Study reveals classic symbiotic relationship between ants, bacteria
.... Their investigation revealed crypts attached to endocrine glands, both of which were previously unnoticed by scientists. In fact, the crypts are specially adapted to the type of bacteria each species harbors - evidence that the ants are capable of rapidly changing to maintain their bacterial residents. "The...New data show Ferriprox is more efficacious than deferoxamine
...throughout the body including the heart, liver and endocrine glands. Data, published online in the journal Blood and presented this week at the annual meeting of the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in Dubai, show Ferriprox provides significantly better cardio-protection compared to deferoxamine (DF...Nuclear medicine imaging allows prediction of breast cancer patients' response to hormonal treatment
... immediate selection of breast cancer patients for endocrine therapy and offers a new tool in fighting the dise...ird of breast cancer patients initially respond to endocrine therapy, there is a need for patient selection," said Van Den Bossche. "The only technique used now ...New pathway could present an intervention point for cancer treatment
...n now attack tumors. It's especially important for endocrine tumors such as those of the breast, prostate, ovary and pituitary gland," said Dr. Bert O'Malley, chair of the BCM department of molecular and cellular biology. O'Malley is senior author of a report on the research that appears in the current issue o...Pesticide combinations imperil frogs, probably contribute to amphibian decline
...d even stronger evidence that atrazine, a powerful endocrine disruptor, both chemically castrates male frogs by blocking the action of the male steroid androgen and feminizes them by stimulating the production of the female hormone estrogen. He was able to produce identical hermaphroditic malformations in frog...Internationally renowned expert discusses growth, development and biological gender differences
...n G. Rosenfeld, MD, will discuss the latest on the endocrine basis of growth and development at the 31st Annual Frederic M. Kenny, MD, Memorial Lecture. Dr. Rosenfeld's lecture, "Do Boys and Girls Grow Differently: The Evolution of Sexually Dimorphic Growth," will showcase his more than 25 years of experience...Metabolites of pharmaceuticals identified in wastewater
...e in the population. Synthetic hormones can act as endocrine disruptors, by mimicking or blocking hormones and disrupting the body's normal functions. The UB presentations will be made as part of a day-long symposium to be held March 16 on "Degradation and Treatment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment...Internationally renowned expert discusses growth, development, biological differences in boys/girls
...iscuss Thursday, March 23, 2006, the latest on the endocrine basis of growth and development at the 31st Annual Frederic M. Kenny, MD, Memorial Lecture. Dr. Rosenfeld's lecture, "Do Boys and Girls Grow Differently: The Evolution of Sexually Dimorphic Growth," will showcase his more than 25 years of experience...Junk DNA may not be so junky after all
...ne implicated in Hirschsprung disease and multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN2), the team identified DNA sequences that can control RET but had not been identified using standard methods. Hirschsprung disease, also known as congenital megacolon, is a relatively common birth defect marked by bowel obstruction. ME...CASCADE researchers call for open discussions about EU chemicals legislation
...ls be limited.CASCADE studies different aspects of endocrine systems, and argue that decisions on how a chemical is used must be based on scientific data. "We believe that the EU Parliament must consider long-term effects of exposure to chemicals and protect the European population from involuntary exposure t...Albatross study shows regional differences in ocean contamination
...verse effects, including reproductive deformities, endocrine disruption, and immune system dysfunction. "It is... many of the subtle effects they can have, such as endocrine disruption and effects on the immune system," she said. "A lot of people think this issue has been t...Pituitary hormone implicated in bone loss after menopause
...nes acted primarily through their effects on other endocrine glands. "This should change the textbook picture of pituitary hormone physiology," he said.......mpounds that might affect sperm-production such as endocrine disruptors or therapeutic drugs....New study reveals signaling pathways required for expansion of pancreas stem cells
...hat BMP4 stimulation blocks the differentiation of endocrine progenitor cells through induction of Id, which, i...urther differentiation of precursor cells into new endocrine cells. If these cells arise in the pancreatic ducts, as Dr. Sarvetnick's work has previously shown ...Pak1 expression increases tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients
...may therefore represent a strategy to increase the endocrine treatment response in breast cancer." In an accompanying editorial, V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., D.Sc., of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, discusses what is known about resistance to tamoxifen therapy. He writes, "The clinical correlations repor...Penn receives $4 million to establish a Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology
...tain environmental triggers can disrupt the body's endocrine (hormonal) and reproductive systems, causing problems such as pre-term birth and birth defects. A number of researchers are focusing on how oxidants and oxidizing chemicals in our environment cause disease. Other investigators will examine the interp...Pancreas bioengineering at the MUHC receives funding boost
...gineering process for the production of pancreatic endocrine tissue to treat diabetes. The JDRF and CIHR funding partnership is estimated to be worth approximately CAD $2 million over five years. "Currently there are only two options for diabetics--daily injections or organ transplantation," says Dr. Lawrence ...The protein that makes you mad
...pe. The results showed that PrP c appears in the endocrine cells that are dispersed throughout the digestive ... the digestive tract there are dozens of different endocrine cells and not all have PrP c . To identify which ones have and which do not, we detected, simultaneo...Carnegie Mellon, USDA report that Fe-TAML catalysts degrade estrogenic compounds
...ans, which may disrupt the normal functions of the endocrine system and impair development. They could also con... various wildlife species have shown evidence that endocrine disruptors interfere with reproductive, immune and neurological capabilities and cause developmental...Mutation in tumor suppressor gene causes pancreatic islet cells to reproduce
...perplasia (over proliferation of cells) in several endocrine organs, such as parathyroids and pancreatic islet ... is important because Men1 mutations largely cause endocrine hyperplasia or tumors, but not exocrine tumors. "Our results showing preferential effects on islet-c...