Motor protein plays key role in connecting neurons
... netrin-1, a guidance cue for helping the arm-like extension of the cell, called the axon, grow in the right direction. Cells eventually communicate through synapses at the end of these cellular projections. "During early development, axons need to grow, they need to find a target, they need to decide how lo...Breakthrough in nanodevice synthesis revolutionizes biological sensors
...y, and the approach "appears to have potential for extension to a fully integrated system, with wide use as sensors in molecular and cellular arrays." "This project is a powerful demonstration of what we are trying to achieve in the Yale Institute of Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering," said Paul Fleury , ...Gene therapy shows promise as treatment for diseased limbs
...ble-blind, placebo-controlled study, as well as an extension study in which participants, including some who had been receiving placebo, received the active treatment. Patients enrolled at five U.S. centers had at least one main artery with complete or nearly complete blockage and no other options to fix the v...PNNL becomes DOE flagship for incentive-based waste management practices
...y research projects, said Ikenberry. The 180 day extension demonstrates achieving the Gold Standard for our laboratories, which is taking that next step beyond just complying with the environmental requirements, said Arnold Edelman, acting associate director for Safety, Security and Infrastructure for the DO...Blood's clotting cells harbor 'ticking time bombs,' finding may help extend blood supply
...tending platelet life span in blood banks. Such an extension might be achieved by increasing levels of the prosurvival protein, called Bcl-xL, or by blocking its rival death protein, Bak. If the platelet storage time could be extended from five to eight or 10 days, it would make a lot of difference for clini...St. Jude named a Center of Excellence in flu research
...tablishment of the six Centers of Excellence is an extension of work done by St. Jude under a contract NIAID awarded the institution in 1999, two years after the 1997 outbreak of H5N1 in Hong Kong. That program established surveillance in aquatic birds and in live bird markets in Hong Kong and supported the st...Highlighted sessions of ASBMB's 2007 Annual Meeting
...ew data in fruit flies showing that this life span extension may have a genetic origin, meaning that only animals with the right genes may be able to live longer by eating less. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 Topic: Integrins and Cancer Session: Extracellular Matrix at the Organism Scale Time/Location: 10 a.m.-...Scientists discover cost-effective ways to improve crop output in Uganda
...ions. "The [Ugandan] farmers now participate in extension activities to inform farmers in other communities ...es," said Wortmann. "This approach to research and extension takes advantage of the local knowledge of farmers, is cost-effective, and is easily replicable for a...Long-term ulcerative colitis study shows Remicade responders maintained improvement
...r clinical symptoms for up to two years. The ACT extension trials were conducted in both the United States an...nts who completed follow-up through week 56 of the extension trials, 92 percent reported mild or no disease activity, as measured by the Physician's Global Asses...How E. coli evolves to adapt to changing acidity
...the authors. "Plans for future studies include the extension of this experimental evolution system applied to . . . ways in which E. coli may be evolving fitness to survive within the coastal ecosystem or the human host." Papers from the focused collection, "Experimental Evolution and Artificial Selection"...'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy
...otographic Man (VIP-Man). This virtual model is an extension of Xu's ongoing project involving the 3-D VIP-Man, which is an advanced computer model that simulates in 3-D how radiation affects the organs and tissues in the human body. "Live patients are not static beings, and a moving organ such as the lung o...U-M researchers discover gene switched off in cancer can be turned on
...a gene thats turned off. But its a straightforward extension of current therapies that target genes that are turned on, says lead study author David Reisman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of internal medicine at the U-M Medical School. Results of the study appear in the advanced online publication of the ...Research without borders: Head of Santa Fe Institute to address NSF
...iscuss urban systems: to what extent are cities an extension of biology" Analogues to metabolic rate and behavioral times in cities scale counter to their behaviour in biology. Driven by innovation and the creation of wealth this has dramatic implications for their growth, development, sustainability and pac...Remicade data in ankylosing spondylitis show improvement in spinal mobility and spinal inflammation
... of REMICADE on spinal mobility. The double-blind extension of this 24-week placebo-controlled study utilized ...k 102 in those patients who continued in the trial extension (N=161). Furthermore, after crossing over to receive treatment with REMICADE at week 24 following i...DOE Joint Genome Institute secures long-term lease on production genomics facility
...Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has secured a five-year extension on its lease with an option for an additional five years. The University of California Regents have signed off on a deal with landlord Hall Equities Group that will ensure DOE JGIs long-term presence in the community of Walnut Creek, situated halfwa...Wiley extends publishing partnership with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
... Engineers (AIChE) today announced the renewal and extension of their agreement for publication of the Institut...ned in 2003. AIChE enthusiastically supports the extension of our partnership with Wiley, said Stephen Smith, AIChEs Director of Technical Activities and Publi...Unraveling the physics of DNA's double helix
...k, the thymine chains' showed little resistance to extension and no plateau. Based on the known structure of the single stranded DNA molecules, they had expected to see only one such plateau as the stacking forces severed. Exactly what happens at the molecular level at each of the two plateaus will be the su...Serica scientists win AOSSM Award for ACL (knee) tissue regeneration in preclinical study
...ed the knees maintained a normal range flexion and extension at all points. By 12 months, the initial SeriACL graft structure was not evident, indicating the devices ability to provide sufficient direction and space for substantial ligament ingrowth while being bioresorbed. Current ACL repair options eithe...Study identifies energy efficiency as reason for evolution of upright walking
... adaptations [such as slight increases in hindlimb extension or length] in early hominins, which tells us that energetics played a pretty large role in the evolution of bipedalism....Bull's-eye -- Programs targeting math, science teacher shortage may get boost
... Education. The teachHOUSTON program is a natural extension of the things we already do so well together. Intensive mentoring is another program feature. The would-be teachers receive mentoring from the beginning at the university from a master teacher and in the school districts from an assigned mentor...