Research gaining momentum by silencing genes
...connected to Ghent University are accelerating the study of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Taking ad...ntage of the new RNAi technology, they are able to study the function of genes with the aid of specially designed fragments that turn off the corresponding g...Multi-species herbivore outbreak follows El Nio drought in Panama
... permits scientists to ascend into the treetops to study previously inaccessible aspects of forest dynamics and species diversity. Dr. Annette Aiello, Staff Scientist at STRI noted smaller outbreaks at five other Pacific coast sites. Wondering if this was a country-wide phenomenon, entomologists at STRI's...Researchers redrawing the Tree of Life
...matic changes. The new tree would also help in the study of patterns of gene transfers among plant genomes. ...Hepatitis C virus linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...lead author for the research. The British Columbia study examined HCV status in 550 NHL cases and 205 population controls. The study had the strength of numbers of patients to ascertain an association between HCV and NHL, confirming ...Delay in cutting the cord helps premature babies
...nfants off to a healthier start in life, says lead study author Heike Rabe, M.D., Ph.D. of Brighton and Sus... she hopes to track them up to age 5. Although the study is not complete, she says that the data safety checks show no harm from a delay of 30 to 45 seconds ...UCSD medical researchers use brain cell transplants to correct muscle spasms after aneurysm surgery
...nt in motor function or spasticity. A post-mortem study of the animals showed a robust growth of neurons and an increase in neurotransmitters in the spinal cords of rats that received the transplanted neuronal cells. "These findings provide conclusive evidence that transplantation of well defined human ne...Excess dietary fat accelerates breast cancer by altering the activity of a group of genes
...ame way in human breast cancer. The authors of the study emphasise the importance of a moderate consumption of fats although some of them, such as blue fish and olive oils, have been shown to be beneficial to health. These oils are common elements in the Mediterranean diet. Breast cancer is the most frequ...An old adage about apples finds scientific backing
...y keep colon cancer at bay? According to a new study presented at the American Association for Cancer R... cell growth and spread. "This part of the study helped determined a key mechanism by which procyanidins might prevent the growth of cancer cells," s...Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
...he new, interdisciplinary field of proteomics the study of the ever-changing complement of proteins that d...sed to address the computational challenges in the study of large molecular complexes that form the machinery responsible for most biological processes. The ...UT Southwestern researchers uncover process for sugar-induced fat formation
...a fat." Other contributors to the first study were Drs. Katsumi Iizuka and Guosheng Liang, former postdoctoral fellows; Dr. Richard Bruick, assistant professor of biochemistry; and Dr. Jay Horton, associate professor of internal medicine and molecular genetics. Dr. Seiji Ishii, former postdoctor...Zebrafish may offer researchers powerful new tool for studying innate immunity
...sh, increasingly serves as an animal model for the study of genetic diseases. Like humans, it has two types of immune systems innate and adaptive. Innate immune systems provide a first line of defense against foreign microorganisms. But, humans and other jawed vertebrates have also evolved more customized...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...affecting the proteins' activity. Proteomics - the study of the proteome, or proteins in their entirety is...l recently, however, there was no efficient way to study the proteome systematically. Pioneering research under the direction of Jol Vandekerckhove (Scientif......in, according to a University College London (UCL) study of a rare form of synaesthesia where some people s...ul 'aura' or energy field that they give off. Our study suggests a different interpretation. These colours do not reflect hidden energies being given off by...Common gout drug shown to reduce risk from colorectal cancer
...tion against colorectal cancer, according to a new study reported during the American Association for Cance...tiers in Cancer Prevention Research here. The study found that patients taking allopurinol for at least five years experienced a two-thirds reduction in...Men with prostate permalignant lesions have increased likelyhood of invasive prostate cancer
SEATTLE -- In the largest known study of its kind, scientists have confirmed that men wi... closely monitored for disease progression. "This study confirms that the increased risk factor associated with high-grade PIN is real and not just a coinci...Combination hormone therapy doubles breast density and quadruples risk of abnormal mammograms
...ensity remained consistent throughout the two-year study period and was similar across ethnic and racial gr...gen-plus-progestin therapy," McTiernan said. The study involved a randomly selected subgroup of 413 racially and ethnically diverse postmenopausal women, a...Urine testing might prove to be an alternative screening test for cervical cancer
...ive screening test for cervical cancerSeattle -- A study involving 143 women from Senegal, West Africa has ...es in urine from cervical cancer patients." The study included urine testing of women from Senegal, West Africa. Urine samples were taken from 41 women w...Consuming fruits and vegetables lowers risk of developing NHL
...enting yet another form of cancer. According to a study presented today at the American Association for Ca...large cancer registries across the country. These study participants were matched to approximately 400 individuals without cancer who were similar in age, s...Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
...ty among women in a broad range of categories. Her study found: Estrogen-only therapy is associated with ...her HT is the right choice for them." Aiello's study is the largest population-based study of its kind, using data from 46,436 women who had received mor...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
...ions. Even then, says Monroe, she selected for the study those who had the highest and lowest intake levels...to a lower incidence of breast cancer. "This study provides clear evidence of an association between dietary fiber intake and circulating hormone level...