Abnormal fat metabolism underlies heart problems in diabetic patients
...re genetic disorder Barth syndrome held a key to identifying cardiolipin decrease in diabetic hearts. Children born with Barth syndrome have weak hearts and often die young from heart failure. These children have mutations that prevent cells from producing enough cardiolipin. The connection between cardiolipin...Brain blood flow gives clues to treating depression
...d molecular imaging/nuclear medicine approaches in identifying the hows and whys of brain dysfunction and its potential in providing immediately useful information in treating depression are emphasized in a study in the August Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Individuals in a depressed emotional state have impai...Study finds gender differences in renal and other genes contributing to blood pressure
...association studies, newer research has focused on identifying autosomal (not on the X or Y chromosomes) genes that contribute differentially to complex traits (blood pressure) or diseases (hypertension). In a new study, researchers examined the differential contribution of genetic factors involved in regulatin...Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on ductal carcinoma in situ
...in whom disease will not recur2. A gene signature identifying the subset of DCIS patients most likely to suffer a DCIS recurrence, could therefore be used to aid those remaining patients who have been identified as unlikely to suffer a recurrence to choose to undergo breast conserving surgery. ......bidopsis is likely to become an importantmodel for identifying the genetic basis of evolutionary change, Nordborgsaid....American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
... in everyday medicine, including rapid methods for identifying proteins in the blood and processing the resulting data. The potential of our proteomics toolkit hopefully brings us one step closer to a practical personalized medicine, the report states. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPersonalized medicine and...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
...ocess for any bacterium whose genome is known. By identifying the secreted proteins it will be possible to determine some of the previously unsuspected properties of a bacterium, including whether it is likely to be pathogenic or not. The method is also showing promise of commercial application as many enzymes ...Chickadee, nutchatch presence in conifers increases tree growth, says CU-Boulder study
...000 insect specimens from the mountain study area, identifying more than 300 separate spider and insect species collectively known as arthropods. The trees used in the study were set up to exclude birds, ants, or both, since ants also can have significant impacts on other arthropods, he said. "The study indi...How a pain in the neck could be bad for your blood pressure
...essure in some people, Prof Deuchars explained. By identifying the pathways we can see why these treatments might work and it could also explain why some people suffering whiplash injuries may experience a change in their blood pressure. The work also contributes to understanding postural hypotension fainting...Cost-effective method for gene silencing is featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
...gs, preparing DNA from mammals for genotyping, and identifying protein-protein interactions in virtually any species. For a complete list of articles in the August release of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols , please see http://www.cshprotocols.org/TOCs/toc8_07.dtl ....Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
...ave created gold nanoparticles that are capable of identifying marker proteins on breast cancer cells, making the tiny particles a potential tool to better diagnose and treat cancer. The technology would be about three times cheaper than the most common current method and has the potential to provide many times ...Researchers find pathway that controls cell size and division
...the iceberg in the field of cell size control, but identifying genes such as ugtP helps Levin and other researchers get a better handle on precisely what determine how big a cell will be....Caffeine and exercise can team up to prevent skin cancer
...ts influence at the cellular and molecular levels, identifying the underlying mechanisms, Conney said. With an understanding of these mechanisms we can then take this to the next level, going beyond mice in the lab to human trials. With the stronger levels of UVB radiation evident today and an upward trend in th...First new multiple sclerosis gene found in 30 years
...ted with the development of multiple sclerosis, so identifying a novel gene that is associated with MS will be very helpful in understanding this complex disease. Joining Gregory and his colleagues at Duke were researchers from the University of California at San Francisco and the University of Cambridge in th...New target for HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccine discovered
...defense against infection. DCs are instrumental in identifying foreign invaders to the body and then orchestrating an immune response that ultimately removes them. NK cells are among the first cells summoned by DCs to help isolate and contain the infection until more potent reinforcements can be manufactured to ...Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
...musical experience also were found to be better at identifying pitch patterns before training. In a neurophysiolo...ners achieved an average of 97 percent accuracy in identifying the pseudo words. The less successful participants averaged 63 percent accuracy and sometimes requir...Females more prone to brain damage from alcohol abuse
...play good inhibitory control," Wiren said. After identifying the alcohol-regulated gene pathways, Wiren and Hashimoto were able to home in on the extent of cell death. Ten days after alcohol withdrawal, they examined cells in the lateral parietal cortex area, which is part of the network of brain regions, in a...Study identifies new gene therapy tools for inherited blindness
...ing a gap in the toolkit for treating blindness by identifying DNA elements that control when and where genes linked to blindness are turned on. "In its most basic form, gene therapy requires three components," explains Joseph Corbo, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology and senior author...Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...will be a much simpler and efficient technique for identifying individual proteins within samples, which could eventually have huge diagnostic power as well as application in research and across the whole field of biotechnology and pharmacology. The ESF workshop has prepared the ground by helping establish the c...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...g. foodstuffs, drugs) and, thus could be useful in identifying a criminal, the report said. In addition, the new method kept the original fingerprints intact and available for further analysis, the researchers added. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spectroscopic Imaging of Latent Fingermarks Collected with th...