Putting energy into heart protection
..., and find that AMPK is vital for protecting cells under conditions of a heart attack. The authors used a ... mouse that had an inactivated AMPK and found that under normal circumstances the hearts of these mice and those of wild-type mice were generally similar in ...JCI table of contents, 16 August, 2004
..., and find that AMPK is vital for protecting cells under conditions of a heart attack. The authors used a ... mouse that had an inactivated AMPK and found that under normal circumstances the hearts of these mice and those of wild-type mice were generally similar in ...Possible new cure for psoriasis
...rmously: whereas it normally renews itself in just under four weeks, this period is cut to four to seven days in psoriasis patients. The reason is the greatly increased rate of cell division of the keratinocytes. They form a layer which separates the epidermis from the dermis, which lies beneath it. The ag...... to study live systems from many different angles, under real conditions and with minimal disruption to the...le can continue living and growing as it is viewed under the microscope, something that current microscopes do not allow. SPIM also minimizes the amount of l...T. rex owes its giant size to the ultimate teenage growth spurt
...s they grow, so growth lines are clear when viewed under a microscope. "Our work was based on counting lines in a very large number of tyrannosaurid bones that correspond to annual growth cycles, just as the lines on bones of modern snakes, lizards and crocodiles reveal the age of those animals," Dr. Mako...Newcastle scientists get UK's first stem cell license
...me out of Britain in the last ten years. We cannot under estimate the importance of staying ahead in a highly competitive field which may provide immense long term benefits for people worldwide and boost the British economy. We are extremely proud that this work is being done on our site." In princip...Afghan sees opportunity in nation's recovery from war
...ranches of the international renewable marketplace under one roof. Booth space and sponsorships are limited. For more information, visit or contact Jim Yarish at 203-925-0004, ext.108. WREC VIII allows policy makers, researchers, manufacturers, financiers, government officials and others to present their v...Water on Mars not easy to find, says Texas A&M researcher
...f water were on Mars, they may be buried very deep under the surface, too deep for the rovers to locate such possible water sites. "NASA had a slogan, 'Follow the water,' meaning we should try to learn whatever we could about water on Mars," Lemmon adds. "If there were ever large amounts of water on Mars, ...Small animal imaging gives cancer clues
...d, Borowsky said.Based on the appearance of a DCIS under the microscope, doctors canestimate how quickly it could become a more aggressive, invasive formif not completely removed, he said. The new PET technology allowsresearchers to follow the same changes in a mouse without surgery. "Not only can we see ...New prostate cancer gene identified
...The prostate is located in front of the rectum and under the bladder. The disease usually progresses slowly and may not require treatment for many years, but prostate cancer was responsible for the deaths of almost 31,000 US men in 2001. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death in US men (after lung ...Revealing bizarre deep-sea secrets
...ill be to learn what these animals are able to see under conditions where humans can see absolutely nothing. Answering such questions will not only help the team better understand the importance and functions of the small amounts of light found in the dark world of the deep sea, but may also lead to the di...... animals living on it. The session will also delve under the surface in "Life in the changing belowground during succession on Mount St. Helens," which will be presented by Michael Allen (University of California-Riverside). Allen will highlight the dynamic interactions between plants, fungi, and animals...EURYI Award given for the first time to 25 young European researchers
...e first time, the European research organisations, under the umbrella of the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs), have honoured 25 young researchers with the European Young Investigator Award (EURYI). Over the next five years, four of the prizewinners will conduct research at German institutes....Fundamental change to Immunology 101
...at it occurs in the thymus, a small organ situated under the breastbone near the heart, rather than the bone marrow. To do this, though, the thymus periodically imports marrow T-cell progenitor cells via the circulatory system. The cell types that travel from the marrow to the thymus were not exclusively p...Dispute over life in Antarctic lake
...Earth's last unexplored frontiers, which lies deep under the Antarctic ice. Last week a team of Russian and...elp us hone our techniques for the search for life under the polar ice caps on Mars, and in the oceans under the frozen surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Lak...Study explains spatial orientation differences between sexes
... have an advantage over men while performing tasks under other sensory conditions, such as driving a car or piloting a plane, says Tremblay. This could mean that women are better than males in avoiding the worst-case scenario in spatial orientation, as women act more cautiously due to the way they interpre...Depression traced to overactive brain circuit
...atients experienced a transient return of symptoms under tryptophan depletion; their mood lifted to normal by the next day. Compared to controls, the patients showed increased brain activity in a circuit coursing through the front and center of the brain (orbitofrontal cortex, thalamus, anterior cingulate,...New discovery may help transplants survive
...were present in the corneas that were inflamed (or under immune attack.) In the August Nature Medicine study, Dana and his colleagues hypothesized that when a cornea becomes inflamed, VEGFR-3 becomes activated on the antigen-presenting cells. They also believed that VEGFR-3 then triggered the APCs to move...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...rd candidate for a Leadership Award. He has worked under unfavorable economic and other conditions to protect endangered bird species, especially in Ethiopia. Among them are the globally precarious White-winged Flufftail. Wondafrash has worked to create and protect the wetland breeding habitats of the fluf......eastern Great Basin. Discussing a recent analysis under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Sean Finn, along with coauthors Steven Knick (USGS) and Thomas Rinkes (Bureau of Land Management), will discuss impacts of oil and gas development on sagebrush ecosystems in their talk "Impact of energy develop...