Cells take risks with their identities
...ll identity, fall into this new class, says Young, who is also an MIT professor of biology. It seems awfu...archersincluding Whitehead Member Rudolf Jaenisch, who is also an author on the latest studywere recently able to convert mouse adult skin cells to embryon...Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
...termined in part by their taste genes. So someone who inherited a high sensitivity to sour taste may find foods containing lemons or vinegar off-putting, whereas the same foods may be better accepted by a person whose genes make them less sensitive. Wise comments, These taste perceptions presumably ev...Research team discovers gallstone gene
...nt responsible for the disorder," explains Lammert who works in the university hospital's Department I headed by Professor Dr. Tilman Sauerbruch. "The rest is caused by genes." Professor Lammert – working together with his colleagues Dr. Frank Gruenhage, Maja Walier and Professor Dr. Thomas Wienker as ...Small molecules may explain psoriasis
... certain autoimmune diseases, says Andor Pivarcsi, who has directed the study together with Enik Sonkoly. The study shows that microRNA has different patterns of expression in psoriasis compared with normal skin and also in comparison with atopic eczema. One of these molecules, miR-203, is of particula...White blood cells are picky about sugar
...would eat anything that looked foreign, adds Fink, who is also an MIT professor of biology. Ifat's work has shown that the cells aren't little Pac-Men, but can discriminate one pathogen from another. Rubin-Bejerano had evidence that neutrophils respond to beta-glucan. After coating tiny beads with a va...Has science unearthed the Holy Grail of pain relief?
...tanding how they function, said Dr Chris Thompson, who carried out the research with Professor Alan North and Dr Sam Fountain in the Faculty of Life Sciences. By looking at slime mould we were effectively able to turn the evolutionary clock back a billion years to see how a more primitive P2X molecule ...Revolutionary global environment fund announces $50M expansion
...ral. In CEPF, we are joining an alliance of donors who pool their resources and expertise to have a greater impact on the preservation of poor countries most precious capital their natural environment. The other CEPF partners are the World Bank, the Government of Japan, the Global Environment Facility...New use for a cell toxin found to inhibit survival proteins in cancer cells
...sus cells with normal expression, said Hockenbery, who is also a professor of medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center. This effect was preserved when 2-Methoxy antimycin was used in combination with other agents, and could lead to a targeted molecular therapy to enhance the effectiveness ...A stepwise retreat: How immune cells catch pathogens
... particle towards the cell body, says Holger Kress who carried out the research at EMBL and is now workin...exander Rohrbach a former member of Stelzers group who is now a professor at the University of Freiburg. Future synthetic nano-machines must integrate them...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
... Awards. The awards recognize OHSU faculty members who have demonstrated a sustained and significant reco...at the OHSU Neurological Sciences Institute. Bell, who is retiring, was honored for his 42 years of leadership at NSI and in the larger community. The awar...Researchers probe risks, benefits of folic acid fortification
...test advances in public health policy, says Mason, who is also an associate professor at the Friedman Sch...en administered in large quantities to individuals who unknowingly harbor cancer cells, it could paradoxically enhance cancer development. The addition of ...Study shows cane sugar, corn sweeteners have similar effects on appetite
...ver the span of several weeks. Study participants who drank a non-caloric diet cola ate about the same a...the calories they consumed in the beverage. People who drank any of the caloric beverages whether cane-sweetened cola, one of the high-fructose sweetened ...Scientists find brown fat master switch
... a large amount of engineered precursors in people who are at risk for being obese," said Spiegelman, who is also a professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School. "In theory, you would only have to re...Decorated UH professor to help choose nation's top scientists
...f Science, to be among 12 distinguished scientists who will evaluate nominees for the National Medal of Science. Chu, who in 1990 was named Best Researcher in the United States by U.S. News and World Report magazine, will ......mestake Collaboration was Kevin Lesko, a physicist who holds a joint appointment with UC Berkeley and the U.S. Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This is a great event for science and engineering, said Lesko. Clearly the NSF site selection committee members di...Mild stress in the womb may worsen risk of cerebral palsy
...ofessor of psychology at New Yorks Hunter College, who did not participate in the research. In the study, the scientists adjusted the normal cycle of light and dark that the pregnant mice were accustomed to for half of the mice, subjecting them to a mild level of stress. Then the researchers exposed th...Nearly 90 percent of babies receive recommended newborn screening tests
...d news for families, the lives of 500,000 newborns who still arent tested hang in the balance, said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. Despite the pleas of parents, clinicians and advocacy groups the United States still lacks consistent federal guidelines for newborn screening. Bab...Norwegian council names ASU researcher 'Outstanding Young Investigator'
... Arizona State Universitys School of Life Sciences who heads social insect studies in laboratories at both ASU and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is one of 20 researchers now bearing the distinction Outstanding Young Investigator from the Research Council of Norway. Known in Norway as the Y...Study finds Western-style 'meat-sweet' diet increases risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
...enopausal Chinese women. According to researchers who conducted the analysis at Fox Chase Cancer Center ... us a unique look at a population of Chinese women who were beginning to adopt more western-style eating habits, said, Marilyn Tseng, Ph.D. associate membe......ort that blood serum levels of RBP4 jump in people who are obese, who have double or even triple the concentrations found in individuals of normal weight. We believe t...