Genetic therapy reverses nervous system damage in animal model of inherited human disease
...ldren's Hospital. "The treated cats were markedly improved compared to diseased cats, with better balance and muscle control and fewer tremors." Although the disease itself is rare, AMD is one of about 50 lysosomal storage diseases, a class of diseases that accounts for a significant portion of the instanc...Survivors to revisit the polio scare
... hit the middle class. Scientists now believe that improved sanitation was to blame. When water supplies were consistently contaminated with the poliovirus, as they were in impoverished areas, people were typically infected during infancy -- but most suffered little more than diarrhea, and then had lifelong i...World's largest scientific society backs green chemistry bill
...reen chemistry technologies have eliminated waste, improved safety and saved industry money," according to ACS President William F. Carroll, Ph.D. "From redesigning pharmaceutical synthesis to reducing waste, to developing catalysts that improve energy efficiency, green chemistry techniques lead to technology...Polymers with copper show promise for implanted sensors
...sity of Michigan team that previously demonstrated improved accuracy with intravascular sensors that were coated with nitric oxide-releasing polymers has promising preliminary results with a new strategy: creating polymer coatings that generate nitric oxide from components already in the blood. U-M chemistry ...HHMI taps two Long Island researchers as among the nation's most promising scientists
...wart these protective processes, and on developing improved cancer therapies. (For more about Lowe's research, see the links provided below.) Dr. Hannon is a pioneer in the field of RNA interference. His research program seeks to understand the biology of the process and to harness the power of RNA interferen...Mitsubishi offsets carbon footprint through investment in Madagascar's rain forest
...t-use rules. Additional projects include building improved irrigation infrastructure for the lowland rice growing areas. An active dialogue will be maintained with local stakeholders to help ensure protected area limits are proposed and accepted by local and regional authorities. An initial study and subse...TEL2 gene cooperates with MYC gene to provoke B-cell lymphomas
...lastic leukemia. "These results offer new hope for improved diagnosis," said Monica Cardone, Ph.D., a postdoctoral student in Grosveld's laboratory who did much of the work on this project. "TEL2 should be considered a new diagnostic marker, especially in patients who don't have the classic genetic mutations ...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
...ld be considered in managing the wetlands. It says improved coordination at the regional level will lead to more effective management of the Pantanal and similar wetlands. "In order to identify and effectively use the synergies that exist in the natural environment, a systematic approach to environmental dec...New insight into people who 'see' colors in letters and numbers
...ur results suggest that synesthetic colors lead to improved behavioral performance in a manner similar to real colors. Because this study uses both psychophysical and neuroimaging measures in the same subjects in the study of synesthesia, we are able to examine specific aspects of the synesthetic experience t...Where's Waldo's DNA? New NIST SRM joins search
...d Technology (NIST) may help genetics labs develop improved methods of searching for a mutant needle in a DNA haystack. A single DNA molecule carrying part of a person's genetic code is a chain of basic chemical units called nucleotides. The number of nucleotides can range from about 16,500 in mitochondrial D......llow yield were stacked up against maroon, red and improved orange carrots for strenuous tests to see which would make it to the next step in breeding. "The interest now is more than the color," said Pike, known for developing popular produce such as the 1015 onion and Beta Sweet maroon carrots. "Each of thos...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner registers 'strong concerns' over suppression of science films
...echnology centers and museums a deep commitment to improved public understanding of science and the role it plays in people's lives. We are writing now to express strong concerns about increasing threats to science that endanger our shared missions and to offer our support and partnership in dealing with them...To train the eye, keep it simple
...rns flashed on a screen. The subjects' performance improved dramatically after several sessions, in line with other studies that have shown the human eye to be highly trainable. The difference came in the way subjects adapted to different environments. Those subjects who were trained with clear displays also ...Europe faces brain drain and declining patient care unless cancer research funding is doubled
...oblem, both through its funding policy and through improved co-ordination and collaboration across the whole of Europe. "We hope the data from this report will be used to improve the support of cancer research across Europe through practical approaches to a wide range of issues."...Drezek wins Beckman Young Investigator Award
...oratory is developing new imaging technologies for improved detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. "Dr. Drezek is an extremely talented and creative scientist, and I am pleased that she has been recognized by the Beckman Foundation," said Jennifer West, director of th...Two-part blood pressure control suggests new approach to hypertension therapy
...the findings about a "two-part system" may lead to improved methods for treating high blood pressure, which af...common blood pressure medications work and lead to improved treatments for hypertension and its complications, including stroke and organ failure, they added. "...Puberty onset influence of nutritional, environmental and endogenous regulators?
...n citizens through a higher quality of their food, improved control of food production and of related environmental factors. Identification of environmental factors that are detrimental to health, and better understanding of the mechanisms involved are necessary to determine how to prevent or minimise these e...Social stress boosts immune system's flu-fighting abilities
...ight the flu. Short bouts of intense social stress improved the ability in the mice to recover from the flu. The stress apparently did so by substantially boosting the production of specialized immune cells that fought the virus. "Stressed mice had a stronger immune response and were able to fight off the inf...Viagra shows selective effects in hypertensive pregnancy on mother, fetus
...giving Viagra reversed these effects, resulting in improved function of the uterine circulation." Arterial diameters of Viagra-treated animals didn't quite match control (normal) values, "but were significantly larger than those with hypertension, suggesting that it may have increased blood flow to the uteru...15 generations of untrained jocks, couch potatoes show big physiological adaptations
...ygen delivery." Specifically, the running rats had improved cardiovascular systems (proportionally larger hear...y components (lung and cardiovascular system) have improved to better meet the demands of the muscles. "Additionally, our results provide support for the contr...