Research team enlightens the reasons for severe blindness
...crimson in the exterior segment cannot be replaced anymore and the eyesight is lost, according to the researchers hypothesis. Very similar transport processes also play a role in other body parts, e.g. in the kidneys. Lebercilin is part of a complex network of proteins which controls ciliary transport proc...New research identifies anti-viral protein that may predict who might be at risk to develop lupus
...e system so that it doesnt know self from non-self anymore turning and attacking its own tissue as in SLE. As far back as the 1970s, doctors had known that a characteristic of patients with SLE, who are mainly women in their childbearing years, was an abnormally high blood level of interferon-alpha. Howe...Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry
...ls that fight off tumors either cannot proliferate anymore or have died off. Curcumin was previously shown to have anti-tumor activity but its effects on the immune system were unknown until now. Gaurisankar Sa and colleagues showed that curcumin boosts the immune system of tumor-bearing mice by restoring...After scrutiny, preemie lung treatments turn out to be safe, effective
...wever, clinicians do not commonly use that steroid anymore and have largely switched to sulfur-free steroids, such as betamethasone. This study was based on infants who received betamethasone prior to birth, and they did not show the same adverse effects as previous studies. "Perhaps these babies didnt re...Heart rhythm genes possible factors in SIDS
...ny years from now, 'SIDS' may not be a term we use anymore because we will understand all causes of sudden infant death," George said. "But right now, SIDS is a bona fide disease category, and we should strive to understand it fully."...Tropics source of much of world's biodiversity
... tropics, because without them, there is no source anymore for diversity in higher latitudes." "The tropics are the engine for global biodiversity," added coauthor Kaustuv Roy, associate professor of biology at UC San Diego. "What this means is that human-caused extinctions in the tropics will eventually st...UF study first to quantify validity of DNA I.D. tool using marine snails
...n the field without having to rear them in the lab anymore to see them pupate and grow up," he said. "They can just sequence the caterpillar and link it to the adult butterfly." Probably the most common application, for scientists and consumers alike, would be the ability to instantly analyze the DNA of a pl...JCI table of contents November, 2005
...GY In vitro generation of human T cells not nave anymore T cells are the front line of the human immune system, and their depletion can lead to life-threatening infections. Because the unique requirements for T cell development are so complicated, it has not been possible to generate these cells in vitro...Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterror cure
...ger hide itself it can't camouflage its signature anymore from the cells in its body." Once the virus calls attention to itself, the immune system begins a complex immune response, including developing antigens that specifically target the virus. Because the virus's double-stranded RNA signal is very clear,...Anammox bacteria produce nitrogen gas in oceans' snackbar
...m the ocean, which as a result can not be taken up anymore by other organisms. Algae and cyanobacteria only partly succeed in fixing the released nitrogen gas to form new nutrients that can be fed into the nutrient cycle again. In the article in PNAS, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Micr...National survey shows Americans are in the dark regarding genetically modified foods
...modification that they are not considered chickens anymore (both untrue rumors widely disseminated on the Internet). According to Hallman, "This willingness to believe the worst when it comes to GM food is indicative of a public that is poorly informed about the technology and therefore unable to separate f...