Three-Dimensional Structure Of Human Lung Tryptase Determined, An Enzyme Involved In Allergic Asthma
...in the pathogenesis of asthma has recently been supported by preliminary results of clinical trials with the first synthetic tryptase inhibitors. The team at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (P.J.B. Pereira, A. Bergner, S. Macedo-Ribeiro, R. Huber and W. Bode) has now determined ...RNA-Dendritic Cell Combo Shows Promise As A Universal Cancer Vaccine
... Aprilissue of Nature Biotechnology. The research, supported by the NationalInstitutes of Health and the CapCure Foundation, found that the vaccinestimulated an immediate and sustained assault on human cells targeted fordestruction in 15 out of 18 test tube experiments. "This is a very powerful respon...Excavations In Prehistoric Chinese Cave Uncover Unusual Collections Of Large Mammals
...Homo line. The 1998 research in southern China is supported by theNational Science Foundation. Previous expeditions to Dadong took place in 1995 and 1996....Butterfly Wings, Beetle Horns Teach Biologists Basic Lesson In Development's Laws
...f the National Academy of Sciences. Their work was supported by theDuke University Morphometrics Laboratory and the National Science Foundation. In their experiments with butterflies, the scientists performed tinyincisions in caterpillars to remove one or both of the small fleshy discs thatwould deve...Novel Method Of Gene Replacement Reported By University Of Washington Researchers
...leventually be overcome. The research was supported by grants from the American Society ofHematology, the Lucile P. Markey Charitable Trust, the March of Dimes BirthDefects Foundation and the National Institutes of Health....Molecular Defect Could Be Mysterious Cause Of Blood Disorder
...ing theirlifespan." The Hopkins research, supported by the National Institutes of Health,found that patients with polycythemia vera express a defective form of thereceptor for thrombopoietin, an essential growth factor that regulates thegrowth of bone marrow stem cells. It also regulates the producti...Motivating Muscles: New UD Study Might Help People With Paralysis 'Stay Strong Longer'
...e of control, he says.Binder-Macleod's research is supported by a five-year, $500,000 grant from theNational Institutes of Health. With six faculty members, the graduate UD physical therapy program currentlyserves 80 students pursuing master's degrees and eight doctoral candidates.Doctoral students are part o...Can The Economic Promise Of Drug Discovery Continue To Preserve The Suriname Forest?
...uipment. The five-year research project is supported by a grant from the NationalInstitutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. In addition toKingston, team members are Jim Miller of the Missouri Botanical Garden, RussellMittermeier of CI, Jan Wisse of Bedrijf Geneesmiddelen Voorziening Suri...Researchers Discover Ways The Ulcer/Cancer Bug Can Trigger Disease
...of Sciences, 95, 3925-3930, 1998 This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health andthe Swedish Cancer Society....Coastal Development Threatens Rare Atlantic Shorebird
... Field Ornithologists and TheWildlife Society, was supported by grants from the Georgia Department of NaturalResources Wildlife Resources Division, the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation andthe UGA Research Foundation. About the size and color of a mockingbird, the Atlantic least terns flyover shallow wate...Echocardiography Is Effective In Measuring Microvascular Damage From Heart Attacks
...ll vessel blockage." Results of the study, supported by the American Heart Association andthe National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, will be presented at 2:45 p.m.,March 31, at the American College of Cardiology's 47th annual ScientificSessions in Atlanta. When the heart suffers from inadequ...Rockefeller University Researchers Hunt For Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes
...nstitutes of Health in1953, and similar facilities supported by federal funding at more than 75medical schools in the United States. Rockefeller University began in 1901 as the Rockefeller Institute for MedicalResearch, the first U.S. biomedical research center. Rockefeller faculty membershave made significant...Tinkertoy Robot Shows How Humans Walk
... on the knees. Coleman and Ruina, whose work was supported in part by the Whitaker Foundation, also credit th...tudent Anindya Chatterjee. Garcia's work has been supported in part by a National Science Foundation Fellowship. For Quicktime videos and various publications,...Births Of Rare Lemurs At Duke Primate Center
... year. The Primate Center, which is supported by the National ScienceFoundation and private donations, houses the world's largest collection ofendangered primates. Duke is also the only university that concentrates onstudying and protecting "prosimians" such as lemurs, lorises and tarsiers ...Learning About Evolution Critical For Understanding Science
...? an idea inherent in "creation science" -- is not supported by scientific data. However, the concept of evolution is unquestioned by almost all scientists. Many who oppose teaching evolution charge that it is "just a theory, not afact," and should be taught as such in the classroom. But scientists do not ...Retinoic Acid Used In Cancer Treatment
...l." Ongoing studies in the Yen laboratory, supported in part by the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Program in Human Nutrition, aim to explain exactly how retinoic acid works on oncogenes and whether other, related compounds would be more effective in chemotherapy. A...Researchers Discover How Ulcer Bug Becomes Antibiotic-Resistant
...stitutes of Health and the American Cancer Society supported this research....Fruits And Vegetables Protect Lungs
...erican Journal of Epidemiology . The study was supported in part by a grant to Cassano from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.......rned his doctorate at Cornell in 1992. Ndossi was supported by the Bryceson Fellowship at Cornell, named for D...growth failure in children. The latest study was supported in part by the Canadian Micronutrient Initiative, UNICEF, Procter and Gamble and SmithKline Beecham...