American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 8, 2007
...ng the amount of amines present in the sample. The sensitivity of the described assay is better than the typical mammalian sense of smell and is able to detect this nonvolatile amine at hazardous levels before the fish would begin to smell rancid, the report states. The approach also shows promise for detecting ...Gilbert Foundation and American Fed for Aging Research award grants on Alzheimer's disease
...y called virtual-dot-com that allows for a greater sensitivity and specificity of the brain than conventional MRI. Olivier Boutaud, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center: "Quantification of the relative abundance of secreted APP alpha and beta as a biomarker of Alzheimer'...Research shows skeleton to be endocrine organ
...ocalcin, however, increases both the secretion and sensitivity of insulin, in addition to boosting the number of insulin-producing cells and reducing stores of fat. In this published research, authors show that an increase in osteocalcin activity prevents the development of type 2 diabetes and obesity in mic...Grapes, soy and kudzu blunt some menopausal side effects
...ecursor to type 2 diabetes). Glucose tolerance and sensitivity are improved some 20 percent in chronic studies and about 50 percent when kudzu and glucose are administered simultaneously. Conclusion These studies demonstrate that three polyphenols grape, soy and kudzu blunt hypertension, insulin resist......wnstream ecosystems, in particular their potential sensitivity to climate change. Navin Ramankutty (McGill University) likens land use changes to fuel emissions in their potential to drive climatic changes. According to Ramankutty, local land cover changes may very likely generate changes elsewhere by altering...See what you're spewing as you speed along
...n passing vehicles. Components handling the high sensitivity and robustness required to apply this approach in the real world are only now becoming available, added Dr Martin. We have already constructed a battery-powered roadside unit using the same technology, employing rugged and robust telecommunications c...Reading a face is tricky business
...ental signals of threat, Paller said. A heightened sensitivity to subliminal threat may thus cause excessive anxiety. Microexpressions that people make may differ from voluntary expressions of emotion. But in either case, fear can be signaled by contraction of muscles that raise the inner brow, the outer b...MicroRNA works with Ago2 protein to regulate blood cell development
...lts have caused us to think about the differential sensitivity of distinct developmental processes to microRNA levels, says Tarakhovsky. It remains to be seen to what extent specialized functions of developing cells in the blood system depend on microRNA....Call for EU to launch major project to map out all our proteins
...maly. The simplest explanation is simply a lack of sensitivity of proteomics methods, which may as a result have ... classes of proteins. However given the increasing sensitivity of proteomics methods, this explanation is increasingly unlikely. Another possibility is that ther...Purdue-IU researchers explore new method for early disease diagnosis
...very difficult to detect," he said. "The increased sensitivity could allow doctors to diagnose a range of diseases at very early stages. We examined genetically based metabolic disorders, or inborn errors of metabolism, because it is especially important that they be treated early in a child's life in order to p...Fruit fly research may 'clean up' conventional impressions of biology
... molecules of Bicoid. "This signaling requires a sensitivity approaching the limits set by basic physical principles," Bialek said. "Perhaps more important than the answers we have found so far, this work has led us to sharpen the kinds of questions we ask about living cells as we try to understand them with t...Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression
... have shown that PMDD is characterized by abnormal sensitivity to reproductive steroids like estrogen. As a receptor forthe hormone that can trigger the onset of PMDD symptoms, ESR1 has clearphysiologic relevance for this disorder." The authors acknowledge that as with other complex genetic disorders, the cont...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
... negative control samples, the BChip exhibited 97% sensitivity and 100% specificity, with no false positives. The two new chips help strengthen Quidels technology foundation in molecular diagnostics; they represent further work done on the FluChip and MChip technologies licensed by Quidel from CU in December 2...Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
...Z than DZ pairs suggests that genes help determine sensitivity to the taste in question. Responses were compar...nel are correlated with individual differences in sensitivity to sourness. For any given candidate receptor, a strong association of genetic with perceptual vari...UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
...son said. Nobody could do that at this (degree of) sensitivity until now. The study was funded through a grant from the Florida Department of Health. Goodisons collaborators included UF urologic surgeon Dr. Charles Rosser, and David Lubman, a protein chemist at the University of Michigan. The development of ...Variant CJD -- Prion amplification breakthrough brings new insights and hopes for a blood test
...ue samples using normal blood cells to improve the sensitivity of current detection tests. This method has the potential to be applied on other tissues and fluids, including blood. The prion amplification is dependent on genetic factors, similar to those influencing susceptibility to variant CJD. Background ...New genetic test developed at Emory advances detection and diagnosis of muscular dystrophy
...hin gene--is far quicker with greater accuracy and sensitivity than existing tests. It can be used to confirm clinical diagnoses, to test female family members who may be carriers, and to perform prenatal testing. The test was developed by Michael Zwick, PhD, and Madhuri Hegde, PhD, assistant professors in the...World's first X-ray free electron laser is on course to completion
...aser sources with the penetrating power and atomic sensitivity of X-rays. Argonne is a partner laboratory on the project and is responsible for the 130-meter undulator system, including magnets, support structures, beam diagnostics, controls and vacuum systems. Undulators are the heart of the LCLS free electr...Sensitivity to diverse range of chemotherapeutic drugs linked to common pathway
...contribution of over 800 candidate proteins to the sensitivity or resistance of cancer cells to several drugs tha...tabolism was identified as a critical regulator of sensitivity to a wide range of chemotherapeutic drugs. Although ceramide has been associated with apoptosis for ...ChemGenex announces publication confirming activity of Ceflatonin in T315I-Positive CML
...e of the T315I mutation might suggest a particular sensitivity of this mutation to HHT. The authors conclude that HHT "may provide an alternative therapeutic treatment option for CML patients with the T315I mutation, for whom therapies have been previously lacking." The authors also noted some hematologic toxici...