ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 1, 2006
...ches - knowledge that could pave the way for a new generation of more healthful carbohydrates that do not cause spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels. Those are among the consequences of eating rapidly digestible starch (RDS), perhaps best known in a diet-conscious world as starch in foods such as potatoes a...Protein structure initiative launches new resources for the scientific community
...ry out structural studies, as well as improved the generation and analysis of quality data....Tiny worm provides model for the genetics of nicotine dependence
...er responded to nicotine exposures. But when a new generation of worms had that missing gene replaced by a human version of the TRP gene, the worms returned to being nicotine-sensitive. "This demonstrates that human TRP genes have the capacity to mediate nicotine dependence, suggesting that human TRP genes ar...Institute for OneWorld Health awarded $46 million grant to combat diarrheal disease
...co (UCSF), whose discovery efforts have led to the generation of several series of promising compounds which are being further optimized for potential drugs; Drug discovery collaboration with BioFocus DPI, a service division of Belgian-based Galapagos NV, to optimize potential new drug candidates for iOWH's...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...e and the dentate gyrus. However, the evidence for generation of new neurons in the neocortex is controversial. ...e issue by combining two methods for assessing the generation of new neurons. The authors injected the cerebral cortex of postnatal rats with a green fluorescent ...It's in your head: The brain's own globin defends you from shock and stroke
The next generation of treatments for shock or stroke could be based on a protein that is already in our heads neuroglobin. In a review article to be published in the November issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists from University of Rome describe this protein, which m...U-M study offers new perspective on nitric oxide signaling in rheumatoid arthritis
...eir joint tissue. When we looked at the rate of NO generation in these patients, we found that it was significantly higher for people with the shared epitope," says Holoshitz. The findings offer scientists a new way of viewing other diseases, in addition to RA. For example, narcolepsy and certain types of leuk...Phoenix rising: Scientists resuscitate a 5 million-year-old retrovirus
...go. These copies were subsequently passed on from generation to generation. Remnants of HERVs now comprise nearly 8% of the human genome, but most were rendered inactive long ago by mutations. Heidmann and his colleagues set out to re-activate one family of HERVs, called the HERV-K(HML2) family, an evolutio...Michigan State researcher traces the evolution of honey bee gender
...gender and maximizes gene transmission to the next generation of several bee species, according to Michigan State University researchers. The research of Zachary Huang, MSU associate professor in the Department of Entomology, and his colleagues will be featured in the Oct. 26 edition of the journal Genome Res...Scientists helping to develop the next generation of cancer-beating drugs say they have had a major breakthrough with their latest results. A new class of drugs being developed by a major pharmaceutical company targets an enzyme that helps cells divide; in cancer, this enzyme, called Aurora B, g...New behavior may use old genes
...ore frequently genes are "shuffled around" in each generation of honeybee, the smaller the identified region and the better chance the researchers have of identifying specific genes related to behavior. "An early expectation in the sequencing project was that we would find many new genes responsible for social...Sweet yet sophisticated: Honey bee genome lends insight into sociality, sensation and sex
...ly after being chosen by workers from the previous generation to perpetually receive royal jelly, a viscous substance rich in proteins, lipids, vitamins, and other nutrients. Approximately 90% of proteins in royal jelly are from the Major Royal Jelly Protein (MRJP) gene family. In the current issue of Genome...Hormone resistance of pituitary tumors and Cushing disease explained
...promote the prevention of illness, and train a new generation of high-level scientists. The IRCM has 37 research units and a staff of more than 450. The IRCM is also affiliated to Universit de Montral....Weather forecasting technique wins top prize in 2006 Collegiate Inventors Competition
...egiate Inventors Competition to encourage the next generation of scientists and innovators to come forward with the creativity that will solve problems which affect everyone." "Inventive talent and creativity thrive in America's universities," noted Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop...Researchers discover new gene responsible for brittle bone disease
...it, signifying that the disease can be passed down generation to generation, with recessive forms accounting for recurrence. When each parent has one mutated gene and one normal gene, they have one-in-four chance of having a child with osteogenesis imperfecta. Funding for the research came from the National I...2006 Canon National Parks Science Scholars announced
... 19, 2006 Helping to develop and support the next generation of scientists in the fields of conservation, envir...ce Scholars Program's mission is to train the next generation of conservation scientists by encouraging the best and brightest graduate students in all relevant d...Successful one year gene therapy trial for Parkinson's disease announced by Neurologix
...le that will be used in all of the company's first generation products, including epilepsy and Huntington's disease. In its Parkinson's disease trial, Neurologix used its proprietary AAV-GAD gene transfer technology. ("NLX") "The company is very excited about the results of this trial. We look forward to furth...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- October 11, 2006
...ria parasites inside human cells Identifying a new generation of byproducts from water disinfection Organic far...RTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identifying a new generation of byproducts from water disinfection Environmental Science & Technology California scientists hav...Case Western Reserve University licenses methoxyamine to Tracon
...e knowledge of oncology drug development and first generation targeted therapies, enabling them to advance the development of next generation cancer therapies. Methoxyamine was developed by University Hospitals Case Medical Center research......cells. TITLE: Virus-induced type I IFN stimulates generation of immunoproteasomes at the site of infection AUTHOR CONTACT: Barbara Rehermann National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Phone: (301) 402-7144; Fax: (301) 402-0491; E-mail: Rehermann@nih.gov . View...