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Environmental metagenomics diagnosing extreme environments, tapping opportunities for clean energy

...and the tools of molecular biology we can generate diagnostic fingerprints, Environmental Genomic Tags or EGTs, that provide a metabolic profile of any environment, even such extreme conditions as acid mine drainage," says Edward M. Rubin, DOE JGI Director. "We can then survey this vast catalog of biodiversity...

Nanotechnology may find disease before it starts

...ality of images produced by one of the most common diagnostic tools used in doctors' offices ?the ultrasound machine. In laboratory experiments on mice, scientists found that nano-sized particles injected into the animals improved the resulting images. This study is one of the first reports showing that ultras...

Researchers use dirt to stay one step ahead of antibiotic resistance

...g discovery sector to allow for the development of diagnostic techniques and alternative therapies. "Furthermore, studying enzymes that inactivate antibiotics can serve as a foundation for the development of new combination therapies for resistant bacterial strains. Studying antibiotic resistance from an ev...

Gene therapy 'turns off' mutation linked to Parkinson's disease

... is abundant in structures known as Lewy bodies ?a diagnostic hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Research has shown that mutant forms of the alpha-synuclein gene, as well as too much alpha- synuclein protein, are involved in the development Parkinson's disease in some families. For this research, the Bohn lab c...

Faster immune system testing set to improve poultry quality

...uses, using equipment already available in poultry diagnostic laboratories. Current immune system tests are imprecise, expensive and take weeks ?providing information too late to be useful. Combining this test with new immune-system boosting drugs would improve poultry welfare, and result in cheaper and better ...

Researchers discover a new genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease

...is discovery will have to be taken into account in diagnostic tests and in the search for new medicines. ...

The urban evolution lab

...is discovery will have to be taken into account in diagnostic tests and in the search for new medicines. ...

Hantavirus found in African wood mouse

...ientists also are planning to develop and assess a diagnostic test for infection. The work will be done in Guinea, where the group operates an HHMI-supported virological laboratory. "Other researchers will probably now screen their rodent biopsy collections for similar African hantaviruses based on the sequen...

Removing DNA repair gene causes metabolic syndrome

...y become therapies. "One may be able to develop a diagnostic method to do early screening," Lloyd said. "Or there could be a drug discovery mechanism in which you enhance the transcription process (of NEIL1) and just make more. Maybe you only have one good copy. Fine. Maybe we can upregulate that one." More i...

Access to antiretrovirals unlikely to reduce HIV infection rates

.... Some of the strategies included the provision of diagnostic laboratories that could routinely measure CD4 counts and viral loads of HIV-infected individuals (only if this is done could people be treated before they develop overt symptoms). They also took into account different ways that people might change th...

New test to detect rare proteins in blood

...ut specific proteins. For example, it is used as a diagnostic test to determine exposure to infectious agents, such as HIV, by identifying antibodies present in a blood sample. The sensitivity of detecting molecules by the new method, called FACTT, short for Florescent Amplification Catalyzed by T7-polymerase...

Alzheimer's found to be mostly genetic

...t common form, received complete, in-home clinical diagnostic evaluations by a doctor and nurse. Autopsy confirmation of diagnoses is being collected. The research for this study was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association. The other USC researcher on the study...

Dogs keep dying: Many owners unaware of toxic dog food

...eral times." Cornell veterinarians have verified diagnostic tests enabling detection of seriously poisoned dogs. Aflatoxin curtails the production of cholesterol and many proteins that profoundly affect blood clotting. A minimum screening profile should assess the liver enzyme ALT to detect damage to the live...

Genome changes tracked during multiple myeloma initiation, progression and treatment

...pathogenesis of MM, a concept with therapeutic and diagnostic implication for MM in particular and cancer in general," explains Dr. DePinho. The researchers suggest that on a broader scale in relation to the human cancer genome project, their results will serve to direct costly sequencing efforts toward those s...

UCR researchers design chip that can improve citrus varieties

...uit. The citrus array will be used to develop new diagnostic tools for the improvement of citrus agriculture and post-harvest fruit handling, as well as to understand mechanisms underlying citrus diseases. Researchers will study traits pertinent to the citrus industry such as easy peeling, seedlessness, flavor...

Researchers win money to develop breath test to detect breast cancer

...cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools. Researchers at the University of Michigan hope to change that by developing a device to test breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer. The team won a Breast Cancer Research Program Idea award, which funds promisin...

One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it

...asured after an overnight fast is high but not yet diagnostic of diabetes, increases the risk of heart disease a... after an overnight fast but not high enough to be diagnostic of diabetes. In IGT, blood glucose is high (140 to 199 mg/dL) 2 hours after drinking a sugary drin...

Memory loss affects more of the brain than previously thought

...firm these results and to examine their value as a diagnostic or predictive test. There have also been a number of previous fMRI studies in people with MCI, and researchers are working to put these findings together to develop a synergistic combination of memory testing, genetic and imaging studies that togeth...

New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees

...-resolution 3-D images are important not only from diagnostic and clinical standpoints, but also to help patients better understand their health conditions, says Block. "If you could actually look at a 3-D model from different perspectives, you'd have a much better chance to make sense of the pain you're feelin...

Genes discovered that allow gum disease bacterium to invade arteries

...nd may lead to the development of therapeutics and diagnostic tools for the detection and possibly prevention of heart diseases caused by this association." ...

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