Brain Protein "Rescues" Neurons From Atrophy
...cientists used newborn ferrets, whose eyes had not yet opened, and thus, whose brain visual pathways had not yet fully developed. The scientists kept one eye of the infant ferrets closed, which normally results in...Bacterial Toxin Surprises Scientists
...kelstein said. But the researchers are not yet pursuing such applications. Instead, they're trying to figure out exactly how the channel forms and what regulates it. For example, although one end of the protein is already anchored to the membrane by two ...Key to Triplet Repeat Brain Diseases Open Door For New Way To Understand, Treat Genetic Diseases"
...t protein interactions, Strittmatter said he can't yet define the cascadeof events that produces the disorders. "The brain is entirely dependenton glucose metabolism, and this is a protein that is important in that pathway,"he said. "But because GAPDH is expressed in every cell, not just inbrain cells, t...New 'Twist' In Proteins Offers Possible Route To Improved Antibiotics
... three-dimensional structureof the enzymes had not yet been determined. The Science paper reported that Roderick's X-ray crystallography of theenzyme revealed that it consists of three identical subunits that fit togetherto form the functioning enzyme. Each subunit consists of a novel "left-hand...Second Breast Cancer Gene Located
...o half that time." The researchers do not yet know whether BRCA2 plays a role in the development...both BRCA1 and BRCA2." While BRCA1 testing is not yet commerciallyavailable, Winer and other physicians at Duke have been using a test forthat gene in an ...Computer Program For Quicker, More Detailed Mapping
...ntists have obtained oneof the most accurate views yet of the human genome as a whole. "These maps have better resolution in local areas than the other availablewhole genome maps," said Dr. David Cox, professor of genetics and co-directorof the Stanford Human Genome Center. "The others can tell you what...Duke Researchers Find Second Gene Linked To Blood Vessel Disorder
... a few more years to get this unraveled and we may yet finda clue that could lead to treatment." Other contributors from Duke include Jonathan Berg, Melanie Baldwin, CarolGallione, Timothy Stenzel, Marcy Speer, and Margaret Pericak-Vance. Researchersfrom the University of Edinburgh, Albert Einstein Col...Cornell Researchers Precisely Date Wood From Ancient Tomb In Turkey
...." While the researchers stress that they have not yet achieved an absolute chronology, they believe their latest findings have brought them considerably closer and will enhance their understanding of the relationship between pivotal cultural events of the past and present. "Often the different dating sy...Water Recycling Project Tested in Turkey Plant
... Current Food and Drug Administration rules do not yet allow ozone to comein contact with poultry products. The system strips out any residual ozonein the water prior to returning it to the chiller. The system also preventsozone from leaking into the atmosphere. Residual ozone is captured and runthrough ...Researchers Find Possible New Route to Making Cancer Cells Vulnerable
...uchcompounds have already been found, but have not yet been tested in people. "It may be that non-immunosuppressive compounds that block FKBP12will turn out to be better at overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells,"Heitman said. "Simply jamming the pump mechanism may not be enough."......in the wheat version, orvice versa." Pevzner noted yet another complication."The genes themselves,while related, are quite different.The mouse-edition gene is writtenin mouse language; the human-editiongene in human language. It's alittle like German and English,which are related languages: manywords are...Low-Protein Diet May Reverse Kidney Disease
...rers already lose too much protein in their urine, yet restricting dietary protein may help many sufferers, says Mackenzie Walser, M.D., the study's lead author and a professor of pharmacology, molecular sciences and medicine. The study, which was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, i......eurobiology , have provided the most detailed look yet at how the brain controls singing in the zebra finch, which Margoliash calls the "white rat" of songbirds. Neurobiologists have used them extensively to study brain function. "It doesn't have the most beautiful song ," admits Margoliash. "It sounds ...Researchers Find Genetic Clues To Intestinal Disease
..., which is probably caused by mutations in several yet unidentified genes, may be made worse when there are numerous copies of these mutations, called a triplet repeat. "Our finding of genetic anticipation in Crohn's disease will help researchers look for the genes responsible for the disease and help id...Changing Continental Runoff Patterns Could Change Ocean Circulation
...he general circulation model used by Bice does not yet mirror history, it does show that changes in surface salinity will affect circulation patterns. According to Bice, it is not just the changes in warm surface currents that could affect the environment, but changes in deep water formation may also......1 and 1987, though no samples from this period are yet available to date its arrival more closely, Sloan ...e released by ships in San Francisco Bay annually, yet there currently is no regulation of such dumping to prevent invasions by exotic species....Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...ctica is one of the world's great seasonal events, yet little is known about how ice dynamics affect zooplankton and other animals in the ocean's topmost waters (the upper 100 meters). Three cruises in the Weddell Sea and associated studies, under a project led by Kenneth Smith of the Scripps Instituti...Animal Studies Indicate Aging Brain Responsive To Estrogen
...r brainthan giving no estrogen at all. "We're not yet sure whether this is also true in males, and one ofour next steps is to determine if neurons in aged males are responsive toestrogens as well. They may or may not be since, paradoxically, males haveestrogens in their brains naturally throughout life,...Medicinal Leech May Offer Clues To Neural Regeneration
...tied to a number of functions, scientists have not yet identified how NOS operates at a cellular level. "...n the organization of many events, but we have not yet determined how it sends its signals or what specific molecules it targets," Sahley says. "Our goal i......mitters to the turtles was not easy: the pliable, yet oily carapace -- the sea turtle's shell -- made attaching the tethered transmitter difficult. Attached transmitters lasted between three and 87 days, but that was enough time to provide the researchers the first record of the turtles' preferred path...