Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2005
...ast iron industries, as well as having significant promise for breakthroughs in the nanomaterials technology area. [Contact: Fred Strohl, 865-574-4165; strohlhf@ornl.gov ] Nanoscience - On a butterfly's wings . . . Microscopic images that are now achievable at single-nanometer scales usua...Searle grant funds proteomics initiative
...disorders. Breakthroughs in understanding proteins promise to contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. For example, proteins that go awry and interfere with the normal functioning of neurons are typical in diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinso...Research identifies promising route for treating age-related hearing loss
... cochlea of the inner ear -- a finding that offers promise for treatment of age-related hearing loss. This type of hearing loss is caused by aging, disease, certain drugs, and the cacophony of modern life. It is the most common cause of hearing loss in older people. The research team, which included Howard H...Improved recipe for magnetic brain stimulation
...gnetic coil held outside the skull, has shown some promise in both studying the brain and in treating mental disorders such as depression, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. Such magnetic fields induce tiny electrical currents inside the skull that alter the activity of neural pathways. While TMS offers the ...Protein stops growth of brain tumor, OHSU study shows
...lls, always is difficult. However, herstatin shows promise as a viable alternative to traditional brain tumor treatment methods, he said. "That herstatin gene Gail developed is very powerful on this tumor, as the paper shows," said Neuwelt, a member of the OHSU Cancer Institute who directs the OHSU Blood-Bra...UCLA researchers detail the evolution of quantum dot imaging in the journal Science
...nt semiconductor quantum dots, or qdots, also hold promise for high-resolution cellular imaging and the long-term observation of individual molecules and their movement within cells, according to a UCLA-led team of chemistry and biochemistry researchers that includes scientists from Stanford University. The ...Man and mouse share genome structures
...views of chromatin in human cells holds tremendous promise for unraveling this mystery."...New nicotine-like imaging agent holds promise in PET studies, may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease
...l nicotine--a main ingredient in tobacco--may hold promise in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, give insight into therapeutic interventions for nicotine addiction and possibly complement the diagnosis of certain forms of lung cancer, according to a study in the January issue of the Society of Nucle...Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health
...lia have created a "superbowl" molecule that shows promise for precision drug delivery, according to a recent...ives, the researchers say. The molecule also shows promise for a wide range of other applications, including the removal of environmental toxins and aiding in ...Gene therapy promising for growing tooth-supporting bone
...concept investigation. We are encouraged about the promise of this treatment," said Giannobile, also an associate professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research. More work will need to be done before the approach can be tested in humans, Giannobile added. He...UCF stem cell research may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's disease
... system rejecting the new cells." Stem cells hold promise for the treatment of many diseases because they are capable of dividing endlessly and developing into many different types of cells in the human body. The researchers at UCF and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where Sugaya taught before movin...Progress toward a new remedy for chronic urinary tract infections?
...Brussels have recently published results that show promise in the quest for a new remedy for chronic urinary tract infections. The researchers have shown that administration of the sugar Heptyl--D-mannoside can prevent E. coli bacteria from binding to the wall of the urinary tract - which is the first step i...Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system
...eat patients infected with HIV and have also shown promise in treating hepatitis C patients in experimental trials. "We now know that treating patients with a protease inhibitor will prevent the viral protease from cutting up the signaling proteins," Dr. Gale said. "We're currently working to identify exact...Diabetes' link to obesity broken in mice
... the links between obesity and diabetes show great promise as targets for new therapies that act as 'metabolic modulators' in muscle," says senior author Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., professor of medicine, of pediatrics and of molecular biology and pharmacology. The study appears in the February 2005 issue of Cel...Map of human genetic variation across populations may promise improved disease treatments
...disease-related DNA variations, and ultimately may promise more effective, individualized treatments. The research, scheduled to appear 18 February in Science, "will provide an invaluable resource for genetic research to improve human health," said Donald Kennedy, the journal's editor-in-chief. The work was...Purdue proves concept of using nano-materials for drug discovery
..." Lee said. "The devices we have created offer the promise of making chips capable of running thousands of reactions with the same amount of protein now needed to run only about 10 reactions." Findings being reported in the paper detail how researchers created the device with the same "microfabrication" tech...Scientists find both damage and promise for renewal in devastated Iraqi marshlands
... scientists have found many problems, but also the promise of partial revitalization, should those problems b...species composition." The scientists saw the most promise for the northern Al-Hawizeh Marsh, which straddles the Iranian border and was the least impacted by ...New cyber security protocol for online banking, and more
...they are not compromised. The protocol also holds promise as on-line banking becomes more prevalent. In one scenario, criminals could "sift" or launder money through a large number of accounts once the system is compromised by an attacker. Each account would maintain the correct balance for the unsuspecting...UAlbany CNSE enters NanoBio alliance with Albert Einstein College of Medicine
...of Albany NanoTech. "Nanotechnology holds enormous promise for revolutionizing many areas of our lives, but none more promising than disease identification and treatment. We look forward to collaborating with the distinguished physicians, scientists, and students of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine on...Helping the body heal itself: Regenerative medicine to be discussed at UH
...and Regenerative Medicine," Polak will discuss the promise this type of research holds to treat diseases that include diabetes, arthritis, coronary artery disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. In addition to providing hope for those afflicted with these types of ailments, tissue engineering is already helpi...