Scientists find major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease
...pose in protecting us from other diseases, so when seeking to block or manipulate its activity with drugs or other means, we need to take this balancing act into consideration," she said....Analysis of breast-cancer gene role offers promising target
...ug trastuzumab (Herceptin) by adding a second drug seeking to neutralize the uPAR gene. "One major avenue of investigation would be to develop an antibody that prevents uPAR from binding to a molecule called uPA that can activate uPAR," Dr. Uhr said....Assessing ecosystem services to identify conservation priorities
... continue to escalate, conservation biologists are seeking win-win approaches based on the notion that ecosystems provide numerous economic benefits--wetlands mitigate flooding, for example--to a wide variety of beneficiaries. By quantifying these ecosystem services and the "opportunity" costs of not develop...Colorado company to sell medical food products based on Wake Forest discovery
...out to the millions of proactive consumers who are seeking information and alternative treatments online," Braman said. "We will follow with specialty and natural retail distribution, then mass retail distribution to make our products more easily accessible to the broader population."...Exercise, aspirin consumption and childbirth may alter cancer risk
...er risk. During recent years, scientists have been seeking to isolate a variety of lifestyle decisions that may stave off the onset of cancer or even reduce tumor formation in their early stages. The latest round of such studies, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Frontiers in Cancer...Silver bullet: UGA researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses
...ially viable, they're developing a business model, seeking venture capital and exploring ways to mass produce the silver nanorods. Next year, they plan on moving their enterprise to the Georgia BioBusiness Center, an UGA incubator for startup bio-science companies. Presently, viruses are first diagnosed wi...P(acman) takes a bite out of deciphering Drosophila DNA
...nt technology has certain problems for researchers seeking to understand the structure and function of genes, said Bellen. Often, when scientists breed flies that lack a particular gene and then try to put that gene back into the fly, it inserts itself randomly into the genetic blueprint. In some cases, i...Pendulums, predators and prey: The ecology of coupled oscillations
...ists and mathematicians---also can help biologists seeking to understand such questions as why some locations... decade, leading to his conclusion that ecologists seeking to understand complex interactions in nature should pay closer attention to coupled oscillations. T...Mind Wars -- Brain Research and National Defense
...e reveals the many ways U.S. security entities are seeking to manipulate the human nervous system to help its warfighters and disrupt their enemies. Moreno documents such projects as virus-transported molecules called "neuroweapons" that fatally infect the brain; the development of drugs that repress emotion...Former White House science advisor warns that nanotechnology's potential threatened
...ls of communication, providing information to, and seeking input from, the public at large regarding the federal nanotechnology program. But so far, government-supported childrens education programs and public outreach efforts have been long on rhetoric and short on the strategy and resources necessary to ac...STAR*D study examines effect of genetic variation in treatment resistant depression
...ers, National Institute of Mental Health. "We are seeking to better understand why this is the case, and, using genetic markers, develop personalized treatments that give patients the best chance at remission." The research is part of a landmark clinical trial known as Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to R...Queen bee promiscuity boosts hive health
...has long perplexed apiculturists, especially since seeking out multiple mates takes more time and energy and puts the queens at greater peril for predator attacks. "Even though just one male provides all the sperm that a queen needs for the rest of her life, queen honeybees go out on mating flights and obtai...Nano design adjustment may help find, clear some water contaminants
...aboration with UO chemist Michael M. Haley, now is seeking to design receptors that aim to the off-center location, with a goal of developing sensors for anion detection. Because Berryman's research produced sometimes intense color changes at binding sites, such an approach could lead to developing materials...It's enough to turn your neighbors green
...r investment. Dolsak and Dunn suggest that "those seeking to enhance multilateral cooperation via international regimes should pay close heed to the costs and benefits that regime creates for the key players."...Dispel the top 10 myths about evolution
...n important tool, both for teachers and laypersons seeking accurate information about evolution. "Passionate in their support of evolutionary science, the authors nonetheless adopt a straightforward and ecumenical approach, precisely distilling each hot-button issue to its cogent essence. The result is a me...LIAI completes world's most comprehensive analysis on influenza virus data
...h (NIH), provides an important tool for scientists seeking to develop vaccines and therapies against both seasonal and pandemic influenza strains, including the deadly H5N1 avian flu. "This study shows what is currently known about influenza A virus epitopes -- what are the areas that are well covered in ...Two studies: Speeding development of novel tracer for prostate cancer
... to a revolution," explained Schuster, who is also seeking additional funding for this research. The two studies used FACBC with positron emission tomography (PET) and PET with computed tomography (PET/CT), both standard imaging tools that can be used to pinpoint diseases in the body. When PET is used to im...Study finds surfing safer than soccer
...surfing, Nathanson suggests good physical fitness, seeking local knowledge before paddling out to an unfamiliar break, and being realistic in terms of your ability level and the size of the waves. Further research is needed to determine if an injury rate can be calculated for recreational surfers and to e...UGA study underscores importance of rapid reponse in curtailing disease outbreaks
...he larger population by quarantining themselves or seeking treatment would have cut the total number of infected people from 238 to 116. If infected individuals had removed themselves at half the actual rate, the number of cases would have ballooned to nearly 800. "Infectious diseases are like weeds," Drak...2nd annual Albert Szent-Gyrgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research awarded to Webster K. Cavenee
...fficer of NFCR. Dr. Cavenee's original research seeking to define the genetic lesions in retinoblastoma led to the first hard experimental evidence for the existence of tumor suppressor genes in humans. This breakthrough confirmed the "two-hit hypothesis," fundamentally altering the way scientists think ...