3-D Structure Of HIV Components May Pave The Way For New Anti-AIDS Drugs
... for anti-AIDS drugs, becauseprevious studies have shown that when it is crippled, HIV cannot spread to oth...th from an infected cell. "Dr. Summers had already shown [in a 1993 Nature article and in laterpublications] that removing the zinc, so that the knuckles fal...UPCI Researchers Find Drug Improves Cancer-Fighting Ability Of Vitamin D
...rug Discovery Program. "We have previously shown that 1,25-D3 effectively halts the growth ofcancer...n animals. While other researchers had previously shown the effect of vitamin D analogues in leukemia cells, Dr. Johnson and Dr.Trump were among the first t...Careful Honeybee Breeding Combats Tracheal Mite Pests
...MBUS, Ohio -- A study at Ohio State University has shown that selectivebreeding helps honeybees develop resistance to tracheal mites, pests thatbeekeepers normally control with insecticide. The research indicates that with a combination of selective breedingand other natural controls, beekeepers may ...'Rolling Circles' Provide New Way to Amplify and Detect DNA
...-copying enzymes themselves. In addition, Kool has shown that both DNA and RNA can be synthesized using rolling circles. The University has filed for additional patents on other applications of the technology. The process could provide a way to produce ultra-bright fluorescent labels to target individ...UF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea Turtles
...uses in tumorsthat are irrelevant -- this has been shown in other diseases.Is this virus the cause of the disease or just growing in thetumor ?" Researchers first noted a rise in the number of turtleswith the lesions in the mid-1980s, and the incidence of the diseasehas rapidly increased since then...Experimental Trial Combines DNA Vaccine With Triple-Drug Therapy To Stop HIV
...ck HIVreplication are given concurrently, has been shown to lower levels of the virusin many patients to levels undetectable by all but the most sensitive assays.Immune system function is often restored in individuals receiving this therapy,returning them to health. They cannot be considered cured, however...Transgenic Mice Created By Researchers May Shed Light On Human Heart Disease
...ry gene mutations for a heartdisease that has been shown to be the leading cause of sudden death inyoung at...gh the most frequent cause of the disease has been shown tobe a mutation on a tiny portion of a single gene that produces the proteinmyosin, it is not known ...Selenium Soil Contamination: Possible New Approach Identified
...ry. Greenrust, a harmless natural iron oxide, was shown to chemically react with toxicselenium, converting...sms on soluble forms of selenium. "We have shown that the selenium transformation reaction in sedimentsand soils reduction can take place without the...Gene Therapy Enables Transplantation Without Immunosuppressive Drugs
...er tissues. In fact, earlier research has shown that if the pathway for thecostimulatory signal is blocked at the time of foreign antigen presentation --at the time of surgery and in the period immediately thereafter, in this case --then the T cells become permanently tolerant of the new tissue. I...SFSU Biologist Deciphers Desert Animals' Whistles And Drumbeats
...nt research on vervet monkeys and prairie dogs has shown these animals give different calls to indicate a slithering snake or a soaring bird of prey. Their cohorts seem to recognize the differences. For example, vervets dive for cover when the signal is "Eagle!" but scramble up a tree if the danger is a ch...Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...al design was replaced with the new ergonomic one, shown on the left in the picture, which, among other things, was easier to grasp, used color-coded, soft-touch rubber buttons in distinctive sizes and shapes, and separated the VCR and TV buttons above and below the keypad. When introduced in 1988, this ne...Fauci: New Findings Help Explain "Rebound" Of HIV In Patients Who Discontinue Triple-Drug Therapy
...back to the mid-1980s, Dr. Fauci and his team have shown that certain cytokines normally secret...-alpha are added. More recent LIR experiments have shown that other stimuli, such as the activation of immune system cells by immunization, can a...... an enlarged prostate. Controlledstudies have not shown it to be effective for BPHand the Food and Drug Administration considers itmislabeled when sold for this purpose. The Interagency Committee for Chemical Evaluationand Coordination's members include representativesof the National Cancer Institute, Con...... suspectedcoronary problems. However, studies have shown that up to three-quarters ofpatients who present with chest pain are inaccurately diagnosed with a heartattack or unstable angina (chest pain). On the other hand, as many as one-thirdof all heart attacks go unrecognized. Researchers at the Un...Low Cholesterol? Reduced Sodium? What Do These Terms Really Mean?
...fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol). Subjects were shown food labels that weremodified to contain every com...l using the samefont size and color. An example is shown in Figure 1. Four booklets were created, each containing sixteen labels. The sixteen labelscorresp...Microsurgery Made More Accurate With Virtual Measuring Tool
...of interest. Although the feature grabber has been shown to increase the reliability of the VTM [Milgram 19... Results The results of the performance tests are shown on Figures 2 and 3. Two aspects of performance were investigated and quantified: accuracy and precis...Urban Residents Rebut Argument That Tree Removal Enhances Safety
... around public-housing units. When residents were shown computer simulations of their courtyard withtrees, their reactions were strongly positive: 84 percent said they wouldlike it very much if trees were planted; 86 percent said that views wouldimprove with trees; and 96 percent considered it quite impo...Study Finds Gene Is Associated With Higher Risk Of One Kind of Stroke Among African-Americans
...(one from each parent). "Past studies have shown that African Americans tend to have a higheroccurrence of ICH than Caucasians, and that they tend to die at a higher rate,"Alberts said. While not nearly as common as strokes caused by blockages invessels in the brain (85 percent of all strokes), IC...USGS Cautions Proper Use Of Pepper Spray To Avoid Bear Attacks
... Smith said that although research has shown that red pepper spray ishighly effective as a deterrent in aggressive grizzly and brown bear encounterswhen sprayed directly in a bear's eyes or nose, his pilot study shows that sprayresidues did attract brown bears when used in nonaggressive situati...Low B Vitamin Levels Common In Many People Linked To Increased Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
...ody's metabolism of meat and dairy foods, has been shown in earlier research to damage the lining of blood ...r cardiovascular disease. And this result must be shown in a study with two groups of two people, only one of which was tested to reduce homocysteine levels...