Journal of Dental Research: New editor, new content, new look, new access
...The continued evolution of the Journal through its long and erudite history ensures its premier position globally in the dental literature."......ating area of research. As a former dancer, I have long been intrigued by the different ways in which people respond to dance. Through this and future research, I hope we'll begin to understand more about the unique ways in which the human body can communicate without words."...'Casanova' field crickets - live fast, die young
...study. "So it's obvious that for these crickets, a long life isn't all it's cracked up to be." "Supporting...ecause we don't want to die young we want to live long lives. But for animals the goal isn't living longer it's to reproduce."...Drilled shells show extinction's lasting effects
...not returned topre-extinction levels even though a long time has passed since theevent, Vermeij said. The cause of the Pliocene extinction remains unknown. The work ispublished in the Dec. 24 issue of Science ....Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
...nes which develops in the first years of life. As long as the balance of gut microflora remains stable, tolerance continues. But anything that alters this intestinal balance taking antibiotics, switching from breast milk to formula, eating a high-sugar, low-fat diet interferes with the system and can ...ESA's Huygens begins its final journey into the unknown
... direct characterisation of Titan's surface for as long as the batteries can power the instruments and the Cassini orbiter is visible over the horizon at the landing site, i.e. not more than 130 minutes. At that time, the Cassini orbiter will reorient its main antenna dish toward Earth in order to pla......resent ubiquitously in the cell membrane. What has long remained a mystery, however, is the question of how Notch receptors that have not been activated by a ligand are protected from digestion by that protease. Now, in a report published in the December 29 issue of Current Biology, Shigeo Hayashi (Group ...New technique for tracking gene regulators
...be too labor-intensive, expensive, and take a very long time. Scientists have been working on short cuts, but all so far have limits. For example, in one recent technique, scientists mix the regulator protein of interest (let's say, CREB) with the entire genome of a cell and let it bind. Then they fragmen...Evidence that human brain evolution was a special event
...utionary biology, anthropology and sociology, have long debated whether the evolution of the human brain w... have contributed to human brain evolution. "For a long time, people have debated about the genetic underpinning of human brain evolution," said Lahn. "Is i...Growth of common skin cancer blocked in gene-switch mice
... cells, if present, should also remain in check as long as the Hh pathway is effectively inhibited....New painkiller was born in Utah
...gus, or magician's cone, which is about 1.5 inches long and thus too small to kill people it stings, as do some larger cone snails. McIntosh discovered a component or "factor" in the venom affected the nervous system. He purified it and determined its chemical structure. Later, University of Utah biolog...JCI table of contents, 3 January 2005
... DA neurons to survive and for that survival to be long lasting in order to render this approach as a usef...iggering inflammation Intestinal macrophages have long been thought to control inflammation in the intestine. However Phillip Smith and colleagues from the...Transplantation of monkey embryonic stem cells reverses Parkinson disease in primates
... DA neurons to survive and for that survival to be long lasting in order to render this approach as a useful therapy in humans. Langston highlights that "clearly the study reported here will advance research aimed at validating the use of stem cells to treat neurodegenerative disease" and this is most we......onstipation for weeks or have recurring bouts over long periods of time....Zebrafish may hold key to understanding human nerve cell development
...f Utah School of Medicine. Scientists long have known that glial cells, or simply glia, are essential for healthy nerve cells. However, in the last 10 years scientists have learned that glia aren't just "glue" holding nerve cells together. Glia communicate with each other and even influence s...Pitt scientists study how cancer cells get out of control
...itt researchers' investigation. They found that as long as the extra centrosomes "cluster" together, the spindles will form normally, with two ends, and the cells will divide normally. "No one else appreciated that that was required, or what the mechanism was that separated them," said Saunders. But when...Backcountry water quality tests are good news for campers
...d at nearly100 streams and lakes over the 400-mile long mountain range," observed Derlet, who has given presentations to wilderness rangers about infectious diseases and backcountry medicine."We've also analyzed water at many more Sierra Nevada lakes and streams this past summer with consistent results. I...No blind mice, thanks to UF scientists
...ific community and pharmaceutical companies have a long track record of being able to develop antibody-based therapy in things like snake anti-venoms," Scott said. "This isn't a new and unproven technology. This is something that can be rapidly adapted and brought to market." Scientists said they still ne...New method simplifies search for genetic changes associated with disease
..., 2005 -- It is now significantly easier to search long stretches of DNA for genetic changes associated with disease, thanks to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers developed a method called direct genomic selection that accelerates the transition between fa...National Academy news: Water quality improvement in southwestern Pennsylvania
...ineer in Orinda, Calif. "The region's waters have long been an important asset, but for the area to reach its full potential in terms of recreational use of the rivers and riverbank development, it is important to clean up the waters further and meet standards for water quality." The committee was asked...