Scientists identify new strategy for preventing acute and chronic brain disease
...so it is really exciting to have identified such a promising approach." ...'Personality-gene' makes songbirds curious
... humans. Research from the last decade suggested a promising link between the Drd4-gene and the trait curiosity (novelty-seeking). Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, together with a former lab member who is now at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson (New Zealand) and with colle...Prenatal toxicity linked to immune dysfunctions in later life
...at some of the chemicals appear to be particularly promising when taken at appropriate doses. These include: Astragalus; Echinacea (purple coneflower); sang-hwang shiitake, reishi, maitake and snake butter mushrooms, black seed, Asian ginseng, milk vetch root, wild yam, Sophoro root and Greek clover (all of th...Manchester to spearhead 8.3 million particle physics project
...' (NS-FFAG) accelerator. It is considered a very promising candidate, but no-one has yet built such a machine, and there are many technical challenges to be overcome before such a machine could be used commercially. The new CONFORM* project has received 7.5 million funding from the Engineering and Physical...Engineering professor receives prestigious NSF Career Award
...y members and is designed to support exceptionally promising college and university faculty members who are committed to the integration of research and education. Han, who joined UTSA in 2003, is focusing on understanding the role of mechanical stress in arterial and heart remodeling and its relationship to...8 plants from South Africa may hold potential for treating high blood pressure
.... Further testing has revealed that the plant has promising hypotensive affects. The plant is commonly associated with onions and garlic and highly concentrated in Southern Africa. It is best known as "wild garlic." Researchers have recorded (1962) that the plant was pounded into formulations and used by n...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 25, 2007
...es and a raw material to make other fuels. Another promising process, among many being developed in the United States, involves making polycarbonate plastics that contain up to 50 percent CO 2 by weight. ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, April 30, 2007 "What Can We Do With CO 2 ?" This story...A cherry on top: Tart cherries may alter heart/diabetes factors
...from antioxidant-rich foods and food extracts is a promising area of research, says Bolling, who is the Gayle Halperin Kahn Professor of Integrative Medicine, a professor of cardiac surgery, co-director of U-M Integrative Medicine and member of the U-M Cardiovascular Center. "These data from whole tart cherr...Enhanced environment restores memory in mice with neurodegeneration
...ages neuronal growth. The new studies suggest two promising avenues for treatment that might alleviate learning deficits and memory loss in humans with Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases. The results of the experiments suggest that the term "memory loss" may be an inaccurate description ...Reversing cancer cells to normal cells
...oma cells to a more normal cell type. This is a promising area of research, says Dr. Hendrix. The discovery of a new signalizing pathway in melanoma and other tumor cell types and the ability to inhibit Nodal and thus reverse the melanoma cell back toward a normal skin cell provide a previously unknown targ...Arming the fight against resistant bacteria
...molecule macroarray," have already identified four promising new compounds with preliminary antibacterial activ...00 compounds takes less than two days. The four promising compounds identified so far appear to kill bacteria, at least in a dish, as effectively as several a...Nanotechnology provides 'green' path to environmentally sustainable economy
... of parts per billion. Nanotechnology has opened promising new routes for making inexpensive solar cells as well as improving the performance and lowering the cost of fuel cells, eyed as the energy source for cars and trucks of the future. At the same time, work at the nanoscale is leading toward tools for r...Researchers identify new genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...lly, D.Phil., Oxford University. After identifying promising leads through this approach, the three research teams jointly replicated their findings using smaller, more focused sets of genetic markers in additional groups totaling more than 22,000 people from Finland, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the...U of M-led study identifies new genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...d UK Type 2 Diabetes Consortium. After identifying promising leads through this approach, the three research teams jointly replicated their findings by testing more focused sets of genetic markers in additional groups totaling more than 22,000 people from Finland, Sweden, Poland, the United States and the Unit...Genome-wide search unearths surprising clues for diabetes and triglycerides
... the DGI scientists turned to replicating the most promising findings in independent samples a critical aspect of the genomic method. The scientists worked together with two other groups that performed similar genomic analyses of type 2 diabetes: the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium/U.K. Type 2 Diabetes...Research group gets $7 million to pursue new antibiotic agents
...y of Wisconsin to discover, engineer and produce a promising yet little explored class of antibiotic agents. The research will look for alternatives to standard antibiotics, which are losing their effectiveness against common infectious agents. Health experts worldwide are concerned about the spread of ant...Antioxidant found in many foods and red wine is potent and selective killer of leukemia cells
...Dr. Yin, these results indicate that C-3-R has the promising potential to be used in leukemia therapy with the ...ffects in animal studies, this will present a very promising approach for treating a variety of human leukemias and, perhaps, lymphomas as well....New report explores nanotechnology's future
...oss the globe. Today, nanotechnology is delivering promising methods for cleaning up polluted sites and for monitoring water supplies. Tomorrow, it could provide the technical means for economical community-based systems that treat water at its point of use. Similarly, new solutions to the worlds energy probl...Green Nanotechnology: It's Easier Than You Think
...f technology in the service of sustainability more promising than in the field of nanotechnology," (Forex Market, 3/15/07). On April 26, 2007, the Wilson Centers Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will release its first report on green nanotechnology, which highlights the research breakthroughs, industry p...Cheaper, better disease treatments expected from faster approach to developing antibodies
...evious approaches required an antibody that looked promising to be transferred from bacteria to mammalian cells...ning the steps needed for mass-scale production of promising therapeutic antibodies. ...