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Researchers discover which organs in Antarctic fish produce antifreeze

... liver synthesis and strong pancreas expression in newly hatched fish larvae and young juveniles. The exocrine pancreas is the larger of the two parts that make up the pancreas. It consists of tubuloacinar glands that primarily manufacture and secrete digestive enzymes that break down food in the intestin...

When the going gets tough, slime molds start synthesizing

... to prove was that slime molds themselves used the newly discovered enzyme to make DIF-1. For that Noel and Austin turned to co-senior author Robert Kay, Ph.D., a Dictyostelium cellular differentiation expert and groupleader at the MRC. "We wrote a paper and sent a version to Rob Kay and said, 'You don't...

Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility

...lso prevent further scarring. They also primed the newly re-grown axons for rapid regeneration by clipping their ends. Silver said this method resulted in approximately 20 percent of the nerve fibers leaving the bridge and reconnecting with the spinal cord. It brought about markedly improved mobility for...

CHAVI announces international search for genes affecting HIV response

...els while others lose control of it quickly." The newly organized group, called EuroCHAVI, will recruit 600 patients from nine cohorts. "This will be is the largest cohort assembled for large-scale analysis of genetic differences among HIV-infected patients," said Amalio Telenti, M.D., Ph.D., a key organi...

On the track of tiny larvae, a new model elucidates connections in marine ecology

A computer model newly developed by researchers combines ocean current simulations and genetic forecasting to help scientists predict animal dispersion patterns and details of the ecology of coral reefs across the Caribbean Sea. The work is reported by Heather M. Galindo a...

Deep-water discovery

...termine the extent and biological diversity of the newly discovered areas. Harbor Branch has discovered a number of other new deepwater reefs in Florida waters in recent years that play important ecological roles but has never before had the chance to explore this area. Starting today, the team will be w...

The structure of a virus infecting bacteria resembles a human virus

...harder to study using dangerous human viruses. The newly described structure of the bacteriophage furthers researchersâ?super>TM understanding of how the particles of the double-stranded RNA virus are formed in the host cell. However, it is still unclear how the virus distinguishes itsâ?super>TM ...

Drug discovery team to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs

...-Link II submersible to explore for the first time newly discovered deep-sea reefs between Florida and the ...termine the extent and biological diversity of the newly discovered reefs. Harbor Branch has discovered a number of other new deepwater reefs in Florida wate...

Queensland scientists identify molecule that links both sides of the brain

... pivotal roles in the guidance of nerve fibres and newly born neurons throughout the developing central nervous system. ...

How can identical twins be genetically different?

...RA is able to affect people in different ways. The newly discovered genes provide important insights into the nature of the disease and facilitate the design of novel treatment strategies for RA," says Holoshitz. ...

Pest control research leads to pain control discovery

A newly discovered enzyme inhibitor, identified by researc...wn as Cox-2 inhibitors. The enzyme targeted by the newly discovered inhibitors is also found in humans. (Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reaction...

Everything in its place: Researchers identify brain cells used to categorize images

...g and encoded the visual patterns according to the newly learned categories. "This research helps to further the understanding of how the brain learns and recognizes the significance, or meaning, of visual images and demonstrates that learning new categories can cause dramatic and long-lasting changes in ...

New genes implicated in rheumatoid arthritis

... significantly over-expressed gene was laeverin, a newly discovered enzyme that works to degrade proteins. The second most significantly over-expressed gene was 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11ß-HSD2), a steroid pathway enzyme linked to inflammation and bone erosion. This gene was also found o...

Honey helps problem wounds

...oultices are easier to remove without damaging the newly formed layers of skin.' Some wounds often smell unpleasant ?an enormous strain on the patient. Yet honey helps here too by reducing the smell. 'Even wounds which consistently refused to heal for years can, in our experience, be brought under control ...

UC Davis study finds HIV hiding from drugs in gut, preventing immune recovery

...those with chronic infection. They discovered that newly infected patients had fewer signs of inflammation at the beginning of the study and experienced greater recovery of the gut mucosal immune system function by the end of it. Dandekar and her colleagues are currently following additional patients be...

Knowledge of infection may prevent spread of herpes virus

...search Center in Seattle studied 199 patients with newly acquired genital HSV-2 infection and found that patients were about half as likely to transmit the virus when they knew they had genital herpes and informed their sexual partners. According to Wald, "these findings suggest that testing persons with ...

Record bonefish

...ded to see if this was an isolated phenomenon or a newly discovered behavioral pattern," Ault said, adding that the prospect of bonefish crossing the Gulf Stream has profound implications on the population's prospects and is an exciting breakthrough. This is the reason why BTU invested in this kind of res...

Alaska seal pup diet may hold key to decline of population

... The study began in 2004 with four one-month-old newly weaned female harbor seals, the animals most susce...lability. In 2005, the researchers added four more newly weaned one-month-old females to the study. For marine mammals, most energy is provided by fat and p...

Biomarkers may hone anti-aging therapies

...correlated with the aging process, Sligh said. The newly identified deletion mutations will now go into "Mi...es exposed to ultraviolet light." Either way, the newly identified biomarkers will provide another tool for studying mitochondrial damage that contributes t...

AIDS-related cognitive impairment exists in two separate forms

...o clinicians who are unsure whether to treat their newly diagnosed patients with surgery alone, he said. "This protein profile might be used to identify groups of patients who, independent of stage, should be offered adjuvant chemotherapy, and groups of patients who should not be offered chemotherapy," Ni...

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