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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

...ed and refined by chemists for their wide range of potential uses, including drug delivery, chemical synthesis ...ks solubility in water, which could compromise its potential medical applications, the researcher says. Superbowl molecules also have the potential to be toxic. ...

Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer

...ransforms them. This study puts the spotlight on a potential new mechanism for virus-induced breast cell transformation, which has largely been attributed to the integration of viral DNA into locations that trigger the expression of host cancer-causing genes. An intriguing wrinkle to this study is the previous...

Association of herpesvirus with lung disorder questioned

...provide scientists with another perspective on the potential causes of primary pulmonary hypertension," Dr. Katano said. "Further studies are required to clarify the possible association of human herpesvirus 8 with this disease." ...

A new mechanism of regulating RNA degradation

...nt attention in recent years, and one that has the potential to produce a new set of tools for physicians to use to fight disease. Most of the gene-control tools researchers have collected thus far involve the first step in gene expression, in which DNA is copied into RNA transcripts. However, recent discover...

FDA Approves Human Hookworm Vaccine for Phase I Safety Trials

...nt attention in recent years, and one that has the potential to produce a new set of tools for physicians to use to fight disease. Most of the gene-control tools researchers have collected thus far involve the first step in gene expression, in which DNA is copied into RNA transcripts. However, recent discover...

Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells

...ing, members of thesame team now report that these potential adult stem cells produce aprotein previously believed to be present only during the embryonicdevelopment of mammals.The finding both supports the existence of these splenic stem cells andalso suggests they may be able to produce an even greater varie...

UCSB scientists probe sea floor venting to gain understanding of early life on Earth

...oms on abyssal hill fault scarps, thus providing a potential food source for ridge flank biota, and an opportunity for researchers to sample the biosphere below the sea floor." The sides of abyssal hills are fault escarpments (or scarps) created by vertical uplift of the seafloor during many events of fault s...

University of Manchester makes made-to-measure skin and bones a reality using inkjet printers

... says Professor Derby.Professor Derby believes the potential for this technology is huge:"You could print the scaffolding to create an organ in a day," he says....

Enzyme, lost in most mammals, is shown to protect against UV-induced skin cancer

...n cancer. Moreover, CPDs and 6-4PPs haveparticular potential to cause lasting damage to mammalian cells becausephotolyases ?a class of enzymes capable of efficiently repairing theselesions ?have apparently been lost from placental mammals over thecourse of evolution.Thus, most mammals, including humans, can on...

Novel technology detects human DNA mutations

... the broad applicability of nanotechnology and its potential to markedly advance the state-of-the-art in nucleic acid and proteomic research anddiagnostics."The analysis of whole human genomic DNA is extraordinarily complex asit requires sifting through the more than one billion base pairs of DNA to find a par...

Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas

...ason why infants with low birth weight have a high potential of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In studies of mice, the researchers found that poor prenatal nutrition impairs the pancreas's ability to later secrete enough insulin in response to blood glucose. "The bottom line is that if you don't ha...

Neuronal 'traffic jam' marks early Alzheimer's disease

...phasized that any application of these findings to potential diagnostic tests or new therapies remains speculative at this time. "However, if tracers could be developed that would reflect transport function, there could be imaging methods that might be helpful for diagnosis," he said. "And, if these findings c...

Current human embryonic stem cell lines contaminated UCSD/Salk team finds

...ed with a non-human molecule thatcompromises their potential therapeutic use in human subjects,according to res...an antibodies, and thus renderingthem useless as a potential therapeutic tool in humans."It's an important safety issue because this opens up the idea thatmetabo...

Drug That 'Tags' Decision-making Areas Of The Brain May Aid

...f these receptors over time, Nifrolidine couldbe a potential marker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease,...n.“Imaging of nicotine receptors also gives us the potential to study whysome people are more addicted to nicotine than others,?Mukherjee said.Additional informa...

Genome of deadly amoeba shows surprising complexity, evidence of lateral gene transfer

...antially different from human enzymes, making them potential targets of inhibitors that could form the basis of new drug therapies," says TIGR President Claire M. Fraser, who supervised the Institute's role in the project. E. histolytica is a voracious predator of bacteria and shares a close relationship in t...

Anti-bacterial additive widespread in U.S. waterways

...half lifeof 1.5 years in aquatic sediments. Do the potential benefits ofantimicrobial products outweigh their known environmental and humanhealth risks? This is a scientifically complex question consumers,knowingly or unknowingly, answer to everyday in the checkout line ofthe grocery store," said Dr. Halden....

Newly-discovered class of genes determines ?and restricts ?stem cell fate

...en identified in many types of organs and may be a potential reservoir for tissue regeneration. A fundamental understanding of the molecular programs that regulate stem-cell differentiation is necessary for harnessing this potential. ### This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Healt...

Scientists Replicate Hepatitis C Virus in Laboratory

...e life cycle and biology of this virus and to test potential antiviral compounds, which may lead to new therapies for the liver disease that results from infection with HCV. Scientists at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH...

Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine

...tures of 4E10 recognition of HIV-1 helps to define potential immunogens able to elicit 4E10-like antibodies. This is an excellent example of the tremendous potential for accelerating HIV vaccine design when scientists from multidisciplinary laboratories come togethe...

Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays are Comparable and Reproducible

...ormed by individual institutions.Evaluation of the potential clinical use of microarrays may requirelarger studies carried out in multiple locations and would necessitatethat microarray data produced in different laboratories be combined foranalysis. Even if all procedures and equipment were the same, smalldif...

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