Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative funds Yale project
...ce with immune systems similar enough to humans to aid in testing the safety and effectiveness of potential vaccines. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Yale project will be headed by Richard A. Flavell, M.D., Sterling Professor and Chair of Immunobiology at Yale University School of...Protease inhibitors reach beyond HIV
...l data are unclear, as is whether PI therapy would aid CD4 T cell reconstitution in HIV patients in vivo. In a study appearing online on June 2 in advance of the print publication of the July 1 print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Andrew Badley and colleagues from Mayo Clinic examine wh...Researchers discover new tumor defense system
...ural defenses, such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes, to aid in destroying tumors. However, immunotherapeutic methods are often not effective at removing established tumors for a number of reasons including a loss of the ability of the cytotoxic T lymphocytes to recognize the tumor and a physical barrier separ...Progress on HIV/AIDS significant but insufficient
...olicies to, among other things, increase financial aid from donors for testing initiatives; continuing to reduce the cost of antiretroviral treatment, making such treatment more accessible, in particular for children; and strengthening monitoring mechanisms and ensuring maximum recourse to health-care wo...Possible treatment found for 'chemobrain'
...worm genome is important because its sequence will aid in comparative annotation of the genomes of other roundworms that have been sequenced, including that of Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the most important model systems for understanding animal development. In addition, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ...NHGRI Selects 13 More Organisms for Genome Sequencing
...worm genome is important because its sequence will aid in comparative annotation of the genomes of other roundworms that have been sequenced, including that of Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the most important model systems for understanding animal development. In addition, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ...Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy
... menopausal symptoms and premenstrual syndrome, to aid in breastfeeding or to decrease breast cancer risk. Warren reviewed the literature on herbal supplements and breast cancer risk for his report, which was reviewed by two international experts in the field as well as the five scientists on the BCERF ...Women cautioned against using herbal supplements
... menopausal symptoms and premenstrual syndrome, to aid in breastfeeding or to decrease breast cancer risk. Warren reviewed the literature on herbal supplements and breast cancer risk for his report, which was reviewed by two international experts in the field as well as the five scientists on the BCERF ...Deep sea buffet for bone-devouring worms
...the deep seafloor. The results of this study will aid understanding of the potential for adaptation between animals and microbes. ...Virulizin granted orphan drug status in Europe
..."We developed this ranking to help governments and aid agencies target their investments for the best return." The report will be submitted to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its annual meeting next week in South Korea. The scientific committee of the IWC includes many of the world's leadi...Novel targets found for the development of drugs to complement, or replace, statins
..."We developed this ranking to help governments and aid agencies target their investments for the best return." The report will be submitted to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its annual meeting next week in South Korea. The scientific committee of the IWC includes many of the world's leadi...Canada's first embryonic stem cell lines
..."We developed this ranking to help governments and aid agencies target their investments for the best return." The report will be submitted to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its annual meeting next week in South Korea. The scientific committee of the IWC includes many of the world's leadi...Leading scientists rank endangered dolphins, porpoises most in need of immediate action
..."We developed this ranking to help governments and aid agencies target their investments for the best return." The report will be submitted to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its annual meeting next week in South Korea. The scientific committee of the IWC includes many of the world's leadi...Rensselaer researchers develop approach that predicts protein separation behavior
...ures and its chemical binding properties, and also aid in evaluating its potential biomedical applications." The research findings are reported in the Aug. 16 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in a paper titled "A Priori Prediction of Adsorption Isotherm Parameters and Chromatog...IBM Transforms the Art of Scientific Expeditions
...a mutated P53 gene. Understanding such factors can aid scientists in determining the best conditions under which to inhibit HIF-1. "We want to maximize the benefits of HIF-1 blockage while minimizing the drawbacks," said Moeller. Moeller used a unique, targeted approach of blocking HIF-1 in cells to ens...Duke Experiments Boost Radiation's Cancer-Killing Effects
...a mutated P53 gene. Understanding such factors can aid scientists in determining the best conditions under which to inhibit HIF-1. "We want to maximize the benefits of HIF-1 blockage while minimizing the drawbacks," said Moeller. Moeller used a unique, targeted approach of blocking HIF-1 in cells to ens...MicroRNA tweaks protein that controls early heart development
...e in the online edition of the journal Nature, may aid scientists in their understanding of how a progenitor cell, or stem cell, decides to become a heart cell, as well as offer researchers a way to predict how other microRNAs in the body control the production of important proteins. The discoveries coul...UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina
...till cover swaths of Mississippi and Louisiana. To aid cleanup, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coast Survey Development Laboratory (CSDL), along with UNC faculty, have been developing forecasts that will predict the circulation of those foul waters. A group o...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...In addition, local firefighters will be present to aid in controlling the fire and also to use the opportunity to train with actual forest fires. Collaborators at Stanford University are collecting satellite data prior to and after the burn for each of the 3 parcels, to compare the appearance of the fore......e in the UW Psychiatric Institute and Clinics, may aid in the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for neurological and psychiatric disorders that affect consciousness, such as schizophrenia. That work is now being pursued by the Wisconsin group. In addition to Tononi and Massimini, co-author...