New components of machinery that carries genetic information from nucleus
... of California-Berkeley thatWente had discovered a link between a phospholipase C and an essential factorGLe-1 that is essential for transporting mRNA out of the nucleus. Of particularinterest was that Wente had also discovered that two other genes of unknownfunction also linked to GLe-1. York theo...Antibiotics-resistant bacteria
...hods tofight bacterial diseases. In addition, if a link is found between the mechanismsallowing bacteria to survive under stress, and those that render bacteriaresistant to various chemical agents, chemotherapy could be efficiently usedagainst pathological bacteria which have become resistant to other typ...Schizophrenia possibly linked to early brain development
...L HILL -- Scientific evidence points to a possible link betweenschizophrenia and altered brain development in the first three months ofpregnancy, according to a new report from the University of North Carolina atChapel Hill. Writing in the July issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Anthony-SamuelLaM...Change your diet and it may make you brighter
...rainimaging specialists in New Mexico have found a link between variations inthelevels of two brain chemic...standard IQ tests. The team found a strong link between levels of the chemicals and theirperformance in the tests. Low levels of choline and high le...Lab on a chip? Cheap, disposable UD biosensor uses gold-on-plastic design
...earchers currently add a silver stain, too.) Wires link the electrodes to an off-the-shelf generator and a resistance meter,which produces a rapid, yes-or-no (quantitative) response. In the future, Velevsays, the technology could be fine-tuned to measure concentration levels ofvarious molecules. Other ch......The knowledge gained by other scientists about the link between ocean heatand bleaching has led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationto develop methods of pinpointing ocean "hot spots" where coral bleachingcould occur. The widespread discovery of coral bleaching has thus beenclearly associat...Human Genome Sciences announces the discovery of a novel immune stimulant
...for infection. BLyS may be a long sought missing link in the body's ability to protect itselffrom infection. For many years scientists have searched for substances thatstimulate the growth of antibody producing cells. BLyS seems to be one of thosesubstances. The discovery also helps to answer a well-...APS launches new online journal to focus on link between genes and function
...ing of the scientific approaches and concepts that link genetics andphysiology....... make it difficult forthe transcription factors to link chemically to the DNA. Luger's first task is to prepare relatively huge (20-thousandths of agram) amounts of nucleosomes and then form them into regular crystals byremoving water from the biological material. This crystalline structure ca......ancer Institute. This information is the first to link intra-abdominalfat, or visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and its associated metabolic changeswith colorectal cancer, according to the authors. "For several years, scientists have recognized that obese people aremore likely to develop colorectal ...$6.75 Million to extend primate studies of diet and aging
...age, a definitive answer to the bigquestion of the link between diet and aging will not come for another 10 to20 years. But a direct application of the research to human health, Weindruch said,could come in the form of clinical trials in people. Although difficult toconduct because of the need for strict ...Scientists find first molecule that guides nerve cells through the brain
...nerve cellsto reach their correct locations and to link up with each other as they settlein. "There have been two schools of thought," Rao says. "One is that projectingaxons and migrating neurons are quite different. The other is that there aresimilarities between them. Our study supports the latter." Axo...UI researchers advance potential, potent way to stimulate human immune system
...nths. Dendritic cells, a type of white blood cell, link the primitive arms of theimmune system with the more sophisticated acquired immune system by producingchemical signals that activate other immune cells and "tell" them what to fight.The research team evaluated the effects of CpG alone and in combinat......aning "appetite." Yanagisawa said the biochemical link between orexin and narcolepsy is still amystery. "But if you just think about it philosophically, it makes sense," headded. "When an animal gets hungry, it had better be alert. It would be bad froman evolutionary standpoint to be sleepy when it's tim...Hepatitis C is not a 'silent disease'
...iver Diseases (AASLD). "This study is the first to link the clinical success of new combination therapies for hepatitis C tohow much patients are helped in their everyday lives. Those who were treated successfully accordingto clinical tests were also the only ones who improved in terms of their quality o...Particulate matter causing air pollution
...port mayrecommend further study to investigate the link between PM and human health. Then researchers expect to present results of the SuperSite study at theannual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December 2000. A finalreport to the EPA will follow in February 2001. Meanwhile, ...Primate genus sheds light on great ape and human origins, as reported in Science
..., and Kelley stressed that the exact natureof this link will remain unclear until this work is complete. Equatorius ' exact relationship to later apes is still uncertain at thispoint, but the genus generally fits the description of a "stem hominoid", one ofa cluster of species positioned somewhere on the...Scientists suggest genetic shutdown links estrogen, heart disease
...nd 11 percent. "We've been looking for the link between estrogen, menopause andatherosclerosis," s...ylated. "Age-associated changes in methylation may link aging with colon cancer earlyon," says Post; "And we were looking for the same trend with atheroscle...DNA fingerprinting reveals surprise in wine-grape family tree
...xperts had suspected that there might be a genetic link between Pinotand Chardonnay, Meredith noted. Grown for centuries in northeastern France,Pinot is the noble red grape of the Burgundy and Champagne wine regions, andChardonnay is its white counterpart, she said. But Gouais blanc is quite another stor...First gene defect identified for precursor to adult diabetes
...se. Because of itsinherent health hazards and its link to diabetes, insulin resistance is knownamong endocrine researchers as the "secret killer." Diabetics face a much higher than normal risk of heart disease, kidney failure,leg amputations, blindness and nerve disease. Their condition must be strictly...