University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...that are responsible for repairing DNA damage that offer insights into human diseases like cancer and A-T. ...system to understand more about how ATM works will offer more clues to treating the disease, said Campbell. "There are some serious efforts being made for tr...Targeted therapy knocks out pediatric brain cancer in mice
... tumor cell growth. Our mouse studies with HhAntag offer the hope that such precise, targeted molecular interventions could spare children from the devastating effects of surgery, toxic chemotherapy, and exposure to high doses of radiation," offers Dr. Curran. ...Tufts University establishes $4 million dollar tissue engineering resource center
...ardial tissues. The Center laboratories will offer researchers from the U.S. and around the world full access to the latest techniques to solve complex challenges in the field. It will host a number of collaborations with other laboratories related to specific enhancements of the core projects, such ...DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
...f Textiles said, "The best firefighter suits today offer protection against several chemicals, such as battery acid, but that protection is limited. This suit is going to take that protection to an entirely new level with a wider range of chemical resistance at higher levels." The DuPont Safety & Protec...New treatment for fibromyalgia
...he September 2004 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, offer the promise of relief for women with fibromyalgia. "Our results suggest that duloxetine improves pain and tenderness, the hallmark characteristics of fibromyalgia," states Lesley M. Arnold, M.D., who coordinated the research at 18 centers, including...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...es Center at University of California, Irvine will offer the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications, as well as patient education and research. The venture represents the first time Joslin has affiliated with an institution in California. More than 18 million Americans have diabetes...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...resource . . . Natural methane hydrate deposits offer a potentially vast source of energy, greatly surpassing all known fossil fuel resources, but many questions and challenges remain before these deposits can be tapped. Clathrate hydrates, which consist of a gas molecule surrounded by a cage of water m...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...She noted that the methods developed for the study offer wildlife biologists a unique approach to understanding the long-range effects of climate change on genetics. "In looking at wild organisms in nature, I don't really know of another study like this," she said. "No one has really looked specifically a...Heart gene yields insights into evolution, disease risk
...ollege London. The researchers said their findings offer an intellectual model for a broader evolutionary study of genetics. This broader study would aim to bridge the gap between medical scientists' detailed molecular understanding of the genetic mutation underlying a disease and the evolutionary biologis...Genuine stem cells found in skin might treat hair loss, wounds
...g features of true stem cells. The skin stem cells offer potential new methods to reverse baldness and boost wound healing in burn victims and those suffering from other skin injuries, the researchers said. The putative skin stem cells reproduce themselves seemingly indefinitely in the laboratory, the stud...Rare deficit maps thinking circuitry
...ow a rare genetic disorder, Williams Syndrome, can offer clues as to how genetic flaws may translate into cognitive symptoms in more common and complex major mental disorders. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., Karen Berman, M.D., and colleagues, traced the thinking deficit to a circuit at the back of the bra......1 Juniper St. In the presentations scientists will offer answers to these questions and others: Are pesticide risks real or imagined? Does food irradiation pose health risks? Is genetically modified food unsafe? Is organic food more nutritious? Are free-range chickens safer? Is organic farming ...UV light, coatings reduce bacterial adhesion up to 50 percent
...et light, combined with certain coatings, also may offer a 'green' approach to keeping glass surfaces free of contamination." Li described her results in a paper, "The Impact of Ultraviolet Light on Bacterial Adhesion to Glass and Metal-Oxide Coated Surfaces," at the American Chemical Society meeting...Gold quantum dots have applications in biological labeling, nanoscale optics
...and other applications. While silver quantum dots offer promise because of their strong emission, their narrower size range (2-8 atoms) makes them difficult to separate to create solutions with distinct emission spectra. "Silver fluoresces very strongly and it has awesome optical properties, even better t...Congress to fund Sequim-based coastal security research effort
...gy and Homeland Security, noted that "our seaports offer access points for terrorists and their weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, to enter our country with relative ease." In the same hearing, Rear Admiral Larry Hereth, director of port security in the Marine Safety, Security, and Environment...Genetically-engineered 'marathon mouse' keeps on running
... According to the researchers, their finding will offer important insights into the machinery that powers muscle development and the physiological changes produced by exercise. The finding also suggests a route to designing drugs that enhance muscle development and mimic all the benefits of exercise. The ...Nevada researcher re-ignites mammal reproduction debate
...about one a year," Cameron said. "Sons, therefore, offer higher breeding rates to zebra parents, while female offspring are a lower-risk investment. "Therefore, if the animal's living conditions aren't suitable, giving birth to a female would better ensure the animal's genetic success in the long term. Da...MIT research that stops pain of needle jabs gets FDA approval
...inkilling device approved by the FDA Aug. 17 could offer relief to children and adults who hate the sharp stab of pain that comes with needles and IVs. The medical device, called SonoPrep, uses an ultrasonic method created by MIT researchers to make skin temporarily more permeable. A painless 15-second tre......ay and night. These so-called circadian rhythms offer distinct advantages to organisms that use them. Plants, for example, shut down photosynthesis at night, and they gear up their photosynthetic machinery and raise their leaves just before dawn. They use their clocks to measure day length and in that w......logical and biochemical influences, and appears to offer some insight into factors such as generation time ...ce, said Green. Also, he said, such analyses could offer considerable insight into how patterns of natural selection have varied across different species in ...