New method shows it is possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient's body
...cation. The research, which is based on a dramatic departure from the current practice in tissue engineering, is described in a paper titled "In vivo engineering of organs: The bone bioreactor" published online next week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. "We have shown that we can grow pre...Collaborative Cross to provide powerful resource for mouse model researchers worldwide
...ains of mice. The project represents a significant departure from previous approaches and researchers say is necessary to take the next step in developing a community resource for understanding the genetic and environmental complexity of human diseases. "For the last 30 years it has been all right to study one...Give a visiting ant a nice place to stay and it might stick around
...country. Each container was labeled with a port of departure and a port of entry. The ants had been collected from plants or plant material, mostly tropical in origin, before any of the ants had a chance to establish themselves. Suarez, then a postdoctoral student, and colleague Phillip S. Ward, a professor at...Three-week diet/exercise study shows 50 percent reversal in metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes
...rticipants ate less before feeling full. This is a departure from most diets, which usually leave the dieter feeling hungry," he said. The men also exercised daily on a treadmill, including level and graded walking, for 45-60 minutes. The exercise program was tailored to ensure each individual reached 70-85% o...BioMed Central launches Biology Direct
...hat run too deep to be rectified without a radical departure from the standard practices. It is our hope that the open peer-review system of Biology Direct, which allows a direct relationship between authors and reviewers, will be a major advantage for everyone involved - authors, readers, and reviewers alike....Researchers simulate complete structure of virus -- on a computer
...te mechanisms of cell infection, proliferation and departure from the host when it bursts from viral overcrowding. For their first attempt to reverse engineer a life form in a computer program, computational biologists selected the satellite tobacco mosaic virus because of its simplicity and small size. The sa...Earth from Space: Iceberg knocks the block off Drygalski Ice Tongue
... the adjustment in the ocean circulation since the departure of large grounded icebergs off Ross Island." The floating Drygalski Ice Tongue, which protrudes 80 kilometres into the ocean, is connected to the David Glacier. If it were to break loose, scientists fear it could alter ocean currents and change the ...Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites
...zymes act as catalysts; the findings are a radical departure from the traditional view of how they work and might explain why attempts to make artificial enzymes have so far been disappointing. The work published as a major research article in the leading journal Science builds on earlier studies by Professo...New approach allows closer look at smoker lungs
...of the body's soft tissues. The use of helium is a departure from traditional MRI, which typically distinguishes body tissues from one another by tracking differences in water content. Writing in the journal Radiology, the UW-Madison scientists suggest that in comparison to existing imaging methods, the heliu...Patients to benefit from novel technology revolutionizing high-speed molecular imaging
...than in existing technology, constitutes a radical departure from the conventional Anger camera," he detailed. Besides providing improved statistics leading to better image quality and the potential for better and earlier diagnosis of diseases, the D-SPECT camera reduces the time a patient spends on imaging eq...Finding of a new molecular marker of resistance to chemotherapy in breast cancer
...llular results permits to consider this study as a departure point for future studies regarding this factor in collaboration with other hospitals, and to be able to offer personalized treatments in the future. " Not only can we predict chemotherapy response of tumour before treatment is started, but also can w...UGA study explains peaks and troughs of dengue epidemics
...hat are observed in nature. The study is a major departure from other theories about what drives dengue epidemics. The conventional wisdom is that an amplification of the severity of disease caused by repeat infections with different strains, a phenomenon known as antibody-dependent enhancement, drives the b...'Treatment disconnect' in kidney cancer: Rising mortality despite more small tumors, more surgery
...problems. "These data do not encourage an abrupt departure from the current treatment paradigm for kidney cancer; rather, they prompt reflection on our clinical practice and suggest the need for investigation to address the observed 'treatment disconnect' that we are treating more and more small renal masses...Genetic links to schizophrenia focus of international study
...subjects. "This genome-wide study is a radical departure from previous disease-association research, which focused on a single gene or a limited number of positions on the chromosome based on a small sample," explained Ophoff, a researcher at UCLA's Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics of the Jane and Terry...Multinational scientific expedition kicks off International Polar Year 2007-2008
...al Antarctic ice-breaking operations. The ship's departure from Punta Arenas is a direct link to previous worldwide scientific campaigns known as International Polar Year. For additional information visit: www.inach.cl/circuito/eng.pdf . "With International Polar Year set to begin in the spring of 2007, t...Low-pathogenic forms of bird flu do cause illness among birds
...s clearly suffer from their mild disease. The late departure from the wintering grounds could lead to late arrival in the breeding grounds, and thus to a lost breeding season. All in all, these low-pathogenic viruses have a much greater impact than previously thought. Because of their slower migration, ill bir...Loss of a universal tRNA feature reported
...particularly surprising as it represents a radical departure from previously known identity rules for the histidine-carrying tRNAs." He added: "This result implies that tRNA recognition by the enzyme adding histidine to tRNA differs considerably from similar enzymes in other organisms. We have indeed been able...Delft University of Technology designs language development toy for autistic children
...". The approach taken in the design represents a departure from the most commonly used methods; these methods primarily require children to learn the language via a computer. Van Rijn's method is clearly based on real-life experiences. ...Scientists rehearse for Foton mission
...of the time-critical countdown to launch. Punctual departure The simulation - known as the 'Science Verifica...ll cultures and be ready and packed for a punctual departure early on the Monday morning." Corrective action Running through those procedures ahead of tim...Bronfman gift to Mount Sinai catalyzes genomics-based medicine
...osition toward a disease. It represents a dramatic departure from "evidence-based medicine," which is based on population studies and has dominated medical principles for decades. While the evidence-based approach does allow doctors to modify treatment strategies according to a particular patient's response, i...