Cedars-Sinai researchers identify a gene that causes insulin resistance in Mexican Americans
...isk population of Mexican-Americans using the most precise diagnostic and genetic tests: the glucose clamp, the most precise diagnostic test, coupled with an analysis of the patients' DNA for a group of six of the most common...UCSD researchers describe cell activity leading to disruption of neuron migration
...with doublecortin to add a phosphate molecule to a precise site on the protein. Next, the team inactivated Cdk5 in one group of neurons, thus preventing its phosphorylation of doublecortin. When these neurons, or neurons containing mutant doublecortin, were pitted in a race with normal neurons, they stoppe...How the cellular 'garbage disposal' grinds to a halt to cause Batten disease
... For nine years researchers have known the precise genetic flaw that causes Batten disease. But understanding how a straightforward mistake in life's blueprint translates to a disease that ravages roughly 1,000 children in the United States each year has been a challenge. Now, in a paper in the Dec. ...Cholesterol drugs may lower risk for mental impairment after stroke
...mer's disease and vascular dementia. However, the precise mechanisms by which statins might affect cognitive impairment are poorly understood, Gencheva said. "Other research has shown that the effect of statins might be mediated by direct cholesterol-lowering properties, causing a reduction in cholesterol ...Chronic cough significantly impacts life quality in women
...sophageal reflux disease," said Ms. French. "If a precise cause for a patient's cough can be found, specific therapies can be used to treat the source, which will greatly reduce the incidence of cough and its effects on the body." "The impact of chronic cough on health and quality of life is substantial. I...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2004 class of inventors
...a system of satellites to allow the calculation of precise positioning data for rapidly moving vehicles ranging from cars to missiles. Getting also made significant contributions to the early development of radar and Projects Mercury and Gemini. Parkinson created and ran the NAVSTAR GPS Joint Program Offic...Insulin decreases inflammation, aids clot-busting drugs in heart attack patients, UB study shows
...e said further research is needed to determine the precise action of insulin responsible for its effect on the destructive inflammatory agents. Also contributing to the research were Ajay Chaudhuri, M.B.B.S, M.R.C.P.; David Janicke, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael Wilson, M.D.; Devjit Tripathy, M.D.; Rejech Garg, ...ISS to receive experimental figurehead during spacewalk
...f the ISS are still unclear. In order to determine precise measurements, Matroshka simulates the human body within a spacesuit as closely as possible. Layers The Matroshka experiment facility consists of several different layers, hence the reason for naming it after the famous Russian matrioshka dolls. T...Scientists find HIV-blocking protein in monkeys
... sufficient to block HIV replication. Although the precise mechanism of TRIM5-alpha's activity is not fully determined, says Dr. Sodroski, it may be that the protein chops up HIV's capsid and thwarts the orderly uncoating the virus must undergo before proceeding to replicate. "This is a very exciting findin...Wavefront-guided LASIK improves contrast sensitivity
...ure. Because wavefront measurement provides a more precise and detailed map of the visual system's distortions, wavefront-guided LASIK reduces these distortions, resulting in an improved quality of vision." Academy spokesperson Scott MacRae, MD, professor of ophthalmology and visual science at the University...Tiny molecular motors shed light on cell function, say Stanford researchers
... deafness in hopes of learning even more about the precise refinement of the molecular motor....Many patients can reduce serious heart disease risk factors without medication
...ic agents. This study was designed to evaluate the precise role of TLC in helping patients achieve goal risk factor levels and our conclusions refute the notion that intensive lifestyle intervention is not worth the effort," says Neil F. Gordon MD, PHD, MPH, who presented the research. Dr. Gordon is Chairm...Rochester, BCM test bird-flu vaccine in humans
...under study is not designed to protect against the precise bird-flu virus causing the current outbreak in poultry and in people, scientists will learn whether it protects against another strain of the virus that infects birds and people. Physicians at the University of Rochester and Baylor College of Medici...Nanotech imaging, molecular fingerprints and signatures hold promise for cancer
...es," he added. The technology is more powerful and precise than conventional histological measures. ...albumin, we stand to advance our opportunities for precise diagnostics of early stage ovarian cancer in women at high risk and throughout the population in gen...A bird 'language' gene pinpointed
...harff are now completing a related study about the precise variation in FoxP2 between vocal learning and nonlearning birds, to pinpoint whether there are sequence changes between birds that learn to sing and those that don't -- analogous to the differences between humans and chimps. They will also further ex...Study finds nerve damage can affect opposite side of body
...ss of nerve fibers in the contralateral limb is so precise being confined to areas innervated by the matching nerve that the communication is likely to involve nerve cells or the supporting glial cells," says Oaklander, an assistant professor of Anesthesia and Neurology at Harvard Medical School. "We need ...Duke scientists overcome immune resistance in dendritic cell vaccines for cancer
...Yang. First, viral vaccines must be laced with the precise strands of tumor DNA (called tumor-specific antigens) that will spark recognition among the fighter T-cells. However, the tumor-specific antigens for most cancers are unknown, and finding them can be extraordinarily time-consuming and costly. In cont...Study identifies predictors of Alzheimer's disease longevity
...e 85 or older."This finding moves us toward a more precise vision of the course that Alzheimer's may take in ...can expect. And ultimately, families who have more precise information on the likely course of the disease should be better prepared to deal with it as it prog...Computer modeling fibrillation in the canine heart
...at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, makes precise measurements of the heart's electrical currents. Jeffrey Fox, director of physiology at GNS, will use Gilmour's data to build computer models of different types of heart cells and, ultimately, an accurate 3-D computer model of the canine ventricle. R...Prevalence of cataracts expected to increase substantially in coming decades
...ontinues to age, the article states. However, few precise estimates have been made of the prevalence of cataract in the United States on a national basis. Nathan Congdon, M.D., M.P.H., of the Wilmer Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, and The Eye Diseases Prevalence Researc...