Bright beaks provide honest look at male immune system, Science study says
...se include immune function, foraging efficiencies, susceptibility to and cost incurred by parasites, and the amount of energy an individual requires to convert dietary carotenoids into a usable form. Though beak color is probably not the only factor involved in blackbird sexual signaling either, blackbirds are a r...UK-Canadian consortium commits $95 million to international health research project
...nd their role in safeguarding health or increasing susceptibility to disease. The aim of the SGC is to produce the first protein structures by the end of 2003; all protein structures will be released freely into the public domain. "I am excited by the opportunity to provide protein structures for the global researc...A subtle tool to study mankind's diseases
...s are linked to single mutations; however, disease susceptibility also often relies on other sequence variations, kn... important for authentic modeling of human disease susceptibility and the way organisms respond to drugs and we think that our work shows the way to set up these mode...The hormone ethylene is necessary for plant resistance
...ct of ethylene. Such substances could increase the susceptibility of plants to pathogens. The researchers produced modified tobacco plants which were insensitive to ethylene. These plants were spontaneously diseased and wilted when grown in ordinary compost. Various fungi and fungi-like microorganisms in the compo...Alcohol abuse may increase susceptibility to HIV infection
...ion. Binge drinking appears to increase the host's susceptibility to SIV/HIV infection. Alcohol abuse among people ...s found that alcohol consumption may increase host susceptibility to SIV/HIV infection. "The prevalence of alcohol abuse among HIV-infected people is at least twice t...Toronto General Hospital to be only Canadian site in first-ever genetic study of anorexia nervosa
... regions of the genome to look for genes affecting susceptibility to anorexia. As with other diseases such as Alzheimer's and type 2 diabetes, large samples are needed to identify linkage regions and define the genes contributing liability. To provide this large sample, the study will involve 400 families in total...JCI table of contents, March 3, 2003
...ing previously shown that lackof ICOS enhances the susceptibility in mice to experimental autoimmuneencephalomyelitis, Chen Dong and colleagues subsequently examined whetherICOS has a role in rheumatoid arthritis. Working with a well-establishedmouse model of arthritis, they report (pages 701-706) that in the absen...iScope, you scope, we all scope a mouse brain
...titative trait loci, which indicate an individuals susceptibility to certain diseasesa blurry combination of the effects of both quantitative and qualitative traits. Along with the projects computer programs, researchers may obtain free stereology software, which allows viewers to examine a region of tissue throug...New potential sites for Alzheimer's genes suggest a future of custom-designed treatment
...the other hand, common gene variants that increase susceptibility to these diseases as we age." Tanzi and other researchers have already identified four different genes that play a role in Alzheimer's Disease. Three of these genes have been shown to cause the disease known as "early-onset" Alzheimer's (5 to 10 perc...ARTICLE: "HLA and genetic susceptibility to sleepwalking" M Lecendreux (1), C Bassetti (2), Y Dauvilliers (3,4), G Mayer (5), E Neidhart (4) and M Tafti (4) (1) Service de Psychopathologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hpital Robert Dobr, Paris, France (2) Neurology Clinic, Inselspital, B...Braille found to be essential, regardless of age of blindness
... blindness raise questions regarding the period of susceptibility for cross-modal reorganization. A previous fMRI study of verb generation for Braille nouns revealed anatomically distinct activation foci corresponding to V1, V2, V3, VP, and LO in both early blind and late blind subjects. This result, if compared to...BRCA2 mutations may be associated with some hereditary pancreatic cancers
Mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 may be associated with a predisposition to familial (hereditary) pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. The findings appear in the February 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Familial pancreatic cancers account f......hough they found that it does not confer increased susceptibility to schizophrenia, they suggest that the "met" variant might contribute to risk for or increase functional impairment in -- other disorders involving hippocampal dysfunction, such as Alzheimer's disease or mood disorders. Drawing on participants in...Digital X-ray microtomography yields stunning views of limb regeneration
...bones," he said. "Mineral distribution affects the susceptibility of bone to fracture, for example, a major concern in osteoporosis." "Because the structure of a given bone varies greatly between individuals, changes in bone are seen most clearly if the same volume of tissue is examined noninvasively at differen...Researchers find enzyme that triggers hardening of the arteries
...implicate ACAT2 activity as a major determinant of susceptibility to atherosclerosis." They found that total choles...ys with elevated ACAT2 in the liver have increased susceptibility to atherosclerosis. The results suggest that pharmaceuticals that inhibit ACAT2 "may be the most de...JCI table of contents, January 15 2003
... not seen in a second mousestrain, suggesting that susceptibility to hormone-mediated autoantibodydevelopment is genetically determined. CONTACT: Betty Diamond Albert Einstein College of Medicine Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Dept. of Medicine 1300 Morris Park Avenue Room 405, Forchheimer Building Bro...Mutation in DKC1 gene can cause rare aging disease and cancer
...dyskeratosis of the skin, bone marrow failure, and susceptibility to tumor development showed up in the first and second generation mice. However, overt defects in telomere length were, as expected, only evident beginning with the fourth or fifth generations. This showed that the primary cause of DC was not telome...Endangered northern right whales exposed to paralytic shellfish poisoning
... toxin ingestion on "whale fitness" may be greater susceptibility to disease, reproductive failure, disruption of migration and mechanical damage, e.g., by collisions with ships or fouling in nets and other fishing gear. For example, recovery from dives during periods of PSP exposure would likely be longer than nor...Is there a common genetic link for depression and cardiovascular disease?
...ed immune function as well as a genetically driven susceptibility to develop the disorders are under debate. Regarding the genetic contribution, variants in two genes were repeatedly discussed as important predisposing factor for cardiovascular function and disease. The gene coding for the angiotensin-converting-e...Researchers reach milestone in fight against lymphatic filariasis
...s on how genetics and immunity determine infection susceptibility in humans and contribute to the development and ultimately prevention of lymphatic disease," he says. An accompanying editorial written by Eric A. Ottesen, M.D., of Emory University, says this study has yielded important conclusions. "It should serv...