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New bird flu drug promises to beat the problem of resistance

...ogether with other medical interventions, can help aid recovery. However, the influenza virus can develop resistance to the drugs by mutating, or changing, parts of its surface that Tamiflu and Relenza absolutely need to achieve their strong binding to the neuraminidase. When this happens, the neuramin...

Metal homeostasis research in plants will lead to nutrient-rich food and higher yielding crops

... such as Iron in the seed. Such information should aid the development of nutrient-rich seed, beneficially affecting human nutrition and health. This research should also lead to agronomic benefits such as increased seedling vigor, higher crop yields and resistance to disease," Guerinot said. ...

Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions

...n active participant in the trial and continued to aid the clinical team in producing valuable feedback concerning the BrainGate technology. The second patient, a 55-year-old man with a similar injury, had the sensor implanted by surgeons at the University of Chicago in April 2005 and was followed by r...

Wild meerkats school their young

...kats older than 90 days) and parents of both sexes aid in rearing the young. Pups (meerkats younger than 90 days of age) are initially incapable of finding their own prey and therefore rely on provisions from other members of the group by responding to their begging calls for food. Meerkats typicall...

Cells use mix-and-match approach to tailor regulation of genes

... Diego on June 16 reported new findings that could aid that effort. Bioengineering researchers at UCSD and two research institutes in Germany report in the June 16 issue of PLoS Computational Biology that transcription factors act not only in isolation, but also in pairs, trios, and combinations of up t...

Successful transplantation from pig embryos to mice

...es before proceeding with the transplant. With the aid of relatively mild immune suppression protocols, the implanted tissues were fully functional over time, producing insulin and maintaining the mice's blood sugar at normal levels. "The results of this study," says Reisner, "warrant further, pre-clini...

Research highlights how bacteria produce energy

...not only produce alternative fuels, but could also aid in oil production by boosting output of existing wells. Michael McInerney and his colleagues at the University of Oklahoma will present research demonstrating the technical feasibility of using detergent-producing microorganisms to recover entrapped...

Scientists discover a genetic code for organizing DNA within the nucleus

...he nucleosome positioning code they discovered may aid scientists in the future in understanding the mechanisms underlying many diseases. ...

Magnetism and mimicry of nature hold hope for better medicine, environmental safety

...d security efforts, Picraux says. The method could aid in more quickly and accurately detecting and analyzing dangerous chemicals if they were intentionally introduced into a public environment. It also could improve monitoring systems in factories and other industrial operations where potentially hazard...

MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind

...: "A couple of them said they'd tried every seeing aid available (magnifying devices, etc.), and this was by far the best, even in this rough, rough shape." Goldring and colleagues are now working toward a large-scale clinical trial of a color seeing machine (the device tested in the pilot trial was bla...

Cigarette smoke blocks cell repair mechanism, University of Florida study shows

...s become unable to access their own cellular first aid kit, according to findings from a UF study published today (Aug. 21) in the journal Oncogene. If they survive long enough to divide and multiply, they pass along their mutations, acquiring malignant properties. Past research has been controversial....

Mouse mimics chronic leukemia, will aid drug development

...urable form of chronic leukemia and should greatly aid the development of new drugs for the disease. The mouse, called the TCL-1 transgenic mouse, develops a malignancy that closely mimics chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The lack of an animal model has greatly hampered the development of new treat...

NASA technology helping injured US troops

... "We have two SAMs, and are currently using one to aid a gentleman who is over 600 pounds. Castleberry explained that, "bariatric patients in long-term acute facilities like ours are bedridden and have not used their legs for quite some time. Their legs cannot support their body weight." Using SAM red...

Long-term changes in experience cause neurons to sprout new long-lasting connections

...ween neurons. The researchers said their findings aid understanding of how procedural learning induces long-term rewiring of the brain. This type of learning is used in mastering skills such as riding a bicycle or typing on a computer. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Karel Svoboda a...

Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45% for some

...some people, it should not be taken as an exercise aid by everyone, she said. The bigger picture This study adds to the scientific knowledge of what physiological factors limit performance at altitude, including the role that cardiac output plays, Friedlander said. For instance, physiologists don't k...

Indonesia - disaster relief aid in action

...MSF medical and paramedic specialists to volunteer aid to Asia. Indonesia, located in the Pacific's "r...urther decisions concerning material or additional aid personnel will depend on information to follow via the scouts. The RDRTF has already received a gene...

Discovery may speed forest biotechnology

...it from accelerated breeding or transplantation to aid their survival. This would give ecologists and conservation geneticists more tools to work with, Strauss said. ...

Avian flu modeled on supercomputer, explores vaccine and isolation options for thwarting a pandemic

...ork exemplifies the power of such models and could aid policymakers and health officials as they plan for a possible future pandemic." The pandemic simulation model has been implemented in the Laboratory's celebrated Scalable Parallel Short-range Molecular dynamics (SPaSM) large-scale simulation platfor...

MIT researchers build tiny batteries with viruses

...a grain of rice up to the size of existing hearing aid batteries. Batteries consist of two opposite electrodes - an anode and cathode - separated by an electrolyte. In the current work, the MIT team used an intricate assembly process to create the anode. Specifically, they manipulated the genes in a la...

Study fishes out new role for prostaglandins

...inexpensive and easy to manipulate, could actually aid in the discovery of new cancer drugs. "If you could use the zebrafish intelligently to screen for these drugs, it might really speed up the drug discovery process and give us some early clues about the effects we may see in humans," DuBois said. ...

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