UI researchers begin to unravel the underlying mechanism of migraines
... Russo are now trying to identify the enzymes that stimulate theinitial CGRP secretion. "Although our study has yielded some very interesting results, it is importantto realize that we are still a ways away from treatment," Russo said. "We needto continue to study the process to fully understand when, why and ...Breast cancer cells shown to migrate toward hormone source - novel mechanism for metastasis seen
...study provides new insights into how prolactin may stimulate diseaseprogression," says Charles V. Clevenger, MD, PhD, senior researcher on the studyand an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine. "We're usingthis information in our laboratory to try to develop novel pharmaceutical agentsthat m...Caterpillars foiled when tomato plants summon parasitic wasps
...micals thatcan be sprayed onto fields of plants to stimulate natural defenses -- we may beable to reduce the us...from theplants that had been chemically treated to stimulate the resistance responserather than caterpillars from untreated plants. Despite this negative impact...Stimulation technique holds new promise for spinal cord injuries
An innovative method to stimulate the spinal cord directly could offer new hope to control bladder, bowel, sexual function,and leg movement in people with spinal cord injuries. Warren Grill, a senior research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reser...University of Pittsburgh team finds gene that increases risk of oteoporotic fractures
... blood levels ofvitamin K, which has been shown to stimulate the formation of bone and reducethe resorption of bone, a process whereby specialized cells break down bone andrelease its constituents into the blood. Future studies will measure APOEallele type, vitamin K levels and bone turnover to test this hypo......rained as a physicist. "Ordinarily, movingobjects stimulate all three motion systems. In the laboratory, we can create a'pure stimulus' that only stimulates one particular motion system. By studyinga 'pure stimulus', like an isolated atom, we can reveal the secrets of the humanbrain." According to Lu, the m...Human Genome Sciences announces the discovery of a novel immune stimulant
...r such patients. Another potential usemight be to stimulate B cell growth in AIDS patients deficient in B cell...gthening the immuneresponse through its ability to stimulate B cell production. Treatment of B Cell Leukemia and Lymphoma The discovery of a new grow...CU-Boulder to send experiments ranging from ladybugs to water quality on NASA shuttle
...eloping curriculum teachingaids on the Internet to stimulate math and science interest in K-12 students. BioServe also will fly an experiment for Water Technologies Corp. of Minneapolisin hopes of developing a new generation of water purification resins that can beused to produce improved agents for use in air...Rockefeller researchers inject cells, boost immune system in humans
...dendriticcells also could acquire cancer cells and stimulate killer cells in culture fromthe blood cells of cancer patients. In the latest experiment, the researchers wanted to establish some clear-cutevidence regarding the benefits of dendritic cells. They decided to study theeffect in healthy, uninfected sub...Purdue study: Aquariums may pacify Alzheimer's patients
...nce that the aquariums also may,in some instances, stimulate short-term memory. She recalls how one woman, whon...vious studies have shown that pets and animals can stimulate patients andhelp alleviate some medical problems in the elderly, but applying those findingsto Alzhe......that insulin and insulin-likegrowth factors (IGFs) stimulate the growth of colorectal cancers. Obesityappears to decrease the production of proteins that bind with circulatingIGFs, thus exposing the body to higher concentrations of these substances.More research is needed to clarify the roles VAT, insulin, IG...Gene therapy trial using cold virus to begin at UK
...s: oncogenes andtumor suppressor genes. Oncogenes stimulate cell growth and tumor suppressorgenes inhibit cell growth, acting as the brakes to uncontrolled cell growth anddivision. The most common gene that is mutated in ovarian cancers is a tumorsuppressor gene called p53. Data indicate that if you provide...UI researchers advance potential, potent way to stimulate human immune system
...le to use akind of bacterial DNA called CpG DNA to stimulate human dendritic cells forpowerful therapeutic purposes, according to University of Iowa Health Carefindings published in the Aug. 3 issue of the Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences. "Previous studies, including UI research, showed that Cp...Universities to compete in second annual autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) competition
...ntermeasures. "The competition has beendesigned to stimulate and challenge a new generation of engineers to performrealistic missions in the challenging underwater environment," said Dr.Curtin. Six university teams, including three returning competitors, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (last year's champ...Biology, engineering jointly train students in neuro-mechanics
...SF funded at 21 doctorate-granting institutions to stimulate key changes in graduate education and research training. The agency's goal is to cultivate more well-rounded scientists and engineers with greater interdisciplinary competence. The grant will support research, courses, travel to conferences in this ...Disconnecting molecular handbrakes has drastic consequences
... insensitive to substances called cytokines, which stimulate thegrowth of blood and immune system cells. In one of the Cell articles, Ihle and his colleagues reported that theprotein produced by the SOCS1 gene appears to play several regulatoryroles in T cells - critical infection-fighting cells in the im...New hope for self-injury sufferers
...o either as a primitive form ofcommunication or to stimulate the release of beta endorphins (the brain'snatural "morphine") in the brain. Thompson's latest research indicates thatsufferers can be helped dramatically by combining communication training with aregimen of the drug naltrexone, which blocks the brai...Researchers pinpoint chemical signal that speeds mating process
...ture of chemicals that the male salamander uses to stimulate thefemale and encourage her to mate. The male pheromones are produced by themental gland, located under the male salamander's chin. The male delivers these pheromones directly to the female during a stagein courtship called "tail-straddling ...INEEL, universities collaborate on subsurface strontium-90 remediation efforts
...Reysenbach will determine ways to characterize and stimulate thenaturally occurring bacteria to help the precipitation along. Ingram willexamine the resulting mineral composition using analytical chemistry techniquesin the laboratory. The laboratory research will use artificial surfaces called coupons, upon wh...... a large number of companies working on drugs that stimulate thesereceptors in the brain because, in theory, they could prevent excessive caloricintake and energy storage," said Cone. "This would allow people to not onlylose weight more efficiently, but to keep it off." Cone and Colmers findings are published...