Researchers discover molecule that causes secondary stroke
...patients in their study was small and more work is needed to confirm that vasospasm is more likely to occur in bleeding-stroke patients who have elevated levels of BOXes. ...Researchers add new tool to tumor-treatment arsenal
...s. RAD001 lowers the amount of DNA-damaging agent needed by blocking p53's DNA-repair function, automatically killing the cancer cells when agents like cisplatin are introduced. "These findings provide the rationale for combining DNA-damaging agents with sensitizing agents like RAD001," says Dr. Thomas. "...Alcohol's effects on gene expression in the central nervous system
...rve cell activity), and myelin structure (which is needed for communication between nerve cells)," said McBride. "Gene expression profiling has also been used to identify chromosomes and chromosomal regions that influence alcohol drinking and response to alcohol." # Intracranial self-administration of etha...Zebrafish may hold key to understanding human nerve cell development
...roughout the nervous system. Much more research is needed toidentify this signal but we're optimistic our work has set the stagefor future discoveries," said Piotrowski.The University of Utah has one of the largest zebrafish facilities inthe country with more than 6,000 zebrafish tanks. In addition toPiotro...Harmful Bacterium Commonly Found in Poultry May Survive Refrigeration and Frozen Storage Combined
...roughout the nervous system. Much more research is needed toidentify this signal but we're optimistic our work has set the stagefor future discoveries," said Piotrowski.The University of Utah has one of the largest zebrafish facilities inthe country with more than 6,000 zebrafish tanks. In addition toPiotro......roughout the nervous system. Much more research is needed toidentify this signal but we're optimistic our work has set the stagefor future discoveries," said Piotrowski.The University of Utah has one of the largest zebrafish facilities inthe country with more than 6,000 zebrafish tanks. In addition toPiotro...Tiny scaffolding allows stem cells to become working fat cells
...n their transformation from stem cells. "They just needed to be tweaked with a cocktail of hormones for them to evolve into fat cells," he said. Kniss said that the transformation into bona fide fat cells took about two weeks to complete. At that point, the cells were able to absorb lipids a hallmark task ...Examination of internal 'wiring' of yeast, worm, and fly reveals conserved circuits
...opment of the central nervous system, would not be needed by lower organisms, such as yeast, which don't have nerves. Ideker predicted that protein-interaction studies will soon become indispensable tools for biologists seeking a better understanding of all cellular functions. He said that just as a specie...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
... the northern Pantanal. "Inter-linkages approach" needed to manage the Pantanal The complex interconnections and inter-linkages at the ecological level ?as for example, between climate change and biodiversity ?underline the need to develop inter-linkages at the policy level as well, UNU says. In other wor...Falling ants glide back to trunk to avoid dangers of forest floor
...hey could steer," he said, though more studies are needed before the question can be answered. Yanoviak noted that worker ants are secondarily wingless, meaning they probably evolved the ability to glide after they lost their permanent wings, which were common in primitive ants. "This discovery doesn't ne...Measuring the impact of post-genomics on Mediterranean populations
...they continue, fundamental and applied research is needed and supported, stressing integrated, multidisciplinary and coordinated effort. The two-day workshop highlighted not only the impact of recent progress in genomics on human health in developing countries, but also identified the ethical, social and l...Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients
... which they can provide. Additional trials will be needed to tease out the relationships between different patient characteristics, the use of the new technology, and patient outcomes, Gilliam said. The CRT-D devices were developed by Guidant Corp., Indianapolis, which funds the Heart Failure-Heart Rate Va...Affymetrix and Stratagene Announce Strategic Software Alliance
...ide highly accurate, precise and sensitive methods needed to support expression research," said Jason Goncal...that our technology will provide key functionality needed to support important genomic studies. In addition, we're very excited to join Affymetrix' consortium...How an AIDS-Related Cancer Unleashes Inflammation
...at in developed countries, because two factors are needed for KS lesions ?viral infection and immunodeficiency. Effective new treatments for HIV have strikingly reduced the immunodeficiency factor in developed countries; so new cases of KS have gone down by 90 percent since 1996,?he said. There are also for...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
...drugs target and interfere with the viral proteins needed to accomplish this. In contrast, minocycline doesn't target the virus or its proteins. While they're still working out the details, the researchers have shown that minocycline "calms down" as yet undefined biological pathways that involve two specif...Researchers develop rapid diagnostic tool for pathogen identification
... one pathogen at a time, thereby reducing the time needed for differential diagnosis. “We focused first on respiratory diseases because differential diagnosis is a common clinical problem with implications for outbreak control and individual case management,?stated W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Jerome L. and Dawn Gre...Multiple Campylobacter Genomes Sequenced
...ive Campylobacter virulence locus. Further work is needed to relate these genomic differences to functional differences, but this detailed comparative genomic analysis provides the core blueprint for this important family of human pathogens. And in doing so, it lays the foundation for the development of new...Programmable cells: Engineer turns bacteria into living computers
...guiding stem cells to the locations where they are needed for the growth of new nerve or bone cells in a process Weiss called "programmed tissue engineering." Even the early step of creating patterns in a Petri dish, however, may be useful as a tool for other scientists, particularly developmental biologis...Live fast, die young true for forests too
...tion regarding such potential changes is therefore needed to reduce uncertainties in predicting future climatic changes. ......titutes for Health commented that more research is needed to be sure whether a high vaccine antibody response is related to a lower incidence of HIV infection. Citing the possible slight vaccine efficacy for non-white and high-risk participants of the trial, they urged that future vaccines be studied in a w...