Researchers solve killer protein's 'crime'
...as scientists call it, adds ubiquitin molecules to unwanted proteins. Since the scientists already knew that the fly's one IAP, called DIAP1, contained a RING finger, they set out to observe the effects of mutating it in developing fly embryos. Under this experimental condition, Reaper no longer triggered t...Scientists identify the 'Bin Laden' of cancer causing faulty proteins
...ished just by switching on the c-Myc to build more unwanted cells and inhibiting the cells suicide fail safe mechanism. Dr Pelengaris said "People think cancer is very complicated, that you need half a dozen genetic lesions in order to get invasion. Our research provides a much more optimistic model. We've si...New treatment for difficult-to-treat inflammatory disease
...en when those treatments do work, they often cause unwanted side effects. In a letter appearing in this week's The Lancet, Gerald Gleich, M.D., and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic and Foundation in Rochester, Minn., describe how a drug used to treat a form of leukemia is remarkably successful at reducing eo...Anthrax drugs used to treat adults can treat children, too
... treat anthrax in adults could cause unwanted side effects if used in children, according to an analysis of pediatric anthrax treatment options. But the risks of using either medication pale in comparison to the ris...Defects in 'orphan' inositol polyphosphates may be linked to manic depression, cancer
... and inhibition of those enzymes may contribute to unwanted side effects. His more recent work has defined a sequence motif capable of rapidly identifying new lithium targets from emerging genome databases. This work continues but at his lecture Dr. York also will be speaking about the areas of nuclear inosit...Terminator tussle: Controversial technology needed, experts say
...isioned the technology as a means of preventing an unwanted spread of transgenic traits into weedy relatives of crop plants and into other non-transgenic crops. Delta and Pine Land Company continues to develop trait protection technology." Thompson says the Terminator technology has garnered more than its sha...Stressed intestine can give rise to food allergy
... water is a response of the intestines to wash out unwanted substances. However, the intestinal wall is then much more permeable to allergens. Whether or not this has a function is not known. The Amsterdam researcher suspects that a higher permeability promotes the immune response. Antigens from the body can ...Bug vs. bug: scientists use microorganisms to target destructive termites
...lieved that the insects were first carried here as unwanted stowaways aboard wooden shipping crates carrying supplies home from the Pacific following World War II. Environmental factors here, including high humidity and moderate temperatures, allowed them to spread. Environmental and health concerns have res...University of Pittsburgh discovers gene mutation responsible for hereditary gingival fibromatosis
...disposed to drug-induced gingival fibromatosis, an unwanted side effect of many commonly used drugs, affecting approximately 15 percent of patients who take dilantin for seizures; 15 percent who take calcium-channel blockers; 30 percent who take cyclosporine for autoimmune disorders; and 40 percent of transpl...Study pinpoints mechanism behind tamoxifen side effect
...ed the underlying mechanism that causes one of the unwanted side effects of tamoxifen. The study, published in the March 29 issue of Science, may help researchers home in on new medications that, like tamoxifen, reduce the risk of certain types of breast cancer, but do not carry tamoxifens potentially dangero...Stanford sleep experts treat medical condition behind violent 'sleep sex'
...hird group included six men and one woman who made unwanted - and sometimes violent - sexual advances on their bed partners while asleep. In one case, the patient tried to strangle his wife. A teenage child in the home heard the disturbance and called the police, eventually leading to a referral to the Stanfo...Mating molds provide new insights into speciation and human reproduction
...t-grandchildren." With MSUD, organisms can prevent unwanted viral genes and insertion sequences from spreading. "It`s as if the organism says, `No thanks, I don`t want that. I`m going to activate my cellular machinery to turn off genes that are not paired properly at the 14-chromosome stage," Metzenberg expla...Protein could help rejuvenate oxygen-starved cardiac tissue, heal wounds
...on by training, Arbeit has seen the impact of both unwanted blood vessel growth, as in cancer, and oxygen-starved tissue, as in recalcitrant wounds. I dont ascribe to the hope for a magic bullet for treating disease, he says, but targeting one molecule sitting at the head of an interlocking genetic network is...Sea Grant study finds Chinese mitten crabs appear free of human parasite lung flukes
...dermine banks and levees, accelerating erosion and unwanted slumping. To date, there are no strategies in place for controlling the crab's numbers. Fishers are suggesting that the crab population be culled by opening the mitten crab to commercial fishing, but this is problematic, too. Dugan said, "The idea i...New liver cancer treatment; the current picture
...same way as electrolysis destroys the follicles of unwanted hair. It affects much less normal liver tissue than surgery of a more conventional kind, in which tumours are cut from the liver. The ten patients treated so far in the ongoing trial at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital had all been evaluated as unsuitabl...Plant scientists work to protect U.S. from foreign diseases
...gical Society (APS) began work last year on a most unwanted list of diseases. Led by Madden, an APS member, and composed of scientists and government regulators, the group identified 42 possible diseases of concern. The tough part now, says Madden, will be determining which diseases pose the greatest threat. ...Moving gene in plant results in increased production of amino acid
...er expression of the desired enzymes and restricts unwanted gene movement via pollen, which in most plants does not contain any plastid DNA. The technology provides another tool, besides nuclear transformation, for improving yield and value. It could also be used to engineer plants to produce pharmaceuticals...Prescribed burning may threaten ground nesting birds
...in the eastern U.S. -- but it might also have some unwanted ecological effects. The first study of bird recovery after prescribed burning shows that it can reduce populations of ground-nesting birds. This work is presented in the October issue of Conservation Biology by Vanessa Artman, who did this work whil......e to establish copyright over their DNA to prevent unwanted duplication. "A lot of people are going to want to clone people they admire," says Andre Crump, president of the DNA Copyright Institute (DCI) of San Francisco. In theory at least, all someone needs to clone their hero or heroine is a few living cel...New study shows oral contraceptive may be effective in treating severe form of premenstrual syndrome
...lt in a favorable effect on mild-to-moderate acne, unwanted facial hair growth and irritability. Researchers caution that Yasmin may not be appropriate for women with kidney, liver or adrenal disease because it may increase potassium levels. Patients taking drugs that could increase potassium should consult t...