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UK is first to administer new anti-clotting technology

...clearly bringing Kentuckians closer to the leading edge of the best medicine has to offer," Moliterno said. ...

Oldest dated evidence of cattle in southern Africa found

...a. The Toteng sites are situated near the southern edge of the Tsetse fly zone and the new dates of about 2000 years ago appear to date the initial penetration of livestock through this zone. ...

Study findings offer potential new targets for antibiotics

... what may one day give pharmaceutical companies an edge in creating new antibiotics in order to keep ahead of bacteria's clever way of developing resistance to antibiotics. "Now that we know these other sites exist and that they could be potential targets for antibiotics, the next step is to figure out h...

Scientists discover genetic pathway responsible for breast cancer cell growth

...covery per year," says Dr. Giguère. "Using cutting edge new technology derived directly from the human genome project, this study adds over hundred additional genes to this total." The technology used information obtained from the human genome project to create a new type of DNA microchip containing the ...

Gaining ground in the race against antibiotic resistance

... be one step ahead." This would give science an edge in the resistance race, and it might help slow the vicious cycle enough to develop antibiotics impervious to lactamases. ...

Gap-climbing fruit flies reveal components of goal-driven behaviors

...ng side and the front legs just about reaching the edge of the target side. Forward shifting of the body into the gap, primarily by little hind-leg steps, contributes the most to gap-crossing. Auxiliary actions of the middle legs keep the body close to a horizontal position and help in reaching the other ...

Looks matter to female barn swallows

... are costly for males to maintain but give them an edge over rival males. "If females are assessing mates on a day-to-day basis, it explains why males continue to maintain costly ornaments even when they might appear to have served their purpose," said co-author Irby Lovette, assistant professor and direc...

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest

...istics of fires in this transitional forest on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, Center researchers hope to learn how these accidental fires may affect the vigor, health, biodiversity, and animal habitat in these forests, and in the end, to learn whether recurring fire may threaten the very existence of ...

Stem Cells to Solve the Blood Shortage Problem?

...rom the tsunami. Mangrove fringes near the water's edge appeared to take most of the energy from the tsunami waves, and they showed evidence of damage in some cases, but the researchers found few examples of mangrove trees actually being uprooted. However, mangroves at numerous sites had experienced pre-...

Scientists at Galileo Pharmaceuticals confirm inflammatory response linked to glucose levels

...that one binds in the pocket, another binds at the edge of the pocket, and a third appears to bind completely outside the pocket. The scientists are most interested in the second and third compounds. "This is the first demonstration that we can find small molecules that can more specifically affect the p...

Could better mangrove habitats have spared lives in the 2004 tsunami?

...rom the tsunami. Mangrove fringes near the water's edge appeared to take most of the energy from the tsunami waves, and they showed evidence of damage in some cases, but the researchers found few examples of mangrove trees actually being uprooted. However, mangroves at numerous sites had experienced pre-...

Scientists discover that three molecules may be developed into new Alzheimer's drugs

...that one binds in the pocket, another binds at the edge of the pocket, and a third appears to bind completely outside the pocket. The scientists are most interested in the second and third compounds. "This is the first demonstration that we can find small molecules that can more specifically affect the p...

New tool reveals secrets of migrating cells

...er of the thymus, the medulla, to the very outside edge of the cortex, where they proliferate and fill up the cortex. At this point, Witt said, they undergo the first of two tests to see if their surface receptors (called T cell receptors) work properly. Once they pass that test, they start wandering aro...

Discovery of an American salamander where it shouldn't be: Korea

...Chungcheongnam-do province midway down the western edge of the Korean peninsula. Wake, the world's top expert on lungless salamanders, and colleagues in South Korea and Illinois report the discovery and their analysis of the new species, which they named Karsenia koreana, in the May 5 issue of Nature. Th...

A whole lot of shaking goin' on triggers early hatching in red-eyed tree frogs

...ing early to snake attacks but not to rain At the edge of Ocelot Pond, Panama, red-eyed tree frog embryos still in their eggs are about to make a life-or-death decision. The egg clutch, a gelatinous blob clinging to a leaf overhanging the water, has been spied by a bright green parrot snake. In a twinkli...

Bacteria feed on smelly breath (and feet)

...ue, tooth plaques (supra-gingival plaques) and gum edge (sub-gingival plaques) of volunteers. They include strains of Bacillus, Brevibacterium casei, Hyphomicrobium sulfonivorans1, Methylobacterium, Micrococcus luteus and Variovorax paradoxus. The composition and function of bacterial flora of the mouth ...

New understanding of cell movement may yield ways to brake cancer's spread

...3. PIP3 is a lipid that accumulates on the leading edge of a cell about to move, usually in response to a ...nt, and DOCK180 starts accumulating at the leading edge of the cell. Along with it, DOCK180 brings a host of additional molecules to the leading edge, trigg...

Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures

...er ecosystems. The Cay Sal Bank is located on the edge of a narrow ocean channel that funnels water as well as larvae and plankton from throughout the Caribbean, in all likelihood making for a unique habitat that will yield numerous interesting and potentially lifesaving samples during submersible dives ...

Affymetrix and bioMerieux Extend Their Agreement on GeneChip(R) Technology to Breast Cancer Diagnostics

...lecular Diagnostics. "bioMerieux is at the cutting edge of diagnostic technology and we are pleased that they have chosen the Affymetrix platform for this project." Under the Powered by Affymetrix(TM) program, Affymetrix provides technology and expertise for products that are developed, branded and marke...

Next Generation Body Scanner Launched By The University Of Manchester

...re the potential clinical benefits of this cutting edge technology." David Dalton, Chief Executive, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust added: "We are delighted that the 3 T MR Scanner is located here at Hope where we have the Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre as well as clinicians specialising in on...

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