Researchers Pinpoint Site For Petit Mal Seizures In Brain
...Center reported Monday finding new clues about the precise location in the brain that causes the common childhood form of epilepsy. The findings may lead to more specific drugs for the disorder with fewer side effects, said Dr. David Hosford, assistant professor of neurology at Duke and the Durham Veterans A...Second Breast Cancer Gene Located
...c cancer with a deletionof genetic material in the precise region of BRCA2 also aided in localizingthe region where the gene resides, Futreal said. The inherited mutations appear to damage the cell's ability to avoid theabnormal growth that characterizes cancer, Futreal said. "Like BRCA1, t......e product of radioactive decay of U-238. By making precise determinations of the amounts of all three isotope... isotopes Proactinium-231/Uranium 235. Though less precise than the U-238 isotopic ratio analysis, this method, too, confirmed the greater age of the finds. Th...Heat-loving Microbe Repairs Its DNA With Light
...is microbe managed to protect itself. "Since the precise structure of DNA is essential for life and reproduction, it would seem logical that the S. acidocaldarius cell should have particularly effective ways of repairing damageto its DNA," said Grogan. Grogan tested the microbe's repair capabilities by a...... to provide continuous monitoring of the extremely precise air pollution controls they have wish to enact into law - laws which will (i.e. California's recent On-board Diagnostic Law - OBDII which requires fault indicators on the dashboard of cars equipped with catalytic converters). Over 1 million ecus ha...Duke's Russian Laser Making Ultraviolet Light And Gamma Rays
... bunch arrivedin the laser's optical cavity at the precise instant that ultraviolet lightcreated by the previous pulse was bouncing between the mirrors. Ultravioletlight and electrons thus interacted, resulting in a tremendous boost inenergy which converted ultraviolet light into gamma rays. Gamma rays are ...Two Long-sought Diabetes Gene Found
... region on chromosome 20, but did not pinpoint the precise gene. This landmark paper was the first time genetic techniques had been used to determine the chromosomal location of a gene that could cause diabetes. It allowed the researchers to successfully predict which children from the family would eventuall...Robots, Virtual Reality & Other "Smart" Tools Soon Will Help Physicians Heal Patients
...elop research and technology that can provide more precise information and procedures in the doctor's office ...replacing physicians, but providing them with more precise tools that take advantage of physicians' skills," says DiGioia. "By coupling the power of these emer...Team Identifies Switch For Tumor Suppressor Gene
...n acts like the brakepedal, reining in growth in a precise and controlled manner.Disable that brake pedal and cells can grow out of control." The team's research is funded by the National Institutes ofHealth and by the Sally Edelman and Harry Gardner Cancer ResearchFoundation of Hilton. Several times a ...New Study Shows Steps Leading To Colon Cancer
... of our colleagues, reveals for the first time the precise role of a key regulatory protein found in both ins...easier to work with -- the Cell paper explains the precise biochemical functions of armadillo, Peifer said. It turns out that the protein enters cell nuclei, c...Purdue Study Aims To Boost MRI Capabilities
...Magnetic Resonance Imaging to produce faster, more precise MRI scans without causing discomfort to patients. "Faster scanning techniques allow doctors to gather images from parts of the body that are currently hard to scan, such as the liver, and to view transient phenomena such as cardiac activity and blood...New understanding of crab populations may not bring fishermen's delight
...redictability.Even extended to the year 2950, this precise model seems to confirm theelusiveness of certainty. "The one thing we can predict with this model is that crab populationswill fluctuate drastically," says Higgins, now a postdoctoral researcherat the University of Helsinki. "People have felt popula...Jefferson Scientists Find Potential Deadly Effects Of Two Missing Cancer-Suppressor Genes
...o Fishel. One mystery that remains is the precise role of the two genes in preventing such mass cell death and allowing normal development. The p53 gene has been thought to have a critical role in apoptosis. Fishel sees several possibilities. "The interesting observation is that they ...E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone Of Modern Biology Emerges From Wisconsin Lab
...standinglife processes, Blattner said. Knowing the precise order of the chemical basepairs for an entire genome allows the encoded life program to be read in itsentirety leading, in principle, to a very complete level of understanding ofphysiological processes. The report published in this issue of Science i...MIT Biologists Identify Aging Mechanism
...an overtone of wonder at its broad implicationsand precise beauty. "It is remarkable that this mechanism of aging in mother yeast cells isso simple at a molecular level," the biologists wrote. "It is conceivable thatinhibitors of this (aging) process can be found and if so, such strategies mightevent...New Molecular Switch Is The Key That Unlocks DNA Repair
... occur during cell replication. In replication, precise nucleotide pairing is essential. Researchers have known that in bacteria a protein, MutS, recognizes a replication error and binds to the mismatched nucleotides. In human cells it is the hMSH2-hMSH6 protein complex that attaches to the mi......entists would have had to pinpoint a different and precise molecule in each strain, "a daunting task for researchers," says Stuart. So Stuart and MacDonald, along with their collaborators, took a different approach: they identified a molecule, GLXA, which is present in all types of chlamydia. But the discove......d cleaning the acid to make itamenable to the more precise catalytic hydrogenation processing technique. Pacific Northwest researchers also are interested in developing methods for theconversion of cellulose to levulinic acid and then cyclic ether, a fuel-blendingcomponent. Such a process would make it poss......ly enable mental health practitioners to make more precise psychiatricdiagnoses and to prescribe better treatments, the authors state. This report isa step to this goal. For further information, please contact the corresponding author, Dr. MichaelSwift, M.D.914-347-2592; e-mail: michael_swift@nymc.edu >...