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New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology'

...dies. It concluded that the most efficient way to boost the field of metagenomics overall would be to establish a Global Metagenomics Initiative that includes a few large-scale, internationally coordinated projects and numerous medium- and small-size studies. "Because the challenges and opportunities ...

Morphine makes lasting -- and surprising -- change in the brain

...phine and other opioids, Kauer found, is that they boost the brain’s reward response. "It’s as if a brake were removed and dopamine cells start firing," she explained. "That activity, combined with other brain changes caused by the drugs, could increase vulnerability to addiction. The brain may, in fact, b...

Liposuctioned fat stem cells to repair bodies

...d that low rates of DNA methylation, for instance, boost the chances of transforming fat stem cells from one cell type into another. "Look at a cell’s epigenetic profile," says Collas, "and you may be able to predict what that cell is likely to turn into." These epigenetic signatures have grabbed every...

Boosting brain power -- with chocolate

... help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills, a University of Nottingham ex...help to increase performance in specific tasks and boost general alertness over a short period. The findings, unveiled at one of the biggest scientific co...

Can engineered immune cells stop AIDS?

...Rather than focusing on conventional vaccines that boost the immune system, we are experimenting with a way to help the immune system produce antibodies that can neutralize the virus," says Wang. "If we can design a modified virus that will deliver these antibodies to chosen cells, we will be able to inser...

Statin plus cancer drug deliver combo punch to brain cancer cells

...val signal, and lovastatin could provide the added boost necessary to kill more cancer cells." Specifically, Eberhart found links between the expression of key hedgehog-related genes in medulloblastoma cells and another cell signal already tied to cancer, Bcl-2. Eberhart and his team believed that combi...

Antibody signal may redirect inflammation to fuel cancer

...gerously different program: inducing leukocytes to boost cell growth, increase the number of blood vessels and "remodel" tissue in the area -- all of which help cancer develop. The finding adds a critical and surprising detail to the emerging view that inflammation, usually a helpful response to invadin...

Health Canada approves cold and flu medicine

...you treat the symptoms. The COLD-fX strategy is to boost your immune system to help you avoid getting a cold or the flu in the first place, or if you do get one, to fight it more effectively." The NHPD’s safety review confirmed the safety profile of COLD-fX with no known side effects or drug interaction...

Strawberry daiquiris -- the extra-healthy cocktail?

...scavenging activity within the fruit. While such a boost helped the berries resist decay, the same compounds would also be expected to make the strawberries healthier to eat. Dr Korakot Chanjirakul and colleagues at Kasetsart University in Thailand, in collaboration with scientists at the United States ...

New research says winning a Nobel Prize adds nearly 2 years to your lifespan

...longevity - suggesting that it is the sheer status boost of the award that is important in extending lifespan. The researchers also looked to see if the number of nominations for a Nobel Prize had any effect as a number of the scientists in the survey had been nominated for the award several times. They...

Carnegie Mellon University research shows how sensory-deprived brain compensates

..." said Barth. "This finding suggests that we could boost the brain's plasticity if we 'turn off' sensory input from the opposite side of the body." Hypothetically, in a clinical setting, doctors could temporarily remove a patient's ability to see, hear, smell or touch on one side of the body to forc...

Novel antigen-cloning technique may boost efforts to develop a melanoma vaccine

...tended to prevent cancer; rather, they are used to boost immune responses to preexisting tumors. Unlike traditional chemotherapy, vaccines have relatively low toxicity and, potentially, a high degree of efficacy. To date, these vaccines have rarely been designed to directly stimulate one of the body's mos...

Grape expectations for healthier wine

...o preserve grapes could help prevent allergies and boost healthy compounds at the same time, reports Jennifer Rohn in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. The same technique could be used in the wine-making process to produce healthier wines without the added sulphites that can cause asthma a...

Manipulating nature: Scientists query wildlife birth-control method

...hat modify the action of other agents) designed to boost the effectiveness of immuno-contraceptives. "The most commonly used adjuvant, Freund's adjuvant, also induces a range of undesirable side-effects and its use is being challenged on animal-welfare grounds." ...

Shedding new light on proteorhodopsin

... power option represents a potentially significant boost for efforts to develop alternatives to fossil fuel energy sources. Microbes that can simultaneously harvest energy from several different sources may be better at producing biofuels than microbes that can only utilize a single energy source. The ...

Wired for sound: How the brain senses visual illusions

...eing a second flash, the ERP measurements showed a boost of activity within the visual cortex of the brain immediately after hearing the second sound," said Mishra, adding that the second sound amplified the brain activity stimulated by the first sound. Perception of the second illusory flash was also mar...

Chlamydia vaccine a step closer to reality

...e company Sanofi-Pasteur has awarded QUT a funding boost of more than $300,000 to continue its research into Chlamydia and work towards developing a vaccine specifically targeting adolescent women. Professor Peter Timms, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), said a team of res...

Enhancing activity of marijuana-like chemicals in brain helps treat

...'s disease with an experimental compound that can boost the level of endocannabinoids in the brain. When ...ew finding came when we thought to use drugs that boost the activity of endocannabinoids." Based on prior knowledge of endocannabinoids and dopamine, they...

Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise

...The technology would also help make it possible to boost the dose that patients receive, by increasing the nation’s capacity to churn out vaccine. That’s especially crucial in the fight against bird flu, as Treanor and other scientists have shown that an experimental vaccine appears to be effectively only ...

'Marathon mice' elucidate little-known muscle type

... said. Such treatments might have the potential to boost physical strength and endurance in patients with a variety of muscle wasting conditions. The research team, led by Bruce Spiegelman of Harvard Medical School, found that increasing activity of the gene known as PGC-1â in the skeletal muscles of mi...

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