Scientists show that mitochondrial DNA variants are linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...nimal models developed in this study will open the door for future studies in which the effects of mitochondrial genome variation can be investigated on fixed nuclear genetic backgrounds. ...Research shows skeleton to be endocrine organ
...sity in mice. This discovery potentially opens the door for novel therapeutic avenues for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. The discovery that our bones are responsible for regulating blood sugar in ways that were not known before completely changes our understanding of the function of th...Marijuana component opens the door for virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma
...tering the cytoskeleton, THC effectively opens the door for KSHV, allowing the virus to more easily enter and infect the cell. We can take away that effect by using antagonists that block the two cannabinoid receptors, which adds evidence that THC is the culprit, Dr. Groopman said. Once a cell is infe...Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
...ferent markers in the future, possibly opening the door for even more comprehensive tests. Ultimately, Irudayaraj imagines a new kind of routine and cost-effective procedure for the identification of cancer cells. A patient gives blood, from which cancer cells are obtained. Nanorods are then added to bi...New UD tissue-engineering research focuses on vocal cords
...ucous to keep them moist, operate like an elevator door and must come together to produce a sound. When you talk or sing, the folds may vibrate more than 100 times a second from the air that is forced up from the lungs through the trachea. However, excessive use or abuse of the voice can lead to scarrin...Presence of wolves allows aspen recovery in Yellowstone
...ust trees. The loss of trees and shrubs opened the door to significant stream erosion. Beaver dams declined. Food webs broke down, and the chain of effects rippled through birds, insects, fish and other plant and animal species. Aspen, a beautiful hardwood tree with golden fall color, a key to ecosystem...Radiation therapy combined with microsurgery shows promise for curing injured spinal cord
...ent further deterioration. This research opens the door to developing a clinical protocol for curing human spinal cord injuries using conventional therapies, said lead researcher Nurit Kalderon, Ph.D. Conducted at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York City, the research was supported ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...prints from several different surfaces including a door handle, a mug handle, a curved glass surface, and a computer screen. They exposed the imprinted gels to a highly sensitive instrument that used a beam of infrared light and an array detector to obtain images of the collected fingerprints. The meth...Nicotine rush hinges on sugar in neurons
...The sugar is kind of like a hinge. Its pulling the door open and closed. Cutting the sugar chains stopped the gates operation, according to Chen, who said, The sugar is critical, in my opinion. The researchers also found a water molecule deep in the receptors core significant because proteins normall...Immune system 'escape hatch' gives cancer cells traction
... studys authors. Our findings also open up a new door in drug and vaccine development that we never knew existed and provide another opportunity for drug development into autoimmune diseases, where the immune system is in overdrive and needs to be slowed down, says Schneck, a professor of medicine, path......ecreted proteins that Ras activates has opened the door to inhibit the oncogenic signal of Ras via druggable proteins," states Dr. Counter...Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture, CU expert warns
... experiment with new crops, "it will also open the door to invasion by new and aggressive crop pests, damaging summer heat stress and serious challenges with water management," said Wolfe. "Adapting to change will add economic stress to family farms already stretched to the limit." The Northeast can also ...New approach to pulmonary hypertension shows promise
...ds each year. "We believe this finding opens the door to a new strategy and the development of a new stream of drugs to treat this complex and lethal disease," said Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, director of the U of A pulmonary hypertension program and senior author of the study, which appears today in the ...Researchers pit novel version of common virus against cancer
...ept is very promising and we hope it will open the door to safer and more effective treatments, said Baek Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and study co-investigator. If this works, the most exciting part is that patients would be ...Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height
...ed by genetic engineering techniques. It opens the door to a wide variety of new products for the ornamental and nursery industries, experts say, if regulatory hurdles can be overcome a big if. The findings were recently published in the journal Landscape Plant News. From a science perspective, thi...ASU research shows connection between testosterone, dietary antioxidants and bird coloration
...e corn, he said. This study certainly opens the door for future work on nutritional/antioxidant therapy for the hormonally immunocompromised, McGraw added. The interface between diet and health in animals is a fascinating one. But we need a much better understanding of their interactions, as with test...Cancer drug enhances long-term memory
...ns can get when they walk across a rug and touch a door knob. Afterward, scientists injected HDAC inhibitors into the brains of mice, targeting the hippocampus, a region involved in short-term and long-term memory. A day later, the scientists returned the mice to the chamber to see how well they remembere...Every moment counts: Predicting treatment responses earlier for brain tumor patients
...ear medicine professionals. "Our study opens the door to the possibility that brain tumor patients may live longer and respond better to drug treatments," said Wei Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of Cali...Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ring of fire
...urface acts like a doorman opening and closing the door for the waves that are constantly passing by," said Bart De Pontieu, a scientist at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif. These results were confirmed by state-of-the-art computer simulations that show how the l......une system. In essence, they knock down the front door of resistance and disarm the cell's alarm system. Now, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have identified a novel molecular target for an effector protein called YpkA, one of several effectors of the ba...