Air pollution link to clogged arteries
...nome Biology, show how the fats that clog arteries work together with air pollution particles, triggering the genes behind inflammation. A research team drawn from medical and environmental engineering disciplines at the Universities of California, Los Angeles, investigated the relationship between oxid...Discoverer of Sly Syndrome finds way of delivering medicine to fight rare genetic disorder
...nto the brain, the vehicle that delivered it could work to deliver other chemicals, too, says William A. B...xic, Banks says. We tested three things. One didnt work at all. One worked partially and epinephrine worked incredibly well. The finding changes how scien...Researchers watch antibiotics, bacteria meet at atomic level
...ndings in two studies in the journal Nature. The work provides the most detailed view yet of an enzyme structure that is key to turning on the genes that make bacteria work, said Irina Artsimovitch, a co-author on both studies and an associate professor of microbiology at Ohio State University. Artsim...Scientists discover new way to study nanostructures
...anotechnology. The AC Josephson effect refers to work that Brian Josephson published in 1962 regarding the flow of an electrical current between superconductors. In this work, for which he shared a 1973 Nobel Prize, Josephson predicted that when a constant voltage difference is maintained across two wea...Enzyme discovery sheds light on vitamin D
...iochemistry you rarely see that kind of predictive work from modeling molecules and enzymes. The Queens researchers believe the hydroxylase enzyme plays an important role in human cell functions. When vitamin D drugs are used in an attempt to arrest certain types of cancer, for example, the tumour resp...Steroids, not songs, spur growth of brain regions in sparrows
...rritory. Their finding is counter to some previous work with other birds and rodents that indicated environmental factors can influence brain development and create more neuronal connections. We would like to think that if we shape the environment we can guide the brains structure, said Brenowitz, a UW ...Adult survivors of childhood leukemia exercise less, worsening high risk for obesity and illness
...future of disease, researchers say patients should work with health care providers to develop plans for he...ctivities such as running, aerobics, or heavy yard work three days per week. While more than half of the U.S. population fails to meet CDC recommendations, ...Fruit fly gene from 'out of nowhere' is discovered
...(spermatogenesis). This finding is consistent with work of other scientists who are discovering that many ...nal Yang-Ming University in Taiwan and part of the work in collaboration with Cornell's Daniel Barbash, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetic...UB scientist discovers novel iron-copper alliance
...f trace minerals -- the other being copper -- that work in tandem to maintain proper iron balance, or home...es and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The work will be carried out using established models of intestinal iron absorption in humans, including iron...Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
...PLoS Biology, provides a cautionary tale. Previous work on pterosaurs concluded that some species fed by skimming along the surface of the water with their mouths held open, but this paper overturns that inference, showing that this kind of feeding was highly unlikely to have occurred in pterosaurs after ...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
...erns about public health and liability. Ahmednas work on peanuts has been funded through a United States...ith caution. That might change, thanks to Ahmednas work at NC A&T....... pups. By examining PPAR functions in vivo, our work reveals an unexpected link between diet, inflammation and the quality of mothers milk, explained Dr. Evans. PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor gamma) is a nuclear receptor that is known to regulate metabolism and inflammation in vari...Awards celebrating women and biotech brilliance
...employed in private, public or university sectors, work in managerial roles or be affiliated withservice industries. QCTN not only continue to support WIT and WIB the Biotech Chapter of Women in Technology, but alsoendeavours to showcase the growth, regulatory issues and opportunities in clinical trials ...'Preconditioning' helps protect brain's blood vessels from stroke
... figure out how low concentrations of the chemical work their protective magic. "What cell signaling mechanisms does it activate, for example" If we could find that out, we might be able to create a pharmaceutical mimic that could protect stroke patients," Dr. Iadecola says. "The real novelty here is...Rise of dinosaurs in Late Triassic more gradual than once thought
...ts," Irmis said. "I have spent summers doing field work at the Petrified Forest National Park, which has rocks of the same age, and we were lucky to find half a dozen dinosaur bones in an entire season. So, we knew this was a really special site." Altogether, they found 1,300 fossil specimens, including...Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine
...gs to aid the search for an HIV vaccine that would work by boosting the protective effects of one or more of these genes, and help the bodys own immune system overcome an infection. One of the genes looks particularly attractive as a vaccine target. The study, published early online by the journal Scien...New clue into how diet and exercise enhance longevity
...tigation to treat diabetes. In fact, based on our work on one of the insulin receptor substrates, Irs2, in liver and pancreatic beta cells, we thought more Irs2 would be good for you, said White. It reduces the amount of insulin needed in the body to control blood glucose, and it promotes growth, surviva...First genome-wide study of infectious disease opens new avenues for HIV treatment, vaccines
...s influencing host control of HIV revealed by this work exemplify the power of such collective investigations. Genome-wide association studies aim to identify genetic variations among people that can be tied to variations in disease susceptibility. Recent genome-wide association studies have found genet...Elsevier partners with National Natural Science Foundation of China
...s, we are truly delighted that NNSFC has chosen to work with us....Scientists a step closer to understanding how anaesthetics work in the brain
An important clue to how anaesthetics work on the human body has been provided by the discove...ant because understanding exactly how anaesthetics work may pave the way for the development of a new generation of anaesthetics which solely affect specifi...