NIH establishes Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
...s. "In addition, knowledge about rare diseases may offer leads for scientific advancement in other rare diseases and in more common diseases." This network supports the re-engineering of the clinical research enterprise component presented recently in the "Roadmap for Medical Research" by Dr. Zerhouni. Eac...Digital Biology Week: Building a national infrastructure for biomedical computing
...y and Friday, November 6 and 7. The symposium will offer a broad look at contemporary issues arising from the convergence of biomedical and computational research, according to the symposium's co-chairs, Richard Morris, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Karen Skinner,...Lifestyle changes clinically effective
... fruits and vegetables to prevent cancer, and also offer one of the first analyses between different botanical groups and breast cancer risk. "The study provides further support suggesting that low fruit and vegetable intake in the Western diet may be a major factor in the risk of developing breast cancer...FDA approves Raptiva (efalizumab) for chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
...rticipated in our clinical trials, we are proud to offer a new therapeutic option to help patients manage t...of traditional therapies have made it difficult to offer patients continuous relief," said Craig Leonardi, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology ...Duke commits to enhance Primate Center
...ans. Sometimes called "living fossils," prosimians offer insight into the earliest origins of primates, including humans, and thus provide a resource for comparative studies with anthropoids of evolutionary, biological, physiological, genomic and behavioral structures and processes. Other recent changes at...Landmark study offers new information about breast cancer genes
...ks related to BRCA gene mutations so that they can offer patients the most comprehensive information on genetic testing and preventive medical options," said Joan H. Marks, one of the study's principal investigators and co-author of the Science magazine article. "The environmental findings also enable yo...Clay may have aided formation of primordial cells
...such vesicles. If that were true, the result would offer conditions amenable to the eventual evolution of living cells that could self-reproduce. "Other researchers had observed that if fatty acid micelles, which are stable at basic conditions, are exposed to more acidic conditions, they spontaneously asse...Saliva spits out information on chemical exposure
...y those who need medical treatment, but might also offer up forensic evidence against the attackers," said Timchalk. "It might be possible to detect trace levels of the chemical agents in the saliva of a terrorist who handled the poisons before releasing them." The saliva monitoring technology under develo...DNA production patent awarded to two UH-related engineers
...H Office of Intellectual Property Management, will offer licenses to biochemical product manufacturers and kit manufacturing groups. "We hope that this patenting will expand the opportunities to improve quality and reduce costs by encouraging others to market the necessary kits and invest in in-house equ...Dartmouth study advances prion disease research
... target or a diagnostic tool. In addition, it may offer clues to the mechanism of conversion," Supattapone said. More studies are required to confirm the results in animals, he cautioned, but he is optimistic that the process in the test tube will contribute important insight into prion diseases....Building a better atlas of yeast proteins
...g the relative abundance of proteins in yeast will offer more insight into protein function than do studies of levels of messenger RNA (mRNA), the most widely used indicator of cellular activity. Messenger RNA molecules are the genetic templates for proteins. In constructing proteins, the mRNA template is ...Mathematical modeling predicts cellular communication
...ays. These findings demonstrate that modeling can offer powerful new insights into the workings of complex signaling systems, cutting through the static to pick up important signals even in those pathways that are well understood. The results have important implications for developmental biology and human...UC Riverside to convene conference on genetically modified organisms, Oct. 14-17, 2003
...ww.ucr.edu ) -- While discoveries in biotechnology offer tremendous potential, uncertainty over the environmental, social, ethical, legal, economic, and cultural consequences of these new technologies persists. This and other related issues will be the focus of a conference convened by the Biotechnology ...What can the genomics revolution teach us about global change?
...agriculture, such as impacts of global change, may offer society the greatest return on its investment in genomics." This common theme of organisms interacting with the environment suggests that stronger linkages between genomics research and agricultural studies may shed new light on how global change wil...Rutgers targets Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan with $3.5 million from NIH
...ing countries. At the same time, these activities offer fresh research opportunities and provide a training ground for a new generation of scientists. The search for and identification of the biological resources from which these products are derived also can form the basis for conserving the native biod...Antarctic penguins thrive in ocean 'oases'
...yers of the ocean with added sunlight, so polynyas offer ideal conditions for phytoplankton blooms. Because the ice around polynyas is thin in the early spring when the long Austral day begins, they are the first areas to get strong sunlight. The open waters retain more heat, further thinning ice cover and...Conference on invasive and alien plants November 2003
... and roundtable discussions, the meeting will also offer pre- and post-conference field trips. The IPINAMS-EMAPI Conference is cosponsored by the Weed Science Society of America, the Ecological Society of America, and numerous other societies and federal agencies. A full searchable list of abstracts is a...JCI Table of Contents, 1 October, 2003
...diac surgery or other acute coronary syndromes may offer acute protection as well as long term preservation...s and its complications on the rise, these results offer hope for new treatments in the foreseeable future". TITLE: Inhibition of GAPDH activity by poly(ADP-...Open access initiative from the Company of Biologists
...cientific research, The Company of Biologists will offer authors the choice to have their work published fr...pany of Biologists. The Company of Biologists will offer this author-funded publication model for a trial period of one year. The traditional subscription mo...New gene for rare inherited paralysis may aid other spinal cord research, too
...lated disorders in the nation, and one of few that offer comprehensive evaluation, including genetic counse...treatment options, the U-M and a few other centers offer treatment for HSP's effects, and genetic testing and counseling. Support groups and a new Spastic Pa...