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Growth factor stimulates rapid extension of key motor neurons in brain

...lation of neurons, these results might lead to the future ability to treat motor neuron disorders and spinal cord injuries." Although their cell bodies are located in the brain, CSMN axons extend down to the neurons they control in the spinal cord ?extending as far as three feet in adult humans. These ...

Signal protein shows promise for blocking tumor promoters in skin cells

...nal of Biological Chemistry, suggests a target for future gene therapy to treat skin, head, neck, colon, and breast cancers. Investigators have known for decades that Src kinase proteins can promote tumor formation. Src kinase activity is elevated in most skin cancers and in common carcinomas, including t...

Why don't all moles progress to melanoma?

...udy and additional research will be required. In future research, Soengas will attempt to determine exactl... specific for tumor cells, which could be used for future drug development," she says. ...

Mutant gene causes severe kidney disease in infants

... develops as a result of podocin mutations." In future research, Hildebrandt and colleagues will continue searching for the causes of nephrotic syndrome. Using zebrafish that lack working copies of plce1, they hope to identify drugs that could reverse the damage to podocytes and the glomerulus caused by ...

The effects of smoking on fractures and ligament injuries

... on fracture healing, which should be addressed in future studies. They conclude: "Clinically, if specific events can be identified, smoking cessation in humans, even temporarily, may improve or speed the healing process after injury and decrease the significant morbidity associated with cigarette smoking d...

Evolution of influenza A virus

...iant from elsewhere. These factors make predicting future patterns of influenza virus evolution more difficult, as vaccine strain selection then becomes dependent upon intensive surveillance, whole-genome sequencing, and phenotypic analysis....

Math model predicts cancer behavior

...Vanderbilt professor of cancer biology envisions a future when computer simulations like this will be used to predict a tumor's clinical progression and formulate individualized treatment plans. For the last two years, he has headed a major effort to develop the kind of mathematical model for cancer invasio...

New gene linked to bipolar disorder

...ly negative about oneself, feel hopeless about the future and sometimes ending up in a depressive stupor in bed, unable to move, eat, drink or talk. People with bipolar disorder may also experience extreme mood highs, overactivity, increased libido, sleeplessness and grandiose delusions....

New findings could lead to vaccine for severe malaria

...n the placenta," she says. "This would mean that a future vaccine cannot be based on the principle of one protein-one receptor, as was previously believed." Now that scientists know that several placental receptors are involved in the binding mechanism, attention will be shifted to the parasite itself, and...

Smashing the time it takes to repair our bones

...d with current methodologies," he said. "In the future we might be able to make a device utilising these combined stimulants that could be attached to the body and help heal the bone." Additionally, normal fractures that would otherwise heal successfully could be accelerated with the use of these stim...

Bones at the nanoscale

... "The outcome of this research may contribute to a future development of bio-inspired and new nanocomposite materials. On a medical level, it may help to understand how a molecular level change can make whole bones more prone to frac-ture in diseases like osteoporosis", explains Himadri Gupta, first author ...

Gene linked with mental illness shapes brain region, researchers find

...senior author of a study available online and in a future issue of Biological Psychiatry . The researchers focused on a gene related to the neurotransmitter serotonin, one of the chemical messengers that nerves use to communicate with one another. Once specific nerve cells release serotonin, a molecule ...

Ocean sampling yields environmental sources of coral symbionts

...ew corals. The findings, which potentially bolster future efforts to protect and rehabilitate coral reefs, are reported by a group including Mary Alice Coffroth of the University at Buffalo and appear in the December 5th issue of Current Biology. In response to environmental stresses, coral reefs around...

Discovery in the evolution of the immune system absorbing cells

...rspective, this discovery will be used in the near future to produce a new design of vaccines for fish in order to stimulate phagocytosis in antibodies for B cells, increasing the effectiveness of the vaccine". The study of comparative biology remains an important source of scientific knowledge. Several y...

Tiny Tampa Bay fish key to evolution of immune system

... array of pathogens and remember the encounter for future reference. "We were asking the question why and where did this sharp division occur? What were the most primitive organisms that exhibit the molecules that we use in our adaptive immune systems?" Ostrov said. "In this study, we have identified the ...

Global changes alter the timing of plant growth, scientists say

...ical California grassland ecosystem may respond to future global environmental changes. Researchers from Sta...ed the concentration of carbon dioxide to simulate future conditions, the two groups flowered at the same time," Cleland said. Early spring In recent deca...

Diabetes slows nerve recovery after heart transplant

...characterize nerve damage may be of value to guide future therapeutic efforts aimed at reducing cardiac risk with diabetes mellitus patients," explained Bengel, who was an associate professor at the Technical University of Munich, where the study was performed, prior to his move to Johns Hopkins. "Even if a...

Edible coatings will be the packaging of the future

...d is not easily perceived by the naked eye. The future of packaging Currently, the three systems of conservation most used by the food industry are vacuum packing, nitrogen sweeping and aluminium foil. The Pamplona research chemist holds that WPI films are the packaging of the future, although the com...

A valuable fly for research into disease

...target genes as well as compounds that may lead to future therapies. Moreover, more and more companies that exploit this model system are being established worldwide. In order to highlight the potential of applied science, the organizers of this conference have invited two of the main pharmaceutical compani...

Designer babies - what would you do for a 'healthy' baby?

...hat reproductive technologies might achieve in the future and with various ethical dilemmas. This new research is among the first to investigate the thoughts and feelings of ordinary prospective parents. The results of a series of surveys of 100-200 participants included: The better educated prospectiv...

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