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...chanical vibration to break apart the tumor cells, may have an even more significant impact in suppressin... an anti-tumor immune response to be effective, it may need to recognize not only the surface proteins of cancer cells, but some of the other proteins lock...Cornell scientists link E. coli bacteria to Crohn's disease
...p of E. coli contains opportunistic pathogens that may be causally related to chronic intestinal inflamma...lora in addition to disease phenotype and genotype may improve outcome. The study found an increased level of E. coli bacteria in more inflamed areas of t...Macho men are seen as bad choice for long-term love
... when asked to judge a book by its cover. They may well use that impression of someone to decide whet... denotes fitness and disease immunity. Masculinity may buy you dominance but not necessarily tip top physical condition. Instead women see a healthy guy as...Penn researchers discover how key protein stops inflammation
...the Science paper. By mimicking Bcl-3 activity, we may be able to create an artificial way to block the inflammatory response. In the laboratory of senior author Youhai Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Carmody and others searched for clues as to how Bcl-3 controls in...UCLA scientists produce functioning neurons from human embryonic stem cells
...ng many models of human neurological diseases that may provide the answers were looking for. We dont know...ying the chemical and electrical transmissions, we may be able to determine what goes wrong that leads to these debilitating diseases and find a way to sto...... According to Ramankutty, local land cover changes may very likely generate changes elsewhere by altering...rica as places where land clearing for cultivation may have inadvertently decreased suitability for growing crops. Brandon Bestelmeyer (USDA-ARS Jornada ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
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...teel . . . Pulp and paper plants in the future may operate at lower energy levels as the result of a new joint technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Swagelok Company of Solon, Ohio. ORNL researchers Vinod Sikka, Dane Wilson, Jun Qu and Peter Blau of the laboratorys Industrial Tech...Gene variant is associated with brain anatomy, clinical course of ADHD
A variant of the dopamine receptor gene may be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity...iers of the risk allele [alternate form of a gene] may also have a unique neuropsychological, clinical and pharmacological profile, although there remains ...Genetic factors strongly shape how peers are chosen
...(Aug. 6, 2007) As we develop, the company we keep may be increasingly influenced by our genes, according... The findings offer insight into which individuals may be at risk for future substance use or other externalizing behaviors such as conduct and antisocial ...Link identified between Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
... for Alzheimer's disease which target this protein may be used to treat glaucoma. The research team has...." Now, Dr Cordeiro believes that this knowledge may mean that the eye could also be used to test potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease. "Since...Computer graphics spills from milk to medicine
...he Technical University of Denmark. The new work may also help Jensen and colleagues extend their theoretical model for human skin, work that earned Jensen an Academy Award in 2004. In 2006, at SIGRAPH, Jensen and UCSD computer science graduate student Craig Donner published a paper describing a mode....... Agricultural practices that impair water quality may also stunt a massive project intended to restore t...es revealed that atrazine and some of its products may seep into the groundwater and impair water quality. Climate, cropping patterns, high dilution rates,...UCF research links proteins, stem cells and potential Alzheimer's treatment
...minobu Sugaya at the University of Central Florida may have found a new way to treat Alzheimers disease. ...nother way to treat Alzheimers. Increasing neurons may be important in improving brain function, especially in people with neurodegenerative diseases. Su...Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
...rients from the soil. A disease-causing bacterium may secrete proteins that subvert the hosts immune system, enabling the bacterium to infect cells or survive in the bloodstream. Knowledge of a pathogenic bacteriums secreted proteins and how they function can therefore help with the search for treatment...Teamwork between 2 key proteins necessary for normal development and regulation of red blood cells
...the development of red blood cells. The findings may point researchers to future gene therapies for pat...n't know if this is true yet - then these findings may provide a gene therapy approach for treating sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia. It is well-est...Gene predicts better outcome as cortex normalizes in teens with ADHD
...e have two copies of the same version while others may carry two different versions. For the current s...some settings. Evidence suggests that the 7-repeat may be a relatively new variant that may have been favored through evolution because such traits proved ...Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
... The differences in neurons produced by cell lines may offer both advantages and disadvantages for treatment, he said. On the one hand, it may actually be good to have ES cells with a particular propensity for differentiation, because it may m...Genetic analysis finds greater threat in frog-killing fungus
...of Sciences, suggests that the frog-killing fungus may end up playing the bigger role in the frog's demis...If we confirm that spores are a factor, then there may be precautions we can take to contain their spread," said Morgan. "This could involve cleaning shoes...In a first, Einstein scientists discover the dynamics of transcription in living mammalian cells
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