Scientists will discuss remarkable advances in whale research at the annual meeting of AAAS
...A data can very easily be obtained from a harmless skin biopsy,'' he adds, ''so no one needs to kill them and sell them into a meat market.'' Family trees Palumbi will address many of these issues during his presentation at AAAS. ''My talk is going to be about the next chapter in this controversy, and w...... creating a map of global ocean pollution based on skin samples from whales. Our goal is to determine how...l voyage, Paynes institute has found and collected skin samples from over 1100 sperm whales from some of the most remote ocean regions of the globe. He ch...Newly-discovered class of genes determines and restricts stem cell fate
...ia, PA) Research on adult stem cells found in the skin hints at a new class of genes, according to a stud...tes cells that make and store the pigments in the skin and hair is also expressed in adult stem cells in the skin. "Our findings told us that a recapitul...Molecular thermometers on skin cells detect heat and camphor
...s through our largest organ, the skin. Through the skin we can detect temperature, texture, and understand...vating the skin, TRPV3 protein was found in actual skin cells (keratinocytes) and not in the neurons. Now, in the latest issue of the journal Science , th...Compound inhibits one critical pathway in breast cancer growth
...t3 as well as those without, and also normal human skin fibroblasts, cells that make up connective tissue. Stat3 isn't constantly activated in fibroblasts, and these cells were used as a control. After exposure to STA-21, breast cancer cells with constantly active Stat3 were dying. However, STA-21 had a m...Using molecular technique, researcher identify hospital pool bacterial pathogen
...py can be in the pool for up to four hours and the skin is sensitive to chlorine when exposed to it that long. Lifeguards became ill because they were exposed to the bacteria in aerosols eight hours daily, five days a week. No patients became ill at the hospital, which must remain anonymous. ...Light therapy may combat fungal infections, new evidence suggests
...ty of fungal infections, particularly those of the skin or nails, said HHMI investigator Joseph Heitman, M...ht bulbs. UV irradiation is also used to repigment skin affected by the autoimmune disorder vitiligo. The findings also have important implications for unde...Fasting intermittently reduces cell proliferation, a marker for cancer risk, study finds
...er one month on the regimen, when proliferation of skin cells registered only 61 percent of that for mice ...hat was fed intermittently. Mice in this group had skin cell division rates that were 81 percent of those for mice fed freely. In all cases, division rates ...Polymers with copper show promise for implanted sensors
...that can be placed in the bloodstream or under the skin to continuously monitor oxygen, acidity (pH), or g... contract around them. Sensors implanted under the skin may become walled off by cells that flock to the site as part of the inflammatory response. A Unive...Desert plant may help treat insidious tropical diseases
...s, the most common forms affect the surface of the skin (cutaneous leishmaniasis) or the internal organs (visceral leishmaniasis). Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes open sores and raised boils on the skin, while visceral leishmaniasis invades the liver and spleen and causes these organs to swell. People with...Men and women: The differences are in the genes
...vestigate the inactive X chromosome. Using primary skin cells, she compared gene expression between the X chromosome and the inactive chromosome for 94 genes spanning the X chromosome in 40 human samples. She found that only 65 percent of the genes were inactive in all samples. Twenty percent were inactiv...Elizabeth Blackburn and Janet Rowley awarded
...ated and neurodegenerative disorders, ranging from skin wrinkles to blindness to cardiovascular disease. "I am deeply honored to be receiving this award," said Blackburn. "The study of telomeres and the telomerase enzyme that creates them has been, and continues to be, a fascinating and rewarding explorat...Highlights of chemical society national meeting in San Diego, March 13-17
...EGO An antioxidant mixture that may help prevent skin cancer , efforts to genetically engineer bacteria...Antioxidant mixture may improve protection against skin cancer Despite the availability of topical sunscreens, skin cancer is on the rise. A group of chem...VUMC researchers find drug-resistant bacteria MRSA a growing threat
...tal at Vanderbilt, approximately 60 percent of the skin infections due to the staphylococcus germ were due...ms to behave differently, with a tendency to cause skin abscesses and pneumonia." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MRSA ...Food preservative neutralizes anthrax spores
... anthrax spores and could be used to decontaminate skin in the event of exposure. Researchers from Biosyn...odefense Research Meeting. "Contamination of human skin with even a few spores may potentially disseminate disease beyond the initial area of attack," says ...New insights into skin blistering disease pop up
Pemphigus is a deadly skin blistering disease that occurs when patients' prod... molecules called desmogleins, which normally hold skin cells together. When autoantibodies attack desmogleins, the cells separate from each other, causing...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...mas Bieber's team. Her current research project on skin diseases is funded by the DFG. Novak also directs the DFG Research Unit's project on "The Genetics of Complex Diseases", studying the genetics of neurodermatitis. Dr. Sandra Pott (31), Department of German Studies, University of Hamburg Sandra Pott...U of M researcher examines newly emerging deadly disease
...the depletion of clotting factors in the blood and skin lesions. Purpura fulminans refers to widespread s... tissue damage and sloughing of skin. Purpura are skin lesions that may be many centimeters in diameter caused by the leakage of blood into the skin. "It ...Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950s pandemic, study suggests
...in-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria caused skin lesions, sepsis and pneumonia in children and young adults around the world. This pandemic of both hospital and community acquired infections waned throughout the 1960s as the antibiotic meticillin was used to treat these infections. Now researchers ......g/article.php?id=24806 PHYSIOLOGY A cause for skin blistering disease pops up Pemphigus is a skin blistering disease that causes separation of the layers of the skin, along with inflammation. In a p...