Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility
...erating axons and result in loss of the ability to breathe or move arms or legs, depending upon the injury si...e that would help quadriplegics, who are unable to breathe without assistance, move their diaphragms on their own. In future animal studies he plans to undert...How secondhand smoke injures babies' lungs
...rch has a message for everyparent: Do not smoke or breathe secondhand smoke while you arepregnant. Do not let your children breathe secondhand smoke afterthey are born." Pinkerton added that the results from this study are further......ions) and put it into Hoxa1, (which allows mice to breathe and survive after birth). And they disabled the re...ice born with the combined gene still were able to breathe and survive thanks to the Hoxa1 gene, and they could move their facial muscles, thanks to the small ...Tiny inhaled particles take easy route from nose to brain
...er Medical Center scientists showed that when rats breathe in nano-sized materials they follow a rapid and efficient pathway from the nasal cavity to several regions of the brain, according to a study in the August issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Researchers also saw changes in gene expression ...Early treatment prevents lasting breathing problems in some premature babies
...thing machine, or ventilator, is used to help them breathe and to protect other organs such as the brain, heart, liver, and kidneys from damage while the lungs have a chance to mature. However, high levels of extra oxygen or prolonged use of ventilators can damage the lungs and interrupt normal developmen...Preventing ventilation induced lung injury depends on giving the right number of 'sighs'
...ce then and is used today with patients who cannot breathe on their own because of trauma, lung injuries and chronic lung disease. But ventilation demands a delicate balance between over inflating and under inflating the lungs, either of which can lead to further injury. Researchers have found that pumping...RSRF-funded research links Rett syndrome to mitochondrial gene
...ese animals are born healthy but begin to walk and breathe abnormally around 6 weeks of age, and start dying off at about 10 weeks (the average lifespan of a mouse is 2 years). The team compared the mutant mice to normal mice in search of genes that were off when they should be on, or vice-versa. First, K...Airborne mold spores increase kids' risk for multiple allergies
...roup of fungal spores--abundant in the air that we breathe every day--can make young children more susceptible to developing multiple allergies later in life. The team found that infants who were exposed to basidiospores and other airborne fungal spores--specifically penicillium/aspergillus and alternaria--...Gazelles shrink liver and heart to reduce oxygen consumption during drought
...gans such as the liver and heart, allowing them to breathe less. Fewer breaths reduce the amount of water lost to respiratory evaporation during prolonged periods of drought. "We found that gazelles had the lowest total evaporative water loss ever measured in an arid zone ungulate [hoofed animal]," write St...Virginia Tech student selected to meet Nobel Laureates
...ns in a process similar to the way in which humans breathe oxygen. The proteins that Wigginton is studying are the MtrC and OmcA enzymes, which reside on the cell surface and appear to initiate the process, or respiration pathway, by transferring electrons from the bacteria to the metals, "like an electrical...Scientific group endorses radical plan to save rainforests
...ld help us achieve that -- and also help the world breathe easier."...Penn receives $4 million to establish a Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
...eptible to disease and another not. "If two people breathe the same polluted air, why does one get asthma and one does not?" asks Penning. Research will also focus on identifying early markers of disease, such as changes in genes and proteins that could signal a problem down the road. For instance, markers c...Emory scientists discover unique binding method for essential cellular protein ubiquitin
...ed as people have realized that both molecules can breathe and move." The zinc finger domain is the first structure of this class of domains to be crystallized and imaged. Because it is present in other ubiquitin-binding proteins, proteins similar to IsoT may also employ a pocket for binding to ubiquitin ch...Drawing a crowd: Understanding the signals that bring inflammatory cells into the lung
...hil influx to the lungs of mice by having the mice breathe in a bacterial sugar called lipopolysaccharide (LPS). As expected, mice that were genetically modified so that they did not express CXCR2 (called CXCR2 knockout mice) failed to recruit neutrophils. However, the authors were surprised to find that n...JCI table of contents, February 16, 2006
...hil influx to the lungs of mice by having the mice breathe in a bacterial sugar called lipopolysaccharide (LPS). As expected, mice that were genetically modified so that they did not express CXCR2 (called CXCR2 knockout mice) failed to recruit neutrophils. However, the authors were surprised to find that nor...Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease
...or respiratory conditions by simply asking them to breathe into it. The microDMx TM sensor is based on a Di... inside a human lung simply by asking a patient to breathe into a device like this. For now our aim to use the microDMx sensor to develop better instruments wh...Growth hormone, obesity can trigger sleep apnea in some kids
...ak at the beginning of the treatment they couldn't breathe with a stuffed-up nose, Miller said. Growth hormone worsened the problem, causing the tonsils to swell and exacerbating their sleep apnea. "We realized it was an infection issue," Miller said. "They didn't have the strength to overcome any resistance...JCI table of contents: January 4, 2006
... PULMONARY Blocking eotaxin may help asthmatics breathe easier Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have shown that the nerves in the lungs, which cause the airways to narrow during asthma attacks, release eotaxin, a substance that attracts eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, to the n...Univ. of Chicago scientists find potential cause of breathing problems in Rett Syndrome children
...S gene exhibit the same behavior as children: They breathe irregularly and stop breathing often. According to Ramirez, one hypothesis that has dominated the thinking of many clinicians is that the erratic breathing is due to cortical problems. "It's as if they want to stop breathing," he said. "Some clinicia......ore they share our environment," Breen says. "They breathe the same air, drink the same water and walk across the same lawns that we do. Cancers that dogs get are exactly the same as the cancers that we get. The only difference is that the genetic structure of dog populations allows us to identify the underl...