Amgen launches Aranesp prefilled Sureclick autoinjector for treatment of anemia
...ber of red blood cells (or the hemoglobin in them) falls below normal (12 to 18 g/dL of blood). Therefore, the body gets less oxygen and does not have enough energy to function properly. Important Safety Information Aranesp is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Erythropoietic th...Ocean seep mollusks may share evolutionary history with other deep-sea creatures
...s and seeps. Some researchers suggest that whale falls were evolutionary "stepping stones," creating new ...eangoing whales would have filled the seas. Whale falls "are not instrumental in the evolution" of seep mollusks, but the falls "may have allowed them to ex...Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers
... group of siblings had an average IQ of 106, which falls within the range of what is considered normal intelligence. "It was surprising to find that they had an average IQ score of 78, whereas their control siblings were 106," Driscoll said. "We feel this may be another complication of obesity that may no...Burning wetlands unleash sequestered mercury in wake of climate change
...launching of the industrial age, the toxic element falls back onto Earth, and accumulates particularly in North American wetlands. A Michigan State University researcher working closely with the U.S. Geological Survey finds wildfires, growing more frequent and intense, are unleashing this sequestered me...Sandia National Laboratories and Monsanto Company announce cooperative research agreement
...and Energy Sciences Center. The research, which falls under a five-year "umbrella" cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA), will initially focus on hyperspectral fluorescence imaging and spectral analysis. Researchers from the two organizations will apply Sandia's hyperspectral imaging an...Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range
... Lake Tahoe and other scenic wonders. "The debate falls into two camps," said C. Page Chamberlain, professor of geological and environmental sciences at Stanford University. "One is that the mountains rose from sea level in the last 3 to 5 million years, which is very recent on a geologic time scale. The ...Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'
...an average depth of about 200 m (660 ft), where it falls steeply into the deep sea. Salmon and many other marine animals travel extensively along shelves. A pilot array has been successfully demonstrated by the British Columbia-based Project POST (Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking), part of the international C...Scientists aim to thwart use of flu as bioweapon
... particles that attack the body. The immune system falls back on an array of cells, especially antibody-producing B-cells and flu-killing T cells, to fight back. Understanding just how that occurs, and simulating that with computers, is the goal of the center. Wu points to the improved treatment of HIV as ...ACS news service weekly press package - May 15, 2006
...disappears, older people become more vulnerable to falls and disabling hip fractures, and are less able to perform everyday tasks and continue living independently. Cecilia Gelfi and colleagues are reporting the first use in human muscle research of a powerful technology (2-D DIGE) for studying large numbe...Purdue researchers find 'switch' for skeletal-muscle atrophy
...caused by atrophy during aging can lead to serious falls and bone loss. Exercise is the most beneficial strategy to treat atrophy. However, many individuals are too ill to adequately participate in exercise programs. "We've found a chemical 'switch' in the body that allows us to turn atrophy on, and, from ...UF scientists restore sight to chickens with blinding disease
... States are blind because they have a disease that falls in the LCA family. "Enabling chickens that can't see to peck and eat after treatment is stunning," said Dr. Jean Bennett, a professor of ophthalmology and cell and developmental biology at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the st...Human and chimp genomes reveal new twist on origin of species
...looks only at the X chromosome, it almost entirely falls at the lower end of the time frame. In fact, the average age of the X chromosome is ~1.2 million years "younger" than the average across the 22 autosomal (non-sex) chromosomes. "The genome analysis revealed big surprises, with major implications fo...Whale bubble nets, saxophone sounds, ultrasonic laser
...eech to 300-3400 Hz, whereby conversational speech falls mostly within the range of 50-8000 Hz. The ensuin... schools for easier prey capture, but conveniently falls outside of the killer whale's own hearing range (4aAO2). In the Gulf of Alaska, humpback whales wor...Alaska seal pup diet may hold key to decline of population
Female harbor seal pups whose blubber falls below average levels may be at higher risk of delayed sexual maturation or death, even if they get enough fat in their diets later on, according to a new study sponsored by The American Physiological Society and presented at Experimental Biology 2006...Fossil wood gives vital clues to ancient climates
...dent with a marine extinction event. "Rapid, large falls in sea-level in the ancient record are typically only produced by a glaciation, and so the combination of all the data during the mid-Cretaceous period suggests a short-lived glaciation during a period generally considered to be a super-greenhouse," ...Phytoplankton bounce back from abrupt climate change
...t them. Eventually, their calcium carbonate shell falls to the ocean floor to become part of the sediment. The factors that were altered in the upper marine environment during the abrupt climate change events included increases in temperature and changes in thermal structure, changes in salinity and alkal...Second low-oxygen pathway hints at cancer, cardiovascular disease physiology
...ges involve a decrease in oxygen availability that falls below the threshold that cells need to remain healthy and carry out their functions." Hypoxia is a prominent component of solid tumors, myocardial infarctions, stroke, diabetic retinopathy, inflammation, and atherosclerosis. In addition to hypoxia, s...Powerful technique for multiplying adult stem cells may aid therapies
...the actual number of stem cells from a donor often falls short of the number needed to adequately treat the patient. This technique could directly address this problem. Gene therapy is another area where these findings can be of immediate value, Lodish says. With gene therapy, a genetic defect is corre...Research: Snails were overlooked contributors to marsh destruction
...cially dead." Climate change aside, the study also falls in line with other recent studies highlighting the role of predators or other top-down animals. "This study adds to a growing body of evidence showing strong top-down regulation of ecosystems processes, including sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and wolv......rotein and RNA, or a membrane protein that readily falls apart in water and is hard to crystallize -- biologists often turn to cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to perform single-particle reconstruction. Understanding structure is often the key to devising antibiotics and other therapies that can interfe...