Scientist who discovered Sly syndrome finds new research path to explore for treating the disease
...g enzyme into the body - holds promise in treating physical problems caused by mucopolysaccharide accumulation in parts of the body other than the brain. The blood-brain barrier prevents the enzyme from reaching the brain. But Saint Louis University researchers examining an animal model of Sly Syndrome previo...New survey reveals insights into unique relationship between mothers and pediatricians
... see your child through many social, emotional and physical developments as he or she grows into young adultho... reduce that number." Close behind immunization, physical development was the number two topic discussed during well-baby visits (92 percent) with dietary gui...Pocket gophers serve as 'ecosystem engineers'
...osystem engineers" generating major impacts on the physical environment. Jim Reichman, director of the Nationa...nds on the surface, generates major impacts on the physical environment," said Reichman. "These produce a complex mosaic of nutrients and soil conditions that r...Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
...aining prescription. Ten WAs completed a series of physical activities on a wheelchair ergometer. Oxygen uptake and heart rate were recorded. Limited exercise prescription guidelines have been established for persons who perform wheelchair exercise and the most recent work has been restricted to males. The re...From science fiction to reality: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
...t on people's lives, substantially improving their physical health and quality of life. If nanomedicine's adoption rates in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and drug delivery companies are anything to go by, its prospects in the healthcare industry seem bright. Nanocrystal technology, for instance, is being...DNA variations surprise researchers
...resence could lead to subtle differences affecting physical or behavioural traits by influencing the expression of specific genes, but they could also predispose to future disease," said BWH's Dr. Charles Lee, co-principal investigator and assistant professor at HMS. "For example, the most common LCV involves...Save the rainforest - eat a tree
... tropics," Fine says. "Trees would just follow the physical features of the environment whether soil, temperature or rainfall. Adding pressure from plant-eating insects into the mix increases the number of different niches or habitats." Fine says the study showed that differences between two habita...AGU journal highlights - 29 July 2004
...l include studies of the mineralogy, mechanicaland physical properties of rock adjacent to the 2.2-kilometer [1.4 mile] -deepborehole. The researchers propose that the overall research effort will provide newinsights into the composition and properties of fault zone materials at depth andanswer unresolved que...Newly designed nanoparticle quantum dots simultaneously target and image prostate tumors in mice
...miconductor crystals that have unique chemical and physical properties due to their size and their highly compact structure. Quantum dots can be chemically linked (conjugated) to molecules such as antibodies, peptides, proteins or DNA and engineered to detect other molecules, such as those present on the sur...NSF awards $10 million in grants to ocean sites for long-term ecological research
...comprise the interdisciplinary team of ecologists, physical oceanographers, paleoceanographers and population ...blend expertise in ocean ecology, and chemical and physical oceanography, and are affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Californi...Bone, enamel, dentine, milk & saliva share gene family
... the same genetic basis, it is not unusual to have physical traits that look alike and serve the same purpose, developed from completely unrelated genes. The genes responsible for bones, enamel, dentine, milk and saliva in most vertebrates belong to the same family; that is, they descend from a common ances...Joslin Diabetes Center releases new low impact exercise video
... low-impact exercises designed for people who have physical limitations or are new to exercise programs. Thes...e looking for low-impact exercises to help get the physical activity they need. The Keep Moving!...Keep Healthy with Diabetes video costs $24.95, an...Heat and exercise alone may not determine how much we sweat
...e mechanoreceptor responds to mechanical energy of physical movement or muscle activity derived from exercise. A New Study Passive limb movement using a tandem ergometer has been employed to investigate the role of muscle mechanoreceptor stimulation, independent of the contribution of "central command" duri...Reading hexametric rhyme supports cardiac synchronization, especially after a heart attack
...ts of each subject. To ensure comparable levels of physical activity during the three types of exercises, the subjects walked through the room at a pace of 50 steps per minute (given by an electric metronome). The three experiments had to be at least 24 hours apart but within 14 days. Results Wi...Annals of internal medicine tip sheet, July 20, 2004
...did no better than the group taking the placebo in physical or mental function, or in pain or fatigue, at 12- and 18-month checkups. An editorial writer says that it "was never very likely that Mycoplasma infection accounted for the Gulf War health effect," but "increasing numbers of U.S. veterans were begin...Long-term heart damage may result from constant confrontation and defeat
...e amplitude of day-night oscillation. In addition, physical activity was significantly depressed in both circadian phases and throughout the stress treatment. (This condition represents an imbalance between normally precisely orchestrated physiological and behavioral processes and may constitute a risk factor...Comparing primate genomes offers insight into human evolution
...elp scientists understand the genetic basis of the physical and biochemical traits that distinguish primate species. James Sikela and colleagues, for example, collected DNA from humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans to identify variations in the number of copies of individual genes among the ...OHSU scientists find gene influencing drug withdrawal
...AND, Ore. -- One of the genes that influences drug physical dependence and associated withdrawal has been iden...Science University. The gene, Mpdz, is involved in physical dependence on a class of drugs known as sedative-hypnotics, which are widely used for their euphoric...Climate may play role in lynx's hunting ability
...the Faculty of Science. "We knew there was nothing physical between eastern and central regions, so we started to speculate that there may be something climate-related that would influence the lynx's ability to prey on snow hares and their propensity to move between regions." In a paper published today in the...Combination of gene therapy and gene silencing prevents neurodegenerative disease
...vered to the brains of living mice can prevent the physical symptoms and neurological damage caused by an inherited neurodegenerative disease that is similar to Huntington's disease (HD). If the therapeutic approach can be extended to humans, it may provide a treatment for a group of incurable, progressive ne...