JCI table of contents, 2 August, 2004
...is The immune system is capable of providing some protection against the development of atherosclerosis. When ...e anti-athersclerosis response, creating increased protection against atherosclerosis. By injecting a breakdown product of low-density lipoprotein into mouse mod...'Smart gene therapy' protects against damage from heart attack
...elop a heart attack to provide them with long-term protection from ischemic injury. The minute this gene is switched on following a loss of blood flow, levels of the therapeutic protein rise rapidly, providing near-complete protection." In patients with myocardial ischemia, the loss of blood flow causes the hea...Study: Mothers turn fearless when peptide level drops
...Neuroscience. "We see this fierce protection of offspring is so many animals," says Stephen Gam...ns Gammie. "If CRH needs to be low to see maternal protection of offspring, as our work suggests, then it explains why moms with high postpartum depression and hi...Ants protect plants better when jacked up on nectar
...he wimpy ants could eventually do as good a job of protection as a few of the more aggressive ants. In addi...nnered ant on nectar makes the ant better at plant protection by increasing its cravings for meat. Ness said, "If you pay your bodyguard up front, he or sh...Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
...it is that it makes possible a much more effective protection of the forest." Characterising the sites of past fires to a more thorough level of detail should mean that service users can better forecast where fires are most likely to break out in future, a process known as risk mapping. Having been validated ...Newly designed nanoparticle quantum dots simultaneously target and image prostate tumors in mice
...ls. "This polymer appears to lend a great deal of protection and stability to the quantum dot probes inside the animals," Dr. Gao said. "Also, cadmium and selenium ions are highly toxic, and this polymer acts like a plastic bag to protect the quantum dots from degradation and leakage." "This is a new class of...DNA tests point to extinction of 2 distinctive arctic bird populations
...pecies at risk' category, and thus afford them the protection they need," says Dr. Montgomerie. In another rock ptarmigan study with Drs. Holder and Bruce Lyon of the University of California, Dr. Montgomerie is resolving the mystery of why ptarmigan males delay molting from their winter plumage each spring: an...Good bacteria trigger proteins to protect the gut
...ural and essential pathways that are important for protection and repair. Thus, it may be that such patients could be treated with a version of the bacterial cell surface products that would mimic the presence of commensal bacteria and maintain TLR activity," said Medzhitov. Additionally, the findings m...Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers
... product shelf life, and a decreased usage of crop protection chemicals," explains Technical Insights Research Analyst Kasturi Nadkarny. There is also a growing need to educate consumers regarding saturated or trans-fats. To address this issue, the FDA has announced regulations that enforce mandatory labeling o...New framework for biodiversity conservation
...ually be counter-productive to achieving long term protection of plants and animals. Author Sandy Andelman says...came really good at identifying priority areas for protection without taking into account opportunities in the real world - the rise and fall of property values a...Carnivore extinction risk determined more by biology than human population density, says study
...rograms, or listing species under national species protection laws on the basis of potential future susceptibility. "We need to keep an eye on species before they start declining to extinction," said Dr Cardillo. "What we think is safe now may soon go through a rapid decline. We shouldn't be too confident about...JCI Table of Contents, 15 July 2004
...the data all showed that apoA-IV provided profound protection from colitis development, and presented evidence that the inflammatory response to DSS was increased in the absence of apoA-IV. The work here provides the first direct support for apoA-IV being an endogenous anti-inflammatory protein and presents in...Leading scientists design new framework for biodiversity conservation
...ually be counter-productive to achieving long term protection of plants and animals. "Conservation agencies ar...came really good at identifying priority areas for protection without taking into account opportunities in the real world - the rise and fall of property values a...Institute for OneWorld Health receives Gates Foundation grant
...d sporozoites has reproducibly provided high-level protection of humans against malaria," said Stephen L. Hoffman, M.D., CEO and founder of Sanaria. "Our partnership with OneWorld Health will support further development of Sanaria's unique vaccine platform to determine whether we can produce a potent vaccine, p...'Extinct' bird rediscovered in Mexico
...re not hunted or trapped for the pet trade. Formal protection and management of Cozumel's habitat could benefit other species on the island, including two other endemic bird species, fifteen endemic bird subspecies, and at least three endemic and threatened mammal species. The team will next try to determine th...Water study yields a few surprises for New England
...ted at concentrations exceeding guidelines for the protection of aquatic life. Levels of organic compounds, such...atersheds develop. Because of this finding, stream protection measures need to be in place even in the more rural areas of New England where development is beginn...Structure solved at Scripps shows how one human protein reduces potency of chemotherapy
...uthors on the study. However, says Daniels, this protection can cut both ways. "Tumor cell lines hijack [AGT's] function and overexpress the protein to escape therapies," he says. Cells in some tissues, such as the brain, naturally have high levels of AGT. This enables cancers that arise in the brain to resis...Gerontology researchers urge scrutiny of anti-aging treatments
Consumers must be afforded better protection against interventions falsely claiming to reverse or retard the aging process, according to an article published by legal and medical professionals in the June issue of The Gerontologist (Vol. 44, No. 3). The team of researchers, based at Case Wester...Endurance exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in improving cardiac health
...e medications may not necessarily confer a greater protection against the risk of death in hypertensive elderly patients.......ation goals based on the levels of habitat use and protection of forest fragments. Currently, many farmers and cooperatives include forest fragments as part of their land management. "Just as all shade is not created equal, all certified shade-grown coffee programs may not produce the same conservation benefi...