Grants target better predictors for type 1 diabetes
...t the proteins look like to see if we can identify some protein pattern and how that protein pattern changes as you go from non-disease to having diabetes," says Dr. Robert H. Podolsky, statistical geneticist who just joined the center. "If you think of just three proteins at one time, you can think that ...Tiny exosomes extracted from donor cells may be 'magic bullet' for drug-free transplants
...15 issue of the journal Blood. The results provide some of the first information about what these structur...s donor dendritic cells that have been modified in some way. The idea is that the modified donor cells would convince recipient cells that a transplanted or...New program examines stem cells' potential to repair, replace damaged tissue
...d helps make that bone grow. The question is, 'How some of these mechanisms change as we and our bones gro...nown about the function of stem cells in the body, some stem cells have been better characterized than others, such as mesenchymal stem cells that can becom...The blotchier the face, the better the wasp
...their hypothesis, the researchers decided to stage some fights where one wasp had been experimentally alte...heir faces. Some wasps were given blotchier faces, some wasps had blotches covered up, and some wasps were just handled and had paint put on their existing ...Research effort seeks A's to gene expression Q's
...ty. Gene expression---the complex process by which some genes are turned on, others off---is an essential part of the functioning of an organism. It also can indicate, or be a factor in, many diseases. The mechanisms of gene regulation are poorly understood---recent research, for example, suggests that a ...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...ds are specifically required in the enforcement of some state, provincial, municipal, and local laws and many federal food standards worldwide. For more information, please visit www.aoac.org. About Response Biomedical: Response Biomedical develops, manufactures and markets rapid on-site diagnostic...Sex-determining genes of infectious fungus resemble human Y chromosome
...s suggest that, despite the lack of recombination, some fungal mating type gene repair might occur through the exchange of gene segments within chromosomes. Certain sex-determination genes occur in palindromic orientations head-to-head or tail-to-tail repeats of particular sequences which would make suc...Health concerns: Mosquito mapping may help
...n will be able to see if West Nile encephalitis or some other mosquito-borne disease is in your neighborhood. The Knowledge Engineering Lab in the department of entomology at Texas A&M University is heading up the project to develop the statewide Mosquito Spatial Information Management System. The real-t...Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes being studied
...hate insecticide, Malathion. Pietrantonio found in some areas the southern house mosquito was resistant to the insecticide Malathion being used. The district switched to pyrethroid pesticides to control the pests. In 2003, the Mosquito Control Division in Harris County sprayed 2 million acres with ...Drug may hinder recovery from heart attacks
...e, are potently inhibited from doing their work by some clinically used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib, the active ingredient in Celebrex. Celecoxib is an effective anti-inflammatory drug because of its effects on the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The work from the Casey labor...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...but researchers at King's College London warn that some UK businesses, government departments and voluntar...unds climate trends. At the national level, some participants felt that the culture of public sector agencies had so far not learnt from past crises ...Ancient creature fossilized by the bacteria that ate it
... most fundamental questions in paleontology -- why some creatures fossilize even though they lack the mine...steland it is today. Thermal vents heated some of the water pools to temperatures near boiling -- as high as 80 degrees Celsius (176 degrees Fahren...Reassuring findings from first study on sperm donor identification
...with those close to them extended family members, some friends and a few teachers; In addition to interest in their donor, they expressed interest in contacting other children with the same donor; Those from single mother households were most positive about their DI origins; The presence of two pa...New gene target found for common brain tumors in children
...lls and blocking their activation would cancel out some of the drug's effects. "The net effect of any drug will depend on how much of each Notch1 and Notch2 is present, and since we found more Notch2, we think the scale can be tipped toward stopping the cancer," speculates Eberhart. Close to 2,0...Extinction in ocean's mud presages key ecological changes
...hey survive, sediment mixing can be maintained for some time," he says. "Even so, reducing the total number of species eventually leads to large changes. This suggests that conservation efforts should focus not just on the seemingly important species, but also on the total variety of life found in an ecos...Rethinking new therapies for Crohn's disease at U.Va.
...ot relieve Crohn's symptoms or induce remission in some patients. Plus, type 1 cytokines are important in ...locking them can reactivate latent tuberculosis in some patients. Cominelli also warns that anti-cytokine therapy in general may increase the long-term...UCSD researchers find effective treatment for unusual fever syndrom caused by cold exposure
...life," she said. "My Mom, who had it, told me that some long-distant cousin caused the problem by daring our relative to jump in ice water." "I couldn't live back east; it's far too cold," Fowler noted. "Even a slight change of temperature causes a rash, swollen joints, chills, a headache and painf...Automated scans let scientists track drugs' broad effects on cells
...e researchers used automated microscopy to collect some half a million images of the treated cells, followed by approximately 5 billion individual measurements of the size, shape, and quantity of different proteins, DNA, and organelles in each. Software developed by Altschuler, Wu, and colleagues allowed ...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
...e extinction of almost half the species studied in some reserves. It is the first study to provide empiric...em difficult to identify. Experts say some of Ghana's problems date back to 1982, when the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea esta...Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that can be impacted by global warming
...y that made him want to find out why birds sang at some times and not at others, at some places and not elsewhere. Moore and University of Washington, Seattle, researchers John C. Wingfiel...