Antioxidants May Reduce Harmful Complications Of Diabetes
...s, Opara said. Previous Duke studies byOpara have shown that vitamin E can delay the development of diabetes in obeserats with Type II diabetes, and that the depletion of the antioxidantglutathione caused diabetes in another rat model. "The results we've been seeing in our animal studies are now b...Keep Off The Grass - Reduce Air Pollution
...ethanol, propanone and butanone. This study has shown that grasslands around the world may be one of the biggest sources of the gases methanol, and perhaps ethanol, in the atmosphere....Biochemist Solves Riddle Of Collagen Stability
...us collagen-related disorder. "We have essentially shown the way to create a stronger collagen that would not be as susceptible to breakdown in the body," Raines said. "This research marks a fundamental change in how we understand the structure and stability of collagen." Collagen is an abundant protein fo...Duke Researchers Genetically Engineer Mice To Block Heart Enlargement
...leads toenlarged heart in humans. "We have shown in living animals that the final, common pathway to heartenlargement in response to pressure overload on the heart is through the proteinGq, which initiates the cascade of events inside the cell that lead to anenlarged heart," said Walter J. Koch, an...IFT/NCFST Symposium To Address Safety Of Fresh Produce
...AGO--Diets rich in fruits and vegetables have been shown to have many healthbenefits, yet recent outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with freshproduce have made consumers hesitant about getting their "5 a Day." Food andagricultural scientists will convene May 12-14 in Rosemont, Il., to examinefood s...Electron Accelerator Provides Unique Proof Of Gene Repair Process In Living Cells
... "This confirmed what we and others had previously shown indirectly--thatrepair proteins assemble quickly at breakage sites as they begin their usual response to DNA damage," said Petrini, noting that the other possibility would have been for DNA breaks to migrate to specialized nucleus compartments, as ha..."A Thousand (And More) Points Of Light" Yield New View Into Cells
... In yet another discovery, the scientists have shown that completed mRNAtranscripts leave the gene one at a time, rather than in multiple units. Inaddition, theresearchers infer that the transcript exits the nucleus and reaches the cellcytoplasmwithin minutes, because, as Singer reports, "We don't see ...Aspirin's Preventive Action In Heart Attacks Tied To Genetics
...h medical journal The Lancet. Earlier studies have shown that about 25 to 50 percent of a normal populationcan reduce their risk of a heart attack if they take daily doses ofaspirin. But until now, researchers didn't understand why this beneficial effectoccurred, and why aspirin's benefit was limited to su...Jefferson Scientists Devise Way To Treat Animals Chronically Infected With Hepatitis B
...ently, several drugs such asinterferon-alpha, have shown promise and have been approved by the Food and Dru...t other similar viruses suchas HCV. "We've already shown that Bovine diarrhea virus, an accepted tissueculture model of HCV, is completely receptive to this ...Homocysteine: A Possible Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease
...two hour-long documentaries, `Assault on theMind', shown on Channel 4 in the UK on April 21 and 28. The programme outlinedthe methods and main achievements of OPTIMA, including: Development of an accurate diagnostic procedure for Alzheimer's disease in lifeby a combination of structural and functional br...High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Likely Caused By Leaks In Blood-Brain Barrier
...disorders. Krasney's research using sheep has shown that the symptoms of high-altitude cerebral edema are not caused by an inadequate supply of oxygen or glucose to the brain. Rather, it appears that an accumulation of malfunctions create enough cerebral blood pressure to force apart cells of the blo...... weeks of gestation lack this barrier and havebeen shown to have a very thin SC, said Williams. "Without t...uch as thyroid hormone and estrogens havealso been shown to accelerate barrier maturation. However, past research hasshown these hormones are not required fo...A Cup Of Tea May Protect Against Skin Cancer
...Symposium on Tea and Health in Sydney today, have shown that tea may contribute significant protection against development of skin cancers caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. The latest research with mice found those given tea (with milk) experienced a reduction in the development of skin ca...Inhibitor Shows Potential To Protect Infant Brain
...on University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that one such compound protects newborn rats from damage. "To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that delayed treatment with a caspase inhibitor, even when given systemically, can be neuroprotective in an injury model," says David M. H...New Study Shows White Males Have More Receptors For Patent Blood-Vessel Contracting Substance
...he binding of ET-1 to its receptor sites have been shown in animals to beuseful in treating congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Inhumans, these blocking drugs, called antagonists, have also proved important.Medical researchers have discovered that ETA receptor antagonists may be usefulas v...Wistar Research Yields Information About Colorectal Cancer Cell Invasion
...oth humoral and cellular immune responseshave been shown to play important roles in the control of tumor growth. The Wistar Institute, established in 1892, was the first independent medicalresearch facility in the country. For more than 100 years, Wistar scientistshave been making history and improving w......anges of the central retinal. It was shown here that protein atoms move in potential wells of different shapes and temperature characteristics, depending on their location in the structure. The EINS experiments have proven to be sufficiently sensitive to quantify thi...... comparison of the pictures seen by either eye. As shown by the pioneering studies by Drs. Hub.... By using a variety of different inhibitors it is shown that a cascade of two proteases is essential for brain plasticity. These proteases are ......bers in mice and man) which have been shown to participate in the formation of different organs including the eyes, kidneys and the pancreas. A year ago, the same department led by Prof. Peter Gruss published two reports in Nature indicating the role of...