Bacterial Toxin Surprises Scientists
... how one such protein operates. Their work may shed light not only on the deadly power of ...ation," said Dr. Finkelstein. It may eventually be possible to take advantage of this large protein movement as a transport devic...Duke Researchers Discover Central Role Of Nitric Oxide In Hemoglobin Action
...eveloping the first effectiveblood substitute, and may ultimately change the way many diseases are treate...erview. "Now we can showthat nitric oxide delivery may be comparable in importance. Here we havethe lungs synthesizing a compound and delivering it to tiss...Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...vestigator of the study. "Without protection,there may have been thousands of deaths. But it appears that... "Together, the three phases of our investigation may solve the mysteryof some Gulf War veterans' illnesses," Kurt said. "The animalstudies are an importa......es about drug addiction and Parkinson'sdisease and may provide the first realistic model for testing new ... Squibb. Caron said in an interview that while it may seem a stretch for one geneticallyengineered mouse to help answer fundamental questions about the me...New Cancer Switch Discovered By Duke Medical Center Pharmacologists
DURHAM, N.C. -- A new way that cancers may be triggered in the body -- through damage to a mo...ults suggest that inhibition of GRB-2 interactions may provide a useful therapeutic target for treatment of [chronic myelogenous leukemia] as well as other...Key to Triplet Repeat Brain Diseases Open Door For New Way To Understand, Treat Genetic Diseases"
...ll as discovering a new conceptof how mutant genes may produce disease. The scientists discovered that t...'s disease patients. Furthermore, their findings may answer why the number of genetic repeatsin these diseases determines how severe symptoms will be: Mo...Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain
...he common childhood form of epilepsy. The findings may lead to more specific drugs for the disorder with ...consciousness, during which they stare blankly and may blink rapidly or sway before recovering. "Absence seizures usually take hold at a critical period i...Tumor Suppressor Gene Located In Liver Cancer Cells
... potential "hot spots" -- regions of the gene that may be more susceptible to mutation. "One mutation results in an altered protein that lacks the ability to insert itself into the cell membrane," according to Zeneca's De Souza, who has spent three years at Duke University investigating this gene. "Inst...New 'Twist' In Proteins Offers Possible Route To Improved Antibiotics
...itutes the functioningenzyme. These folded enzymes may include roughly globular shapes, or spiralhelices,...o Raetz, the unusual left-handed helical structure may offera unique target for a new generation of antibiotics designed to home inon the structure. The le...Second Breast Cancer Gene Located
...inics to provide support servicesfor the women who may carry breast cancer genes." As with BRCA1...chers said they expect that women who inheritBRCA2 may have up to an 85 percent chance of developing breast cancer. Members of families with the BRCA2 gene...Duke Geologists Explore Alternative Way To Measure Ice Age Sea Bottom Temperatures
...shells of tiny North Atlantic Ocean marine fossils may finally provide scientists with an unambiguous way to reconstruct how bottom sea water temperatures have changed during and between past ice ages. In an article published in the Nov. 24 issue of the journal Science, Duke University geologist Gary Dwy...Duke Researchers Discover Candidate Susceptibility Gene For Autoimmune Disease
...rthritis-likedisease in the animals. The discovery may provide a clue to the underlyinggenetic defects th... arthritis, although many researchers believethere may be several genes that, when defective, predispose people to developautoimmune disorders. The Duke...Rosemary May Have Anti-Cancer Properties
...ricans,who eat more fat than they should, rosemary may be particularly important." However, the type of fat consumed was important: Diets high in saturatedfats seemed to block the protection that rosemary offered, while diets highin unsaturated fats were more beneficial. Milner has already published a...Freshwater Sponges May Pose Threat To Zebra Mussels
...rity, which could also be caused by zebra mussels, may have made the water more hospitable, Kelch said. The researchers studied the growth of freshwater sponges on the artificial reef in Lorain and on the surface of a shipwreck off Kelly's Island, in Lake Erie's western basin. Their observations ...Duke Researchers Find Second Gene Linked To Blood Vessel Disorder
...study genes for a rare disease? First, the disease may be rare, but thegenes aren't rare. Everyone has th...have identified a second gene, and webelieve there may be a third gene that can cause this disorder." With two genes now described, Marchuk will begin to...New Discovery About Genes Has Implications For Genetic Therapy
...o play no role in conveying genetic information -- may well be the key to determining where new information is transferred into a gene. If true, the finding has important implications for potential future use in guiding genetic therapy. Current techniques can insert new information into genes but exa...International Research Team Clones New Skin Cancer Gene
...magine an ointment that, when applied to the skin, may control the growth of the cancer,2 Leffell said. ...ndrome often develop thousands of skin cancers and may also have birth defects and childhood brain tumors. In 1992, Bale mapped the NBCCS gene to human ...Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
...during outbreaks theyattack healthy trees. Females may live a month and lay 160 eggs, allowinginfestations to spread at a rate of up to 50 feet a day under the worstconditions, Meeker said. Florida has been laying the foundation for a pine beetle attack over thelast few decades, with planted acreage of l......of a number of America's elite women athletes, and may eventually reshape strategies for nourishment during competition. Seven of the top eight spots on the UnitedStates women's heptathlon team were filled by women who have been workingwith Linda K. Houtkooper, associate specialist in nutrition sciences......patented. Free non-exclusive licenses for Marquis may be obtained from the Cornell Research Foundation in Ithaca....