Scientists show that mitochondrial DNA variants are linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes
... are located in the nuclear genome, a recent study estimated that more than 20% of type 2 diabetes cases may involve mutations in the mitochondrial genome. In the study published today, the scientists compared two different rat strains; the strains possessed virtually identical nuclear genomes but different ...OHSU turns mouse into factory for human liver cells
...ustry uses for testing candidate drug compounds is estimated at $2 billion a year, according to a business plan for Yecuris. That's because the liver is the principal site for the metabolism of drug compounds. "Chemicals are converted to other chemicals in the liver, and you can't predict how the compound y...Gilbert Foundation and American Fed for Aging Research award grants on Alzheimer's disease
...t prevalent neurodegenerative disease affecting an estimated 26 million people worldwide, including 4.5 million Americans. Scientists predict that the prevalence of the disease will double for every five-year age group beyond 65. With the growing aging population, Alzheimers will have an enormous health, soc...... some quarter million pairs of Magellanic penguin, estimated to represent 20 percent of the entire species. The park includes more than 40 small islands, which support the only two nesting colonies of southern giant petrels on the entire Patagonian coast, as well as the only colonies of Southern American fur s...Proteaceae spread by continental drift and transoceanic dispersal
...oup of Proteaceae in Australia, coincides with the estimated age of the Honey-eaters, Australian nectar-feeding birds. Nigel Barker, the first author of the work enthuses this study is the culmination of 11 years of work. I generated much of the data while working with Peter Weston at the Royal Botanic Garde...Satellite tracking reveals threats to Borneo pygmy elephants
...elephants left in Sabah less than the 1,600 or so estimated previously. And, one important area for the elephants, the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, may be too small and too fragmented to support a viable population for the long term, according to the report. Five pygmy elephants were darted and ...Pregnant mothers join search for causes of autism
...ive behaviors and impaired social abilities. It is estimated that one in every 150 children in the United States currently has autism or a closely related disorder. The UC Davis Center for Childrens Environmental Health is a multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to finding how toxic chemicals affect chi...Native fruits bear sweet antioxidants
... fledgling native food industry which is currently estimated to be worth $14 million annually....Measuring nectar from eucalypts
...mount of nectar produced by whole forest stands is estimated on the basis of individual flower measurements and counts of flowers and trees, the study found that mature forest produced almost 10 times as much sugar per hectare as recently logged forest. However, because current logging practices result in a ...High rates of HIV infection documented among young Nepalese girls sex-trafficked to India
...very year, and 80 percent of these individuals are estimated to be women and girls, according to the U.S. Depar...trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation. An estimated 150,000 women and girls are trafficked annually within and across South Asia, with the majority dest...Investigating antibiotic use in acute care patients
...y the first antibiotic." In the United States an estimated 10 percent of patients get sick because of infections acquired whilst being treated in hospital. More careful use of antibiotics is regarded as vital. Dr Chin said the use of antibiotics for disease prevention is critical in patients admitted to in...Does EPA have an adequate strategy to oversee nanotechnologies?
...billion in manufactured goods in 2005. By 2014, an estimated $2.6 trillion in manufactured goods globally will use nanotechnology, or 15 percent of total global output. Who: J. Clarence Davies, Senior Advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future. Davie...Injection drug use and HIV and HCV infections among Ontario prison inmates
...antibodies. Based on these results, the researcher estimated that 1079 HIV-positive adults and 9208 HCV-positive adults were admitted to Ontario remand facilities from Apr. 1, 2003, to Mar. 31, 2004. They recommend targeted education and prevention efforts. In a related commentary, Richard Elliott, deputy di...Using stem cells to help heart attack victims
...gs were withdrawn from the market in the USA at an estimated cost of $8billion because they caused unexpected deaths in several hundred patients. Our aim is to reduce such occurrences by having better test methods to test the drugs before they reach the clinic. "By studying the drugs' effects on the heart ce...System to analyze beating heart stem cells could lead to heart attack treatments
...gs were withdrawn from the market in the USA at an estimated cost of $8billion because they caused unexpected deaths in several hundred patients. Our aim is to reduce such occurrences by having better test methods to test the drugs before they reach the clinic. By studying the drugs effects on the heart cell...Prenatal stress keeps infants, toddlers up at night, study says
...h in a 21-month window. More than 14,000 women an estimated 85 to 90 percent of those eligible responded to questionnaires that gauged how depressed or anxious they were at multiple points early on in, late in, and after their pregnancy. Later on, the women were then asked to report on their childs sleep hab...Report recommends off-site disposal of secondary waste
...tivated carbon represents nearly 35 percent of the estimated secondary wastes. Activated carbon beds are used in the pollution abatement filtration systems, which treat the air in the on-site buildings and all gases that emanate from the disposal process. The carbon absorbs contaminants from the air and bypr...FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates
...iting new field of engineering and science that is estimated to grow to $2.6 trillion in manufactured goods globally by 2014. As the Task Force report highlights, nanotechnology impacts every area of FDA responsibilitydrugs, drug delivery systems, cosmetics, medical devices, and food products. Overall, the age...Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...as not yet been reliably counted, and is currently estimated by computer predictions based on knowledge of the sequence structure of genes already known. Another possibility is that there are as many genes as had been thought, but either that a substantial number code for proteins that are only very rarely or ...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
...n children doubled in the United States. Today, an estimated one percent of all children suffer from the allergy. Life can be stressful for families with peanut sensitive children, who must take extraordinary precautions to prevent contact with even small traces of peanuts or peanut dust. Tracking, record-ke...