New blood test might offer early warning of deep belly fat
...at-secreted proteins considered to be important in regulating insulin/glucose balance, serum RBP4 concentrations appear to be the best indicator of insulin resistance and intra-abdominal fat mass, the researchers concluded. This suggests a potential role for RBP4 as a convenient marker not only for type 2 di...MU researchers make discovery in molecular mechanics of phototropism
...versibly phosporylated and how NPH3 is involved in regulating other processes within plants. ...Alzheimer's prevention role discovered for prions
...early identify a role for normal prion proteins in regulating the production of beta-amyloid and in doing so preventing formation of Alzheimers plaques. Whether this function is lost as a result of the normal ageing process, or if some people are more susceptible to it than others we dont know yet. The next ...Europe struggles to meet the challenges posed by PGD patients travelling abroad
...lude harmonisation of regulation across Europe, or regulating rather than prohibiting PGD....New approach to pulmonary hypertension shows promise
...y, NFAT co-ordinates several cellular functions by regulating the expression of multiple genes. It is normally activated in important health-maintaining functions, such as the regulation of immune cells and the development of the heart. However, it causes havoc when it is activated "inappropriately", such as in...Fine particulate matter from traffic may influence birth weight
...placenta or other organs which are responsible for regulating the growth of the foetus. Studies from the US and Poland have for example shown that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which are produced during incomplete combustion processes, can reach the foetus and influence its growth....Pre-cancerous blood diseases can be products of their environment
...hat at all. In addition to its important role in regulating the self-renewal and differentiation of blood stem cells, also known as hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), the bone marrow microenvironment has been proposed to consist of various other niches or hematopoietic inductive microenvironmentsareas of the bo...LIAI researchers identify a potential role for retinoic acid in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
...ived when Vitamin A is broken down in the body, in regulating inflammation. In their studies, published today in the online version of the journal Science, the LIAI researchers showed that by manipulating the amount of retinoic acid in mice, they could affect the number of pro-inflammatory T cells, a type of ...Now playing -- Cell migration LIVE!
...ment that should offer opportunities for hopefully regulating the process. Among the nuances identified is that just like migrating geese or a pack of bicyclists, individual border cells in the cluster each take turns as the leader during their journey across the egg chamber. Another discovery is that a pro...Finding protection from tumor growth in unexpected places
...ave discovered that an enzyme commonly involved in regulating blood pressure also provides protection from tumor growth when strongly expressed in immune cells. The related report by Shen et al, Mice with enhanced macrophage angiotensin-converting enzyme are resistant to melanoma, appears in the June issue of T...Uncovering the molecular basis of obesity
... computer, and food intake are two crucial factors regulating our body weight. Both are controlled by the same p...comotor activity. Bsx brings about its effect by regulating the expression of NPY and AgRP, hormones of the hypothalamus that promote feeding. Without Bsx less ...Studies assess effectiveness of serotonin and nerve stimulants on irritable bowel syndromes
... investigating the primary factors responsible for regulating digestion. Enterochromaffin (EC) cells, which are...isturbances and hypertension) and are important in regulating gut motility. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich and the Ludwig Maximillian Univer...Mice, men make livers differently
...research team. "Comparing these different ways of regulating genes may unlock some of nature's most closely guarded secrets." The work, which will be published in the May 21 online edition of Nature Genetics, could help identify patterns in the extremely complicated control mechanisms involved in gene expres...Clock gene plays role in weight gain, study finds
... biological rhythms may also be a major control in regulating metabolism. Their finding shows that mice lacking ...ntly, resulting in a complex system of oscillators regulating various functions of the body. Scientists are working to better understand how the genes and protein...Natural immune-control system may aid treatment of autoimmune disease and tissue rejection
...t this approach uses the body's natural system for regulating the immune response encourages us that it can be the basis of an effective therapy for a variety of immunological conditions." Autoimmune disease and tissue rejection pose a complex challenge to scientists. Both problems result from an attack by im...The yin and the yang of B-cell development
...rate that Yin Yang 1 (YY1) plays a crucial role in regulating VH to DHJH recombination, an essential event for the differentiation of pro-B cell to pre-B cell. "VHDHJH recombination is a fascinating, but incompletely understood process, which is initiated with the movement of the IgH locus from the peripher...UCLA researchers discover link between Parkinson's and narcolepsy
...s a loss of hypocretin, thought to be important in regulating the sleep cycle. This latest research points to a common cause for the sleep disorders associated with these two diseases and suggests that treatment of Parkinson's disease patients with hypocretin or hypocretin analogs may reverse these symptoms. ...'Short-circuit' found in ocean circulation
...nd the globe and therefore plays a central role in regulating Earth's climate. The findings show that much of the overturning circulation - how water moves and mixes vertically - around Antarctica takes place just around the tip of South America and in the small region in the Atlantic south of the Falklands,...LSU professor involved in genome sequencing of the first marsupial
...volved in a specific biological function, perhaps regulating gene expression. Thus, the mobile elements that are typically thought of as "junk DNA" have played a creative role in genome evolution spreading key genetic innovations involved in the control of gene expression across the genome. Mobile elements...The opossum genome sequence casts light on evolution, immunity and disease
...t that MER131 acquired a new function--possibly in regulating gene expression--about 300 million years ago, before the evolutionary divergence of birds and marsupials. "MER131 is one of many non-coding DNA sequences that are conserved across an amazing variety of species, covering several hundred million year...