Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...ly they need to grow, they are doing the opposite opening up the tumour blood supply to allow better access for cancer drugs and more effective radiotherapy. The potential for exploiting tumour blood vessels has been made possible by their discovery in a study in mice that the arterioles (blood vessels less...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...ciplines in entirely new ways holds the promise of opening up currently unimagined avenues of scientific inquiry and, in the process, forming whole new disciplines." In addition to Dartt, and Gilmore, Institute experts involved in the project are Patricia D'Amore, PhD, Co-Investigator and Associate Director ...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
... speaker will have the opportunity to make a short opening statement. The rest of the time will be devoted to Q&A. Mary Woolley, president of Research!America, will moderate the event. This is the second presidential candidates' forum on Science & Technology Policy hosted by AAAS, explained Albert H. Teich,...US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...h speaker will have the opportunity tomake a short opening statement. The rest ofthe time will be devoted to Q&A. This event is sponsored by the WashingtonScience Policy Alliance, a loosely-knitcoalition of institutions that has bandedtogether to conduct seminars and meetingsaround specific science and tech...Brown research reveals key insight into memory-making
...n, known as the postsynaptic cell, act like gates, opening in response to chemical messages from a neighboring neuron. During LTP, extra AMPA receptors appear, increasing synaptic strength. But where do these extra receptors come from? Michael Ehlers, associate professor of neurobiology at Duke, believed tha...A long-necked sea predator from China described in Science
...osaurs, the creature could have attacked with jaws opening sideways like a crocodile. Coauthor Michael LaBarbera from the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois proposed a second hunting strategy that would have required participation from the pliable ribs that ran along the sides of the neck. Contracti...Environmental issues center of Inland Northwest Research Alliance 4th Annual Symposium
...hin the Pacific Northwest and the U.S., during the opening session of the fourth annual Inland Northwest Research Alliance Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium in Spokane, WA. "We understand the issues and what needs to be done, even if our leaders do not," said Babbitt, referring to the environm...Experimental drug shown to block mutant protein causing blood disease
... mutant tyrosine kinases, and that these drugs are opening more doors to treating cancers," explains Stone. Tyrosine kinases are molecules that act as biological switches inside cells, regulating processes including cell division and growth. Abnormal kinases have been discovered to be major culprits in many ...Byproduct of water-disinfection process found to be highly toxic
... says that when you go to alternatives, you may be opening a Pandora's box of new DBPs, and these unregulated DBPs may be much more toxic, by orders of magnitude, than the regulated ones we are trying to avoid." Plewa and colleagues, three of them with the EPA, report on the structure and toxicity of five ...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
... The project also serves as an opening wedge for another entity: a joint laboratory with Mexico to work on border-related scientific problems, says Gerry Yonas, Sandia Principal Scientist and director of the Labs' Advanced Concept Group (ACG), "Because the ACG looks to future global secur...Research suggests unborn children may be at risk from environmental pollution
..., UK: New research being presented at a conference opening in London (Monday 6 September) shows that harmful environmental agents can cross the placenta to reach the developing foetus. The incidence of childhood leukaemia in Britain has increased dramatically during the last century. This increase has mainl...Rensselaer marks the opening of the center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies
...bon-cutting, a play, and an open house to mark the opening of the Institute's Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. On Thursday, Sept. 9, Rensselaer will host a biotechnology symposium that will begin with keynote addresses from: Shirley Tilghman, Ph.D., President and Professor of Molecu...The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes Director
...urring factors with potent antiviral properties is opening the way for future development of an entirely new class of anti-HIV drugs. New agents that block the first step in HIV's life cycle, the entry of the HIV virion (a single virus particle) into host CD4 T-cells, are quickly moving down the drug develop...Streptococcus infects humans by thwarting blood clotting
... understanding infection by that bacterium, but in opening the way to similar studies of other bacteria. In infecting its human host, the group A streptococcus secretes its own streptokinase, which activates the human form of the enzyme, plasminogen. Plasminogen, in turn, dissolves blood clots by degrading t...Strep disrupts blood clotting to infect humans
...nderstanding infection by this bacterium, but also opening the way to similar studies of other bacteria that afflict humans. "Understanding why bacteria in general are so species-specific has been a major problem for a long time," Ginsburg said. "And this species-specificity had greatly hindered our abilit...Virus known for its photo ops makes its movie screen debut
...e baseplate's proteins unfold in a complex motion, opening like a flower's petals and changing shape from a hexagon to a star. "We can now visualize how these proteins move together, which means a great deal for anyone trying to comprehend infection," Rossmann said. "If you saw a car speed past you for the ...Gene linked to cleft lip and palate identified
...r more than 4,000 babies each year. A cleft is an opening or separation in a body structure. Clefts that occur in the oral-facial region often involve the upper lip, the roof of the mouth (hard palate), or the soft tissue in the back of the mouth (soft palate). More than 70 percent of babies with cleft li...Nerve cells 'guided' to repair spinal damage: Technique
...and migration. "When nerve cells are placed at the opening of the channel, the peptides act like breadcrumbs to follow," says Molly Shoichet, lead author and professor of chemical engineering and applied chemistry at U of T's Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME). According to Shoiche...Last of known genes identified in complex obesity syndrome
...amily of genes and proteins with a known function, opening the door to figuring out what's really happening in people with the condition. "We can use BBS3/ARL6 and its known function -- binding the molecule GTP -- as a great place to start to unravel the details of the other BBS proteins," says Nicholas Kats...'New and better drugs for tuberculosis' goal of UH professor
... San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, with the floor opening at 12:20 p.m. for group discussion. "Ultimately, our team's goal is to develop new and better drugs for TB," Krause said. "I'm honored to be representing our work at this symposium as a result of the recommendations of fellow researchers in the sc...