Brain Protein "Rescues" Neurons From Atrophy
...texes. The beads were taken up by the brain cells, spreading throughout each cell and revealing themselves by glowing in color under the microscope. From their experiments, the scientists theorize that defects in the cell's neurotrophin machinery likely play a key role in many neurological disorders. "Many kin...Bigger Biology Tackled Through Keyboards
... these are trees competingfor light or individuals spreading disease. For example, the evolution of altruism h...trigued biologists. Whywould an organism intent on spreading its genes on to the next generationrisk anything by helping another organism. Well, computational wo...Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
...for RSV,they can begin to prevent the disease from spreading to their immunocompromisedpatients and people in the surrounding community. “Anybody who is sick enough to be admitted to the hospital shouldbe routinely tested for RSV,” said Murry. “Patients feel reassuredwhen they can know what the...Pharmaceuticals Manufactured In Insect Larvae
...ar within 24 hours, but the bug continues to grow, spreading virus through the caterpillar's body for three days. Just prior to the fourth day, or the fifth larval stage, the proteins being grown in the bug are ready for harvest. Hughes says the bug never reaches pupation, and if the protein is not harvested...Bowman Gray Scientists Find Novel Way To Block AIDS Virus
...nd the killing of theinfected cells, progeny virus spreading to other normal lymphocytes, the declineof the disease-fighting CD4 lymphocytes and the progression to AIDS, and itsultimate downward spiral. Last year, in another dramatic discovery, a genetic defect in achemokine coreceptor was found to pro...Virginia Tech Engineers Help Mother Nature Clean Up
...tudy. They are excavating the contaminatedsoil and spreading it around the site, and then planting differenttypes of grasses such as clover and fescue to determine which,if any, restore the site to a healthy state. "If we needed a quick clean up, thisis obviously not the way to go," Novak says, "but ifther...UF Researchers: Development Promotes Disease Among Gopher Tortoises
...closer quarters, increasing the likelihood of them spreading a disease that could help speed their demise, acco...ct among tortoises and creates a greater chance of spreading Upper Respiratory Tract Disease, which destroys the respiratory tract and olfactory senses. ...Corn Rootworm Changing Behavior, Posing New Threat To Crops
...r of Midwest fields. The beetles haveadapted, are spreading and pose a threat to corn crops this year, scienti...ed damage. Samplingin 1997 showed the problem was spreading rapidly to the north and east. Southern counties in Michigan and portions of northwest Ohio also rep...Studies Underscore Link Between Nutrition And Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
...ercent of total skin cancers, but is more prone to spreading and can be fatal. The remaining 96 percent are lab...ll cancers,which pose a slightly increased risk of spreading but are usually easilytreated, he noted. "Clinical trials have demonstrated that a low-fat d...... Serial scans are used to follow the progressive spreading of the diseasethroughout an increasing number of structures within the brain, he explained. Asimilar approach is taken with Parkinson's disease, except fluorine-18 labeledL-DOPA is used to identify the early abnormalities of dopamine synthesis at ati...Purdue Research Helps Keep Phosphorus Out Of Surface Water
...n." In part because of phosphorus, the practice of spreading manure on farm land is coming under increasing scrutiny. At the same time that Gore sent out his October message, the Environmental Protection Agency presented a Draft Proposed Strategy for Strengthening Nonpoint Source Management. In the proposal, t...... a decade ago to a few countries in the region--is spreading steadily across the continent, according to the study's authors, Shanti R. Conly and James E. Rosen . Use of family planning, although still low at 18 percent for the region as a whole, has increased dramatically in some countries. Yet another 22 m...Composting Livestock Waste Provides Benefits
...elds was causing soil compaction. "We've gone from spreading manure on a daily basis to spreading compost five or six days a year." Composting is also safer for the environment than stockpiling manu...Vaccine Kills Spreading Cancer In Animal Model
...ead. "Metastatic cancer, or cancer that is spreading from its site of origin,is among the toughest stages of cancer to treat," says Hongxiu Ji, M.D.,postdoctoral fellow. "Our findings suggest cancer vaccines could be animportant tool for preventing and treating the spread of cancers." Giving ...UF Researcher's Innovative Fence Helps Control Sand Flies
...ularly, he sayssand flies are "unbelievable," even spreading certain livestock diseasesand preventing recreational use of some islands. The system would be easy to adapt. The fence is a lattice of PVC pipe, hung with mesh panels coated withmineral oil. The pipes carry carbon dioxide and octenol, a chemical tha...USGS Scientists Find New Invasive Fish Species In Florida
...d ponds near Tampa and Miami, Fla. The species is spreading and has the capability of invading and harming freshwater ecosystems throughout the Southeast, including the already-besieged Everglades system, according to the U.S. Geological Survey scientists who found the species in Florida. The exotic creature ...Fauci To Present New Insights Into HIV Latency At 12th World AIDS Conference
... die, and the released viruswill be prevented from spreading to other cells because of the HAART that thepatients are receiving," Dr. Fauci says. "In our in vitro studies, we haveshown that it is indeed possible to decrease the number of latently infectedcells, but a single round of purging does not complete...Destructive Algae Overtaking Mediterranean Waters
...lents of plows. In fact, the plant appears to be spreading throughout the Mediterranean, primarily from fragments dispersed by fishing nets and anchors, reports Science News. "Over the eight years that we have observed this Caulerpa in the Mediterranean, we have never seen evidence of sexual reproduction...Tourists And Scientists Could Be Bringing Deadly Diseases To Antarctica's Wildlife
... Although scientists can't be sure that people are spreading thepathogens, circumstantial evidence suggests that they are. For instance, Kerryand his colleagues detected no IBDV antibodies in emperor and Ad'lie penguins ata remote colony in the Ross Sea rarely visited by people. The Hobart meeting pro...Symposium Explores Neandertal Question, Mystery Of Human Origins
...apiens evolved200,000 years later in Africa, later spreading into Neandertal territory andaround the world. Arsuaga is a principal scientist at an important group of research sites inAtapuerca, Spain, where hominid fossils perhaps as old as 300,000 years havebeen discovered with partial Neandertal traits. Arsu...