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...a doubled lifespan without obvious side effects on development and fertility. We made such long-lived worms dire...ndicate male nutritional condition during juvenile development and at present, respectively. In a choice experiment, females preferred playbacks of lower carrier f...Heart protein could be used to repair damage caused by heart attack
...2004 A protein that the heart produces during its development could be redeployed after a heart attack to help t...ate student research assistant in the genetics and development program and co-lead author; Dr. J. Michael DiMaio, assistant professor of cardiovascular and thoraci...Isotron licenses ORNL cancer treatment technology
...otron. "So we see this as an extremely significant development in the race to cure cancer." Sandler hopes the ...other significant technological challenge involved development of a method for making the source capsules that are attached to the wire that allows for the inserti...New findings in innate immunity may lead to treatments for atherosclerosis
...tanding of the innate immunity process may lead to development of therapies for these diseases as well....Finding could improve safety of stem cell transplants
...lps destroy potentially harmful cells during brain development shows promise for improving the safety and efficac... Cell Biology that a natural process occurs during development to eliminate excessive and potentially harmful cells. Just before neurons begin forming, there is a ...Differences in gene usage dramatically change bacteria's 'lifestyles'
...s that understanding such changes will likely help development of new treatments for disease-causing microorganisms. "These differences in gene usage are harder to look for, but we're not going to understand these organisms fully unless we take into account this other dimension," says senior investigator Eduard...Patients' own stem cells used to cure incontinence
...or factor in the success of this treatment was the development of transurethral three-dimensional ultrasound. "With real-time ultrasound, we are able to see exactly where the new cells must be placed," Dr. Frauscher said. Stem cells are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division. Sc...University of Texas at Austin researchers identify drug-tolerance mechanism in flies
...uld help overcome that sedation, and underlies the development of tolerance. "We think that producing more channels is a way to make the nervous system fire more excitedly, and decreasing the number of channels would make the nervous system less excited," Atkinson said, noting that the slo channel responses l...Horwitz Prize to be shared by Tony Hunter, Anthony Pawson
...ar signals within and between cells has led to the development of drugs for halting cancer cell proliferation and...ephosphorylation. These signals are crucial in the development of tissues, immune system responses and hormone action. Tyrosine is one of the 20 amino aci...Researchers reconstruct parts of the genome of a common mammalian ancestor
...er factors as well. Haussler said that the recent development of new mathematical approaches, such as those created by HHMI investigator Philip Green at the University of Washington, should aid greatly in understanding how subtle patterns of natural mutation in DNA contribute to evolutionary change in mammal...US trees affected by growing number of health concerns
...GIS) to investigate geospatial patterns of disease development and tree mortality on the landscape. SUDDEN OAK DEATH AND RELATED DISEASES Since it was discovered in 1995, Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has killed tens of thousands of oaks in forests of California and Oregon. The fungus-like organism that...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...s of age was linked to behavioral and intellectual development problems by age 5. Difficulty in regulating crying...n service that hooks up parents to a team of child development specialists. "Over the phone I hear high levels of anxiety," explained Susan Connor, program coordin...Stem cells may hold promise as multiple sclerosis cure
...atment is going to be adapted to MS patients. "The development if this MRI-based method to track labeled cells non-invasively represents a crucial step toward the application of this therapy to humans," Dr. Politi said. While the results are promising, both authors caution that further studies need to b...Findings show how toxic proteins rob Alzheimer's patients of memory
...synapses without killing neurons could lead to the development of new therapeutic drugs capable of reversing memo... Pharmaceuticals, based in Glenview, Ill., for the development of drugs that treat Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related disorders. In addition to...Science and medicine - bridging the gap
... can be used to support planning of new curricula, development of new courses, and release of clinical faculty to participate in graduate training activities. Student-related expenses can also be covered, including stipend support and health insurance, travel to medical meetings, expenses of clinical training ex...UCSD biologists identify gene in corn plants that may have paved way for development of maize
...eport their discovery of a gene that regulates the development of secondary branching in plants, presumably permi...osinte to maize, one of the landmark events in the development of modern agriculture. "What we know is that this gene is critical for branching to take plac...Green tea polyphenols thwart prostate cancer development at multiple levels
...en tea polyphenols contributed to minimizing tumor development by governing the amount of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the serum of the prostate cancer mouse model. The reduction of VEGF may result from GTP-induced suppression of IGF-1 levels. VEGF functions to recruit and develop new blood vesse...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...PPARalpha, PPARbeta, and PPARgamma agonists on the development of atherosclerosis in a mouse model of this diseas...nsulin and lipoprotein levels. In contrast, lesion development was not inhibited by a PPARbeta agonist. In an accompanying commentary, Peter Tontonoz and Antonio ...Study gives US a 'C' for lagging support of international reproductive health and population efforts
... The U.S. does even worse when it comes to overall development assistance, devoting only.13 percent of its gross national income in 2002, in stark contrast to the Netherlands' .81 percent of GNI. In terms of policy, the Bush administration has undermined key international reproductive health programs, such as f...Common lineage suggested for viruses that infect hosts from all three domains of life
...ic research. Discoveries at Wistar have led to the development of vaccines for such diseases as rabies and rubell...ed with breast, lung, and prostate cancer, and the development of monoclonal antibodies and other significant research technologies and tools....