is on thesurface of these cells and of cells that make up the lung tissue. CD4 cells aret...Science Announces Top Ten Research Advances Of 1998
...ams of researchers provided the firstevidence of a link between autoimmune disorders and infections such as Lymedisease or herpes simplex virus 1. In some people these infections turn intodebilitating long term illnesses even though the bacteria or virus that causedthe infection is long gone. Researchers ...Real Connection Between Oral Health And Heart Disease
... Reports over the past five years have suggested a link betweenperiodontal (gum) disease and cardiovascula...Diseases and Oral Health." Because evidence of the link has come to light only recently, few studies havelooked directly at the mechanisms by which periodon...Researchers Find Genetic Connection To Cigarette Smoking
...r co-authors demonstrated for thefirst time that a link exists between smoking behavior and the dopaminetransporter gene (SLC6A3-9). In their study of 289 smokers and 233nonsmokers, they found that individuals with an SLC6A3-9 genotype were lesslikely to be smokers than individuals without that gene. Furt...Genetics Not Significant To Developing Typical Parkinson's Disease
...and theysuggest that research concerning a genetic link to PD be directed towardsubjects with earlier onset of the disease. Twin studies have proven particularly useful in distinguishing the relativecontributions of genetics and environment to the cause of various diseases. Inthe JAMA study, the investig...