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Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection

...uggests that screening of HCV-infected individuals could identify conditions which may lead to cancer. It might then be possible to prevent progression to lymphoma," said investigator Eric A. Engels, M.D., from the Viral Epidemiology Branch of NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics. "More res...

Fat screen delivers plant-derived chemical with antidiabetic effects

...les that promote fat tissue by distinct mechanisms could be candidates for novel insulin sensitizers. By running a technologically advanced screen of more than 500 bioactive compounds, the researchers found that harmine has such a positive effect on fat. The fat cells under examination were manipulated suc...

Molecule that destroys bone also protects it, new research shows

...nimal models, that blocking the receptor for IL-17 could be an effective therapy for RA and possibly for ot...w finding indicates that inhibiting IL-17 too much could put people taking such a drug at risk for opportunistic infections such as periodontal disease and t...

Scientists identify prion's infectious secret

...eins. Here, Tessier designed the arrays so that he could observe protein folding and amyloid formation in r...d a rigid species barrier. The baker’s yeast prion could not recruit peptides from the pathogenic fungi cells, and vice versa. To further verify these re...

Diminishing dinosaur steps saved by laser and laptop

... rock faces. Palaeontologists feared the tracks could be lost forever - but a permanent and detailed record has now been created using cutting-edge equipment. Using a high-tech laser scanning system called RIEGL, researchers from The School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental have produced an int...

Warts vaccine -- 1 of many in pipeline

...nital warts. Professor Frazer said this vaccine could be one of the first made locally at the biopharmac...tal warts who would like to take part in the trial could call 3240 5881 to learn more. All calls are handled in confidence....

DNA repair proteins monitored at double-strand break

...fically for this project, the St. Jude researchers could determine when repair proteins arrived at or aroun...ights into what can go wrong with DNA repair. This could lead to novel ways to make cancer cells more sensitive to therapy by blocking their ability to repai...

UCLA AIDS Institute researchers find a peptide that encourages HIV infection

...ril issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, could pave the way for the use of such peptides in gene ...a, at least, agents that enhance retroviral uptake could contribute to an emerging field of medicine." "So many people have tried to deliver genes into d...

World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'

...n an unprecedented level. Even five years ago, we could not create such a resource, but advances in technology for searching, annotating, and visualizing information now permit us, indeed mandate us to build the Encyclopedia of Life." Over the next 10 years, the Encyclopedia of Life will create Interne...

The longest carbon nanotubes you've ever seen

Using techniques that could revolutionize manufacturing for certain materials, researchers have grown carbon nanotubes that are the longest in the world. While still slightly less than 2 centimeters long, each nanotube is 900,000 times longer than its diameter. The fibers--whi...

'Short-circuit' found in ocean circulation

...uit' in the circulation of the world's oceans that could aid predictions about future climate change. This process in the Southern Ocean allows cold waters that sink to the abyss to return to the surface more rapidly than previously thought. This affects the Southern Ocean circulation, which links ...

Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer

... vaccine marketed by Merck under the name Gardasil could make the difference in preventing cervical cancer....cancer. "The goal of the study was to see if we could prevent precancerous cases and we were 98 percent effective. Everyone who gets cancer goes through ...

Tissue engineered scaffolding allows reproduction of cartilage tissue

...and post-procedure. "The cell-derived scaffold could provide a favorable environment for cartilage cells to maintain their characteristics while synthesizing cartilage in the scaffold structure in vivo," notes study author Dr. Byoung-Hyun Min. "Cell-derived scaffolding may hold great promise for the fu...

Magnetic computer sensors may help study biomolecules

...ed to the magnetic particles, the spin-valve array could apply torsional forces strong enough to alter the structure or shape of the biomolecules. The NIST group is now working on a microfluidic chip that will accomplish this electronically, which would be a significant milestone for applications. Para...

Hepatitis E takes a piggyback

...hepatitis in humans. So monitoring infection rates could help protect meat processors and vets. The disease can be transmitted by drinking water contaminated with faeces as well as by eating pork: uncooked wild boar liver is one Japanese delicacy that frequently leads to infection. Suckling pigs don't c...

Confirmed -- deforestation plays critical climate change role

...ed to avoid higher levels of global warming, which could slow the ability of forests to accumulate carbon." He says that while tropical deforestation will continue, slowing the amount of clearing will make significant impacts. "If by 2050 we slow deforestation by 50 per cent from current levels, with t...

DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis

...elity of several data processing methods, since we could identify the correct answer by comparing the synthetic datasets to the corresponding isolate genomes." "This paper provides an extremely useful survey of tools and existing approaches for metagenome analysis and points out their weaknesses," said ...

Researchers attach genes to minichromosomes in maize

...ation of minichromosomes to demonstrate that genes could be stacked on the minichromosomes. “This has be...venues. If we can do this in plants, many advances could be done in agriculture that would not otherwise be possible, from improved crops to inexpensive phar...

Parasites' impact goes beyond host to affect ecosystem

...digestive system, then perhaps C. lingua infection could alter the abundance of this ephemeral macroalgae. The Shoals Marine Laboratory, located seven miles off the coast of Portsmouth on Appledore Island and operated jointly by UNH and Cornell University, provided the ideal setting for such an experime...

DNA-damage test could aid drug development

...mouse, the new assay is a cell-culture system that could allow hundreds or thousands of tests to be perform... earlier in the drug development process." It also could help to avoid issues with animal testing. "The European Union is trying to minimize animal testing,"...

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