DNA sequence controls expression of gene involved in cancer
...port that a region of RNA upstream of the ARE also affects mRNA stability motivated Dr. Jeong-Hwa Lee and his colleagues at the Catholic University of Korea to make a series of bcl-2 mRNA constructs with deletions around the ARE. From these constructs, the investigators identified a region of 30 nucleotides ...Yearling horse auction to benefit equine research
... researchers an opportunity to study how nutrition affects metabolism and skeletal development," said W. Burton Staniar, assistant professor of equine nutrition. The Middleburg center's pasture-based equine nutrition research relates the care and welfare of the horse from conception through its older years t...National Science Foundation awards $2 million grant to UC Riverside
...impacting fire frequency. The threshold at which N affects different vegetation types from forest to shrubland to desert is different, and the study will determine the different levels of sensitivity for each vegetation type. Future vegetation of the area will be modeled based on different levels of N emissi...Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
...ve questions about how the physics of their system affects its function. Using our software, they will, without having to establish new collaborations or going back to school, have a well-supported tool to do the initial modeling. We think this is within grasp." The SimBioS Center will be located in the Cla...Biologists ID molecular block for social 'cheaters'
...on known as pleiotropy -- which occurs when a gene affects more than one inherited trait -- plays a crucial role in preventing "cheaters" from exploiting their neighbors within slime mold colonies that are formed by the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. "What we've found is a molecular block to cheatin...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...cation Disorders (NIDCD) to study how inflammation affects our senses of taste and smell. The role inflammation plays in basic biological processes is of increasing importance to medical research. The new grant will enable a multidisciplinary team of basic scientists and clinicians from the MonellJefferson...Society for Psychophysiology Research
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...ss School of Business, will look at how leadership affects access to and improvements in prenatal care, as well as the leader's role in managing the racial gap in birth outcomes. Providers, including obstetricians, nurses, midwives and social workers, come into contact with pregnant patients regularly. Are t...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...he stiffness properties at the core of a golf ball affects how far the ball flies. (Session 4aSA) ...al, changes the route of the ping-ponging wave and affects the refocusing of the time reversed echo that allows it to find hidden defects. (3aPA12) VIEWING T...Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
... and may lead to greater AAA formation." "Estrogen affects production of MMP-9 by white blood cells called ma...how tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast cancer, affects the process of AAA formation. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the J...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
... Professional Work: How the shift of jobs overseas affects the lives, languages and perspectives of workers from America and India. (10.15-Noon) Health Issues Among Latinos in the US: this panel addresses cultural diversity and health disparities. (10.15-Noon) What's All the Fuss About Same-...Coke versus Pepsi: It's all in the head
...ks reveal that knowing which drink they're tasting affects their preference and activates memory-related brain regions that recall cultural influences. Thus, say the researchers, they have shown neurologically how a culturally based brand image influences a behavioral choice. These choices are affected by pe...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...eight, pain and bones that break easily. Bone loss affects nearly 44 million in the United States, 80 percent of them women. Bone deterioration is responsible for 1.5 million fractures each year, resulting in as many as 300,000 deaths due to complications, yet two simple measures--exercise and calcium--can h...How to use math and a CT scanner to see how trees intercept light
...omography (CT) scanner to study how tree branching affects light interception. "We collect CT scan data, which basically measures of density in 3D, to quantify the complexity of plant branching patterns," he explains. "This will lead to a more complete and accurate model providing a better understanding of w...Horse auction raises $75,000 for research
... researchers an opportunity to study how nutrition affects metabolism and skeletal development. The research objectives are to develop pastures and pasture supplements that improve the reproductive efficiency of mares, optimize growth in the young horses, enhance athletic performance, and protect and impro...Scientists identify new cause of obesity
...ute of Cardiovascular Disease shows that MC4R also affects appetite in a way unrelated to the signaling loop ...ients with a more severe obesity." Extreme obesity affects about five percent of people in the U.S. Research by Vaisse and colleagues has found that mutations ...Gene-altered mouse is model for rare autoimmune syndrome
...eed to understand why autoimmunity so specifically affects the lachrymal and salivary glands when the Id3 gene is very broadly expressed in many cell types." Thus, the researchers are exploring the mechanism by which the Id3 mutation compromises early development of T cells and produces an autoimmun...Large-scale forces shape local ocean life, global study shows
...is is the first global study to show that latitude affects species richness in shallow-water ocean animals. The research team also included Ron Etter, a professor of biology at the University of MassachusettsBoston and Franz Smith, a former research associate of Witman's who is currently a mari...Gene for Joubert syndrom with excessive brain folds discovered by UCSD researchers and Harvard team
...rt Syndrome, a condition present before birth that affects an area of the brain controlling balance and coordination in about 1 in 10,000 individuals. Their study, published in the November 2004 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics*, pointed to mutations in a gene called AHI1 that lead to the pro...Mitochondrial mutation linked to blood pressure and cholesterol problems
... for a mutation in mitochondrial DNA that directly affects blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It has long been known that several metabolic traits including high cholesterol and hypertension cluster in individuals more frequently than by chance, but the underlying causes were unknown. This study, publ...