Proteins show promise for mosquito control
... Worldwide, mosquitoes are notorious for spreading not only malaria, but also dengue fever (so painful it...es. So far three of the five compounds tested were not toxic to mouse cells and the other two were only slightly toxic. They will also test the compounds o...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
... settings. Significantly, plague outbreaks tended not to occur in colonies that were surrounded by roads, streams or lakes, suggesting that these landscape features may alter the conditions necessary for plague transmission or serve as barriers to movement of the disease. By identifying the ecological...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
... with the isolated form of cleft lip and palate do not have other birth defects often associated with this condition. Roughly one in every 600 babies in the United States is born with the isolated cleft lip and palate. The authors say this latest gene test, when used with parents who already have one chi...Blue marlin in gulf have high mercury levels, A&M study shows
...says sport fishermen who have caught marlin should not be overly alarmed, but should be informed of what they've hooked. "I would recommend that they be aware of the problem, and they may want to limit their consumption of sport fishes caught," he adds. "We've just scratched the surface on this problem,...Spontaneous mutation produces new MAO A/B knockout mouse
...fspring. The scientists discovered that the mice not only had high levels of neurotransmitters broken down by MAO B, as would be expected in mice lacking MAO B, but also had high levels of neurotransmitters broken down by MAO A. This indicated that somehow the MAO B knockout mouse had also lost its ab...New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
...fering from current methods, the new approach does not require making modifications to the protein in que...hen it was activated around the filopodia base and not within the lengths, Hahn said. "When we looked at extension and retraction, we found that Cdc42 acti...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
...ntal colitis, however, the molecular mechanism was not known. The researchers hypothesized that "GH would ameliorate colitis by upregulating SOCS-3 or SHP2 and reducing STAT3 activation." Their experiment showed that GH administration indeed did improve weight gain and colon histopathology in IL-10 nul...PNNL lands $10.3 million NIH biodefense contract to unlock proteomes of salmonella and pox
...er). These pathogens, which spread quickly and are not easily combated with conventional drugs, could lead to major epidemics if enlisted by terrorists. NIAID is banking that determining which microbial proteins interact with which human host cells will point drug designers toward quick and effective tre...New treatment for fibromyalgia
...en over their placebo-treated counterparts, it was not statistically significant. "The reasons for the se...ibromyalgia in women, the results of the study may not be generalizable to all men with fibromyalgia. There may also be sex differences in fibromyalgia tha...New research suggests early diet may play key role in protecting against childhood leukaemia
...d upon by epidemiologists. Whilst these papers do not address the rising incidence of childhood leukaemia in Britain, since dietary intake of both turmeric and fresh fruit are higher today than 100 years ago, they do provide important clues as to the aetiology of the disease, as well as offering up poss...Missing genes may help explain why plague bacteria are so deadly
...a number of genes in the plague bacterium that are not present in its relative, Garcia said the more important finding was the extent and apparent cause of gene inactivation in Y. pestis. "As many as 13 percent of Y. pseudotuberculosis genes no longer function in Y. pestis," he said. "We found that the n...Endangered species list more bleak than originally thought
...lationship with a host and its affiliate; however, not all parasites, for example, are restricted to a single host species. The trick was in trying to determine how many other species could act as hosts and factoring that degree of dependence into the study." The researchers believe these processes have...NJIT professor receives Presidential Award for breakthrough research with adult stem cells
...als is shown to induce bone repair, amputation may not be necessary. Stem cells could also help patients ...hought such a transfer might be rejected. And it's not just defective bones that may be regenerated by stem cells and biomaterials. Arinzeh is now testing ...OutFoxed! New research may redefine late-stage cardiac development
...n other genes on and off. Interestingly, Foxp4 is not expressed in heart muscle cells themselves but rat...tion of all four-heart chambers. Now we know it's not necessary". Another aspect of the work that is remarkable is that both of the hearts that form in F...Newborns have ear preferences, too
...unds. So why do newborns respond this way, having not yet developed a strong connection from ear to cortex? "We think that their otoacoustic emissions are modulated by a feedback loop called the 'ovocochlear bundle,' a neural pathway in the lower part of the brain," Cone-Wesson said. "These stimulus-re...Serotonin metabolites in mollusks suggest pathways for human therapies
...ervous system. "When serotonin is released, you do not want its signal to last forever," said Jonathan Sw...e in marine mollusks," Sweedler said. "What we do not know is whether serotonin sulfate causes the behavior or whether the behavior causes the elevation o...Snakehead in your inbox? Welcome to the nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System
...opean colonization of North America. This includes not only species that arrived from outside of North America, which are commonly referred to as exotics, but also species native to North America that have been introduced to drainages outside their native ranges within the U.S. The alert system is tailor...Breaking new ground in germ cell guidance
... and migration normally, and that their deaths did not display a significant increase in the molecular activity most commonly associated with programmed cell death activation of apoptosis mediator, caspase-3. Hanyu-Nakamura et al. pinpointed the site of the mutation to the locus for the guidance gene, w...Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
...is demonstrates conclusively that ventilation does not control the life-threatening pollutants inherent to a smoking environment. Only a smoke-free workplace law can protect the health of these workers." Few states have taken action to protect hospitality workers; only 14% of states have laws banning ......of the code to do its job, and the individual does not survive or reproduce relative to other members of ...wn to affect risk of genetic disease, but most are not associated with genetic diseases. "It is very difficult to see a compelling signature of natural s...