New study by UGA researcher shows that Salmonella uses hydrogen as an energy source
...ers previously thought, but remains at substantial levels and is an energy source for pathogenic bacteria. This knowledge that human pathogens can grow on hydrogen while residing in an animal may have profound implications for the treatment of some diseases. In 2002, Maier published in the journal Scien...NIH makes award to UNC for Genome Fingerprint Scanning program
...mal tissues to determine proteins whose expression levels or forms are significantly changed, indicating a potential role in the disease. One example is a recent study identifying some of the important regulatory gene clusters controlling glucose responsiveness in a key metabolic pathway affecting diabetes...UT Southwestern initiating trials in humans for ricin vaccine
...m our injected human volunteers will be tested for levels of specific ricin-neutralizing antibodies. These a...o side effects, and the animals also produced high levels of ricin-neutralizing antibodies, Dr. Vitetta said. The pilot phase I trial to be carried out by Dr...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...velopment specialists. "Over the phone I hear high levels of anxiety," explained Susan Connor, program coordinator of the Fussy Baby Network. "Anxiety not only about what's happening now, but what the future is going to be like." Parents often are surprised by the loneliness and isolation that accompany an ...NU researcher finds missing atmospheric carbon dioxide
... that the soil below oak trees exposed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide had significantly higher carbon levels than those exposed to ambient carbon levels. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that el...Green tea polyphenols thwart prostate cancer development at multiple levels
...ate cancer. "Consumption of GTP led to reduced levels of IGF-1," said Hasan Mukhtar, Ph.D., Department o...uthor of the paper. "GTP also led to increased levels of one of the binding proteins for IGF-1, the insulin growth factor binding protein-3. These observa...A complex agricultural society in Uruguay's La Plata basin, 4,800-4,200 years ago
...itectural plan of Los Ajos exhibited sophisticated levels of engineering, planning, and cooperation revealing an earlier, new, and independent architectural tradition previously unknown from this region of southern South America. The formal and compact layout of the central part of the site (Inner Precinct)...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...own as PPAR agonists) are used to treat high lipid levels (such as cholesterol and triglycerides), and type ...arts after they had experienced an infarct. S100A1 levels have been shown to decrease as a result of heart failure in both animals and humans. The authors fou...Save up your energy reserves for a longer life!
...lled AMP-1, that is specifically activated by high levels of AMP and results in a cascade of reactions that ...eld remarks "The discovery that a sensor of energy levels regulates lifespan is very exciting because it tells us that the worm is actively making a decision ...Exercise doesn't work for us all
..., 51 genes were expressed in muscles at double the levels of the eight people who showed the least improvement, and 74 genes were expressed at half the level. Many of these genes were a surprise to the researchers because they have not previously been linked to exercise. "We need to recognise that although...Eating red meat may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
...the development of RA. Patients who consumed high levels of red meat combined with other meat products show...iated with an increased disease risk, while higher levels of dietary fats, including saturated fat, did not have an impact. Routinely eating burgers and st...New system reduces risk of burns during interventional X-rays
...tem provides complete tracking of actual radiation levels on the skin, providing both instantaneous dose rate, as well as cumulative exposure," explained Daniel Bednarek, Ph.D., UB project director, researcher at UB's Toshiba Stroke Research Center, professor of radiology and research associate professor of...Read your shampoo's label: Study finds common ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats
...ngton Convention Center. Prolonged exposure to low levels of methylisothiazolinone (MIT) restricted growth of axons and dendrites of immature rat nerve cells in culture, apparently by disengaging the machinery of a key enzyme that is activated in response to cell-to-cell contact, and may have potentially da...New drug sidesteps Gleevec resistance in human trials
...valuate drug safety and toxicity at different dose levels in a small number of volunteers. "Our study examined patients in all phases of CML, including the chronic phase, the accelerated phase, and blast crisis. The patients responded quite well to this new compound, and we observed no side effects," said S...Science to restore the nation's ecosystems
...and Biscayne Bays to provide insight into baseline levels of variability in ecosystems prior to extensive human disturbance of environments....Cigarette smoke a culprit in poor healing and increased scarring
...sue repair and remodeling. Surprisingly, smoke, at levels found in tissues of smokers, did not kill the fibroblasts, but instead injured them in a way that allowed them to turn on certain genes that improved their survival. However, it was cell survival at the wrong time and in the wrong place, in terms of ...Stanford study links obesity to hormonal changes from lack of sleep
... in a recent study that sleep loss leads to higher levels of a hormone that triggers appetite, lower levels of a hormone that tells your body it's full and an increased body mass index. The findings not only ...Human gland probably evolved from gills
...on and signalling by nerve cells, require specific levels of calcium in the body. In humans, calcium levels are regulated by the parathyroid gland, which secretes parathyroid hormone if the calcium concentrat...New breast cancer study shows hormonal therapy not enough
... Albain. "We discovered that women with very high levels of estrogen receptor in their tumors can probably ...chemotherapy, but those with lower or intermediate levels benefit from it over and above tamoxifen. A second aspect of this study explored the use of var......2). The researchers discovered that changes in the levels of airborne aerosols resulted in changes to the te... on carbon fluxes. The research showed that higher levels of diffuse radiation resulted in higher rates of carbon sink. Although common sense would suggest th...