Abnormal fat metabolism underlies heart problems in diabetic patients
...amaging oxygen-containing substances in the cells, creating unhealthy conditions that can lead to heart problems. Interestingly, a rare genetic disorder Barth syndrome held a key to identifying cardiolipin decrease in diabetic hearts. Children born with Barth syndrome have weak hearts and often die young fr...Smithsonian scientists show differing patterns of rainforest biodiversity
...and other environmental factors boost diversity by creating diverse habitats within a short distance. Such change in a regions species makeup between sites is called beta diversity: some rainforests have steep environmental gradients and high beta diversity. A large proportion of the worlds remaining rainf...UCLA scientists produce functioning neurons from human embryonic stem cells
...lzheimers and Parkinsons, Sun said. Were currently creating many models of human neurological diseases that may provide the answers were looking for. We dont know what causes prefrontal dementia, Huntingtons disease or schizophrenia. The key is likely in the quality of neuronal communications. By studying the...Computer graphics spills from milk to medicine
...l is absorbed and not reflected. In addition to creating images based on what the material is made of, the ...der range to people will be able to play a role in creating realistic images of natural materials. We can visualize what specific particles like milk fats or...UCF research links proteins, stem cells and potential Alzheimer's treatment
... one thing to be able to manipulate stem cells for creating specific tissue types the brain, the eyes, the heart but every disease is different, he said. Simply producing transplantable cells isnt enough. You have to think of how the disease works and figure out ways to apply the cells. Sometimes that may m...Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
...neurons from stem cells that will be important for creating models of human neurodegenerative diseases. The research team was led by UCLA stem cell biologist Yi Sun and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Thomas Sdhof at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Embryonic stem ce...MIT study: Maturity brings richer memories
...planning, and reasoning -- may be responsible for creating richer memories in adults. Activation in the PFC follows an upward slope with age in contextual memories. The older the subjects, the more powerful the activation in that area, explains senior author John Gabrieli of MIT's McGovern Institute for B...Universe's stringy birth revealed by young Czech scientist in EURYI winning project
...tum mechanics, but energies and mass are enormous, creating huge gravitational fields that currently can only be dealt with by general relativity. One of the problems of string field theory lies in conducting experiments that test predictions or help inspire new theoretical developments. The theory predicts t...Discredited Korean embryonic stem cells' true origins revealed
...ting parthenogenesis in the laboratory as a way of creating customized embryonic stem cells that can treat disease without being rejected by the immune system. The team recently demonstrated in mice a feasible technique for generating parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells that were genetically matched to th...New strategy for treating allergic disorders
...he right place in the intestine, they succeeded in creating ovalbumin-tolerant mice. Promising outlook This research demonstrates that L. lactis can be employed to induce tolerance toward certain substances. This innovative strategy can now be developed further for the treatment of allergic and auto-immun...Einstein researchers' prototype vaccine could provide improved protection against tuberculosis
...s then knocked that gene out of the TB chromosome, creating a weakened mutant strain of the bacterium. When the mutant TB strain was injected into laboratory animals, infected cells underwent apoptosis, eliciting a strong and long-lasting T-cell response against the bacteriajust what is needed from an effecti...Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
...s, the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. By creating a strain of TB that behaves differently, Jacobs believes he can build a vaccine that prepares the body to recognize TB when infected. If a cell becomes aware that a pathogen has invaded, it can prevent the infection from spreading to other cells by ...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...trated that natural enemies play a central role in creating performance trade-offs among species. Mercer Award Jordi Bascompte The Mercer Award is given for an outstanding ecological research paper published within the past two years by a younger researcher (the lead author of the paper must be 40 year......ine of the SCI. The value of instant steam lies in creating truly portable steam that can be generated intermittently on demand, says Dave Wardle, business development director at Oxford Catalysts. The company is already in talks with UK specialist steam supplier OspreyDeepclean about possible applications ...Nanowaste needs attention of EPA, industry and investors
...icity that form the basis for such determinations, creating some tough challenges ahead in EPAs decision-making process. In addition, firms that manufacture nanomaterials, investors, and insurers should consider the new kinds of liabilities and environmental risks that may emerge as a result of the releas...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...e, an achievement described as a major step toward creating synthetic forms of life. The new study focuses on another essential and perhaps more fundamental characteristic of cells, the ability to move. In laboratory experiments, the researchers showed that an oil droplet, used to represent an artificial ce...Fruit fly gene from 'out of nowhere' is discovered
...beginning to think transposons may be a source for creating new functional genes as well. The hydra gene is...ed by transposons may be part of the mechanism for creating new genes, as the duplications provide more chances for a gene to evolve....Microscopic jets, diamonds unlikely on Uranus, and amazing mosquito legs
...ts of carbon atoms would be much more suitable for creating tiny bits of graphite rather than diamond. In white dwarfs, on the other hand, the simulation shows that the conditions would cause the carbon atoms to line up in configurations that are much more amenable for diamond crystallization. The conclusi...Semiconductor membrane mimics biological behavior of ion channels
...etection, protein filtering and DNA sequencing. By creating nanopores in the membrane, we can use the membrane to separate charged species or regulate the flow of charged molecules and ions, thereby mimicking the operation of biological ion channels, said lead researcher Jean-Pierre Leburton, the Stillman Pr...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...potential of lessening demand on the power grid by creating self-sufficient systems for large commercial facilities and even apartment and housing developments of the future. [Contact: Larisa Brass (865) 574-4163; brasslm@ornl.gov ] Environment Award-winning recipe . . . Groundwater contaminants at Do...