Stanford researchers uncover possible approach to attack HIV-infected cells
...m one type of stress. The cells therefore die more readily during radiation treatment. When Herzenberg and his wife, Leonore Herzenberg, PhD, professor of genetics, learned about Gd-Tex, they had a hunch that the drug might also be effective in controlling HIV. Earlier studies had shown that the HIV v...Alien life forms more likely to be found outside solar system, says Colorado prof.
...ases are being replenished," said Pace. This most readily could be explained by the influence of life. And should intelligent life out there be looking back, Earth could possibly be seen as a home for life by other life forms in distant galaxies working with very advanced telescopes and spectrometers like...New sensor being designed to detect, identify invisible agents faster
...a battlefield where medical personnel might not be readily available. As a portable unit, the detector and readout device allow sophisticated diagnosis in the field. Knowing quickly which chemical(s) a soldier was exposed to or what pathogens are present in body fluids lends to immediate treatment, possibly ...Superbug dynasties conquer the globe
...s aureus is the most versatile of human pathogens, readily surviving and proliferating in todays hostile, antibiotic-laden environment. It causes a wide range of potentially life threatening afflictions, ranging from skin infections to infections of the central nervous system, and is the number one cause of ...Lizards and salamanders may use lungs to hear, study says
...hinner body walls respond more readily to sound, so it may be that the lungs can capture a wide range of frequencies only in small animals."......energy source, because unlike fission, fusion uses readily available raw material as fuel and produces fewer radioactive waste products. The experiments performed by the Science researchers suggest that nuclear fusion might occur in bubbles created by acoustic cavitation, a phenomenon studied for nearly a ...New center to study deadly microbial pathogens
... like the United States. And infectious agents are readily spread between nations." The center was established through a $2 million gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles, one of the nation's largest philanthropic organizations. The gift will help unite 20 UW faculty into a coordinated research...Relative of snake venom toxin may aid in understanding nicotine addiction
...ctional information in humans, because we can more readily detect any subtle abnormalities in people with mutations in a prototoxin gene, he said....Researchers develop first oral drug to treat smallpox infection
...100 times more potent then cidofovir, which is not readily taken up by cells, HDP-CDV is a modified cidofovir that exploits the cells own machinery to get in more effectively. HDP-CDV was developed by Karl Y. Hostetler, M.D., director, Endocrine and Metabolism Clinic, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare S...Chemgenex reports use of chemical genomics strategies to advance drug development
...ise of genomics is, in many ways, already here and readily applicable to drug development, said Dennis Brown, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer of ChemGenex. Understanding how gene and protein expression are altered in cells and animal systems in response to a particular chemical can help validate ...Anticonvulsant drugs found to impact on epileptic childrens ability to recall information
... drugs deserves special scrutiny, because they are readily preventable. This research demonstrates the consequences of anticonvulsant therapy that may contribute to transient cognitive disabilities (impairments of attention, memory, learning and/or social behavior). Previous studies have found that anticonvu...A pilot study may offer promise of a marker for ovarian cancer
...are no symptoms in early-stage disease, no lack of readily recognizable and detectable precursor lesions, and the no specific and sensitive screening tests. Consequently, in more than 75 percent of patients with epithelial carcinoma of the ovary, retroperitoneal or intra-abdominal spread is present at diagno...New findings represent the first aerobic capacity QTLs identified in genetic models
...est of overall physical health status. It has been readily accepted that certain levels of physical fitness are strong predictors of cardiovascular disease and overall rate of death. Despite evidence and evolutionary support that aerobic exercise capacity is an inherited trait of primary importance, the und...USF neuroscientists study potential of cord blood cells to rescue aging brain
...ested that HUCB may be a noncontroversial and more readily available source of therapeutic cells for treating neurological diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease and brain injuries such as stroke. "We can change the destiny of a portion of these cells so that they take on the characteristics of ne...Black raspberries a potentially powerful agent in fight against colon cancer
...the freeze-dried version isn't readily available to consumers, Stoner said. He tells people to hold off on getting discouraged, though. The results of this study would translate in humans to eating two large bowls -- or four cup...DEET brain effects in animals warrant caution
...micals in the environment, because their skin more readily absorbs them, and chemicals more potently affect their developing nervous systems, said Abou-Donia. Commonly used preparations like insecticide-based lice-killing shampoos and insect repellents are assumed to be safe because severe consequences are r...Astrocytes play starring role in neural stem cell development
...e that adult neuronal stem cells proliferated more readily when they were cultured with astrocytes rather tha... both astrocytes and other neurons, the stem cells readily developed into mature neurons. However, when the scientists grew the tagged stem cells in cultures e...Researchers solve killer protein's 'crime'
...ign small therapeutic derivatives of it that could readily pass into tumor cells. Says Steller, "Since the survival of certain tumor cells appears to depend on high-level over-expression of certain IAPs, reducing these abnormally high protein levels with a Reaper-like drug should selectively kill these tu...Hatchery salmon may threaten wild populations
...h. But new research shows that hatchery salmon can readily adapt to captivity and transfer these traits to wild populations. "As the population adapts to the hatchery, its survival rate in the wild goes down," says Michael Ford of the National Marine Fisheries Service's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in......our approach with fat offers a limitless supply of readily obtainable adult stem cells." Until recently, it was believed that organisms were born with the full complement of neuronal cells, and that new neurons could not be formed. According to the scientists, their research, as well as the experiments perf...