Two UT Southwestern physicians elected to National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
...logy at UT Southwestern from 1993-2001 and led the development of the 1994 national clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of enlargement of the prostate, also called benign prostatic hyperplasia. "I am very honored by this recognition, but in reality I believe the Institute of Medicine is really...To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...erinary technician Abby Simmons-Byrd, research and development manager for ACell, Inc.; Melyni Worth, Ph.D., of T...al imagery revealed patterns of increased vascular development in Liko's dorsal fin and more rapid healing following application of localized LED therapy. Human co...Other highlights in the October 20 JNCI
...ncreased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The development of ALL and AML in children is likely to begin in ...lerated approval process into a comprehensive drug development plan. There is also a related JNCI News article on the accelerated approval process in this issue. C...Gene-altered mouse is model for rare autoimmune syndrome
... Zhuang's laboratory had revealed to be key to the development of lymphocytes. "In our basic studies, we su...ogy of the disorder. According to Zhuang, development of the model will now enable the researchers to explore the complexities of the disease and the immu...New insight into progression of colorectal cancer
...ecific signaling mechanism that contributes to the development of colorectal cancer, one of the most common deadl...o disease progression and provides new avenues for development of therapies for colorectal cancer. According to study author, Dr. Marcus F. Neurath from the Univer...Stony Brook University medical researcher developing new medication to prevent colon cancer
...cancer cells and quite effective in preventing the development of colon cancer in laboratory animals," said Dr. Rigas, who will begin human trials of nitroaspirin by the end of this year. While traditional aspirin has been shown to be effective in clinical trials in preventing certain cancers, it also is ass......g new people brings new opportunities for economic development and the resulting pressures upon the landscape and its residents. Maintaining quality of life amid these pressures is dependent on the cooperative stewardship of many people in government, academia, industry and the public. The 15th annual SAMAB F...ORNL system eliminates perchlorate, helps scientists trace source
... issues, said ORNL scientist Baohua Gu, who headed development of the treatment system. Perchlorate, or ClO4-,...d that regulates metabolism in adults and physical development in children and is increasingly being found in soil and water. It is used to make solid rocket prope...Early life stress can inhibit development of brain-cell communication zones, UCI study finds
...g infancy and early childhood can lead to the poor development of communication zones in brain cells a condition found in mental disorders such as autism, depression and mental retardation. These are the findings of Dr. Tallie Z. Baram and her collaborators at the UC Irvine College of Medicine, Neurocrine Bios...For inferring the biological tree of life, simple is better
...en species. When scientists compare the embryonic development among species, their conclusions all depend upon a...kowski in interdisciplinary research in evolution, development and genomics. Thornton, who joined the UO faculty in 2002, is an assistant professor of biological s...Academics find that the finger of destiny points their way
...tosterone can do the same thing by encouraging the development of the right hemisphere. "This right brain development is at the expense of language abilities and people skills that men with a more usual level of testos...OHSU study: Bacterial switching mechanism key to survival
...tly in the journal Cell, could someday lead to the development of a new class of drugs that disrupt a crucial mechanism that bacteria use to adapt to available energy sources, and essentially starve these pathogens to death. Using X-ray crystallography to examine the three-dimensional structure of proteins in at...Molecular mechanism sheds light on neurodegenerative diseases
...w to prevent neurodegenerative diseases and to the development of effective drugs, will be published Oct. 27 in The EMBO Journal, a publication of the European Molecular Biology Organization. The proteasome is responsible for cell homeostasis. In healthy cells, proteins perform their function and then, with the...ENCODE consortium publishes scientific strategy
... announced the award of $5.5 million in technology development grants to provide new tools for the pioneering eff...r understanding of human biology and stimulate the development of new strategies for improving human health," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. W...New genomic method can identify disease-causing genes
...tic data more effectively and efficiently into the development of both novel diagnostic tools and new medicines to treat human diseases." In this regard, Roche Palo Alto is engaged in research with several leading universities and government institutions to leverage the power of the new computational technique....Mouse study: 'Critical' Down syndrome region isn't
... of the hundreds of genes on chromosome 21 affects development no longer holds up," says Roger Reeves, Ph.D., pro...to understand what is really happening and when in development it happens. "Until very recently, we wouldn't have even thought it possible to 'treat' Down syndrome...Researchers discover gene mutations for Parkinson's disease
...anisms. Ultimately, this research will help in the development of targeted interventions that could actually alter the course of this disabling disease." The gene, PARK8, encodes a protein named dardarin by the researchers, from the Basque word dardara, which means tremor, a major symptom of Parkinson's disease....NIH funds new bioinformatics resources at UT Southwestern
...ann predicts that such a database will enhance the development of novel treatment strategies for diseases like au...roups of genes and proteins that contribute to the development of disease. From this, they can better devise drugs or treatment options for type I diabetes, multip...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...l revolutionize health care as it will lead to the development of drugs that target specific molecules more precisely than currently available medications, making them more powerful and less likely to create unwanted side effects. Asthma drugs are known to vary widely in their effects in different patients. Rese...Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
...apabilities also makes it a useful resource in the development of ESA's proposed SPECTRA (Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis) mission, an Earth Explorer spacecraft intended to study terrestrial vegetation across the world's major biological communities or 'biomes'. If selected for ...