Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
...n invisible and potentially more natural means for opening and closing the hand. Study holds promise to improve therapy for people with balance disorders , pg 473 This study examines the influence of neck muscle activation level on vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs). VE...Firefly compound lights up 'protein dance' in living animals
...ll cultures and in solutions obtained by carefully opening up cells. Luciferase has been used previously to identify the presence of molecules in the cell and in live animals, but this is the first time scientists have used it in the test tube or in live animals to detect the coupling of two proteins by a dr...First International Scientific Conference on Childhood Leukaemia
... all sessions. A news briefing will be held on the opening morning (Monday 6 September). A second media alert with more details will be sent to you in due course. In the meantime, visit http://www.leukaemiaconference.org/ for full details of the programme and speakers, or contact:...Human periodontal ligament stem cells isolated for the first time
...cells when they have their wisdom teeth extracted, opening the door for biology-based regenerative treatment later in life of advanced periodontal disease." The article is titled, "Multipotent Postnatal Stem Cells from Human Periodontal Ligament," and it was published in the July 10, 2004 issue of The Lancet...Researchers discover how worms' noses sense oxygen
... of chemical reactions that make the muscle relax, opening up the vessel and lowering blood pressure. NO also activates guanylate cyclase in the brain, where it is involved in learning in memory. "NO is important in maintaining blood vessel homeostasis, and so is critical to cardiovascular function, gut moti...National Parkinson Foundation designates UNC as 'Center of Excellence'
...ng for patients with Parkinson's disease since the opening of N.C. Memorial Hospital in 1952. And in the last two years, there has been a rapid expansion in resources and expertise devoted to Parkinson's disease at UNC.Dr. Frank Longo, chair of the department, has made movement disorders such as Parkinson's ...Bacteria spill their guts to aid researchers in quest for new antibiotics
...findings about a protein that keeps cells alive by opening and closing pores within a cell's membrane may ope...me instances, the channel protein to change shape, opening the pore inappropriately and killing the cell. "Not only were we able to examine this protein as it ...Tiny tango: Device sorts microscopic particles with speed and precision
...particles into extremely fine gradations of sizes, opening a range of potential uses. The researchers have used the device to sort particles ranging in size from bacterial cells to large segments of DNA and reported their results in the May 14 issue of Science. The technology could greatly acceler...Atherosclerosis treatment needs to go with the flow
... question of what is the optimal course of action, opening the main branch, the side branch, or both, remains uncertain. Studies have shown that using a stent to open a blocked blood vessel is generally more successful that balloon angioplasty, when one is treating a lesion in non-bifurcated area. Current...JCI table of contents, 1 June 2004
... question of what is the optimal course of action, opening the main branch, the side branch, or both, remains uncertain. Studies have shown that using a stent to open a blocked blood vessel is generally more successful that balloon angioplasty, when one is treating a lesion in non-bifurcated area. Current ...Study of Cape Cod Seashore finds off-road vehicles harmful to beach fauna
...ible and move around a great deal, so by regularly opening and closing the beaches to traffic, the impact may not be as great. "This is an environment that few people study, so there are still lots of questions," she concluded. "Off-road vehicles are having a tremendous impact on many natural communities, b...Analysis uncovers critical stretches of human genome
..., which have given us this tremendous opportunity, opening our eyes to these very unusual genomic elements," he said. According to Haussler, the researchers were launched on their analysis when initial studies hinted at major regions of conserved DNA sequences. "When we had compared the human and mouse genom...UCSD bioengineers develop first genome-scale computational model of gene regulation
...es that no one previously had described, basically opening up a whole new research frontier in terms of characterizing regulatory networks in E. coli." Another observation by the team was that E. coli's regulatory network is much more complex than might be expected for such a relatively simple single-cell m...Animal studies show promise treating severe chronic pain
...eported previously, RTX attaches to VR1, and, like opening a window, prompts a brief influx of calcium through a channel, or pore, but only in those cells that manufacture the ion channel. Three years ago, Iadarola's group published data showing the RTX-induced flow of calcium can overdose, seriously disable...Kinase backgrounder: Iressa discovery part of major kinase project at Dana-Farber
...is everything. Dana-Farber researchers, sensing an opening in the cancer battle, are mounting a quick thrust to flush out suspected molecular cancer triggers in tumor cells. Drug companies can then select specific compounds that block these triggers, turning off the cells' stimulus to grow, but leaving norma...Solving the mystery of the dancer mice, and cleft lip too
...ans have a much lower risk. The disfiguring gap or opening in the lip or the roof of the mouth can cause dental and speech problems, trouble eating, and other difficulties. In the United States the problem is usually corrected through multiple surgeries over the course of many years. "Facial clefts are a si...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
... the ability to perform daily-living tasks such as opening and closing zippers, using a remote control button, and stabbing food with a fork in 14 individuals with SCI. Study data will allow surgeons to describe types of tasks patients should expect to perform after reconstructive hand surgery, informing pat...DELTA mission and ESA astronaut dock with ISS
...SS, one of the first tasks for Kuipers after hatch opening is to transfer the experiment equipment and samples from Soyuz TMA-4 to the ISS. Other experiment equipment for the mission was transported to the ISS on an unmanned Progress supply ship on flight 13P, launched on 29 January this year. Kuipers' activ...DELTA mission heading to ISS with Dutch ESA astronaut
...d to dock at 07:00 CET on 21 April, with the hatch opening at 08:25. Kuipers will be Flight Engineer on the Soyuz TMA-4, taking an active role in piloting and docking the spacecraft alongside Padalka, Soyuz Commander and ISS Expedition 9 Commander. Kuipers will also take the role of Flight engineer on his re......quid samples through a needle-nosed nozzle with an opening that is one-tenth the width of a human hair. The result is a fine, liquid aerosol that generates peptide ions, which are then analyzed to help scientists determine their composition. "You want to get the most out of the least amount of material...