UF researcher: New low-carb potato to debut in January
...itamins. They have vitamin C and B-6, and they are low in sodium and high in potassium. And, potato skins are an excellent source of fiber," Hutchinson said. Independent research in Canada confirmed the spud's low-carbohydrate profile. Hutchinson said it is due in part to the lower specifi...Loss of circadian genes results in epilepsy
... brain. Furthermore, Pdxk expression is abnormally low in the brains of PAR bZip triple knockout mice, suggesting that the downregulation of Pdxk in these mice may be at least partly responsible for their epilepsy. The potential role for Pdxk misregulation in human epilepsy is even more intrig...When combining new oral anti-cancer agents with standard chemotherapy, timing may be crucial
...lecularly targeted drugs are oral drugs, with such low toxicity and convenience that they can be given every day. But just because you can give a drug every day, it doesn't mean that is the best regimen. We hope to have some answers soon."...Corals can reestablish symbiosis with algae from their environments after bleaching
...ut certain environmental stresses, such as high or low light or sea temperatures, can lead to a reduction in algal densities or loss of pigmentation, leaving the coral's white skeleton visible through the clear tissue. "Our data show that corals have the potential to take up new symbionts, prov...When blood can't get to brain, special CT scan helps
...o pass the balloon test but whose brain scan shows low blood flow that might not be sufficient if the closure is permanent. They say it may even be able to help predict which patients might go on to suffer a stroke after having one of their carotid arteries permanently closed. Perfusion CT may also help ......s tissue aging. The principle: Keep insulin levels low and cells are stronger, staving off infection and ...arch is part of a growing body of evidence linking low insulin levels to increased longevity. In recent years, scientists have found that mice and other an...Atherosclerosis treatment needs to go with the flow
... stenting in forked blood vessel regions has had a low success rate, and also provides a direction for appropriate treatment of these commonly blocked regions. An accompanying commentary from R. Wayne Alexander at Emory University, provides a detailed look at the stent methodologies for treating occluded...Nanosphere announces genetic detection advance in Nature Biotechnology
... for the detection of various targets at extremely low concentrations, either visually or in conjunction with Nanosphere's genomic detection instruments." At the core of Nanosphere's technology, gold nanoparticles are attached to strands of nucleotides complementary to targets of interest, and when a tar...JCI table of contents, 1 June 2004
... stenting in forked blood vessel regions has had a low success rate, and also provides a direction for appropriate treatment of these commonly blocked regions. An accompanying commentary from R. Wayne Alexander at Emory University, provides a detailed look at the stent methodologies for treating occluded...Other Highlights in the June 2 JNCI
...rostate cancers, but AMACR levels in blood are too low to be detected. To determine whether an immune response to AMACR could be used instead as a biomarker for prostate cancer, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used protein microar...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
...sly known satellite measures of cloud amount. The low albedo during 1997-2001 increased solar heating of the globe at a rate more than twice that expected from a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This "dimming" of Earth, as it would be seen from space, is perhaps connected with the recent accelera...Pharmacogenomics could replace 'trial-and-error' with science from the human genome
...drug to be approved for use in patients who are at low risk of toxicity. The use of pharmacogenomics in routine medical care will depend on a change in thinking among most clinicians, the authors say. Clinicians are generally educated to start treatment using an "average dose" rather than considering whe...Discovery of tiny microbes in ancient Greenland glacier may define limits for life on Earth
...ero temperatures, desiccation, high pressures, and low oxygen and nutrient concentrations. Because the i...llow it to become dormant or to maintain extremely low activity with minimal energy. "Many of these ice-core microbes are related to a variety of ultra-sm...Small, cold, & hungry: Ultra-small microbes from 120,000-year-old glacier ice sample
...ero temperatures, desiccation, high pressures, and low oxygen and nutrient concentrations. Because the i...llow it to become dormant or to maintain extremely low activity with minimal energy. "Many of these ice-core microbes are related to a variety of ultra-s...Gene at root of urban air pollution's lung effects
... the environment, particulate matter, and high and low doses of ozone. TLR4 encodes a component of the innate immune system, the body's first line of defense against foreign invaders. Earlier work linked the gene to the lung's response to bacterial infection and inhaled lipopolysaccharides, Hollingsworth...Danger spots identified for threatened grizzly bear
...to access this property. Grizzly bears already are low in number and have very low productive rates, so even when a small number of bears are killed, it can have significant consequen...New standard to help diagnose heart attacks
... I is difficult to measure because it can exist in low concentrations and in different chemical forms, sometimes attached to other related proteins. NIST is developing additional standards and methods for measuring other health status indicators of this type, including hormones used to assess thyroid fun...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
...and the coupling between solar radiation, high and low atmosphere should lead to a better understanding of the principles of climatic changes. (Coordinator: Professor Dr. Franz-Josef Lbken, Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Khlungsborn) Enzymes are nature's catalysts, which carry out chemical co...Mysterious beach closures may be linked to contaminated groundwater, study finds
...spring tides, when the difference between high and low tides is greatest. That finding led her to wonder ...cally associated with sewage. Lab tests also found low levels of fecal bacteria in several groundwater samples. However, one sample, pumped from a shallow ......t shows promise, but it will probably only work in low rainfall areas such as West Texas where most of the plants' water needs are met by irrigation." Hellman and research associate Ashley Basinger began evaluating regulated deficit irrigation at the Newsom Vineyard near Plains, Texas, in 2002. Their r...