Green tea shown to prevent prostate cancer
...nistration of green tea catechins (GTCs), only one man in a group of 32 at high risk for prostate cancer developed the disease, compared to nine out of 30 in a control, according to a team of Italian researchers from the University of Parma and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia led by Saverio Bettuz...Researchers uncover sequence of major rice pathogen
... Fungi within the same family are as dissimilar as man is to a frog." In functional genomics, Dean explains, scientists use comparative genomics to get hints about where to concentrate their study efforts. "M. grisea contains about 11,000 genes, so you can't look at every one," he says. "The comparative ...Scripps research scientists identify infertility molecule
...sful conception depends on a variety of factors. A man has to produce an adequate amount of healthy sperm...these steps along the way and cause infertility. A man might not produce enough sperm, or his sperm might be unable to reach the eggs. A woman might have p...PNAS highlights for the week of May 9 - 13
...age of her new husband. In matrilocal societies, a man moves to the village of his new wife. The researchers examined how this dispersal of the sexes affects the gene pool of the different populations. They studied mitochondrial DNA and genes from the Y chromosome, sex-specific tracers of females and mal...A thick-coated vole and a man with cardiovascular disease have something in common: both are doing what their mothers told them. They are part of the developmental programming phenomenon that is broader than many acknowledge, according to a review paper published in The Journal o...Man, chimp difference may have made us prone to cancer
... species' DNA is identical. But since the paths of man and chimp diverged 5 million years ago, that one percent of genetic difference appears to have changed humans in an unexpected way: It could have made people more prone to cancer. A comparative genetic study led by Cornell University researchers sug...Tendency to hair loss inherited from the mother
... man's head gets thinner and thinner. Every second man suffers from greater or lesser hair loss. There are hardly any successful counter-measures despite an enormous range of obscure lotions and tinctures. It has long been suspected that hereditary factors are important in causing hair loss. However, u...Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets
...ands of millions of tons thousands-fold more than man can produce, said Morse. "This biosynthesis is rem... way without the use of caustic chemicals, whereas man must use very high temperatures, high vacuums, and dangerous chemicals requiring costly remediation....Dogs get back in the action: New pet food improves mobility and quality of life for dogs
...ers, you know the special bond that exists between man and man's best friend. As our dogs mature, they have increased health needs?like humans. If your dog is walking and running slower, experiencing stiffness, or isn't as active as he used to be, it is important to speak with your veterinarian who can d...Public release of pig genomic sequences
...search indicates that pig is genetically closer to man than normally used laboratory animals. This has important implications for the use of pigs in medical research and drug testing. Thus, the availability of the pig sequence data will allow other public and private researchers to identify many importan...Walk slowly for weight loss, according to University of Colorado study
... BMI of 30 weighs about 175 pounds, while a 6-foot man with a BMI of 30 weighs about 225 pounds. The researchers measured each subject's body composition using an instrument known as a DEXA scanner to measure fat mass, lean tissue mass and bone mineral content of the total body. They also measured the ...Fish and chips: A fast track to understanding blood development
...rdiac muscle, because of the high homology between man and fish in development of these tissues," explains Verfaillie. The RNA transcript microarray, or "RNA chip," allowed Verfaillie and colleagues to compare gene expression in cell cultures with many or few hematopoietic stem cells. Previously, the au...Forsyth scientists find three bacteria associated with oral cancer
...n to understand the nature of interactions between man and the bacteria we live with."...Primate virus jumps species barrier to humans for first time in Asia
...he same strain found in the temple's macaques. The man denied owning a monkey as a pet, or hunting monkeys for food. He had been bitten once and scratched more than once by the temple's macaques. Researchers still don't know the long-term effects of SFV on humans there are about 40 known cases of people...Extravagant but worthless gifts help a guy get the girl
...ive gift may signal a long-term commitment but the man must be wary of being exploited by a gold-digger w...w that an extravagant gift, which is costly to the man but worthless to the woman, may solve the problem. A costly gift signals the man has long-term inte...JCI Table of contents August 1, 2005
...which mediate susceptibility to type I diabetes in man (DQ 8) and in the NOD mouse (I-Ag7) have similar function and sequence specificity. The authors show that when they simply elute from purified DQ8 or I-Ag7 molecules isolated from transfected cells, the peptide epitopes are different from those predi...A powerful new tool for decoding gene functions in mammals and Man
...d a way to study the function of genes in mice and man by using a moveable genetic element from moths, according to a report in the journal Cell. "We know how many genes are in the mammalian genome, but that does not tell us how they carry out their jobs," said senior author Tian Xu, Professor and Vice C...Extinct giant deer's descendant found in UK
... roamed across Europe and Siberia with prehistoric man and is the subject of numerous cave drawings - has its DNA in common with the fallow deer, one of the most widespread deer in the UK since their introduction by the Normans in the eleventh century. The results, published online by Nature , contradi...Rate of gain, obesity factor into increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence
...or about three and a half pounds per year. Thus, a man who weighed 150 pounds at age 25 but weighed over ...the square of his height. For example, a 200 pound man who is five-foot nine-inches tall has a body mass index of 30 and is considered obese within the gui...