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Gene chip technology shows potential for identifying life-threatening blood infection

... test to screen for signs of infection. He is also exploring whether gene chips can identify the specific type of invading organism in the blood samples. Early findings suggest that the technology detects differences in molecular profiles based on the type of pathogen involved....

Restoring tamoxifen sensitivity in resistant breast cancer cells

...uman patients," said Farrar. His laboratory is now exploring ways to produce DIBA in a form that is water soluble so it could be administered as a pill, the same as tamoxifen. If successful, this could set the stage for preclinical studies. ...

New finding points way to foiling anthrax's tricks

... His UC Berkeley team and the Seattle team are now exploring how their discovery could be used to diagnose or treat anthrax. The researchers published their findings Nov. 28 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their paper will appear in the Dec. 5 print edition. ...

Study of gene transfer for erectile dysfunction shows promise

...the therapy in collaboration with ICI, and is also exploring the potential of combining gene transfer with traditional oral medications to further increase the clinical utility of the technology. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University owns the ICT patents and has granted the company excl...

MRSA vaccine shows promise in mouse study

... of a vaccine." Schneewind and colleagues are now exploring the relationship between antibodies that fight S. aureus infection and surface proteins of the bacterium that facilitate the spread of the infection. S. aureus, often referred to simply as "Staph," is common, found on the skin and in the noses of a...

New study finds similarities between monkey business and human business

...e researchers extend this question across species, exploring how a colony of capuchin monkeys responds to economic decisions. They found that monkeys doing business ?including trading and gambling ?behave in ways that closely mirror our own behavioral inclinations. "Traditionally, economists have remained agn...

Robots manipulating animal behaviour

...aluable. Adds Deneubourg, "They are a great way of exploring the importance of leadership or collective behavio...logy journals. "Time constraints prevented us from exploring all the new and interesting research paths that opened during the project," says the project coordin...

What controls stickiness of 'smart' chromosomal glue

...-wise cohesin loss; she and her colleagues are now exploring that possibility. ...

Diabetes research takes wing thanks to long-lived fruit fly

...ann will use $1.4 million in a new five-year study exploring the relationship between JNK and the insulin receptor, while Jasper will use $1.1 million in a four-year study investigating just how much control JNK seems to wield over insulin production. It's likely, for instance, that JNK counters the effects o...

Biological motors sort molecules one by one on a chip

...ogy's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience are currently exploring the possibility of inserting these kinesin-motors and microtubules in an electrically directed transport system that is made by the researchers using nano-fabrication techniques. The researchers turned the system around: the kinesin-motors are faste...

Discovery could aid fight against cystic fibrosis infection

...ion about the proteins they are studying. While exploring the Protein Data Bank, Mougous, who was studying PA in the laboratory of department chair John Mekalanos, recognized that the amino acid sequence of Hcp1 in PA closely resembled that of Hcp1 in Vibrio cholerae. The Mekalanos lab had previously discov...

UNH researcher restoring oyster reefs to Great Bay

...lity, larval abundances, and other conditions he's exploring ?play a major role in his success. At five different restoration sites around the Great Bay estuarine system, Grizzle and his team are experimenting with optimal conditions for reef restoration. One major research question is whether several small o...

Triple threat polymer captures and releases

... her post doctoral researcher Jinqi Xu, Ph.D., are exploring those properties and one essential irony ?the material, similar to a hydrogel because it takes in water, oddly becomes stronger when water absorbs into it. Think of a soggy diaper as a hydrogel. If you liken Wooley' s materials to a diaper, that w...

Sleep deprivation doubles risks of obesity in both children and adults

...socio-political research is something we should be exploring more." ...

Combined treatment extends life expectancy for lung cancer patients

... Dupuy says. "There are a lot of opportunities for exploring the synergy of thermal ablation and radiation." ...

Colombian frog believed extinct found alive

Researchers exploring a Colombian mountain range found surviving members of a species of Harlequin frog believed extinct due to a killer fungus wiping out amphibian populations in Central and South America. The discovery of what could be the last population of the painte...

New research examines genetics of successful aging

...d alcohol consumption, with the goal of eventually exploring the interactive effects of genes and lifestyle on successful aging. The study identified nine genetic regions that were associated with successful aging, some of which affected men or women, but not both. "Historically women have lived longer than ...

New light microscope sharpens scientists' focus

... relation to one another." The researchers are now exploring the use of additional labeling molecules, to ultimately enable scientists to get a molecular level view of how proteins interact with one another inside cells. These are the interactions that drive cellular activity, and watching them in action wi...

'Sticky' mice lead to discovery of new cause of neurodegenerative disease

...ble to defects in protein synthesis. They are also exploring how the actions of other genes in the cell can alleviate the pathology caused by protein misfolding. ...

A new tool against brain disease

...not exist, he said. The researchers are also exploring PD-1 measurement as a diagnostic tool, said Walker. "Currently, we just count the number of helper T cells to decide when to treat someone, but we are excited about the possibility that adding PD-1 measurement might tell us more about the likelihood ...

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