Gene discovered for type 1 diabetes in children
... physicians to screen newborns to predict those at high risk for the disease. The gene implicated in the current research, KIAA0350, is known to be active almost exclusively in immune cells. Although scientists do not currently know the exact function of the protein the gene encodes, other research has ...Throwing motion in young baseball players may actually protect shoulder
...s from injury. However, pitch counts that are too high and playing year-round can push those adaptive changes to the point of injury. Parents of young baseball players need not be overly concerned about their childrens shoulders. Throwing is fine as long as it is in moderation and the parents and chil......genes and developed the resources for a relatively high throughput method of selection for the two genes, said Ha. The SNP assays that we have reported will empower soybean breeders to efficiently incorporate root-knot resistance genes into new productive cultivars....Journalists can register now for ECCO 14 -- the European Cancer Conference
...There will be first reports from a large number of high quality Phase III trials. The Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS) welcome the interest of the press in cancer issues and are happy to provide full assistance to journalists attending ECCO 14, or using the conference website as a resource...Journal of Alzheimer's Disease achieves significant impact factor
...emely pleased to have quantitative evidence of the high regard in which the Journal of Alzheimers Disease is held by researchers and clinicians working in AD and the extent to which JADs articles are cited throughout the medical and scientific literature. The dedication of the entire editorial board, cont...Cancer cures could work for canines and humans
... of human tumour metabolism. He said: We are using high throughput screening techniques to identify new biomarkers of prognostic significance in cancer. The approach involves using clinical samples from a tissue bank to carry out hypothesis driven immunohistochemical studies to look at tumour metabolism. ...High blood pressure medication strategy proves effective in Hispanic women
...spond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report. A UF study described in the current issue of the Journal of Womens Health revealed that when treated with either of two commonly prescribed medication strategie...Bernese Mountain Dogs prone to Borrelia burgdorferi infection
... may be caused directly by B. burgdorferi, and the high incidence of B. burgdorferi infection may mean it coincides with glomerulonephritis without being the cause of the disease. The Bernese Mountain Dog is a farm dog and originally came from Berne in Switzerland. The dogs are known for intense breeding ...Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
... by their taste genes. So someone who inherited a high sensitivity to sour taste may find foods containing lemons or vinegar off-putting, whereas the same foods may be better accepted by a person whose genes make them less sensitive. Wise comments, These taste perceptions presumably evolved because the...Research team discovers gallstone gene
... appears to cause this pump to work permanently at high speed. Gallstones are a common disorder: in German...nternal medicine. Gallstones tend to be found at high levels within certain families. In particular, studies of twins provide evidence of a genetic compon...Brightly colored birds most affected by Chernobyl radiation
...e among the species most adversely affected by the high levels of radiation around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, ecologists have discovered. The findings published online in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology help explain why some species are harder hit by ionising radiation than...Antibody retards growth and induces death in liver cancer cells
...for this disease, he added. Furthermore, because high expression of PDGFR has been detected in a variety of tumors, such as skin cancer, brain tumors, gastrointestinal tumors, prostate tumors, ovarian cancer and leukemia, Dr. Monga believes these findings could have much broader applications. ...Revolutionary global environment fund announces $50M expansion
... among 34 regions identified by CI as containing a high percentage of species found nowhere else and facing extreme risk, with at least 70 percent of their natural vegetation already lost. In Indo-Burma, only 5 percent remains in pristine condition. CEPF makes funding available through grants for nongov...New use for a cell toxin found to inhibit survival proteins in cancer cells
... antimycin is selective in killing cells that have high levels of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL proteins. The over expr...des a therapeutic window between cancer cells with high expression of the proteins versus cells with normal expression, said Hockenbery, who is also a profe...Researchers probe risks, benefits of folic acid fortification
... of scientific evidence suggesting that habitually high intakes of dietary folate are protective against colorectal cancer. Mason explains, however, that There are several reasons why we may have inadvertently created the opposite effect with folic acid fortification. First, folates pivotal role in DNA sy...Boosting key milk nutrients may help lower type 2 diabetes risk
...onically low levels of vitamin D were linked to as high as 46 percent greater risk of type 2 diabetes. Yet boosting vitamin D alone would likely have little effect in healthy adults. Instead, the researchers suggested that a combination of vitamin D and calcium, like that found in milk, would have the gr...Study shows cane sugar, corn sweeteners have similar effects on appetite
...y of sweetened beverages shows that cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup have similar effects on hunger, fullness, and food consumption at lunch. According to the study, which appears in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this may be because sucrose (table sugar) in beverages...Decorated UH professor to help choose nation's top scientists
...009. He received the award in 1988 for his work on high temperature superconductivity, making him the only UH professor to earn the honor. The medal represents a token, but significant, gesture in our national commitment to science, Chu said....Modified herpes virus keeps arteries 'free-flowing' following procedures
... low in the group treated with herpes and remained high in the untreated group. One undesirable, yet expected outcome of angioplasty and stent placement is the disruption of the arterys endothelial layer, which forms the inner lining of the artery. Loss of this inner layer predisposes the artery to blo...Aphids make 'chemical weapons' to fight off killer ladybirds
...insects eating a diet rich in glucosinolates had a high success rate in fending off predators, whereas those without glucosinolates in their diet did not. Scientists already knew that aphids absorbed these chemicals from their food, but this study published Proceedings of the Royal Society B is the first ...