Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
...burgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH). "In order to account for the high rates of disease within this region, we tested for mutations generally associated with lung cancer in people who had no evidence of disease. We found that a good number of these individuals had mutations that indicated they we...Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...s groups, from which five major themes emerged (in order of importance): Student control/choice: Parents saw high school as a time for teens to have more freedom in decision making and taking care of themselves. Regulations: Most parents were supportive of schools' limiting access to vending ma...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...ramework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. Other UT Southwestern researchers involved in the Taskforce for Obesity Research at Southwestern are Dr. Michael Brown, d...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive. Diatoms, most of which are far too tiny to see without magnification, are nevertheless thought to absorb carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, in amounts comparable to all the world's tropical rain forests combined. "These organisms ...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...ramework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medical research. For more information about the NIH Roadmap, please visit the Web site at: http://www.nihroadmap.nih.gov ....Pack-MULEs are toting a new look at plant evolution
... genome sequence is in a certain order. Change the order of the genetic material and a function can be changed. Transposable elements are sort of the rowdy kids in a classroom their insertion may disrupt an orderly gene. Jiang offers Indian corn as an example. An ear of Indian corn can be mostly row after...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...ation was made at Cerus using Portnoy's methods in order to prevent direct invasion of liver cells, thus dramatically lowering liver damage by the vaccine strain. Cerus plans to use this doubly attenuated listeria strain as a platform for various types of cancer vaccines. In fact, Cook said, as long as an ...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
... of labor to mask the real aim of the survey. The order in which the questions were asked was changed rand...the context of other questions, and no matter what order the questions are in," Rohwer said. Smaller groups of those surveyed were questioned furth...Preclinical safety study shows adipose-derived stem cells improve heart function after heart attack
...ter understand and optimize dosing and efficacy in order to lay the foundation for clinical work." MacroPore Biosurgery and other investigators from around the world have shown that adipose tissue is a rich source of autologous regenerative cells. Adipose tissue-derived regenerative cells consist of (1...Punching the timeclock of life
...ms we have studied die long before they have to in order to provide nutrients for 'mutants' generated within their own population. Thus, billions of organisms die early so that a few better-adapted individuals can grow." What is even more striking, he said, is that the findings raise the possibility ...New sequence involved in DNA replication timing may aid in cancer detection
... noted Huberman, "in many cancer cells, the normal order of DNA replication is altered: regions that should replicate late sometimes replicate early and vice versa." As a result, tests for DNA replication timing may eventually become a method for the early detection of cancer. "Replication timing assays ar...Enzyme maintaining chromosome ends is linked to bone cancer recurrence, decreased survival
...ncers activate telomerase to maintain telomeres in order to protect their chromosomes and ensure the cells survive and multiply. However, a minority of cancers use a poorly understood mechanism called "alternative lengthening of telomeres" (ALT) to maintain telomeres. "Osteosarcoma is different from most...New fossil sheds light on old mystery
... scientists for decades. The Protorosauria is an order of diverse predatory reptiles that lived as far back as 280 million years ago. Scientists have never been able to figure out the function of the extremely long neck that characterizes some species of this group, including Tanystropheus longobardicus,...Study explores gene transfer to modify underlying course of Alzheimer's disease
...ns of the brain where neurons are degenerating, in order to prevent cell death and reverse cell atrophy, tw...ug delivery in the Rush study has been modified in order to decrease risk and increase the potential benefit of NGF. Results from a Phase I study by Dr. M...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
...were shown in color, the torso in neutral gray. In order to answer their questions, the researchers needed ...ld be affected when viewed at different angles. In order to address these issues, the researchers did two types of tasks. In one, they moved a dot around on ...Joslin researchers clarify mechanisms for beta-cell formation
...rs, the body compensates for insulin resistance in order to delay the onset of clinical type 2 diabetes: The pancreas secretes more insulin and, in fact, more insulin-producing beta cells form within the pancreas. This formation of new beta cells is the focus of intensive research: Which cells give rise to...European common frog found to use novel mating strategy
...co de Piedrafita area of the Pyrenees in Spain, in order to understand better the origin of the behavior, and to investigate the importance of the male-female ratio. "This could be a really good model to help us understand how sexual selection arose in vertebrates, such as amphibians, that developed extern...TANGO: towards faster prognosis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases?
...ure and length - is contained in our genes. But in order to be able to function properly, a protein must also fold itself correctly into its 3-dimensional structure. Sometimes this goes wrong and the proteins stick together, making them toxic and causing diseases like Alzheimer's. TANGO makes prediction ...Columbia research to examine gene influence on severity of peridontal disease, therapy response
...res to define different subtypes of the disease in order to understand the molecular processes involved in each subtype. The research will take advantage of contemporary gene expression profiling technology, similar to that used to study the behavior and prognosis of certain cancers. Dr. Papapanou and h...... in mosquito cells. Cholesterol is hydrophobic. In order to transport it in a liquid medium, such as blood or cell fluids, organisms must have a way to shield it from the watery environment through which it moves. That shield is typically a carrier protein, such as SCP-2. Lan and her colleagues reasoned ...