$5 million grant funds partnership, studies of minority-based issues in reproductive health
...teroids pose some risks, they also seem to provide protection from osteoporosis. "The mechanisms explaining racial differences in these diseases are poorly understood and this center proposes a number of interrelated projects to address this lack of knowledge," Legro said. "The clinical projects focus on this m...New York City study shows newborns more susceptible to pollution than their mothers
...ers to DNA damage from such pollution. Despite the protection provided by the placenta, which reduces the fetal dose to an estimated one-tenth the dose of the mother, the levels of DNA damage in the newborns were similar to those found in their mothers. The study was funded by the National Institute of Environm...The protection of human subjects in gene transfer research explored at conference in July
The protection of human subjects as research volunteers in gene t...ts in the field of gene transfer and human subject protection will discuss the current and future state of gene transfer and the protection of human subjects, rec...Existing drug may prevent brain injury and seizures in newborns
...uroscience at Children's. "Many studies of injury protection have demonstrated an effect of pretreatment, a much more clinically limited paradigm. Because premature infants are typically maintained in a continuously monitored, intensive care setting, it's feasible to commence treatment even within a few minut...Four tourist destinations named best worldwide
...the ideal balance between nature conservation, the protection of heritage sites, social responsibility and commerce. One winner was named in each of four categories: Nature Travel, Heritage Tourism, General Purpose Hotels and Resorts, and Destination Stewardship. Applicants from more than 40 countries on si...Choice of food helps hungry caterpillar
...al fruit may be the key to an easy food supply and protection against parasites, according to a team of Penn Sta... Physalis fruit. H. subflexa can also exploit the protection from predators provided by the fruit's calyx. Combining that protection with the protection afforde...Susceptibility of mice to mousepox offers promise of smallpox protection
...others. The discovery could pave the way to better protection for humans against the threat of smallpox, a relat...ng to induce long-term immunity which will provide protection from a secondary infection," Karupiah said. The cytokine effect may apply not only to poxviruses, ac...2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
...critically endangered Dugong in Mozambique, to the protection of threatened and commercially important reef fish...p their research areas, highlighting key areas for protection and restoration, while others will be working in regions already identified as highest priority ('cr...JCI table of contents, 1 June 2004
...tis induction by cecal ligation and puncture. This protection was lost in RAGE/ mice crossed with overexpressing...ogen synthase kinase-3beta mediates convergence of protection signaling to inhibit the mitochondrial permeability transition pore AUTHOR CONTACT: Steven J. Solle...Study suggests double punch could more efficiently kill viruses
... are our killer cells, to allow the most efficient protection against viruses." The study, conducted by Penn State College of Medicine and National Institutes of Health investigators and titled, "CD8+ T Cell Cross-Priming via Transfer of Proteasome Substrates," was published May 28, 2004, in the journal Scienc...Molecular image of genotoxin reveals how bacteria damage human DNA
...cating and often commit suicide. This process is a protection mechanism to stop mistakes from being propagated. Stebbins says that CDT-containing bacteria might induce cell cycle arrest because it stops cells from being sloughed off in areas such as the intestines where bacteria seek to make a home. "CDT may ...Why some diabetics are at greater risk for UTIs
...face of the bacteria in ways that may provide some protection against antibiotics. "Based on our observations, it appears that insulin with glucose affects the growth and some of the surface characteristic of E. coli that correlate with its ability to cause urinary tract infections," says Klosowka. "These fin...Are bacteria turning our own weapons against us?
...he α2m could eliminate the microbe's α2m protection against the host allowing the bacteria to succumb to the host's immune defenses." Budd also noted that the gene didn't show a typical pattern for inheritance. In a normal case, he explained, if a gene is found in animals and bacteria you would fin...Vaccines against foodborne disease on horizon
..."The development of a single vaccine that provides protection against the most common foodborne pathogens would greatly enhance human health and well-being worldwide." Gunn and his colleagues have developed a strategy using a live, crippled strain of Salmonella bacteria that do not cause disease and outfit it ...Maxygen subsidiary Verdia announces discovery and improvement of glyphosate tolerance gene
...y to create novel commercial opportunities in crop protection and plant quality traits for ourselves and our partners." "I am extremely proud of the scientific accomplishments that Maxygen and Verdia have made," said Russell Howard, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Maxygen. "Our MolecularBreeding TM directed...NIH awards $20.7 million to make smallpox vaccine safer
...for atopic dermatitis patients and a more thorough protection of our population against a bioterrorist attack using the smallpox virus," said Dr. Leung. "In addition, it should lead to a better understanding of atopic dermatitis, more effective treatments, and possibly methods to prevent the disease." In additi...Moderate alcohol consumption increases plasma levels of a protective hormone
...neral," Hendriks continued, "may be pivotal in the protection from coronary heart disease in premenopausal women. An association between moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer has been proposed, which may be mediated through an increase in estradiol." "A lot of the earlier work in this area looked at h...Tufts University groundbreaking research on caterpillar locomotion
...exoskeletons (a hard outer structure that provides protection or support). By looking at soft bodied animals like the caterpillar, Trimmer can copy some of the unique ways in which they move. This summer, the team will begin to design a physics-based computerized simulation model of the locomotion, and it hopes...Protein keeps cold fish from becoming frozen flounder, new study shows
...ood products for transplantation, where they offer protection against freezing, improving viability and extending maximum storage periods. They have also been applied in cryosurgery, a technique in which tumor cells are killed by freezing, because AFPs modify the shape of ice crystals into more destructive spic...Pearly mussels: One of North America's natural jewels is disappearing
... them increased research on mussel biology and the protection of mussel habitat. Though humans have been interacting with mussels for millennia, there are large gaps in our understanding of their life history and the role they play in freshwater ecosystems. Lead author Dr. David L. Strayer, a freshwater ecologi...