Gene therapy converts dead bone graft to new, living tissue
...echnology," says Schwarz. "Our ultimate goal is to apply this to one of the Holy Grails of orthopedics cartilage repair. Unlike bone, damaged cartilage, even in a healthy person, can't re-grow or repair itself. "It's a steeper challenge that would require additional technology such as light-activated gen...Advocate for gender equity in the sciences honored by the Association for Women in Science
...lso was low. This prompted her to gather a team to apply successfully for a five-year, $3.45 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant to bring about institutional transformation in gender equity, making UCI one of only 19 institutions nationwide, and the only one in California, to receive this awa...Urgent measures needed to retain our lead in pharmaceuticals
...improved capacity for diagnosis and to develop and apply new treatment regimes. As a round table discussion on the communication of biotech observed that it is widely thought that the general public have no idea what scientists do. "In fact", the participants said, "they have a very clear idea, which happe...Autism media fellowship available at Vanderbilt University
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Journalists are encouraged to apply to attend a media fellowship, "Autism: Rates, Causes and Treatment," hosted by Vanderbilt University in conjunction with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education April 10-13 in Nashville, Tenn. At this fellowship, journalists will hav...One step closer to prediction: Baltimore to host international scientific meeting
...eanographic Commission of UNESCO, GEOHAB's aims to apply combined experimental, observational, and modeling approaches, using current and innovative technologies in a multidisciplinary approach consistent with the multiple scales and oceanographic complexity of harmful algal bloom phenomena. GEOHAB is an ...Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
...er and social scientists and civil engineers, will apply their natural-world findings to three major areas: collaboration among organizations involved in disaster-relief efforts; the use of information technology to support preparedness, response and recovery tasks; and the emerging role of civil engineers......f money." UF researchers say they will continue to apply the screening approach to other drugs in various situations and also will seek to develop better ways of determining how frequently and at what dose a drug should be given to minimize the development of resistance. They recently collaborated, for ex...Conserved amino acids play both structural and mechanistic roles in sandwich-like protein
...te that their conclusions about the azurin protein apply to most members of the sandwich-like protein family, but testing on other specific proteins must confirm that. "Better understanding of protein folding is crucial for curing human diseases directly related to misfolding of proteins, and it is also im...Heart Center cardiologist performs rare liver catheter intervention on teen
...ith colleagues in the Liver Center, and decided to apply the same procedure in Sammy's case," said Justino. Sammy Drake, a resident of West Texas, was born with a rare liver problem known as patent ductus venosus (PDV). The ductus venosus, a large vein that crosses through the liver and empties near the he...Symbiotic bacteria protect hunting wasps from fungal infestation
...the cell. The larvae then take up the bacteria and apply them to the silk threads of their cocoons. The researchers found that experimental removal of the bacteria caused increased fungal infestations and increased larval mortality in fact, little larval survival suggesting that the bacteria produce anti...NIH holds conference to assess evidence on management of menopauserelated symptoms
...omen using MHT. It is not clear how these findings apply to women with symptoms because these clinical trials were not designed to study such women, but rather to test whether MHT could prevent chronic diseases or conditions of aging, such as heart disease or cognitive decline. Research has identified a nu...Researchers go into action after Tsunami
...pment, which our research work could produce, will apply directly to UK practices." The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) reacted quickly to these funding requests and ensured that the opportunity for optimised research with direct relevance to science, and people's lives, was achi...NIH should take decisive steps to promote independence, originality
...y would serve as a bridge or safety net while they apply for other grants. The institutions where such scientists work should offer them multiyear, renewable contracts that guarantee office space, a salary, and minimal research assistance -- even in the absence of external funding....South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
...ew landowners from outside the Pantanal frequently apply non-sustainable practices." "Prior to the 1970s, the traditional stakeholders had limited impact on the resources they used and did not have the means to induce major environmental changes, such as altering the flood pulse by building dams or changi...Plants defy Mendel's inheritance laws, may prompt textbook changes
...e that the classic inheritance rules didn't always apply was the discovery of normal flowers on some offspring of mutant plants. In the deformed parents, the flowers were fused into tight balls. But in the grandparents and 10 percent of the grandchildren, the buds become 1-millimeter-long, bright white flo...Regular exercise helps protect muscles in elderly from soreness, injury
... worked out at their maximum capacity. The results apply to humans and are especially important for older adults, Devor said. "We have to work at keeping muscle mass as we age, otherwise that mass wastes away," he said. "This weakness leaves a muscle more prone to injury even when it's the least bit exerte...Protein protects kidneys from damage caused by chronic renal disease and injury
...e differentiation of cells during development, and apply that knowledge to the disease process, so we can ultimately develop new therapies for kidney disease," he adds. Dressler's research was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Polycystic Kidne...Modular Genetics, Inc., strikes deal with Monsanto
...ith St. Louis-based agribusiness giant Monsanto to apply MGI's technology to agriculture. The patented technology, known as a protein optimization platform, assembles and screens proteins that have promising agricultural traits. The deal marks a huge step forward for MGI, a company that has been growing f...Muscle-targeted gene therapy reverses rare muscular dystrophy in mice
..." The muscle-targeted gene therapy might therefore apply to other forms of muscular dystrophy, they added. Muscular dystrophies include many genetic diseases, all of which are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles which control movement. The Muscular Dystrophy Assoc......t of cells," Goldstein said. "The idea that we can apply this knowledge to other cells and other animals including humans is what makes the findings exciting." In type 1 diabetes, cells lose their ability to transport glucose. Goldstein and Musch say their findings could explain the problem. People with ...