Down Syndrome protein reduces tumor growth
...ortant goal in vascular research is to develop new strategies that inhibit endothelial cell dysfunction and abnormal blood vessel formation." Certain agonists, such as vascular endothelial growth factor and the serine protease thrombin, cause endothelial cells to increase their expression of genes involved in p...Studies suggest promising new directions for gallstone treatment
...lion people a year. The studies also propose novel strategies for developing diagnostic tests to identify people with a genetically increased risk for developing gallstones. A research team led by David J. Mangelsdorf , a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator at the University of Texas Southweste...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
... Peninsula. The finding may prompt new protection strategies for this endangered fish, known to spawn only in a few western U.S. rivers. Comparing Past and Present Populations By studying historical fisheries records, Census researchers can compare present populations and use thi...New findings in innate immunity may lead to treatments for atherosclerosis
...ic interventions for atherosclerosis. Compounds or strategies directed at preventing or enhancing IRAK1 modification and nuclear entry may hold great promise in treating atherosclerosis," concludes Dr. Li. Besides atherosclerosis, alterations in innate immunity can cause diabetes, cancer, and numerous other in...Stronger therapy better for AML with normal genetics
.... "More research and some different strategies are still needed to give higher cure rates in these AML patients," Farag says. Statistician Amy S. Ruppert, research specialist with the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center and CALGB, also contributed to this study. ...Russia- wide tiger count begins
...have escalated dramatically. "To develop effective strategies to conserve endangered species, it is essential to know how many there are out there," said Boris Tsoy, assistant Director of the Provincial Department of Natural Resources. "Such surveys, of course, are very expensive today, but thanks to the suppo...Fussy Baby Network answers cries for help in community
...ions on such topics as helping a fussy baby sleep, strategies to refuel parents and life after colic. All babies have periods of crying that can't be soothed; but some have many more bouts of this kind of crying. The cause of colic is not known. For a relatively small group, crying may be caused ...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...ltimately lead to the development of new treatment strategies and interventions for the treatment of GBS. TITLE: The crucial role of Campylobacter jejuni genes in anti-ganglioside antibody induction in Guillain Barr syndrome AUTHOR CONTACT: Peggy C.R. Godschalk Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious ...Revisiting the vertebrate invasion of the land
...tropical air-breathing fishes exhibit a variety of strategies to survive on land, and they represent a spectrum of specimens through which we may examine various biochemical adaptations that would have facilitated the invasion of the terrestrial habitat by fishes during evolution. These articles are from two m...Efforts to clone primates move forward
... colleagues are focusing much of their research on strategies to derive embryonic stem cells from nonhuman primates. Such cells could be used as a template for human embryonic stem cell study, and answer many questions about how embryonic stem cells work and whether they can be used safely and effectively again...... reported for a new tiger subspecies. Conservation strategies to combat the grinding attrition of tiger populati...these results offer valuable data for conservation strategies and captive breeding programs....INEEL honors five scientists as Laboratory Fellows
...surface science studies, and has worked to develop strategies for increasing the level of national support for subsurface science. Meakin has published approximately 300 refereed papers in more than 30 leading journals in general science, physics, chemistry and other disciplines. In a worldwide survey cov...Researchers compare chicken, human genomes
...nction of human genes and, ultimately, develop new strategies to improve human health." In their paper published in Nature , members of the International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium report that the chicken genome contains significantly less DNA than the human genome, but approximately the same number...Chicken genome analysis will benefit human health and agriculture
...nction of human genes and, ultimately, develop new strategies to improve human health." "Having the chicken genome sequenced is a fundamental tool for doing research in chicken genetics," Dodgson explained. "Now, whatever trait we want to look at whether it's resistance to a virus or how the bird respon...Dream home: Malaria parasite renovates to suit its tastes
...ses the possibility of developing completely novel strategies to interfere with multiple aspects of parasite development through a single target."...Hudson's Bay Company fur trapping policies set stage for modern environmental struggles
...cimated the beaver population. Simpson used other strategies along the Northwest coast, where sea otter pelts w...pany considered and tried a number of conservation strategies to prop up dwindling stocks in areas under its control. For example, it discouraged its trappers fr...Discovery about Vitamin C explains its metabolic value
...trients such as vitamin C play in it, there may be strategies we can suggest to prevent this from happening." The new findings, the OSU scientists say, also points to new biomarkers that can be useful in identifying oxidative stress in the human body. They may provide an indicator of people who may be at specia...Baby songbirds and human infants learn sounds in similar ways
...es, songbirds native to Australia, use infant-like strategies to learn their song. Some finches focus on perfect...l birds, of the same species, can follow different strategies to get to the same end point of singing the adult song. Until now, scientists thought that the vocal...Microbe's genome reveals insights into ocean ecology
...rine bacteria, scientists found that the metabolic strategies of marine bacterioplankton are more diverse and le...ays the DNA sequence sheds new light on ecological strategies that sustain microbial life in the world's oceans. "This genome is especially significant fo...Stowers researcher publishes DNA double-strand break repair discovery in Science
...titute. "They may ultimately help to formulate new strategies of cancer therapy. Dr. Kusch's research with Dr. Workman is another example of the ground-breaking work being conducted here at the Stowers Institute." Dr. Kusch will continue to focus on the dTip60 complex in his future research. In addition t...