Need oxygen? Cells know how to spend and save
...cells survive when oxygen is low, such as during a heart attack or stroke. The researchers set out to figure out if the sensor protein HIF-1 triggers the COX-swapping. By examining the gene control regions of COX4, they found that the HIF-1 sensor switched on COX4-2 activity when oxygen is low. And they...Scientists decode genome of oral pathogen
...in the healthy human mouth that can cause a deadly heart infection if it enters the bloodstream. The fin...ction of the heart. Individuals with preexisting heart problems are at an increased risk of developing bacterial endocarditis. The infection may result in ...JCI table of contents -- April 5, 2007
...e.php?id=30688 CARDIOLOGY: Role for STARS in heart failure illuminated Thickening of the walls of the heart (cardiac hypertrophy) can cause heart failure if it is sustained. Understanding the molecular proces...UT Metroplex institutions to collaborate on biomedical research
...nd progression. "Toward a model of the average heart with the normal and abnormal variations" Dr. Heng...This study will compare mathematical models of the heart with data from thousands of participants in the Dallas Heart Study in order to determine risk factor...UCLA identifies new molecule involved in the body's processing of dietary fat
... deliver triglycerides to the skeletal muscles and heart tissues that are hungry for fuel or to adipose tissue for energy storage. Molecules called proteoglycans, attached to the inside walls of capillaries, wait like baseball players with their mitts open, poised to catch the passing chylomicrons. ...Newly discovered 'platform' for processing dietary fat
...protein-binding protein is found at high levels in heart and adipose tissue, the same tissues that express high levels of the enzyme that breaks chylomicrons down, they report. The researchers conclude that GPIHBP1 is crucial for chylomicron processing. It is located on the inner surface of the capillary...Blood sugar's manufacture limited by building blocks' supply
...he body where it is active, namely in skeletal and heart muscle. ...Want to monitor climate change? P-p-p-pick up a penguin!
...equirements. Dr Halsey and co-workers measured the heart rate and energy expenditure of king penguins whils...s between these two variables. They then implanted heart rate loggers in penguins going to sea such that they could infer the energy expended by these birds ...Heart failure: Intervention possibilities from imaging programmed cell loss
...of those individuals who are at risk of developing heart failure, say researchers in the April Journal of N... to noninvasively identify cell lossor apoptosisin heart failure patients using annexin A5 imaging," explained Leo Hofstra, director of cardiovascular imagin...Forest elephants at risk from the illegal ivory trade
...ica and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the remote heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Blake et al. report as few as 1,900 elephants remain. Only two national parks had a mean estimated density of more than one elephant per square kilometer, Minkb and Odzala-Koukoua, and these sites contain the larg...JCI table of contents: April 2, 2007
...h a drug known as CD40Ig have been shown to accept heart grafts from rats that are not genetically identica... different immune cells, exactly how this prevents heart graft rejection in rats had not been determined. In a study that appears in the April issue of the ...New genetic biomarkers could predict coronary heart disease
...redict whether a person is likely to have coronary heart disease (CAD) in the future. Research carried out by Dr. M. Balasubramanyam and Dr.V.Mohan at the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (India) shows that people who are pre-diabetic or who have Type 2 diabetes have much shorter telomeres1 and, since t...Gladstone scientists identify critical gene factor in heart development
...l genetic factor in the control of many aspects of heart form and function. As reported in the journal Cell...NA in mice and examined the effects of its loss on heart development and maintenance. "Knocking out" a gene is a favorite method for figuring out what a part...Advances in personalized medicine on agenda for 54th Society of Nucelar Medicine Annual Meeting
...iagnosis and treatment of life-threatening cancer, heart disease and brain disorders," said Scientific Program Committee Chair Frederic H. Fahey. "A new feature this year is the InfoSNM program, which will allow attendees to participate in interactive computer presentations and educational offerings on the...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- March 28, 2007
...ariety of diseases, including diabetes, cancer and heart disease, the article suggests. ARTICLE # 5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, April 2, 2007 "Leveraging Disorder" This story will be available on April 2 at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8514sci1.html FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION, CONTACT...Toward improved forms of a time-tested cholesterol-fighter
...terol with the potential to protect people against heart attacks and stroke, scientists reported today. ...since the 1970s that niacin can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but it has not been prescribed as widely as newer and more costly medications k...APS President-Elect Carey urges 6.7 percent increase for biomedical research
...lp solve pressing health problems such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer, Carey told the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Carey expressed appreciation on behalf of the scientific community for doubling the NIH budget between 1998 and...Gene test shown to measure heart function after transplant
...de detailed information on how well a transplanted heart is performing. The gene expression profiling (GEP)...p test, is currently used to detect the absence of heart transplant rejection instead of routine invasive heart muscle biopsies, but has now been shown to co...Heart intervention doesn't outweigh medicine in study
...scular disease but may not be at immediate risk of heart attack or stroke. Co-authored by UK HealthCare's... five-year study released today showed that stable heart patients received no significant benefit in undergoing angioplasty when compared to patients treated...Think herbal supplements are safe? Think again, book by Saint Louis University doctor says
...-- with symptoms that may include agitation, rapid heart beat, flushing and heavy sweating -- that may be f...nked to cardiovascular problems, such as irregular heart rhythm and low blood pressure. If a patient takes the herb along with an antihypertensive drug, her ...