Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...re is an epidemic of diabetes in Orange County and throughout the nation," said Dr. Ralph W. Cygan, UCI Medical Center's chief executive officer. "By teaming up the expertise of Joslin Diabetes Center with UCI Medical Center physicians, researchers and staff, we are now well on our way to developing a world-cla...Two Virginia Tech energy-related inventions win R&D 100 awards
...remote monitoring of data from multiple well sites throughout the world from a central location. "This could pave the way for smart oil fields, with sensor highways connected seamlessly for password- or encryption-protected monitoring from any Internet access site," says Pickrell. "This can revolutionize the oi...Serotonin metabolites in mollusks suggest pathways for human therapies
...tryptamine, or 5-HT) is a neurotransmitter present throughout the body. When nerve cells containing it are acti...r conversion. Because serotonin is distributed throughout the body, pharmaceuticals intended to correct serotonin imbalances in a specific tissue, such as in ...Complex cells likely arose from combination of bacterial and extreme-microbe genomes
... that carry out metabolism and transport molecules throughout the cell. Yeast cells are some of the most-primitive eukaryotes, whereas the highly specialized cells of human beings and other mammals are among the most complex. "A major unsolved question in biology has been where eukaryotes came from, where ...Viral suspect for amphibian decline traced to human spread through bait
...s of mass extinction occurring in Central America, throughout the Rocky Mountain region in North America, and in Australia. Collins's lab was particularly focused on the iridovirus, which was responsible for observed mass die-offs of tiger salamanders in isolated stock ponds in southern Arizona. The team was in...Extreme stretch-growth of axons
...genetic program for growth that has been conserved throughout animal species, but just hasn't been studied in depth. By revealing the mechanisms of extreme-stretch growth, the team is currently applying this knowledge to develop nerve constructs to repair nerve and spinal cord damage. "To find that tension is ...Common cold virus can cause polio in mice when injected into muscles
... extend from the central nervous system to muscles throughout the body and convey commands for muscle movement. The site in the muscle where axons physically attach is called a neuromuscular junction. These junctions likely served as the cold virus' portal of entry into the nervous system. "We gave the coxsacki...Bone marrow cells routinely help with wound healing
...llowing researchers to track the bone marrow cells throughout the body. Researchers found green cells throughout the body, but observed that the highest concentration of bone marrow cells was in normal skin. That...Broken arms and collateral damage: clues to predator-driven evolution
...stance. Hints that this has occurred are scattered throughout the fossil record, but not evenly, Baumiller said. During one part of the Paleozoic Era known as the Middle Paleozoic Marine Revolution, for example, the diversity of shell-crushing predators increased explosively. Around the same time, some 380 mill...Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
...i-institutional research team and other scientists throughout the world will use the genome data to search for ways to halt tick-borne illnesses. An invertebrate creature known as an arthropod, ticks transmit, or vector, more pathogens to humans and other animals than any other blood-feeding organism. Indeed, e...Rensselaer marks the opening of the center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies
...enhance opportunities for collaboration on campus, throughout the region, and around the world. Labs will include state-of-the art equipment, such as a 800 mHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Essential infrastructure, including laboratory equipment like the NMR and facilities within the center w...Genuine stem cells found in skin might treat hair loss, wounds
...dy. In contrast, adult stem cells found in tissues throughout the body--including bone marrow, muscle, and skin--are defined by the ability to reproduce themselves and give rise to the full complement of cells that make up the specialized tissue in which they are found. By harnessing stem cells' natural capacit...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...ational Science Foundation to analyze human health throughout the past 10,000 years. Steckel wants to continue looking at, and interpreting, fluctuations in height across thousands of years "I want to go much further back in time and look at more diverse populations to see if this general relationship holds ove...New imaging technology at Joslin shown to detect early signs of type 1 diabetes
.... After being injected intravenously, CMFN travels throughout the body, including through the tiny blood vessels of the pancreas. If these vessels have started to become permeable as a result of islet inflammation, more CMFN tends to leak out and collect in the surrounding tissue, as can be seen on the MRI. T...Mouse study shows NPAS3 and NPAS1 genes may be linked to psychosis
...hrenia patients suffer chronically or episodically throughout their lives, and one of every 10 people with schizophrenia eventually commits suicide. "We recognize that the connection of our study to human psychosis or schizophrenia is very tenuous," Dr. McKnight said. "It's difficult to draw direct parallels ...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
... to responsible positions in academic institutions throughout the United States. In May, APS was honored with the 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Mentoring, which in part recognized APS for 40 years of extraordinary efforts to mentor underrepresented minorities in...Review article makes case for a new source of cells in the body
...tually getting ahead of the nerves, and dispersing throughout the body. "They travel in association with the cranial nerves to target tissues, disperse into those tissues, then, at what is perhaps an endpoint for their stay during development, they differentiate into the same cell type as their neighbors. So th...What actually influences air pollution over the Indian Ocean?
...st influence on central Indian Ocean NOx chemistry throughout the year is from south-east Asia. African emissions are important especially at higher altitudes. The most polluted region is the Bay of Bengal, which is more strongly influenced by continental emissions than the Arabian Sea (which was the focus of I...Computer database being developed at Temple will allow for better inventory of chemicals
...nventories of chemicals being used in laboratories throughout a major research institution like Temple University can be a daunting task, often requiring untold lab visits and countless man-hours to complete. But now, thanks to virologist Jay Rappaport, Ph.D., an AIDS researcher in Temples Center for Neurov...Regular physical activity really does boost immune system in older men
...ning a physically active lifestyle improves health throughout the life span, but especially during times of immunocompromise, such as advancing age." They noted that although most of the regular exercisers were runners, that the type of exercise didn't seem to matter....