Fungus knocks a frog down but not out, raising questions about amphibian declines
..., and T. eungellensis suffered its severe decline, yet another species in the area, Litoria lesueuri, was...lsewhere in the environment? "We don't yet know how or whether the fungus gets around in the environment and one possibility is that resistant ...Below the surface: New clues to plant signaling from the roots
...are thought to be transmitted from root to shoots, yet these hormones have no clearly established role in...wth-inhibiting substance controlled by BYPASS1 has yet to be identified, the authors show that it is different from previously identified plant hormones or...Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
...he body can't get rid of on its own. Doctors don't yet understand whether amyloids cause disease or result from it, but the fact that they are present in very different diseases affecting millions of people points to the need for improved understanding of the basic processes of protein folding, one of th...University of Oregon professor wins 2004 Spiers Medal
...egon University System board of directors, this is yet another independent confirmation that her ongoing achievements as a scientist are recognized worldwide." Richmond's findings have implications for how we understand many important processes in our lives including biological processes, semiconducto...Old bones unearth new date for giant deer's last stand
...have been the culprit. This is the mystery we have yet to solve. "A double-whammy of intense cold spells around 20,000 and 10,500 years ago had already taken their toll on these striking beasts. The last of the giant deer, squeezed out of Europe, seem to have taken refuge in the southern Ural mountains n...Study describes basic mechanism in cell growth control involving damaged DNA
...ually divide when its DNA is damaged. Although not yet clinically applicable, the study's findings offer new knowledge on how cells rapidly degrade unnecessary and potentially harmful proteins for recycling. They also point to a possible target for drug development: a cellular enzyme family involved in p...Researchers provide road map for generating B cells from stem cells
...pmental path, preparing them to respond to signals yet to come, and blocking off other options. "Our findings reveal considerable complexity, but are promising from the standpoint of directing stem cell differentiation," said Harinder Singh, Ph.D., Louis Block Professor of Molecular Genetics and Cell Bio...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
...oubled the number of genes. Through mechanisms not yet revealed, many of these genes were shed and then others duplicated through gene amplification as this process is termed. When compared to closely related species today, the researchers found that as much as 22 percent of the maize genes could be iden...Flies have morning and evening clocks
...unicate with one another, but researchers have not yet been able to distinguish the systems anatomically or biochemically. Rosbash and his colleagues will continue to explore the details of the different clocks. Such studies, he said, may offer an important opportunity for understanding general principl......GFR3. The researchers emphasize that they do not yet know whether the depressed people were born with l...epressed at the time of death," she says. "This is yet another indication that bipolar illness, though classified with depression as a mood disorder, is bi...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...ese new approaches have shown significant promise, yet far more exploration and development are needed if these sequencing technologies are to be useful to the average researcher or physician," said Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., NHGRI's program director for technology development. "We look forward to seeing wh...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...in as many as 300,000 deaths due to complications, yet two simple measures--exercise and calcium--can help prevent it. Education and prevention are key themes in the report that also focuses on new research, access and coverage for health services. "The findings of the Surgeon General's Report show that...Arctic mystery no longer: Dinosaurs walked Canada's great north
... dinosaurs lived in Canada's great north eons ago, yet it remained an unproven theory, since no bones had... summer of 2003 and 2004. "You wouldn't expect it, yet dinosaurs and a great variety of plants lived in the High Arctic 240 to 65 million years ago." These...Purdue chemists give an old laboratory 'bloodhound' a sharper nose
...tential criticism of the device is that we haven't yet done an in-depth analysis of the mechanism," he said. "We think we know how it works, but haven't yet proven it. That's one of our next research steps." Still, Wiseman is optimistic that the te...The long road to a promising malaria vaccine started at NYU School of Medicine
...or cause of death in children in Africa. It is not yet an ideal vaccine because it is expensive, requires three doses, and it isn't known yet how durable the vaccine's protection will be, but it is a very big step forward." The vacci...Normal cells in tumors may aid cancer growth
... How the DNA damage occurs in stromal cells isn't yet known, but it might result from exposure to carcinogens, Eng says. It's also too soon to say how genetic damage to stromal cells might influence tumor growth. However, stromal cells can produce growth factors and other substances that can infl...Consuming fruits and vegetables lowers risk of developing NHL
... science has now suggested its value in preventing yet another form of cancer. According to a study presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Third Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, vegetables, fruits and antioxidant vitamins may reduce the...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
...east cancer, they are equivocal. Researchers have yet to connect the two, to show a true and unequivocal...There's been so much research on this subject, and yet the jury's still out," says Kristine Monroe, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Keck School's Depar...Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
...Stroke Council. A total dollar amount has not yet been determined for the funding, which will support studies to document in living animals the changes in synapses that likely enable learning and memory. However, Dr. Harris requested nearly $1.4 million over the original five-year period. "This......k said. Most of the database's experiments are not yet public; results are available only to Stanford researchers and their collaborators until an article using the data is published in a journal. It is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 1,000 experiments being added to the database every month. Statis...