A decisive step toward a cure for insulin dependent diabetes
...ly 50% are genetic and 50% environmental, which is why the validation of a new, extremely powerful analysis method and the identification of a new gene involved is extremely important. The newly discovered gene goes by the elegant name KIAA0350. While its precise role is not yet known, it is activated ma......pts to be inhibited in the clinic. So we decided, why not go after something that you can make a drug against that Ras activates"" explains Dr. Counter. Dr. Counter and colleagues sought to identify other proteins that are secreted when Ras is activated, and evaluate them as potential therapeutic candid...Liverpool amongst first in UK to install unique DNA sequencing technology
...anges in parasite DNA scientists aim to understand why some species of malaria can infect humans and others can only infect other animals. Professor Neil Hall, at the Universitys School of Biological Sciences, explains: This new machine is invaluable not only for research into diseases such as cancer ...Cancer cures could work for canines and humans
...cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain cancers develop. In turn that could lead to better treatments for both canine and human cancer patients. An expert from the countrys newest Vet School will tell a symposium in London that studying tumours in dogs and humans could g...Cells take risks with their identities
...lnerability to metamorphosis could help to explain why some cells acquire new, unhealthy states in cancer...betes and other illnesses. It could also explain why researchersincluding Whitehead Member Rudolf Jaenisch, who is also an author on the latest studywere...CU researchers discover evidence of very recent human adaptation
...and among major human groups, and aimed to explain why certain parts of the genome differed," said Scott Williamson, the study's lead author and a Cornell assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology. "We aimed to eliminate as many possible confounding variables as possible, and...Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
...therefore nutrition. If we can understand how and why people differ in their taste perception, we might eventually be able to manipulate the taste of individual diets to help encourage healthy eating....Brightly colored birds most affected by Chernobyl radiation
...Society's Journal of Applied Ecology help explain why some species are harder hit by ionising radiation than others. Dr Anders Mller of the Universit Pierre et Marie Curie and Professor Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina examined 1,570 birds from 57 different species in the forests a...Illinois-based study of energy crops finds miscanthus more productive than switchgrass
...nthesis in Miscanthus. Unraveling the mystery of why Miscanthus is the more productive crop will enable researchers to engineer this and other potential bioenergy crops. These developments will increase production options as well as support efforts within biofuel research and industry to work with non...Researchers probe risks, benefits of folic acid fortification
... explains, however, that There are several reasons why we may have inadvertently created the opposite effect with folic acid fortification. First, folates pivotal role in DNA synthesis also makes it a potential growth factor for cancerous or pre-cancerous cells, and when administered in large quantities ......wn as leptonic CP violation, that may help explain why the universe is dominated by matter rather than anti-matter. These same detectors could also be used to search for nucleon decay, a long sought signal of Grand Unified Theories, Lesko said. Other astrophysical research planned for SUSEL include...New research shows vaginal bacteria vary among healthy women, need customized treatment
... teams findings because they may: shed light on why some women have recurrent vaginal yeast infections, while others have never had one partly explain differences in susceptibility to infection in the two racial groups, based upon the relative frequency of different kinds of bacterial communities in ...Other highlights from the July 10 JNCI
...lent in children. Drug resistance could explain why about 50% of high-risk neuroblastoma patients die of the disease. Nino Keshelava, M.D., of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and colleagues studied several human neuroblastoma cell lines to identify genes that cause drug resistance. They found that H...New perspectives for the geosciences and climate research
...iting times as well as being expensive. This was why the DFG launched the call for proposals for a spectrometer with a terminal voltage up to 6 MV early this year. The proposals submitted in response to this call were reviewed by an international review panel, which decided to award the approval to the...Neutral evolution has helped shape our genome
...hers believe they have uncovered a possible reason why these potentially damaging but mostly neutral bits of DNA accumulate over time by comparing the sequences of human numts with those in different animals. How closely the different species sequences match can provide an estimate of when that particula...New gene mutation identified in common type of dementia
...ulin gene leads to the death of embryos, and thats why there were no cases with two copies of the mutated gene. Another intriguing aspect in this Italian family is the variable age at onset, which ranged from 35 to 87 years in the family members who inherited the same mutation. Our future research wil...It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that (modern) swing
... Evolutionary biologists have been puzzling over why bird songs of a single species can vary significantly from one population to the next, but Derryberry's work shows the songs changing with time as well. Her thesis advisor, Duke biology professor Stephen Nowicki, has done experiments showing that fem...Penn researchers discover how microRNAs control protein synthesis
...ain of the EIF4E protein that offered a clue as to why the miRNA-Ago2 complex blocked protein production. When the miRNA-Ago2 complex pairs with a messenger RNA, Ago2 engages the cap of the RNA, explains Kiriakidou. We believe this results in competition with eIF4E and disrupts the normal initiation pr...Tiny tweezers and yeast help St. Jude show how cancer drug works
...s reach and limit a callers motion help to explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Delft University of Technology. Using a type of nanotechnology called magnetic tweezers as well as yeast ce......this new fundamental mechanism can help to explain why chromosome disorders are so common in female sex cells, says Professor Christer Hg, leader of the study. The research might eventually lead to new medical treatments able to reduce the risk of foetal damage. Over 0.3 per cent of children are bor...