Cystic fibrosis patients show too little salt in lungs, will need long-lasting treatments
...ts, the respiratory tract is very good at removing unwanted substances -- except for mucus -- and our data also suggest that many of the compounds currently used in CF trials are rapidly cleared. Thus, future studies will concentrate on developing long-acting substances. Clinical testing recently began on a n...Benefits from Alzheimer's plaque-producing reaction? Science study proposes role in gene expression
...sease. The study also raises the possibility of unwanted side effects from drugs intended to prevent plaque formation, by revealing a biological use for the reaction that produces the plaque molecules. Such drugs are currently under investigation as possible Alzheimer's therapies. Researchers have long ...Lithographic technique creates neuronal networks in a dish
...ayer of polyethylene glycol to successfully reduce unwanted protein adhesion and cell growth in portions of the array. "The nerve cells maintained compliance to the microstamped patterns and remained viable for up to one month," said Wheeler, who presented the teams latest findings at an international worksho...Chemists characterize regulators of zinc intake and export in cells
...nds with the zinc, turning on the export pump. Any unwanted and potentially dangerous zinc is pumped out of the cell. The researchers determined the concentrations of zinc required within the cell in order for the proteins to turn off and on the pumps. They showed that the regulatory system is so sensitive ...New study questions role of ginseng as mood enhancer
...nd the elderly. But higher doses also may bring on unwanted side effects. These are issues that need to be clarified with additional well-controlled studies in the future." Cardinal says the researchers set out to improve upon 27 other published studies on ginseng they found in the literature. Their study us......cells have the ability to break down and eliminate unwanted proteins. But in neurodegenerative diseases, abnor...ymes were doing their job slicing up GFP and other unwanted proteins. But when Bence and Kopito inserted a mutant huntingin gene, the cells turned bright green...UCLA/Pitt researchers transform human fat into bone, muscle, cartilage
...il from trash to treasure, our research shows that unwanted human fat actually is a vigorous tissue with a tremendous amount of potential for good." The researchers said the discovery could render the controversial use of fetal tissue obsolete. "We don't yet know the limits for stem cells found in fat. So...Hormone the trigger for fat metabolism; scientists closer to tests in humans
...epsy and various forms of depression often lead to unwanted weight gain. We hope that this finding will be useful for weight control in these conditions as well." Dr. Patterson said that this new understanding of weight control may also help people with cancer who often times experience dramatic and undes...Rutgers' Eileen White nets $4.5-million NIH award for cancer research
...optosis, a development that helps the body prevent unwanted cell growth. But when the mechanisms that control cell growth go awry, cancer can result. The focus of White's research are cancer-causing genes or oncogenes found in the chromosomes of the adenovirus. These oncogenes manage to deregulate th...Biosecurity net closes on marine invasions
...systems we know of to shrink the mesh and keep out unwanted visitors," he said. Dr Hayes, a marine scientist from the Australian national science agency, CSIRO, was speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Funded by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection...UF research shows that a fern soaks up deadly arsenic from soil
...ause arsenic often is used to kill weeds and other unwanted plants on golf courses and lawns, said Ma, a specialist in trace metal chemistry in the IFAS soil and water science department. "Why it accumulates arsenic is a mystery," she said, adding that her future research will focus on how the plant takes...Crystal structure of protein interaction could lead to new drugs against cancer
...g cancer cells invasive while causing little or no unwanted side effects. In their research, scientist headed by John Sondek, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology at UNC-CH School of Medicine focused on a specific family G proteins important in cellular growth control and architecture. "You can think ......biquitin molecular tags. In addition to degrading unwanted proteins, the proteasome is involved in the generation of antigens and the regulation of cellular signals that govern growth and differentiation. In addition, proteasomes help generate antigens, which stimulate the production of antibodies. Select...Chemicals in carpet can linger long after exposure
Like unwanted guests who don't know when to leave, potentially toxic chemicals can stick around too long. The release of such substances from indoor sources such as mothballs in closets and cigarette smoke in carpeting is the subject of research presented in the c...New research highlights concerns over children born through donor insemination
... loss and several expressed it in terms of feeling unwanted or merely part of a medical procedure. One queried that if DI was an honourable way to conceive, why should the person be involved be afforded anonymity when every other act of reproduction entailed responsibility to the child created? They also felt...Blind, naked mole-rats not the inbreeders biologists once thought
...rat in the colony, and the baddest. She will kill unwanted suitors as well as female competitors. In the naked mole-rat scheme of things, there is only one queen per colony, and usually only one breeding male, though some queens will take on a second breeder. Queens are known for their longevity; they can l...Gene therapy halts HIV replication in cells from infected patients
...ach, use of the antitat gene is unlikely to induce unwanted host immune responses that might eliminate cells expressing a foreign protein. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the nation's first children's hospital, is a leader in patient care, education and research. This 373-bed multispecialty hospita...Millennium and Wyeth-Ayerst announce the discovery of key potassium ion channel modulating proteins
...f therapeutics for CNS disorders that do not cause unwanted side effects in other non-brain tissues such as the heart. "We have found that KChIPs restore many important features of the physiological properties of native A-type potassium channels," said Frank An, Ph.D., scientist at Millennium and first auth...Abgenix to become sole owner of Xenomouse fully human antibody technology
...n antibody and its target may, for example, reduce unwanted side effects that may occur with other therapies. Fully human antibodies are desirable because they avoid the risk of rejection present with mouse or partial mouse antibodies. Abgenix is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and intends to comm......n antibody and its target may, for example, reduce unwanted side effects that may occur with other therapies. Fully human antibodies are desirable because they avoid the risk of rejection present with mouse or partial mouse antibodies. About Abgenix, Inc. Abgenix is a biopharmaceutical company that develops...