Fungus knocks a frog down but not out, raising questions about amphibian declines
...'t. If you do have a situation where all the frogs get infected and die, does the fungus die out too, or does it persist elsewhere in the environment? "We don't yet know how or whether the fungus gets around in the environment and one possibility is that resistant species of frogs carry it ar...Stanford cooling tool may improve performance of athletes, soldiers
...e seen that the rapid increases in strength people get when using the device persist after they stop using it. So, whatever physiological benefit you get, you keep. That's the beauty of it." ...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...atically open up, so that air from the outside can get through the material to cool the wearer. When the ...material that is not porous so that rain can never get through from the outside, whether the spikes are open or closed. The technology of the materia...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...atically open up, so that air from the outside can get through the material to cool the wearer. When the ...material that is not porous so that rain can never get through from the outside, whether the spikes are open or closed. The technology of the material is b...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 5, 2004
...entify sources and resources where both groups can get up-to-date and accurate information. 3. Eating Lots of Unsaturated Fats Lowers Risk for Gallstones, New Study Finds A new, 14-year study of 45,756 men without initial gallstones or gallstone disease finds that the men who ate the most ...Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
...stick together and form a mass that the body can't get rid of on its own. Doctors don't yet understand whether amyloids cause disease or result from it, but the fact that they are present in very different diseases affecting millions of people points to the need for improved understanding of the basic pr...U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
...nt," Kerppola says. "If it's turned on and doesn't get turned off, that's not normal. Prolonged signaling... important," Kerppola adds, "because proteins must get to their sites of action in order to do their jobs. Each protein must fulfill many different functio...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
... safe again. This report is about the pathways to get there," says report co-author Peter Singer, MD, Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. The list of top 10 of biotechnologies for improving health in developing countries represents a consensus of 28 eminent scientists canva...Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
... the baby is born too: 58 percent of white infants get all recommended well-child care, compared to 35 percent of black infants. Further, previous studies have shown traditional medically oriented prenatal care has minimal impact on improving pregnancy outcomes. The new project will look at whether more ...Genetic link to risky pregnancy
...lls and trophoblasts. To ensure that the NK cells get the right message, a balance between these opposing signals must be achieved. In this study, Hiby et al analyzed the genes that encode these proteins in groups of women with and without a history of preeclampsia. The expression of a particular type...Technique for genetically modifying blood stem cells brings cure for blood diseases closer
..."Our new vector is more dependable, and we need to get only one copy of it into a stem cell to produce significant amounts of fetal hemoglobin," Persons said. The present study showed that the control elements significantly improved the ability of a single gamma-globin gene to pro...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...tose corn syrup and other sweeteners could one day get a fresh makeover using honey, researchers say. Scientists at the University of Illinois in Urbana say the ancient sweetener may be a healthier alternative than corn syrup due to its higher level of antioxidants, compounds which are believed to fight ...Touching research: How white blood cells navigate
...ping computer models that simulate how blood cells get buffeted about by other cells in the circulation; ...d industry. Here we're using the same expertise to get a unique look into one of the most basic processes in our bodies," says Waugh. "This type of work ta...Experimental drug prevents vaginal simian HIV transmission in monkeys Science study says
...h in some settings, HIV may use other receptors to get into cells, the success of PSC-RANTES against SHIV in these experiments suggests that CCR5-inhibition -- alone or coupled with other approaches -- might prevent sexual HIV transmission between humans, according to the authors. The majority of HIV in...Time-lapse movies show brain cells move like a two-stroke engine
...sion and physically getting rid of the protein, we get a similar result," says David Solecki, a postdoctoral fellow and first author of the paper. In addition, "There was a tremendous change in the morphology of the cell," Solecki says. In cells with too much mPar6-alpha, the nuclear cage disintegrated. ...Muscling in on a deadly cancer
...gene is required to maintain the cancer or just to get it started. ...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
... daily value needed. Fortunately, those who do not get enough calcium from food can easily and conveniently incorporate calcium supplements into their daily routines to meet their requirements. In fact, new research from the University of Arizona has found that the calcium citrate supplement Citracal, w...Study identifies target for preventing sexual transmission of HIV
... "But HIV can also use other target molecules to get into other cells. Thus, there was some uncertainty as to how HIV was transmitted at mucosal sites and therefore which pathways needed to be blocked in order to prevent HIV transmission there. We decided to test the hypothesis that blocking CCR5 alone...Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
...xample, if one must keep drinking more in order to get the same happy feeling, it is easy to see how with greater tolerance there could be a greater chance of developing into a problem drinker. Also, anyone who has developed enough of a drinking problem to earn a diagnosis of alcohol dependence or alcoh...Men with prostate permalignant lesions have increased likelyhood of invasive prostate cancer
...es diagnosed each year, one in every five men will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. African-American men are at special risk for the disease. In fact, the incidence rate in African-Americans is 60 percent higher than that in white males and double the mortality rate. An estimated 29,900 American ...