Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...in individuals with one form of the gene, stopping all use of albuterol eventually improved asthma contro...ief medication known as an anticholinergic. While all participants initially responded well to albuterol, after 16 weeks of daily use, those with the argi...Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
...get fly-by estimation and image capture. These are all functions that have to be handled from the ground for larger spacecraft. "We just provide the latitude, longitude and altitude of a target site, and Proba will handle the rest. The onboard computer steers the spacecraft to the correct position, tilt...Gene for common form of Parkinson's pinpointed
...PARK8 locus led them to track down mutations that all had in the gene encoding dardarin. Evidence implicating dardarin includes the fact that it is expressed throughout the brain and that the characteristic mutations in dardarin are not present in more than 1400 corresponding chromosomes from people wit...Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD development
...Apnea of prematurity occurs in up to 85 percent of all prematurely born human infants, and obstructive sleep apnea occurs in 3 to 27 percent of all children. Data from previous studies suggests that diminished release of brain dopamine may be resp......he development of language, either not speaking at all or with very limited language capability. Autistic children often also have a peculiar sensitivity to sound. "Autistic people can become quite anxious and upset when they hear certain types of sounds," Gage says. Her goal is to def...Pesticides may promote Parkinson's disease and exercise may offer protection
...tudy, the rats were again forced to exercise. When all the animals' brains were analyzed for the presence of dopamine neurons, those that exercised showed a near-complete blockade of the toxic effects of 6-OHDA. The exercise had protected their dopamine neurons from the neurotoxin. "We have observed com...Retinal stem cells can regenerate after transplant
...d the cells early in the animals' development when all the nutrients and signals they needed for differentiation were still there," says lead author Brenda Coles, a U of T laboratory technician working under the supervision of Professor Derek van der Kooy in the Department of Medical Genetics and Microbi...Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
... Group participants. What's more, surveys given to all participants before and after the study showed an increase in diabetes knowledge among all participants, with a significant increase in knowledge only among the Game Group participants. "We a...Cars, not crops, should be chief targets in reducing greenhouse gases
... Their calculations showed that converting all U.S. croplands to no-till agriculture, or even taking the unthinkable step of retiring all croplands, would yield only a reduction of less than 4 percent in carbon dioxide emissions. Achievin...New center to map DNA of key lab mice
...of exposure to factors in the environment." Almost all human genes have counterparts in mice. By examining the environmental triggers of disease in genetically distinct mice, researchers can gain a better understanding of the relationship between genes and the environment in the development of disease i...Bug's-eye-view of urinary tract reveals E.coli infection genes
...d's School of Medicine. During July of 2003, while all her friends were out enjoying themselves, Snyder s...its in the United States each year. Nearly half of all American women have had at least one urinary tract infection, and know all too well how incapacitati...Medical informatics project targets ovarian, breast cancers
.... "The purpose of this project is to capitalize on all the human genome data and powerful bioinformatics approaches out there," said IU cancer biologist Kenneth Nephew, who is leading one of the cancer project's four parts. "In the end, we believe our work will lead to better therapies for ovarian and br...Children's Hospital Boston geneticist awarded for research on muscular dystrophy
... genes at once, seeking to find patterns common to all muscular dystrophies and those distinct to particu...muscles and deliver normal dystrophin genes. "We all have the natural capacity to regenerate muscles," Kunkel says. "Why not make use of that regenerativ...Biodiversity: measuring up to the loss
...s changes in overall extinction risk over time for all bird species worldwide and shows "a steady and con...geographic representation; they're based on nearly all species in a group worldwide rather than on a potentially biased subset. The Red List Index therefor...GENEPI: a tool to refine and fine-tune radiotherapy treatment for cancer
...idity and will be open to the scientific community all across Europe. A databank in Brussels will be linked to decentralised tissue banks (tumour, skin and blood samples from cancer patients and skin and blood samples from individuals without cancer) in several European countries. After obtaining informe...Mystery unwrapped: Texas A&M team uncovers mummy secrets
...the Egyptians used tar and how trade was conducted all these many years ago." ...Immune system in a bottle could help prevent flu vaccine shortage
...pheres, scientists heated the crystal to burn away all but the walls left by the hardened gel. What's left is an inverted replica, or a mold, of the crystal. Historically, scientists cultured cells in plates or dishes where they grow in two-dimensional colonies. But because cells proliferate three dimens...Gene therapy approach reverses diabetic neuropathy in animal model, Pitt study finds
...rren Wolfe, Ph.D., and Joseph Glorioso III, Ph.D., all from the department of molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and Marina Mata, M.D., and David Fink, M.D., formerly of the University of Pittsburgh and now with the University of Michigan....Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
...on will highlight breathable and thermal coatings, all of which respond to body temperature. The presentation also will include comments about protective coatings, such as flame-retardant and water-repellant coatings. (Monday, Nov. 1, 9:15 a.m., Regency Ballroom A) Chemical advances mean brighter, more ...Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
... is simple and straightforward," Bethke said. "If all waters containing sulfate are safe, as in our data... Kirk said. "The bacteria are already present, so all you have to do is stimulate them." Sulfate salts, he said, are inexpensive, readily soluble and eas...