New textbook illuminates the close links between evolutionary and molecular biology
...nce lists, discussion questions, chapter problems, links to useful Web sites, and other material, all of which are freely available....Testosterone replacement therapy: How safe for aging men?
...een using an animal model to investigate potential links between testosterone supplements and cardiovascular and renal disease. The team, comprised of Radu Iliescu, Licy L. Yanes, Julio C. Sartori-Valinotti, and Jane F. Reckelhoff, is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Centers Department...Preclinical study links gene to brain aneurysm formation
...e adds, this study is an important clue because it links a known gene with a known function to an increased... just one step in a complex molecular pathway that links flow-dependent vascular remodeling to intracranial aneurysm formation. Our findings suggest that ...Gene variant is associated with brain anatomy, clinical course of ADHD
...ppreciation of cortical thickness by examining the links between this neuroanatomical variable and putative cognitive endophenotypes [invisible but measurable components on a disease pathway] for ADHD, such as response inhibition and working memory....In a first, Einstein scientists discover the dynamics of transcription in living mammalian cells
...zyme molecules to DNA, initiation (when the enzyme links the first few RNA nucleotides together) and elongation (construction of the rest of the RNA molecule). As they observed the RNA polymerase II molecules attaching to DNA and making new RNA, they saw many cases where enzyme molecules attached and then...Research teams uncover risk genes for multiple sclerosis
...MS. Scientists are increasingly finding genetic links between autoimmune diseases that affect different tissues in the body, including type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, said David Hafler, MD, the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Wo...Uncovering the secrets of the deep
...athered from the sampling expeditions, enhanced by links to further analytical resources. Genomics holds the key to understanding the world around us and the metagenomic and environmental data represents a step forward in further charting genomic diversity. Rolf Apweiler from EMBL-EBI and one of the lead...Researchers find pathway that controls cell size and division
...l, Weart et al. identified a metabolic sensor that links cell division and cell size in B. subtilis with nutritional availability. This sensor is comprised of a three enzyme pathway that was previously shown to be involved in synthesizing a modified component of the cell membrane. The Levin labs data indic...Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered
...se. Scientists are increasingly finding genetic links between autoimmune diseases that affect different tissues in the body, including type one diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, says David Hafler, the Jack, Sadie and David Breakstone professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Wome...Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
... quite literally, could be in your head. Our study links brain anatomy to the ability to learn a second language in adulthood, said neuroscientist Patrick Wong, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at Northwestern and lead author of a study appearing online today (July 25) at , in C...University of Leeds strengthens China links in membrane and neurobiology
... the new partnership serving to further strengthen links between scientists at the University of Leeds and their counterparts in China....Obesity found to be a risk factor for multiple myeloma
...evious research has identified possible biological links between obesity and multiple myeloma. For example, adipocytes, cells found in fat tissue, produce a cell signal, called interleukin-6 (IL-6), which promotes the immune systems inflammation response. In obese people, this can cause an overproduction ...New proteomics research promises to revolutionize biomedical discovery
...rmation (as Google is also efficient to map useful links for a Web search, leaving out most irrelevant information). Given the success seen thus far, Dr. Coulombe may well be on the right road to achieve his long-term objective which is to build a publicly-available repertoire of molecular maps that repres...Satellite survey links tropical park fires with poverty and corruption
...pical moist forests. A better understanding of the links between corruption, poverty and park management will help conservationists and policy makers create sophisticated strategies to conserve tropical ecosystems. The survey is published in the July issue of Ecological Applications, reported by lead autho......( http://hps.org/meetings/meeting7.html ) contains links to the full program. The site will contain a Virtual Pressroom which contains lay-language papers and describes several meeting highlights in more depth. Reporters who would like to attend the meeting should contact HPS Media Liaison Kelly Classic ( ...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...the center's five research focus areas. Strong links between plant and agriculture sciences and the agr...gan Agriculture Experiment Station with its strong links to the states agriculture industry. "This announcement combines two of the most critical componen...New compound effectively treats fungal infections
...ain functional parts, or active sites: a site that links the amino acid to the tRNA, and a separate editing site that proofreads this process and removes wrongly added amino acids. To find out how exactly AN2690 blocks leucyl-tRNA synthetase Stephen Cusack, Head of EMBL Grenoble, and his team generated cry...International team to honor 30th anniversary of deep-sea vent discovery in Galpagos
...ographic Institution): Modern vent exploration and links with Outer Space, Launch of 30th Anniversary web-based project All talks will be presented in English and Spanish, and audio files of the talks and images from the event will be available on the ChEss website following the event. ...Autism-related proteins control nerve excitability, researchers find
...tions, with neuroligin-1 increasing the excitatory links between nerve cells, and neuroligin-2 increasing the number of inhibitory links, creating a balance, Dr. Kavalali said. In both cases, the neuroligins are not necessary for creating the synapses, but they have a role in determining which synapses mak...Wright State scientist receives grant to help clean up polluted American harbors
...rovide the first-ever instrumentation that closely links contaminant exposures (like mercury, arsenic, pesticides, PCBs) with adverse effects on fish and other aquatic life, he said. Burton and his collaborators will achieve this by dropping sensor probes into the bottom of the harbor to record data and...