In young mice, gregariousness seems to reside in the genes
...or the many forms of social interaction that occur prior to sexual maturity, nor do they account for the many kinds of social groupings that occur throughout the animal kingdom and provide much more subtle benefits to an individual. Results of the new work suggest that juvenile animals may experience dif...Monash University doctor awarded prestigious national fellowship
... of folate in the periconceptual period (one month prior and during the first three months of pregnancy) can prevent 70 per cent of NTD cases, many women of childbearing age are unaware of this association and fail to use folate supplements. explained Associate Professor Mazza. In Victoria, only 30 per c...Genomic test could help detect radioactivity exposure from terrorist attacks
...ants who were treated with high doses of radiation prior to transplant and found specific gene profiles that distinguished the individuals that were exposed to radiation from those that were not with an accuracy of 90 percent. The goal now is to refine this test to the point that if a disaster were to o...Protein averts cell suicide but might contribute to cancer
...o bypass that remaining damage when making new DNA prior to cell division, thus forcing these enzymes to copy damaged DNA. How these bypass enzymes work, however, isn't known. The Dpo4 protein used in this research comes from a microorganism. It is relatively easy to produce in large quantities and to s...Nutrients might prevent hearing loss, new animal study suggests
...dies of Israeli soldiers given magnesium many days prior to exposure, who gained relatively small protectiv...ensive safety tests required for new drug entities prior to use in clinical trials. The doses to be used in proposed human trials will be within the ranges c...UBC researchers find new superbug weapon for near-empty antibiotics arsenal
...e offered significant protection when administered prior to infection setting in. Data showed that IDR-1 activates several signaling pathways to stimulate infection-clearing chemokines a chemical mediator that mobilizes immune response. In addition, the peptide did not produce harmful inflammat...Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu
...successful in this project without the substantial prior investment in partnerships with our friends and colleagues across the Pacific," said Arzberger, who directs the five-year-old PRAGMA initiative. "We will be able to hit the ground running thanks to the shared expertise, interconnected cyberinfrastruc...Researchers find best way to detect airborne pathogens
...etermined the exact counts in each bacteria sample prior to using each method.) For each sampling method, the researchers evaluated the number of total, viable and culturable bacteria. They found that three to six times more cells were viable than culturable after using the filtering method and the AGI...Other highlights from the March 21 JNCI
...cted, even though progression most likely occurred prior to that day. The researchers compared a variety of surveillance intervals using a simulated population to demonstrate how the evaluation schedule can affect the estimation of PFS. The researchers found that the outcome of the trial can be heavily ...In Hispanic women, genetic variations linked to spontaneous preterm birth
...to 40 percent of women at high risk by virtue of a prior preterm birth, but exactly how progesterone supplementation works is still unknown," said Norwitz. "While this was a negative finding, it was an important question to answer." ...New study suggests special cocoa may lead to sustained improvement in blood vessel function
...ring compounds abundant in freshly harvested cocoa prior to their destruction during the typical processing...avanols that are naturally abundant in fresh cocoa prior to their destruction during typical handling and processing practices. For more than 15 years, Mars'...Light-activated compound silences nerves, may one day help epileptics
... still responded to stimuli as readily as they had prior to exposure. Just to see where the modified steroid was going, though, researchers exposed the cells to light. "All of a sudden, the response to the steroid was back, and the nerve cells were more reluctant to react to stimuli," Mennerick says. "And...After scrutiny, preemie lung treatments turn out to be safe, effective
...dy was based on infants who received betamethasone prior to birth, and they did not show the same adverse effects as previous studies. "Perhaps these babies didnt react the same way as in other studies because the timing of brain maturation is different. It could also be because these babies received a ...Genetic analyis for personalizing of treatment of lung and colon cancer, certain sarcomas
...e genetic changes based on the study of the tumour prior to the application of treatment in the patient. We are currently analysing genetic changes which will help us define the parameters needed to interpret what the best set of pharmaceutical drugs might be to act on certain tumours, particularly cance...Joslin researchers discover a surprising culprit in the search for causes of diabetic birth defects
...have their blood glucose levels under good control prior to conception. The Joslin researchers also have shown that the damage occurs because the extra glucose in the mother's blood inhibits the expression of embryonic genes that control essential developmental processes. Now, in this latest study done ...Man's best friend lends insight into human evolution
...re trying to tell them. Puppies even do it without prior training, indicating that it is an innate ability, not simply one they acquire through contact with their owners. What accounts for this piece of convergent evolution between humans and domestic dogs is nothing other than the process of domesticat...New study rewrites evolutionary history of vespid wasps
... who is the principal investigator of the study. A prior model of vespid wasp evolution placed three subfamilies of wasps the Polistinae, Vespinae and Stenogastrinae together in a single evolutionary group with a common ancestor. This model did not rely on a genetic analysis of the wasps, but instead cla...Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy
...and 2001. Samples of maternal blood were collected prior to 22 weeks pregnancy and again just before delivery, Samples of newborn umbilical cord blood also were tested for 25 hydroxyvitamin D, an indicator of vitamin D status. Finding such a proliferation of vitamin D insufficiency in spite of prenatal mul...Mistaken identity? When a white marlin may not always be a white marlin
...e previously unrecognized roundscale spearfish. A prior petition to qualify the white marlin for the U.S. Endangered Species List, arguing its declining population size, was unsuccessful. "The existence of the roundscale spearfish was confirmed by analyzing the shape of its mid-body scales, which are ...Diesel exposure model reduces allergy risk assessment errors
...nmental health experts say their research improves prior methods of classifying exposure to diesel exhaust ...better predict a childs risk for wheezing. Many prior air pollution studies rely heavily on what are known as proximity (distance) exposure models, which ...