What makes someone your sister or brother? No easy question in 2005
...e figures for those living under one roof. But, it points out that there are no statistics available that allow such an estimate to be made. Previous studies have shown that the definition of who is a sibling may differ between ethnic and cultural groups. For example, African-Caribbean and African people ma...Marshes tell story of medieval drought, little ice age, and European settlers near NYC
...lso went up following European settlement. Peteet points out that researchers could use these methods to similarly learn about climate in other parts of the world....New kidney test better elder mortality predictor
...these different parameters." In elderly people, he points out, low creatinine levels may simply reflect lowe...asure of kidney dysfunction -- which, as the study points out, is associated in elderly persons with an increased risk of death. The researchers found that, m...Gene keeps neural cells on correct developmental path
...ST seems to work globally, binding to the starting points of as many as 1,000 genes at once. The gradual loss of REST in differentiating neurons probably orchestrates a precise sequence of genes sensitive to different levels of REST, Mandel speculates. REST has been a difficult gene to study. Using knockout...Lack of coherent cloning policies reflects polarized debate, limited understanding, study says
...y charged and ethically complex issues, the report points out. NATIONAL GRIDLOCK; STATES CHARTING NEW TERRITORY "These widely disparate concerns, fears, and hopes have created a political impasse at the federal level," it explains; no federal laws have been passed regulating cloning, although Congress h...News tips: NASA presentations at Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
... large tsunami-generated waves breaking at various points along the western Indian coast on December 26, 2004, and details of these waves and others observed in sunlight reflected from the ocean surface off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka will be discussed.Time/Location: Friday, May 27 at 12:15 p.m. EDT (11:...Racehorses, asthmatics, meatpackers may have similar etiology of airway disturbances
...rses, especially as they age." One downside, Davis points out, is since horses aren't widely used as physiology research models, much of the lab work from RNA sequencing to designing reagents is done manually....NexMed announces positive Femprox study results at American Urological Association Annual Meeting
...file (FSEP) questionnaire. Secondary efficacy end points included changes in the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), in other FSEP responses, and in the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS), as well as the Global Assessment Question (GAQ). The primary efficacy endpoint was statistically significant at th...New understanding of DNA repair may pave way to cancer treatments
...blished in the May 27th edition of Molecular Cell, points to new targets for treatment of cancer. Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., Director of the Institute's Signal Transduction Program, and his colleagues found that the protein ATF2 ("Activating Transcription Factor-2") is activated by a protein kinase called ATM ("A...Genetic variation alters response to common anti-clotting drug
...onmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). "This research points to the value of pharmacogenetics, the study of how genetic variations can alter people's responses to medicines," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "It shows one important way in which we are beginning to apply knowledge about the human genom...Developing nervous system sculpted by opposing chemical messengers
... wiring of synapses, the network's crucial contact points between nerves, or between nerves and muscle cells. The study, published in the May issue of the journal Neuron, showed that as the motor neurons grow from their home base in the spinal cord towards muscles throughout the body, they release two oppos...New research provides evidence that Rh proteins act as CO2 gas channels
...vesicles and the kidney and brain. "Their location points to the multiple roles Rh proteins play in human physiology," said Kustu. "All this is to say that there is more to Rh proteins than previously thought, and they deserve more research. Studying them will lead in many interesting directions."...Unweaving amyloid fibers to solve prion puzzles
...r. He found that each prion molecule had only two points at which they connected to other prion molecules. One point he called the "head," the other the "tail." The head of one prion would only interact with the head of another prion, and likewise with tails. Remarkably, the same prion from the same yeast ...Engineered skin offers clues to melanoma development
... up to six months and sacrificed at different time points to examine the skin grafts for signs of melanoma and to determine whether the cancer had metastasized. The researchers began by introducing several mutant genes commonly found in human melanomas. These included genes that interfere with the retinobla...GINA collaboration to boost response to summer fires
...as thermal images. MODIS images and fire detection points are processed by GINA and delivered to agencies within 40 minutes of reception. While MODIS data allows users to view the entire Alaskan landscape, Landsat 5 provides users the ability to see critical areas at a higher resolution. "This timely data...Mayan stingless bee keeping: Going, going, gone?
... where no one inherits their knowledge of the fine points of meliponiculture, specifically, how to propagate bees by dividing nests. Earlier this year, Rogel Villanueva-Gutierrez, first author of the paper, with Stephen Buchmann, Arthur James Donovan and Roubik published an amply illustrated handbook, in S...Gene variant linked to chronic kidney disease
...ins University School of Medicine said, "The study points to the potential importance of the effects of APOE on cell-to-cell communication and response to injury in the kidney." "From a genetics perspective, the APOE gene is fascinating. It has several common variantsonly half the people have the most com...NIH awards $10.4 million to Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Florida
...These could serve as "lead compounds," or starting points for designing what would eventually become a new drug. Research Across the Nation: from La Jolla to Palm Beach County This grant is the first to fund a variety of activities across the two campuses of Scripps Research. Assay development ......st common microtubule has 13 protofilaments, which points to a change in the number of protofilaments after GTP hydrolysis, by a mechanism not yet understood. The new high-resolution models of tubulin transitional states will be used to understand how microtubules explore their cellular environment to find......lung, and breast. However, mounting evidence also points to its involvement in arthritic joint disease. Comprehensive analysis of the entire Wnt gene family in the progression of arthritis has been lacking until now. Researchers at Shinshu University School of Medicine in Nagano, Japan, examined 19 memb...