Researchers discover surprising drug that blocks malaria
...rugs increasingly necessary as resistance to them builds -- can be toxic. In addition, blood pressure medication like propranolol is cheap and safe for use even in pregnant women, a group particularly vulnerable to malaria. "We're working on developing a unique drug that would combine anti-malarial drugs...Research to spotlight carbon monoxide benefits
...re, heart disease and possibly cancer. The project builds on a study conducted by Roberto Motterlini (Northwick Park Hospital in London) and Professor Brian Mann (University of Sheffield), and preliminary studies conducted in York, supported by funds from the University and Engineering and Physical Sciences...Families do not cause anorexia nervosa
...h genes play a role in anorexia nervosa. The study builds on data from ten years of groundbreaking research on the genetics of eating disorders sponsored by the Price Foundation. "We often hear that societal pressures to be thin cause many young women and men to develop an eating disorder. Many individual...A form of the alcohol dehydrogenase gene may protect Afro-Trinidadians from developing alcoholism
...Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. "This current study builds on those earlier studies." "Although ADH1B*3 was identified in Indianapolis 10 years ago, there had been few studies that investigated its role in drinking or the development of alcoholism," said Ehlers. "Trinidad and Tobago is an island nation i...OHSU studies of technology for healthy aging get boost
...ew form of academic and industry collaboration. It builds upon a seed grant awarded in 2002 by the Intel Research Council to ORCATECH investigator Misha Pavel, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering, OHSU School of Science & Engineering. "Intel researchers have been working with OHSU from the onset to...Simulating human metabolism to find new diets to new drugs
...he blood. This first-of-its-kind metabolic network builds on the sequencing of the human genome and contains more than 3,300 known human biochemical transformations that have been documented during 50 years of research worldwide. In a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) m...Bones in motion: Brown scientists to create new 3-D X-ray system
...a complete system available by 2010. The project builds on orthopedic imaging work at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and on original research in skeletal imaging at Brown, including a trailblazing technique developed by Gatesy that uses animation software to combine CT scanner data with X-ray images. Imag...BioMed Central announces winners of first open access research awards
...rsity of Queensland, "A rapidly evolving secretome builds and patterns a sea shell" Chris Yesson and Alastair Culham, University of Reading, "A phyloclimatic study of Cyclamen" Matthew J. Blow, Cancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, "RNA editing of ...Researcher receives grant to study creativity in the response to two terrorist attacks
...for future disasters," said Mendona. The project builds on Mendona's previous work on creative decision-making in the restoration of power and telecommunications infrastructures in New York City after 9/11, along with studies of the use of information technology in post-disaster recovery operations follow...Getting on your nerves ... and repairing them
... Nobel Prize for the discovery of RNAi. This study builds on this and other RNAi research, which was reviewed in the July 2006 issue of The FASEB Journal, showing that RNAi regulates the creation of proteins in the body. Until now, there has been no direct evidence that RNAi controls local protein synthesis...New bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies
...t, specimens of which exist in museums. The work builds on 2004 research which involved only 260 bird species, criticized at the time as too narrow geographically and taxonomically to prove that bird species can be reliably distinguished through DNA. "Now with the vast majority -- 93 to 94 percent -- of...Gene therapy shows promise as treatment for diseased limbs
...ase (PAD), which occurs when cholesterol or plaque builds up in the arteries outside the heart typically in the legs or pelvis. The one-year mortality rate in patients with critical limb ischemia is between 25 percent and 45 percent, and the risk of death increases with amputation. An estimated 3 percent...First direct electric link between neurons and light-sensitive nanoparticle films created
...rs. The process starts with a glass plate and then builds a layer-by-layer sandwich of two kinds of ultra-thin films, one made of mercury-tellurium nanoparticles and another of a positively charged polymer called PDDA. The scientists then added a layer of ordinary clay and a cell-friendly coating of amino a...Joslin study reveals how a specific fat type can protect against weight gain and diabetes
...s of the National Academy of Sciences on Feb. 5-9, builds upon years of research at Joslin and elsewhere on energy metabolism and the genetics of fat cells. It has long been known that people significantly differ in their tendency to gain weight and develop metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions inclu...MIT engineer works toward clean water, more
... model of engaged, cross-cultural cooperation that builds self-reliant solutions, at the same time providing a renewed understanding that security for most people in the world relates not to armed conflict but to 'common good' social, environmental and economic challenges, for example, the simple need for s...Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
...system in the mid-1990s. This latest publication builds upon research that was published in May 2005 by Science. In that paper, Banfield, Hettich and colleagues at ORNL describe the bacterial community that thrives in what amounts to sulfuric acid. Their work set the stage for the latest development becau...Researchers learn what sparks plant growth
...al Institute researchers. The new discovery, which builds on more than a decade of painstaking surveillance of cellular communication between different types of plant tissues, shows clearly for the first time how plants "decide" to grow. The research, conducted by Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein and Howard Hughes...Press conferences at the year's largest physics meeting
...er scales than colloidal or logic bubbles. Dragnea builds virus-like molecular cages that may soon lead to novel biomedical imaging methods and sensing tools, and potentially to new materials built of the virus-scale structures (paper L34.2). Press Conference, Tuesday, 2 pm METAMATERIALS AND GRAPHENE Ex...The Parkinson's Institute to conduct Phase III Clinical Trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
... finding effective and lasting treatments. NET-PD builds on a developmental research process from laboratory research to pilot studies in a select group of patients to the definitive phase III trial of effectiveness in people with PD. "This study is an example of our commitment to Parkinsons research," ...NIH announces phase III clinical trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
... finding effective and lasting treatments. NET-PD builds on a developmental research processfrom laboratory research to pilot studies in a select group of patients, to the definitive phase III trial of effectiveness in people with Parkinsons disease. "This study is an example of the Institute's commitmen...