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New Bacterium Discovered - Related to Cause of Trench Fever

... respond to different drugs, so it is essential to explore further and pinpoint which one is involved. The cat scratch bacteria and the one that brought down soldiers and AIDS patients can be reined in with the same antibiotic, but the Peruvian microbe is usually countered with different antibiotics, Koehl...

New Findings in Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

... this study, the team used mouse neuronal cells to explore the functional characteristics of this interaction. We found that FMRP, together with NXF2, acts to down-regulate the expression of its target, the messenger RNA that encodes NXF1, which is an essential protein needed to transport most mRNAs from t...

Lack of Sun Does Not Explain Low Vitamin D in Elderly Who are Overweight

...ure in this population, it suggests that we should explore other possibilities, says Harris. The most likely explanation seems to be that vitamin D is sequestered in fat tissue, reducing its entry into the blood....

Post Menopausal Women are Prone to Gum Disease

...sess may be at play in the obese women. We need to explore further the impact of weight and BMI on the associations of oral bacteria and oral bone loss." Blood levels of inflammation markers, which would provide a clear picture of overall risk weren't available at the time, but the researchers now are plan...

Malfunction of Gene Causes Schizophrenia, Depression

... In their experiments, the researchers sought to explore the consequences of mutating a gene called "Disrup...deed, these mice could represent a model system to explore novel treatment and preventative strategies for certain symptoms of major mental illness." They wr...

Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

... genetic risk factors for this disease, as well as explore how these genetic factors interact with each other and with lifestyle factors," said National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "Such research is opening the door to the era of personalized medicine. Our current one-size-fit...

Hot Flashes: Studies Explore the Various Possibilities Involved

...derlying causes of hot flashes. Three new studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol consumption in contributing to – or lessening – the intensity and frequency of hot flashes in midlife women. These studies are part of a five-year research effort led by University of Illinois veterinary bioscie...

To Understand the Big Picture, Give It Time -- and Sleep

...dge and learning, Walker and Ellenbogen decided to explore how and when this "inferential" knowledge emerges, hypothesizing that it develops during "off-line" periods and that, like procedural memory, would be enhanced following a period of sleep. So, the researchers tested 56 healthy college students, ea...

Poor Diet Puts Teenagers' Health at Risk

...of the research, which is currently underway, will explore the key influences on teenager’s eating habits, and will be crucial to inform efforts to promote healthy eating in this group," he said. Source-EurekalertBR>SRM/V...

Study Shows Hope for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's

...ognition and artificial intelligence techniques to explore the hypothesis that the entire ERP signal, not just the P300 indicator, reveals markers that previously have not been associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The teams conducted several experiments, ultimately evaluating the parietal and occipital reg...

Scientists Find Rice Gene for Grain Size and Yield

...saying it would give breeders more alternatives to explore in the search for improved varieties of rice. "In the process of developing new crop varieties, the discovery of important agronomical genes is very important," Zhu told SciDev.Net. Source: Generef.com...

Penguin: an Alternative Bio-indicator to Monitor Climate Change

... dive to depths of several hundred meters, so they explore a relatively large portion of the expansive Southern Oceans. Secondly, the diets of several populations of king penguins are well known. Thirdly, while foraging for food is done at sea the penguins also come ashore to breed and moult, making them acc...

Diet May Play Vital Role to Help Smokers Quit

... In what the researchers say is the first study to explore the taste-altering effects of food and beverages on cigarette palatability, they asked 209 smokers to name items that worsen or enhance the taste of cigarettes. Nineteen percent of them reported that dairy products, such as milk or cheese, worsen ...

Breast Cancer? ER Positive or Negative

...and the study's lead author. This study did not explore the reasons why breast cancer mortality rates declined less for older women. However, previous studies have suggested that older women are less likely to receive adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Because older women are under-represented in clinica...

Autistic Children can Interpret Mental States by Facial Expressions: Research

...less facial images that allowed the researchers to explore the importance of certain regions of the face in identifying mental states. In one experiment, 18 autistic children ages 10 to 14 were able to attribute a range of mental states to dynamic and static facial expressions, but they did not perform as ...

NIH Announces Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease

... director Story C. Landis, Ph.D. "We are trying to explore every possible option for reducing the burden of this disease." Participants will be in the phase III study for five to seven years. The effort will be led by Karl Kieburtz, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Rochester in New York, and Barbara C. T...

Phone-based Therapy Eases Depression Long Term

...said. Next, Ludman said, the researchers plan to explore the combination treatment’s cost-effectiveness and impact on work and home life. They also want to compare the effectiveness of phone-based treatment with that of in-person visits. The National Institute of Mental Health funded the study. The other...

Obesity And Environmental Chemicals: Research Probes Potential Link

...lating the fat tissue of these animals, Carey will explore the insulin sensitivity of fat cells. Preliminary data from her lab suggest that chronic exposure to PBDEs could cause fat cells to become less sensitive to insulin, which is a forerunner to developing Type II diabetes. The fat cells of growing male ...

Special Diets Necessary for Those Undergoing Chemotherapy

...rategies to alleviate chemosensory dysfunction and explore how matching foods to an individual's unique chemosensory profile might help to prevent high rates of weight loss and malnutrition and improve quality of life. Source-Eurekalert PR...

Healing Bone With Stem Cells

...ng additional experiments with human stem cells to explore how different proteins on the scaffold might encourage these cells to differentiate into bone. "We want to figure out step by step how to use marrow more effectively in the clinic," she says. Their ultimate goal is to be able to extract bone marrow f...

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