Presence Of Protein Extends Life; Potential Aging Mechanism Found
... improvement in survival of the flies, said Tatar, now an assistantprofessor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University. Hsp70 is one of the body's many "chaperone" proteins, which promote theproper folding and shaping of other proteins during biological processes.Molecular chaperones, suc...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...ming the compounds' antihypertensive effects. "We now have clear evidence that these molecules act on theperipheral nervous system and allow the blood vessels to relaxsufficiently so that blood flow increases," May said. Behavioralstudies of the rats also showed that a hydroxylated derivative of thecom...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
...ive captive-born animals from Duke'sPrimate Center now roam free for the first time in their lives. Project leader Charles Welch reported that the black-and-white ruffedlemurs were released on Monday and immediately dispersed to begin theirnew lives in the 5,000-acre Betampona Natural Reserve, where the...Purdue Researchers Track Oil Spill's Effects On Sea Otters
.... Also, by assembling this group of scientists, we now have a blueprint for who should be mobilized in the event of a similar situation." Rebar became involved with the project in 1989, when project scientists found abnormalities in the sea otters' blood. Snyder joined the team in 1995. "The researchers ...Stress Lowers Sperm Count By Overwhelming Cells That Make Testosterone
...ive system, but we really haven't understood until now where or how inthe complex process of spermatogene... activity is opposite, its allegiance is constant, now aidingand now inhibiting glucocorticoid always to the Leydig cell's benefit. Hardy's data on enzyma...Recombinant Protein Immunizes Mice, Promises New Strategy Against Infection And Cancer
...and other infectious diseases," saysDr. Young, who now leads a consortium of scientists from Harvard University andthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a vaccine against AIDS. Dr. Young and his colleagues are creating a recombinant monkey vaccineconsisting of the heat shock protein fused ......oathe to make use of such an expensive process but now Dr Hannon has modelled and proved methods that use much cheaper "bargain basement" ligands. These have much less rigidity than the "Harrods/Bloomingdales" ligands. However by using these "bargain basement" building blocks Dr Hannon has been able to c...SFU Researcher Fools Forest Pest Into 'Barking Up The Wrong Tree'
...irch, aspen and maple toextract key volatiles. "We now know that there are perhaps 20 different compounds...ng the tree, thebeetles would fly on by." Huber is now analysing and testing various non-host compounds to see which, if any, are better beetle deterrents ...UF Researcher Designs Pill To Control Mosquitoes
...diet pill, not a birth control pill. "Fortunately, now we can synthesize the hormone, so we don't have to... "Ten years ago, everybody was laughing at us, but now they are taking us seriously," Borovsky said. "Eight years ago, at a Vancouver meeting, a colleague ...Eating Lake Ontario Fish Linked To Shorter Menstrual Cycles; Consumption May Delay Pregnancy
...artment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Mendola now works for the EPA. Additional researchers on the two studies were Maria Zielezny, Ph.D., and John Vena, Ph.D., of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, and Lowell E. Sever of the Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluat...Strange South American Fossil Mammals Found In Madagascar And India
...g representatives of gondwanatheres on these three now widely separated landmasses suggests to us that they were connected in the Late Cretaceous. A recently proposed geophysical model shows that India and Madagascar were attached to eastern Antarctica well into the Cretaceous while South America was at...Dendritic Cell Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer
...ath of the dendritic cells. However, immunologists now think it should be possible to over-ride the effectsof these substances. Dendritic cells can be separated from the patient's bloodor bone marrow and grown in large quantities in culture. They can then be shownbits of the tumour to which the immune ...Natural Variability Is Key To River Restoration
...ecently, the panel agrees, but at least scientists now know why natural flow is important and how to help...ty with relatively minor changes," he said. "It is now clear that natural river systems can and should be allowed to repair and maintain themselves," said ...Premies' Lung Disorder Can Cause Developmental Delays
...emies need because of underdeveloped lungs. BPD is now the leading cause of lung disease in U.S. infants ...n at these children, who were born in 1989 and are now 8 years old. "We know from the research literature on premies in general that these kids at school a......PECED gene and the race was on. The race has now ended in a tie, and the two international teams report the cloning and initial characterization of the same gene, defective in APECED. The data are published independently by the two teams in the December issue of "Nature Genetics". T...Skull Of Refrigerator-Size Ancient Armadillo Finds A Home At UF
...ay roamed the Sunshine State 10,000 years ago, and now they have a well-preserved skull to prove it. ... a limestone quarry west of Gainesville, the skull now is at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus, where researchers are preserving and r......agles and American coots in southwest Arkansas may now be present in two other states, according to wildlife disease specialists at the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison , Wisconsin. A small number of coot deaths in North Carolina and Georgia have been linked ...Researchers Improve Treatment Of Industrial Waste
... secondary biological treatment. "Right now there's a strong interest in treating the air and water effluents at high temperatures because that's how they're emitted," says Allen, associate director of the Pulp and Paper Centre. "Our process will save companies time and money by eliminating th...Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...ave received Sea Grants in the past. Pennsylvania now joinsOhio, New York and Michigan in research on La...ped. While both wastewaterand rainfall runoff are now generally routed to sewage treatmentplants, this was not always the case. Past runoff has affectedt......being treated with acid-blocking medication should now be tested to determine if they harbor the H. pylori bacteria---whether or not they have any ulcer symptoms. The U-M researchers reported that prompt diagnosis and treatment for H. pylori infection improved patient health and saved money. It has...