Biologists deciphering complex lemur scent language
...they're more similar to species such as rodents in terms of olfactory communication playing a very importan...oes the shoulder gland have a specific function in terms of message, or is it acting as sort of a fixative for the more volatile components of the wrist glan...Commercialization deal boosts hope for new sickle-cell drug
...ural integrity of red blood cells. Under the terms of their partnership, McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Icagen, Inc., will jointly develop and commercialize ICA-17043 in the United States and will share equally in future development and commercialization costs and benefits. McNeil wi...Climate change could doom Alaska's tundra
...icting what certain climate scenarios will mean in terms in of vegetation growth, plant and soil processes, carbon storage or emissions, forest fire, and other important ecological effects. The latest simulations with this model were done with Alaska as a prelude to work with much of the world's Ar...... cause cell suicide in response to DNA damage. "In terms of possible therapies for the future, YY1's regulation of p53 at different levels means that we have new, different targeting options," says LICR's Dr. Johan Ericsson, the senior author of the study. "We know that we can use small molecules to preven...New technique helps scientists reveal interactions between genes and drugs
...le online. "This isn't the answer to everything in terms of finding these links, but it's an important breakthrough," says senior investigator Howard L. McLeod, PharmD., associate professor of medicine, genetics and of molecular biology and pharmacology. "This approach is very likely to allow us to find li...Study: Mothers turn fearless when peptide level drops
... when their chicks are on the ground." In terms of biology, it makes sense that mothers would lay down their own lives to protect their offspring, especially if it means the parents' genes will be passed down to the next generation, says Gammie. But he adds that despite all the observations and th...Lake research offers clues to managing crayfish invasions
...ter chemistry, looked very different underwater in terms of rusty crayfish, fish and plant life. While Big Lake had a high abundance of the invasive species, but low abundance of bluegills and plants, Wild Rice Lake showed the opposite. The preliminary findings, says Roth, suggest that alternate states of ...Ottawa's leadership in biomedical and health research has paid off
...vity and are delivering tremendous results both in terms of publications and patentable intellectual proper...e dividends to the health and economy of Canada in terms of new insights into diseases and new economic growth. Continued investment in biomedical science is...Save the rainforest - eat a tree
...pics really aren't different than other regions in terms of variations in soil, altitude and rainfall. So why do tropical rainforests have greater species diversity? "In a world without herbivores, our study predicts there would be a much lower diversity of trees in the tropics," Fine says. "Tre...Gene defects found in age-related macular degeneration
...hese changes were not statistically significant in terms of their comparative occurrence in AMD patients and healthy controls. However, the researchers found that seven of the 402 AMD patients each had a different change in the FBLN5 gene that was not found in the healthy control group. Six of these seve...Long-term heart damage may result from constant confrontation and defeat
...uce permanent alterations in cardiac structure, in terms of amount, geometric properties, and regional dist... observation of a clear habituation-like effect in terms of acute cardiac autonomic responsiveness. This link between habituation of acute cardiovascular re...Study reveals evolution on the (butterfly) wing
...rstand the developmental basis of wing patterns in terms of butterfly ecology and evolution, we can start asking some profound questions about fundamental mechanisms of biodiversification." In their study, Reed and Serfas sought to compare how genes control the evolution of line and eyespot patterns among ...Genetic mutation found that is major contributor to type 1 diabetes
...just behind HLA, another regulator of immunity, in terms of relative risk. "Many genes are involved in type 1 diabetes, but this is one of the most important ones," said Dr. She. He leads a research team that has followed diabetic families primarily in Florida and Georgia for the past 10 years to find pre...New compound 'highly efficacious' at reducing human tumour growth
...nografts. "These animal data are very promising in terms of anti-tumour efficacy and tolerability", said Dr. Siemeister. "VEGF-RTK inhibitors have been shown to be well-tolerated by patients and we hope that ZK-CDK will be well tolerated. The CDK inhibiting mechanism of ZK-CDK, in contrast to cytotoxic che...Bacterial protein recycling factor possible key to new class of antibiotics
...ion of RRF is to release mRNA, this makes sense in terms of function," explains Kaji. Humans have an RRF analogue in the mitochondria, the respiratory organelle within cells. "One may argue that proposed antibiotics against RRF may influence mitochondrial protein synthesis," notes Kaji. However, commonly ...Endometriosis: Could angiostatic therapy be the new treatment of the future?
...osis lesions. "Also, the extent of the disease in terms of millimetres squared was significantly smaller in the endostatin group compared to the control group, with 1.1 mm2 versus 5.2 mm2 in one group, and 3.2mm2 versus 6.1mm2 in the other group." Importantly, he found that endostatin did not have any sid...Hopkins to found first center for comprehensive study of epigenetics
...eland isn't much different from Northern Europe in terms of its genetic diversity, but organizations like the Icelandic Heart Foundation boast great documentation of familial relationships, medical histories and thorough and quantitative medical examination to go along with blood and tissue samples," says ...Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
...dicate that there was no discernible difference in terms of citation impact or frequency with which the journal is cited." BioMed Central expects this to change in favour of Open Access journals as more data become available.......erved as a paid consultant to MetaMorphix Inc. The terms of these arrangements are being managed by The Johns Hopkins University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies....