Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD development
...confirm the similarity of these behaviors to those identified in ADHD. They also are planning studies aimed at preserving the brain dopamine system in individuals at risk for repetitive reductions in blood oxygenation. These studies could include non-invasive, subtle dietary changes in the mother and the newb...... music, and art. Although autism has long been identified as a genetic disease, the genes that contribute to...yet pinpointed a gene that causes autism, they had identified a particular region of a chromosome that is inherited by autistic children more often than their non...OHSU scientists identify key gene that delays female puberty
...egon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have identified a key gene that impacts the timing of puberty and can shorten the time span for reproduction. The research was led by Sergio Ojeda, Ph.D., head of the Division of Neuroscience and a senior scientist at ONPRC. The work will be presented at the Society...Sandbagging cancer in the bloodstream
...f scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has identified a potential treatment strategy against metastatic ...sic science researchers over the past decades have identified a number of the adhesion molecules that hold these endothelial cells together. They have also identi...Potential new oncogene may be missing link in cancer-causing chain
...to proliferation in tumors, we believe we may have identified a new oncogene," says Guojun Bu, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics and of cell biology and physiology. The findings will be reported in the December 2nd issue of the journal Oncogene. The article is available online Oct. 25. "In several types ...New center to map DNA of key lab mice
...isorders such as autism. Researchers already have identified dozens of genetic components to these disorders, but few well-established animal models are available for understanding the interplay of genes and environment. Therefore, in addition to conducting the Resequencing Project, the Center for Rodent Gene...Bug's-eye-view of urinary tract reveals E.coli infection genes
...ere included in the study. The DNA microarray data identified 313 E. coli genes that were up-regulated and 207 genes that were down-regulated in mouse urine as compared to Luria broth. Many of the most highly up-regulated genes were known virulence genes in E. coli, but the study also found 13 new candidate vir...Insects implicated in the evolution of new human infectious diseases
...sease-causing (pathogenic) bacterium that has been identified in about a dozen people in the USA and Australia. Their study looked at the bioluminescent bacterium, Photorhabdus asymbiotica, which cause pustulent sores to appear on parts of sufferers' bodies. The researchers suspect that this new bacterium evolv...Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
...undwater contaminated with arsenic might be easily identified and remediated. "Unlike detecting the presence of arsenic which generally requires a sensitive laboratory analysis testing for sulfate is simple and straightforward," Bethke said. "If all waters containing sulfate are safe, as in our dataset, then...NSF gives 'teeth' to biomaterials research
...etworks of interrelated industries. The same study identified advanced materials as an emerging seed cluster. "The Department of Commerce has high expectations for what this grant can help accomplish," said S.C. Department of Commerce Secretary Bob Faith. "By bringing together academic researchers and private ...Tufts Veterinary School scientists decode Cryptosporidium genome
... of Cryptosporidium hominis, an insidious parasite identified as one of the most common causes of waterborne diseases in humans and classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a potential bioterrorist agent. The researchers' findings are reported in today's issue of the journal Nature. Cry...Fly gut's 'sticky spot' for leishmaniasis parasite
...t again. Now, Jesus Valenzuela and colleagues have identified the molecular receptor inside the midgut of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi that provides the "flypaper" for the parasite that causes the major form of leishmaniasis, a tropical disease with both mild and fatal forms. PpGalec is the receptor protei...Scientists closing in on nerve proteins' contributions to memory and hearing loss
...onal testing, they determined that Eos, a recently identified zinc finger protein, was Ngr-ICD's most likely partner. In its normal role, PSD-95 provides a support structure for receptors on the receiving end of a synapse. The protein has also been detected in plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients...Gimli gobblers Mercury scientists to conduct unique human experiment next week
...llaborative Mercury Research Network (COMERN) have identified dramatic differences in the extent to which mercury from eating fish is absorbed by people in a variety of small Canadian communities. Since 2000, COMERN researchers have been working closely with communities in the Lac St-Pierre (on the shore of the...Gene found to defend against environmental pollutants and pulmonary emphysema
...chool of Public Health and other institutions have identified a "master gene" in mice that controls the action of 50 other genes whose products protect the lungs against environmental pollutants. The researchers believe their findings will provide a better understanding of the human body's defense mechanisms an...JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, which is e...th low HDL specifically carry 1 of the 2 mutations identified in families with Tangier disease. These data provide insight into the genetic changes that can contr...Mutations in transporter protein effect HDL levels in the general population
...Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, which is e...th low HDL specifically carry 1 of the 2 mutations identified in families with Tangier disease. These data provide insight into the genetic changes that can contr...Research team discovers possible genetic mechanism behind congenital heart defects
...s important for genes to be turned on. However, we identified one of these proteins, called Baf60c, that is expressed specifically in the developing heart," said Dr. Benoit Bruneau, the study's co-principal investigator, a Sick Kids scientist and an assistant professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics at the U...Growth factors confer immortality to sperm-generating stem cells
...of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified the growth factors essential to allow spermatogoni...y types of adult stem cells that can be positively identified using functional assays. It may also be possible to convert spermatogonial stem cells to totipotent...Researchers uncover how infections combat plant immune responses
...," he added. "Secondly, one of the CTV suppressors identified is mechanistically novel as it inhibits spread of ...." As a result, that type of suppressor cannot be identified by the methods in wide use today by labs around the world....