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A natural chemical found in strawberries boosts memory in healthy mice

...and vegetables, stimulates signaling pathways that enhance long-term memory, report researchers at the Salk I...d almost as well as rolipram, a substance known to enhance memory. Memory loss caused by neurodegenerative disease occurs due to loss of neurons, a situatio...

To elude bats, a moth keeps its hearing in tune

...for example, as the moth cleverly tunes its ear to enhance its detection of bats, do some bats in turn modify their calls to avoid detection by moths" The authors point out that, in view of the vast diversity of bat calls, this is to be expected. ...

Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain

...iseases," said Lipton. "But finding new methods to enhance the survival of dopamine neurons is critical in developing new drugs for diseases such as Parkinson's. "While MDMA itself isn't likely to be an appropriate therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, it may provide insights for developing new drugs th...

China's environmental challenges

...m as "handshaking buildings." City clusters often enhance the competitiveness of a region, catalyzing economic growth. The downside is the environmental pollution wrought by rapid urbanization, particularly on water and air quality. Min Shao et al. (Peking University) predict that by 2020, 50 percent of C...

Enzyme shreds Alzheimer's protein

...so, they said their findings suggest that drugs to enhance CatB activity could break down amyloid deposits, counteracting one of the central pathologies of AD. Li Gan and colleagues published their findings in the September 21, 2006, issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press. Their experiments...

A giant among minnows: Giant danio can keep growing

...more likely we can come up with acceptable ways to enhance it,?she said. ...

Most widely used organic pesticide requires help to kill

... exploiting the role of insect-borne bacteria that enhance insecticidal activity," the Wisconsin team writes in its PNAS report. What's more, the insight that gut microbes mediate the effects of bacterial toxins could have application in human and animal medicine as the roles of those bacteria become bette...

New path from estrogen to survival in breast cancer cells described

...in breast cancer cells," Yeh says. "Estrogen could enhance the survival of breast cancer cells by silencing BCA3, through eliminating its hold on NFkB transcription." Now that this cancer-promoting molecular pathway has been described, Yeh says it might be possible to interfere with a number of the players...

Study shows interruption of antiretroviral therapy increases risk of disease and death

...to test treatment interruption strategies that may enhance patients' quality of life and limit adverse drug e...lly advocated as a potential treatment strategy to enhance the quality of life, limit side effects, and allow for the emergence of the predominant wild-type vi...

Vaccine combined with short-term postexposure antibiotics protects monkeys from inhalational anthrax

...the course of therapeutic intervention, as well as enhance overall protection against this significant biological threat." ...

Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins

...plastics. The processing technology is expected to enhance the biodegradable plastics while allowing the researchers to use less base material to make the plastics. Grewell said the potential applications for plastics from crop proteins include disposable wraps for hay bales, pots for plants and packaging...

Important gene controlling tree growth and development found

...ee flowering it should be possible to dramatically enhance the speed of forest tree breeding. Plant breeding has been extremely successful for the development of superior plant material for agriculture. It has, however, had a small impact on forestry. To a large extent this has been caused by the fact that a...

New study reveals structure of E. coli multidrug transporter protein

...s to avoid the problem of multidrug resistance and enhance the potency of existing drug compounds. The study is being published in ScienceXpress, an advance online edition of the journal Science, on May 5. "The development of antibiotics to treat infectious disease is being seriously undermined by the eme...

New strategy developed to combat West Nile Virus

..."By identifying these factors in the wild, it will enhance our ability to create control strategies." In their studies, Shaman and colleague Jonathan F. Day from the University of Florida found that spring drought followed by continual summer rainfall is critical for the amplification and transmission of We...

Vaccine shown effective against chancroid

... that genital ulcer diseases such as chancroid can enhance HIV transmission three- to 10-fold. "There is considerable evidence that genital ulcers are independent risk factors for the transmission of HIV, and chancroid may be the most important one," said Elkins. Chancroid is caused by a bacterium, Haemoph...

Scientists discover new regulating mechanism in cells

...) "Retroviruses seem to take advantage of RHA to enhance production of their own proteins, and cells use it to control the amount of particular proteins they make, many of which are involved in growth control," says Boris-Lawrie. "The cell has to keep tight control of these proteins to be sure they are n...

Increased sensitivity to nerve signals keeps diabetes at bay

...a cells," Wess said. "It might also be possible to enhance M3 receptor signaling in beta cells by targeting proteins that modulate M3 receptor function in a specific fashion." Receptors of the same type are also found in other parts of the body, he explained. Therefore, drugs that directly stimulate M3 rece...

Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow

...to this research effort. "The product is aimed to enhance today's patient monitoring tools," Kan explained. "Future surgical monitoring equipment could consist of microscopic implants or sensor systems integrated with present tools." Kan noted that these miniature sensors can be as small as 100 microns in ...

A surprise about our body clock

...om this study, we can now design new strategies to enhance normal repair and regeneration for patients who suffered a heart attack." This concept is central to the exciting new field called regenerative medicine which aims to restore, repair and regenerate damaged organs rather than merely treating the sympt...

Healing the heart with bone marrow cells

...om this study, we can now design new strategies to enhance normal repair and regeneration for patients who suffered a heart attack." This concept is central to the exciting new field called regenerative medicine which aims to restore, repair and regenerate damaged organs rather than merely treating the sympt...

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