How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report
...llected species were new to science (more than 500 suspected new species have been recognized in samples so far with a final total of 1,000 expected). The research will improve understanding of the relationship between deep-sea species diversity and the richness of food productivity in the water column and he...Gene mutation responsible for Chrohn's disease inflammation identified in Temple study
..."Since this reaction doesn't occur in everyone, we suspected that there was a genetic component." While other researchers have found several genes that indicate an increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease, the Temple study went a step further and explored the role of genetics in causing the inflammation th...Scientists determine identity, cell locale and quantity of nearly all proteins in an organism
...the researchers found that only about 5,500 of the suspected genes actually coded for proteins. They used the second collection of yeast strains to tag the proteins with a standard marker that allows purification and measurement of the abundance of the protein. When the results of the two parallel approaches ...Researchers identify molecular alterations in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
...nctions of the gut. For some time, scientists have suspected that alterations in serotonin may contribute to abnormal conditions in the GI tract. "Now we have a perspective on molecular changes in the intestines of individuals with IBS that we did not have before," said Mawe. "We identified a significant decre...Tufts University wins $25-million NIH contract
... pathogens that can cause disease in food or water suspected of either accidental or deliberate contamination. They also will rank the pathogens according to their significance--including how often they occur every year in the U.S., whether they are contagious and can cause clinically serious human infections,...Weizmann scientists invention moves forward: Cancer diagnosis technique gets FDA clearance
...trast agent that is injected into the patient. The suspected tumor site is scanned by MRI repeatedly over a period of several minutes. The software developed for the method analyzes three of the MRI images, one before and two after the injection (hence the name 3TP), and then creates a colored likeness of the ...Enzyme discovery sheds light on causes of rare disease, cancer
... structure. Based on earlier work, the researchers suspected that the complex incorporated proteins produced by at least five previously known FA genes. Today's findings not only confirm that the complex exists, they also for the first time describe its composition, which includes nearly all of the proteins pr...Jefferson and Brigham and Women's researchers find blue light important for setting biological clock
... to see. The discovery proves what scientists have suspected over the last decade: a second, non-visual photoreceptor system drives the body's internal clock, which sets sleep patterns and other physiological and behavioral functions. "This discovery will have an immediate impact on the therapeutic use of ligh...Researchers develop system to detect biowarfare agents on navy ships
... to Boehm, the plan can be used anywhere there's a suspected BW incident. Boehm shared his experience in design...mine within 15 minutes to an hour whether or not a suspected BW agent has infiltrated a ship. Developed in the early 1990s for use in Operation Desert Storm, suc...Cooperation is a no-brainer for symbiotic bacteria
...ousins that aren't doingso? Denison and colleagues suspected that the plants were somehowpenalizing rhizobial species that "cheat" on the symbioticrelationship by fixing little or no nitrogen for the plant. To testthat hypothesis, they altered the atmospheric conditions surroundingsoybean root nodules containi......dothelial function Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a suspected mediator of reduced endothelial NO synthase activity, which results in endothelial dysfunction characteristic of diabetes. The underlying regulatory mechanism, however, remains incompletely defined. Keith M. Channon and colleagues from John Radcliffe...New study provides first linkage of fetal alcohol exposure and enlarged heart
...endent diabetes. Accordingly, many scientists have suspected that changes in the fetal environment produce physiological adaptations by the fetus that lead to small birth weight. Such adaptations, known as fetal programming, may be beneficial before birth but may also produce adverse outcomes for years to come...Infants more vulnerable to serious brain injury from falling than previously thought
...e also a common explanation given by caretakers in suspected abuse cases." Margulies and her colleagues used an infant "crash test dummy" to measure rotational forces, which are rapid changes in velocity as the head contacts a hard surface and then violently rebounds. The lifelike doll resembling a 6-week-old...Hypothesis linking flying foxes to high incidence of ALS/PDC gets boost from new study
...d also benefit from a look for biomagnification of suspected toxins in current ALS/PDC patients as well as in controls....Science picks: Leads, feeds and story seeds for August 2003
...other captive species, and resulted in at least 71 suspected human cases in six states. Call Paul Slota, 608-270-2420, for details. SAFER COASTAL LIVING THROUGH SCIENCE: We?re now in the "middle" of hurricane season and this year is still predicted to produce an above-normal number of Atlantic storms. USGS ...Vitamin C may protect against ulcer-causing bacteria, study finds
...ften performed when stomach or duodenal ulcers are suspected or have been diagnosed. Simon encourages those who test positive--as well as all Americans--to increase their consumption of vitamin C-rich foods because they may help prevent infection with H. pylori or mitigate the effects of infection with the bac...Dengue infection more serious for elderly persons
... "the clinical evaluation of elderly patients with suspected dengue must include a thorough clinical examination, in order to avoid complications that might result from delayed identification and treatment of severe dengue infection." The researchers encourage clinicians to check for mild hemorrhage, microhema...DFG presents the new MAK and BAT Value List 2003
...e was assigned to carcinogenicity category 3B as a suspected carcinogen and the previous MAK value was suspende...at have applied so far. In the course of examining suspected carcinogens in category 3 by establishing categories 4 and 5, the solvent tetrahydrofuran was reclas...Protein can predict progression of most common childhood brain tumor
...ilocytic astrocytomas. Dr. Bowers said he has long suspected a connection. "This report is the first real evidence that there's more to the story," he said. Researchers looked at cell samples from 118 patients evaluated and treated in the neuro-oncology program of Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Tumor cel...New approach to gene knockouts reveals the 'master planners' of the skeleton
...s knocked out entire sets of two families of genes suspected in playing a central role in establishing the pattern of the skeleton in the mammalian embryo. Their findings regarding the "paralogous" gene families known as Hox10 and Hox11 establish that the genes play important roles in orchestrating the con...