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Drug-resistant bacteria patterns in intensive care units changing nationally

...he young and healthy, traditional risk factors for identifying hospital-associated MRSA colonization, such as dialysis and prior hospitalization, are not effective predictors of whether a person is carrying the community strain. "Lines are blurring as far as risk factors are concerned," Dr. Klevens said. The ...

Variation in bitter-taste receptor gene increases risk for alcoholism

...ailable genome sequence databases to speed work in identifying and studying genes on chromosome 7. She says data from the Human Genome Project allowed the investigators to more quickly recognize individual variations in genes, called polymorphisms, that can influence how a gene product or protein functions. As ...

Major WHO study concludes calcium supplements can reduce complications during pregnancy

...ids that make up a protein -- is the first step in identifying a new drug target," said Alex Perryman, first author of the study published early online in the journal Biopolymers on February 28, 2006. Perryman did the research when he was an HHMI predoctoral fellow in the lab of Andrew McCammon, an HHMI investi...

Computer simulation hints at new HIV drug target

...ids that make up a protein -- is the first step in identifying a new drug target," said Alex Perryman, first author of the study published early online in the journal Biopolymers on February 28, 2006. Perryman did the research when he was an HHMI predoctoral fellow in the lab of Andrew McCammon, an HHMI investi...

Measuring artery repair cells could become new heart disease test

...PCs in a blood sample might be a better method for identifying and measuring EPC levels in patients with heart di...s researchers to gauge the number of EPCs based by identifying those cells with a high amount of ALDH activity. The Duke researchers based their studies on analys...

New test to detect rare proteins in blood

...ine 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 Technique, is five orders of magnitude (100,000 times) greater than that of ...

UC Riverside psychologist explores human perception, finds 'wow factor'

...nd act in natural environments. The emphasis is on identifying the information available to people's senses, rather than the mental processes by which they interpret it, he said. "One thing these projects all have in common is the 'wow factor,'" Rosenblum said of his work in audio speech, visual speech and face...

St. Jude projects 90 percent cure rate for ALL

...tent on the work done at St. Jude and elsewhere in identifying specific mutations in leukemic cells that strongly...es, St. Jude researchers developed a technique for identifying abnormal combinations of proteins that appear only on the surface of leukemic cells. This allows sci...

Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases

...antly increase the risk of a specific disease, but identifying such a complex set of genetics changes is challeng...H Coordinating Committee for GEI. "But progress in identifying the genetic factors that influence health or disease, or even the response to treatment, is difficul...

It's in the genes: Study opens door to new treatment of the blues

...t's very exciting because we are slowly but surely identifying mechanisms in the brain underlying psychiatric disorders that have a social withdrawal component, such as social phobia, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and that will allow us to find better ways to treat these disorders," Bolanos said...

Supersized 'island' of resistance genes discovered in an infectious bacterium

...s work will guide a future international effort on identifying all major A. baumannii resistant strains throughout the world, and help follow the emergence of new strains and understand their mode of evolution." ...

NHGRI announces new sequencing targets

...ul toolbox possible for advancing human health. By identifying and seeking to fill crucial gaps in our knowledge, these new sequencing plans represent yet another important step in that direction," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. The plan given the highest priority is a project to identify ...

Scientists seek to unwrap the sweet mystery of the sugar coat on bacteria

...roarray method could provide an important tool for identifying bacteria and diagnosing infection. It will also provide a way for scientists to start asking questions about the role that surface sugars play in bacterial infection and symbiotic relationships. ...

Forsyth scientists gain greater understanding of how embryos differentiate left from right

...al event happens earlier than expected in frogs by identifying an ion transporter that generates natural bioelectrical signals that ultimately control gene expression and the position of the heart and visceral organs," Levin said. "We have now identified and explored an additional component of this novel mechani...

A new focus for the mechanism of nerve growth

...new light on the mechanism of nerve cell growth by identifying novel functions for a molecular "motor" protein, myosin-II, according to an article in the March issue of Nature Cell Biology. As nerve cells develop or attempt to recover after damage, they extend growth cones, highly flexible extensions that act a...

Earth Rx: A microbial biotechnology prescription for global environmental health

...nter puts some of these technologies into service, identifying microorganisms that help clean up pollutants such as trichloroethene (TCE) and perchlorate from the water supply and generating electricity from wastewater. "Scientifically, it might be easiest to let the microbes convert the energy is organic was...

HortResearch science reveals the natural potential of apples

...uch characteristics as fruit colour and taste. By identifying and investigating only these active genes, researc...h teams from around the world have been working on identifying apple ESTs, and this will be the 2nd time New Zealand scientists have taken 'line honours' for being...

World first research to speed up cure for ear infections

...by themselves (and why some do not heal at all) by identifying which genes are responsible for the wound-healing process of an infected human ear drum. According to the World Health Organisation, almost half of the world's population suffers from 'chronic otitis media' ?more commonly known as an ear infection ?...

Gene patterns in white blood cells quickly diagnose disease

... initiation of therapy. However, most methods for identifying pathogens or infectious agents in body fluids and tissues required that the pathogen proliferate to detectable and dangerous levels, thereby delaying diagnosis and treatment," says Rasha Hammamieh, a researcher on the study. Over the past five yea...

Virginia Tech helping to develop higher quality, disease-resistant wheat varieties

...ality each year. For example, researchers will be identifying and using DNA markers to select varieties possessi... the Mid-Atlantic region. Researchers also will be identifying genes that confer superior milling and baking qualities. The new technology implemented in this pro...

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