Tiny exosomes extracted from donor cells may be 'magic bullet' for drug-free transplants
...es can reverse arthritis. Drs. Morelli and Robbins plan to collaborate in future research. "This is an exciting new area of investigation, which appears to hold great promise in the area of transplant tolerance. So much more remains to be understood, but this current study, whereby we have offered the fir...Illegal tuna fishing and farming leads to demise of species
...ommended by scientists. The comprehensive recovery plan would, in the long-term, restore tuna populations to healthy levels. Specific to tuna fish farming, WWF asks for a moratorium on new tuna farming plans and the attribution of specific quotas of the total tuna catches for farms. Finally, WWF recommend...Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) appears to modify elements of alcoholism
...p to identify new treatment strategies. "Our next plan is to confirm our results in other alcoholic populations," he said. "To confirm our results, we need to examine the relationship between the BDNF gene polymorphism and delirium tremens, violence, and onset age of alcoholism in larger, independent an...A 'repulsive' protein guides blood vessel development
...tions in the spinal cord. Ginty and his colleagues plan to explore the role of the proteins in neural development, as well as whether the combination is involved in vascular patterning in the limbs....Six reporters reach the 'Pinnacle of Excellence'
...ristopher Ballman, reported on Iceland's ambitious plan to wean off imported oil and switch to hydrogen to fuel its cars, trucks, buses and fishing fleet, and took home the radio prize with "The Promise of Hydrogen." Graber painted a vivid picture through the radio medium, traveling a great distance to ca...UCI researchers use human embryonic stem cells to aid spinal cord injury repair
... and show great promise," Keirstead said. "What we plan to do next is see how these cells improve sensory and motor function, and hopefully it will lead to further tests with people who suffer from these debilitating illnesses and injuries." Gabriel I. Nistor and Minodora O. Totoiu from UCI collaborated w...Scientists generate human islet precursor cells in culture
...nanswered questions. For example, the researchers plan to conduct studies to try to define the optimal environmental conditions to grow precursor cells and to stimulate them to differentiate into hormone-producing cells. Their goal is to design a cellular environment as close as possible to the natural ...MBL scientists embark on international effort to uncover microbial diversity in world's oceans
...nd one billion bacteria per gram of sediment, this plan to develop a database on marine microbes linked to genomic and other data is an extremely critical and timely venture," said Sogin. ICoMM joins a dozen other Census of Marine Life (CoML) research projects currently underway around the world. Unl...Psychological stress and disease: UCSF-led study suggests connection
... of the cardiovascular system. The scientists also plan to further examine the impact of prolonged psychological stress on immune system cells, which mount the body's healing response to wounds, and defenses against illness. When the immune system needs to rev up, it produces more defense cells, which req...NIH makes award to UNC for Genome Fingerprint Scanning program
...s enhancements for end users of the program. They plan to greatly improve the program's output to include peptide maps that users can browse overlaid on a genome, expand the list of built-in searchable genomes, provide a multi-genome simultaneous search capability, and automate both updates of the genome...Russia- wide tiger count begins
...ss whether our past efforts were effective, and to plan for future tiger conservation measures."...A complex agricultural society in Uruguay's La Plata basin, 4,800-4,200 years ago
...d 3,000 years ago, the mound complex architectural plan of Los Ajos exhibited sophisticated levels of engineering, planning, and cooperation revealing an earlier, new, and independent architectural tradition previously unknown from this region of southern South America. The formal and compact layout of th...Read your shampoo's label: Study finds common ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats
...t the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, plan additional research to further understand the molecular mechanisms underlying MIT's neurotoxic effect on cells, as well as studies involving whole animals. They are hopeful that their work will stimulate additional research by other groups as well as...Science to restore the nation's ecosystems
...difficult, the information is being used to better plan actions that may provide the most rapid water-quality improvement in the Bay. Detecting Trends in Water Temperatures in the Lower Klamath River, California , John M. Bartholow, USGS, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO, 5:00-7:00pm. Loca...Red wine lovers, take heart: More evidence points to the drink's cardiac heath benefits
...eart and to increase blood pressure. But the plan usually backfires, as the hormone causes cardiac fibroblast production to go into overdrive, and, as a result, these cells produce excessive amounts of collagen a fibrous substance found in bone, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues. ...Researchers discover direct link between agricultural runoff and massive algal blooms in the sea
...o toxic blooms or hypoxia." She and her colleagues plan to conduct follow-up studies to assess the ecological impact of Yaqui Valley runoff events. "The availability of high-resolution satellite data has opened up a whole new opportunity to look at the importance of what's going on on land in the sea," Ma...The Molecular Profiling Institute named US provider of genetic breast cancer test
...f future metastases. A patient-tailored treatment plan based on the genetics of the tumor combined with standard prognostic information enables physicians to more accurately define patients who will benefit from therapy. "We believe that the MammaPrint test will provide an important first step for physi...Children's Hospital Boston launches major genetic study of autism
...more functional lives. The Children's researchers plan to enroll 100 to 150 children age 2 years and older per year, along with their parents and affected siblings. They also will enroll 150 unaffected children to serve as controls. The study has several components: The Children's Developmental Medi...Hudson's Bay Company fur trapping policies set stage for modern environmental struggles
...nd to allow the beaver population to recover. The plan was never implemented, but nearly a century later much of the same territory was protected by the establishment of Olympic National Park in 1938. Along with fur trapping, the Hudson's Bay Company fostered European patterns of land use and exotic ......ipids in atherosclerosis. In clinical studies they plan to examine the blood chemistry of patients who have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, compared to a healthy control group. "In the early stages of atherosclerosis, it appears that some of these toxic lipids make white blood cells stick to ...