Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...chemical, structural and dynamic bases for protein interactions that control cellular processes. Cantley continued to focus on the biochemical basis for the mechanism and regulation of membrane-associated enzymes as an assistant professor in the biochemistry and molecular biology department at Harvard Unive...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
... authors underscore the complexity of heart-kidney interactions and point to the need for further study. "The clinical implications of the study lend credence to the notion that renal transplantation can be performed safely in patients with advanced stages of heart failure due to left ventricular dysfunction," sa...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...ne billionth of a meter, the range where molecular interactions take place), they exhibit unique size-dependent behavior, such as tunable optical properties. This allows researchers to design particles that scatter and absorb light at particular wavelengths. The scattering of light provides the optical signal u...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
...e showing that gut microbes have a large number of interactions with the body, and that changes to their composition could have significant effects, both good and bad, on an individual. They believe the exact composition of these microbes in the gut may lead to variations in the effectiveness of drugs between ind......e. The research has provided new insights into the interactions between DNA and the enzyme, which are of fundamental importance for understanding cell division. DNA consists of two long strands joined together by pairs of bases. Both strands wind around each other in the form of a double helix with the base pair...Medical journal editors condemn ghostwriting
...ns' general need to 'publish or perish.' "Not all interactions between the private sector and academia are necessarily unethical or biased. By encouraging appropriate management of acute and chronic conditions, pharmaceutical manufacturers can benefit to the degree that use of their products is encouraged by evi...Alcohol magnifies the rewarding effects of smoking, even for light smokers
...t help people quit smoking are subject to the same interactions with alcohol," he added. King and her colleagues next plan to examine what she calls "chipper" smokers, that is, nondependent smokers who smoke even less than the sample in this study. "These 'chippers' may only smoke when they drink or only smok...Rice, NC State win NAS/Keck Futures funding
...s with different substituted amino acids and their interactions with skin cells. The proposed studies are a direct extension of work conducted by the researchers defining the interaction of multi walled carbon nanotubes with human epidermal keratinocytes, and the synthesis on new nano-biohybrid materials by Barro...Obesity in middle age increases risk of dementia in later life
...owest measurements. There were no significant race interactions between body mass index and risk of dementia. Obesity and overweight in middle age is strongly associated with an increased risk of dementia in old age, regardless of the presence of existing illnesses in mid and late life, say the authors. Obesity a...Health-care ethics practical, smart: U of T study
...ling with ethical dilemmas that arise during daily interactions with patients and their families anything from whether to prolong life with various treatments to whether it is worth allocating hospital resources to a particular, expensive course of medication to whether to give a patient the truth about a dire d...Babies show ripple effects of mothers stress from 9/11 trauma
...y environmental, genetic, or genetic-environmental interactions than previously thought," explains Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D., principal investigator of the study. Scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the University of Edinburgh studied the relationship between maternal posttraumatic stress syndrome disorde...New research raises questions about buckyballs and the environment
...ne billionth of a meter, the range where molecular interactions and quantum effects take place. It is precisely these characteristics that make them both so potentially useful and hazardous to biological systems. "I think we should expect them to behave differently than our current materials, which have been stud...Penn study shows liver receptor key to diet-dependent differences in blood lipid levels
...eath in industrialized nations. And, understanding interactions between genes and the reality of what most people eat are increasingly recognized as critical for effective treatment. Molecules found in the nucleus of liver cells called LXRs (for Liver X Receptors) have emerged in the last few years as crucial re...St. John's Wort only minimally effective in relieving major depression, review confirms
...f [St. John's Wort] is problematic because serious interactions can occur" with a number of frequently used antidepressants and that physicians should regularly ask their patients about their use of St. John's Wort. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of...Pilot studies to look at how mind drives or prevents disease
...eate RCMBR. The new center is focused on mind-body interactions and aging because people may be less likely as they age to respond to blanket treatments meant to protect against the diseases of aging. Tailored treatments are urgently needed, and mind-body approaches may be part of the solution. "Our mission is ...ARVO Foundation and Alcon announce significant gift
...ive of the ARVO Foundation is to foster scientific interactions between basic scientists and clinicians. Alcon's ...uing careers as clinician-scientists and to foster interactions with the basic science community. Recognizing that mentors play an important role in the retention ...Study shows even limited training improves communication with patients from other cultures
...the training does more than just facilitate better interactions between caregivers and patients," says study co-lead investigator Eboni Price, M.D., M.P.H., a senior clinical research fellow in the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. ...Variant prion protein causes infection but no symptoms
...tion of prion protein clumps and toward preventing interactions with prion protein anchored to cells, or learning to direct abnormal prion protein accumulations to specific parts of the brain where they will not produce symptoms. "Abnormal prion protein by itself may not be rapidly lethal--in these mice it wasn't...Researchers demonstrate use of gold nanoparticles for cancer detection
... colors in living cells we can identify molecular interactions within the cells. This may help us unravel the inner workings of a cancer cell and produce better treatments. The fact that we can see one particle is exciting."...IBM and EPFL join forces to uncover the secrets of cognitive intelligence
...l model recreating the high-speed electro-chemical interactions of the brain's interior. Running on a Blue Gene supercomputer, the model will be capable of simulating brain processes in three dimensions with a precision never before achieved. "Blue Gene is by far the fastest supercomputing system in the world, g...