Cinnamon may help to alleviate diabetes says UCSB researcher
... time between UCSB and the Sansum Institute. Using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy, the researchers obtained results which allowed them to describe the chemical structure of a molecule with "insulin-like" activity in cinnamon. Graves and others reported earlier that this compound, a proantho...Can you tell the difference between Quarks and DNA?
...tom, and reveals a surprising lack of knowledge of nuclear physics which generates almost 25% of the UK's ele...rocedures every day. Next week (Monday 5th April) nuclear physicists will gather in Edinburgh to discuss the latest advances in our understanding of these fun...Scientists report on the current state of INEEL's nuclear waste contamination
... was used for the development and demonstration of nuclear energy. In recent years, research at the INEEL has...d on environmental issues. For more than 50 years, nuclear energy research was conducted and the size of the site grew. The site, soon be renamed the Idaho Na...St. Jude shows how disorderliness in some proteins lets them interact with a diversity of molecules
...in, and the rest of the p27 follows along." Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, which combines radio wave emissions and a powerful magnetic field to determine the structure of proteins suspended in solutions, the team determined the shape of p27 when it was unbound. In order to study the interact...Dioxin-receptor network identified
...ify one of the modules as a previously undescribed nuclear step in the signaling pathway....JCI table of contents, 15 March 2004
...renal cyst diseases. TITLE: Mutation of hepatocyte nuclear factor1b inhibits Pkhd1 gene expression and produces renal cysts in mice AUTHOR CONTACT: Peter Igarashi University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA. Phone: 214-648-2754 Fax: 214-648-2071 E-mail: peter.igarashi@utsouthwestern.edu View the ...Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research at Carnegie Mellon
...oengineering to pursue innovative work in applying nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to biomedical sciences. The Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research is a joint endeavor of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh and is administered through the MPC Corporation. "We are very plea...Scientists call for less destructive remediation at DOE sites
...-acre reservoir that was formerly used to cool two nuclear reactors at the Savannah River Site, says the reservoir is a good example of how cost reduction can be coordinated with environmental preservation. DOE, after partially draining the reservoir in 1991 to repair the dam, considered permanently draini...Gene variants may increase susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
...the regulatory region of a single gene, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4A), a transcription factor that acts as a "master switch" regulating the expression of hundreds of other genes. HNF4A turns genes on and off in many tissues, including the liver and pancreas. In the beta cells of the pancreas, i...DFG establishes 14 new research units
... the structure in the nucleus composed of DNA and nuclear proteins plays a central role in important processes such as gene activity and cell division. During the past few years, the surprising observation was made that proteins which regulate the activity of the chromatin possess both activating and inh...Cell cycle research earns biologist Virginia's top scientist award
.../2004/Feb04/0220.htm ). "Their expertise runs from nuclear physics to periodontics, from computational cell biology and drug design to robotic aircraft, from high-tech research and development to extraordinary community service. I'm proud of the honorees whose creativity and dedication are reflected in these...New systems biology center positions UT Southwestern in vanguard of scientific research
...ientists in the areas of X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. This particular a...ss and weighing nearly four tons, an 800-megahertz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer was delivered to the campus in November. Funded by a $2 millio...Department of Energy's Office of Science unveils 20-year vision for the future of basic research
...e basic forces of creation, exploring new forms of nuclear matter, and developing the facilities for the futu...; fusion; fundamentals of energy, matter and time; nuclear physics research from quarks to the stars; computation for the frontiers of science; and, building r...Human embryonic stem cells may promise medical advances
...egg's exterior, or cytoplasm, reprogrammed its new nuclear contents by activating versatile embryonic genes, ...tocysts. In theory: "Because these cells carry the nuclear genome of the individual, after differentiation they could be expected to be transplanted without im...Imaging technique discovered at Stanford monitors cancer cell proliferation
...lection fluorescence, the biosensor glows when the nuclear membrane breaks down, passes through the surroundi...brane. When genetic material is re-enclosed in the nuclear envelope of newly formed cells, the biosensor moves back into the reformed nucleus and there is no f...Astronomers unravel a mystery of the Dark Ages
...und 536-540 AD, indicating an effect rather like a nuclear winter. The scientists in the School of Physics an... than half a kilometre across could cause a global nuclear winter effect. This is significantly smaller than was previously thought. Dr. Ward-Thompson said: "O...JCI table of contents, February 2, 2004
...ss/20924.pdf Defective lamin proteins underlie nuclear deformities causing multiple diseases Lamin A and...roteins that form a thin fibrillar web between the nuclear matrix and nuclear envelope, which helps maintain nuclear structure and function. Mutations in the L...'Kissing' RNA and HIV-1: Unraveling the details
...d follow these reactions. The scientists also used nuclear magnetic resonance to identify the sites in the RNA that acquire the proton and to characterize the resulting conformational changes....Oxygen triggered the evolution of complex life forms
...iverged, the researchers compared the sequences of nuclear proteins from a wide range of different organisms using all the available molecular dating methods. All the methods gave similar results. The pattern and timing of the rise of complex multicellular life during the history of the Earth has not been f......comes from experiments using x-raycrystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, electron microscopyand other methods. After a scientist submits a structure, theexperimental data - the deposit - is validated and annotated.Coordinating with the biological journals that publish thediscovery of new protein struct...