Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
...included fever, cough, runny nose, rapidbreathing, abnormal breath sounds, and hypoxia; 35 had an underlyingcondition, such as prematurity (19 patients). Indeed, 11 of thoseinfected with the new coronavirus were newborns hospitalized inintensive care.Analysis of the New Haven coronavirus's genetic structure s...Key molecule in plant photo-protection identified
...microscope at these swellings, they arefilled with abnormal amounts of different types of cellular parts knownas organelles," Holtzman explains. "Normally any given segment of anerve cell branch would have only very small amounts of theseorganelles."Nerve cells move organelles along their branches as a part o...Mouse brain cells rapidly recover after Alzheimer's plaques are cleared
...microscope at these swellings, they arefilled with abnormal amounts of different types of cellular parts knownas organelles," Holtzman explains. "Normally any given segment of anerve cell branch would have only very small amounts of theseorganelles."Nerve cells move organelles along their branches as a part o...Neuronal 'traffic jam' marks early Alzheimer's disease
...e traffic jam also could increase production of an abnormal protein that clogs neurons, leading to their failu...ation, to see if we could detect early evidence of abnormal axonal transport," said Goldstein. The researchers used mice that had been engineered to have an abn...Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
...te nutrition of the mother. It also can occur with abnormal development of the placenta and its blood vessels,...evealed the answer: the undernourished mice had an abnormal way of responding to glucose. "They were somehow 'programmed' to secrete a limited amount of insulin...UAB scientists discover the origin of a mysterious physical force
... field, and on some occasions, to reverse it. This abnormal behaviour was discovered by the same researchers and published in Physical Review Letters in April 2004. The scientists have now discovered that this strange property is responsible for the hydration force that acts when water is surrounded by certa...