Study begins to reveal clues to the cause and progression of sepsis
...ct. This year, nearly 1 million Americans will develop sepsis, a result of the bodys inflammatory respons...er results. No one really knows why some people develop sepsis following an infection, said Scott Somers, Ph.D., who oversees sepsis grants at the National ...Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
...year fisheries and aquaculture project will be to develop an integrated bioeconomic model of the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia that describes the dynamic relationships among fish stocks and the fisheries that harvest them. By tracing out the biological and economic effects of alternative fisheries polic...AFCYBER holds science and technology symposium
...y meetings that will help prepare the Air Force to develop better systems, supported by science and technology. Improved technology will allow our Airmen, as Cyber warriors, to defend critical nodes inside and outside of the United States against all forms of cyber attacks, General Elder said....Which came first, the moth or the cactus?
...cal theory for such mutualistic interactions. "I develop theoretical models, equations that attempt to explain mutualistic relationships like the one between the moth and the cactus, and I take those models into the field and examine them empirically to find out how well they predict what really happens," ...Doernbecher Children's Hospital scientist earns coveted Javits award
...ns Back,and in the United States, a child who will develop CP is born every 30minutes. In addition, he says, ...nts born with heart disease. These infantscommonly develop injury to one major part of the brain, called the whitematter, which contains the nerve fibers that ...High blood pressure, low energy -- a recipe for heart failure
...Many people with long-standing high blood pressure develop heart failure. But some don't. Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions are trying to figure out what could explain that difference. Their latest research reveals that impa...New textbook illuminates the close links between evolutionary and molecular biology
...evolved, but why it is as it is: Why do organisms develop from a single cell? Why is the genetic code as it is? Why is there sexual reproduction? The book is divided into four sections. The first three sections detail the history of evolutionary and molecular biology, describe the origin and diversific...deCODE discovers cause of major subtype of glaucoma
... more than half of these individuals will go on to develop exfoliation glaucoma. The progression of glaucoma can be slowed using various medications that promote the drainage of fluids from the eye and reduce pressure on the optic nerve. However, exfoliation glaucoma is often resistant to drug treatment. Lit...OHSU turns mouse into factory for human liver cells
...uy it." In the coming months, Grompe's lab will develop a library of human liver cells from common variations of human drug metabolism. "Different humans metabolize drugs differently. So we want to create a library of cells from different humans to capture some of that variability," Grompe said....Genetic variation helps to understand predisposition to schizophrenia
...sense of the underlying biology of the disease and develop improved therapies based on peoples genes, Law says. The insight gained on the Neuregulin 1 gene is, I hope, bringing us closer to that goal....Gilbert Foundation and American Fed for Aging Research award grants on Alzheimer's disease
.... Through her research grant, she hopes to further develop this approach, contributing to the development of therapeutic agents that could prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Indu Kheterpal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center: "Development of a Mass Spectrometic Scre...Antioxidant overload may underlie a heritable human disease
...ant genes, B-crystallin, specifically in the heart develop the same symptoms seen in human patients, including heart enlargement, progressive heart failure, and an early death. They further show that the animals hearts are under reductive stress. The find initially took Benjamin by surprise, he said. They ...JCI table of contents: Aug. 9, 2007
... controls the level of expression of the PU.1 gene develop acute myeloid leukemia (AML). When researchers from Harvard Medical School, Boston, analyzed the equivalent URE in humans they found that a subset of individuals with AML had a genetic mutation known as a SNP that decreased the ability of this region...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...ated and nurtured 13 foresight exercises that help develop medium- to long-term perspectives on future direct...lution of Information Technology (NSIT), typically develop science policy recommendations and strategies at the European level. These reports are aware that th...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...s to ischemia; and newborn female hearts can develop greater acidosis during ischemia, which may place them at greater metabolic risk According to the research team, the results suggest that the response of the newborn female heart (i.e., myocardium) to ischemia may increase its susceptibility to in...The 'female advantage' in kidney disease does not extend to diabetic women
...t is it about diabetes that predisposes a woman to develop renal disease at levels generally associated with her male counterpart" Researchers at Georgetown University's Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging and Disease have been studying the phenomenon and have identified a novel observa...Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on ductal carcinoma in situ
... conclusions from our data. Eventually we hope to develop a gene expression signature that will inform clinical treatment strategies" said Prof Adrian Harris, Cancer Research UK Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford and Principal Investigator on the study. In some cases, the treatment ...Inflammation may cause preterm labor and fetal deaths
...w findings from the mouse study holds potential to develop ways to curb the emotional and economic toll on families that lose babies to preterm labor and fetal death, said Han, a member of from the department of periodontics. Currently antibiotic treatments are not very effective at preventing preterm bir...Preclinical study links gene to brain aneurysm formation
...e. Intracranial arterial aneurysms are bulges that develop in the arteries that carry blood to the brain. Previous studies have shown that variants of the NOS-3 gene are markers for vascular disease. The gene also plays an important role in remodeling of blood vessels in response to changes in blood flow. ...AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment
...itiative and for dramatic expansion of spending to develop new craft for human space exploration, says Kei Koizumi, the programs director, in a report posted online on 6 August. The report, updating congressional action on R&D budgets as Congress began its August recess, is available at http://www.aaas.o...