NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
...n has been used to make membrane proteins in a few limited cases, but it is far from routine. Chang calls the technique high risk and high impact. "If it works, it could revolutionize the field," he says. In addition to addressing the problem of protein production, the grant will support a number of approa...An embryonic stem cell model for Parkinson's disease
...k to human embryonic stem cells, but their work is limited by the availability of such cells under the current NIH guidelines. ...Columbia University scientist wins 2004 Nobel Prize
...f odorant receptor, and each receptor can detect a limited number of odorant substances, so the olfactory receptor cells are highly specialized for a few odors. Most odors are composed of multiple odorant molecules, and each odorant molecule activates several odorant receptors, leading to a combined odorant...Stanford cooling tool may improve performance of athletes, soldiers
...ut into the desert, where he would normally have a limited survival time, and he could survive indefinitely with peak cognitive function." The technology is patented and has been licensed by Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing to AVAcore Technologies Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich., firm that Grahn a...Does a time delay between prostate cancer diagnosis and start of radiation treatment matter?
... real concern for the patient, and physicians have limited data to guide them regarding the urgency of treatment. "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of treatment delay on the outcome of these men who choose external-beam radiation," Andrews said. The study looked at data for 1,498 patients...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...es of smell loss. Scientists currently have only a limited understanding of how CR impairs olfactory function, and of the cellular and molecular processes involved. This project will identify inflammatory processes underlying smell loss in patients with CR and evaluate the prognosis for recovery. Results wi...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...ncluding crop management, biological controls, and limited use of pesticides, to reduce both costs and ecological impacts. In the last 11 years, Virginia Tech's program has increased farmers' profits from California to the Philippines, and has reduced poverty and pollution. For example: IPM research has iden...Cooperation to create a new tuberculosis vaccine
... We assume the protection provided by BCG to be so limited because BCG bacteria fail to induce the complete immune response required for the control of TB". The prime - boost" vaccination regime combining BCG and the new DNA vaccine has the potential to overcome this hurdle. DNA vaccines deliver genetic info...Cells in retina found to behave like soap bubbles
... that the tendency to minimize surface area is not limited to soap bubbles but extends to living things as well. In a paper published Oct. 7 in the journal Nature , they show that cells within the retina take on shapes and pack together like soap bubbles, ultimately forming a pattern that is repeated again ...Mitochondria findings may help beat wide range of disease
...hough, understanding of those diseases was greatly limited by a lack of knowledge about the mitochondrial fusion portion of the cycle. "Fusion of single membranes is a well-delineated process, involving well-known, well-studied proteins," McCaffery said. "However, the same cannot be said for mitochondrial ...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...ver, and even long-term studies can only address a limited number of questions, he said. "This laboratory system gives us a halfway ground between the mathematical models and natural populations. It allows us to test whether our assumptions are realistic, and that puts us in a better position to design exper...Muscling in on a deadly cancer
...ts to emerge. But, Keller adds, "After 30 years of limited progress, we have our foot in the door." The new studies will be published Nov. 1 in the journal Genes & Development, with one of the studies published online Oct. 15. The studies involved mice, which have a genetic makeup quite similar to hu...Identifying genes that contribute to a low level of response to alcohol
... situations. Those contributing genes fall into a limited number of brain systems, which I have named. For readers who are interested in the genetics of alcoholism, we can say that the low response to alcohol is a major risk factor for alcoholism in the future, and it is genetically influenced. For rese...UCSD medical researchers use brain cell transplants to correct muscle spasms after aneurysm surgery
...s using implanted pumps. These approaches display limited efficacy with accompanying side effects and eventual drug tolerance. The ischemic spinal cord injury that occurs during surgery is usually due to clamping of the blood flow to the spinal cord, to permit repairs of the aorta, Marsala said. The loss o...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...ecause many medicines work effectively only with a limited group of patients, doctors will also be able to ve...in the field of oncology, for example, help only a limited number of patients. Bio-markers will enable the appropriate therapy to be selected for the patient -...Urine testing might prove to be an alternative screening test for cervical cancer
...dentify women at risk of cervical cancer. In this limited sample, this approach provided a sensitivity of 53 percent for detection of CIN3/carcinoma in situ and invasive cervical cancer with a specificity of over 90 percent. Ongoing studies are examining the increase in sensitivity provided by the addition...OHSU study: Bacterial switching mechanism key to survival
...ut there in the real world fighting each other for limited sources of food. They also run into a whole bunch of different types of sugars, carbohydrates," Brennan said. "If they don't have glucose and they have access to another sugar, such as xylose, they can use this carbohydrate as a carbon source and mee...Wendell Berry to give 'Renewing Husbandry' lecture during scientific meetings in Seattle
...ica. The event is free and open to the public with limited seating available. The Sheraton Hotel is located at 1400 Sixth Ave. in Seattle. Wendell Berry was born in 1934 in Henry County, KY, where he still lives and farms. He attended the University of Kentucky, from which he has a B.A. and an M.A. in Englis...... language, either not speaking at all or with very limited language capability. Autistic children often also have a peculiar sensitivity to sound. "Autistic people can become quite anxious and upset when they hear certain types of sounds," Gage says. Her goal is to define the brain systems...Emory study details dolphin brain evolution for the first time
...re a small handful of fossils that provided a very limited record. Marino and her colleagues spent four years gathering the data and tracking down fossils at The Smithsonian Institution and other museums. A total of 66 fossil crania were scanned and measured. This subset was added to brain and body weight da...