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A rarity among arachnids, whip spiders have a sociable family life

...f other creatures eating them, a mother nearby may offer young amblypygids some protection. When Rayor disturbed D. diadema youngsters, they gathered closer to each other or their mother. Now and then, the mother threatened Rayor. The adolescents, though, tended to scurry away and hide when faced with th...

Antibody therapy prevents type 1 diabetes in mice

...munology, this therapy, if given early enough, may offer a viable method for preventing the onset of type 1 diabetes in genetically at-risk people. "Our studies and others suggest that CD137 plays a significant role in the development of and genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes. In this study, for t...

Mechanisms involved with tumor relapse identified

...e Massey Cancer Center. "Ultimately, we hope to offer a new polypeptide vaccine approach that induces tumor killing without causing HER-2/neu loss. Loss of HER-2/neu is a mechanism that tumors utilize to escape the immune-mediated destruction," he said. Since 2000, Manjili and his colleagues have bee...

Why doesn't the immune system attack the small intestine?

...found in lymph nodes throughout the body, they may offer a way of suppressing a variety of autoimmune diseases," which result from immune system assault on healthy tissue. The immune system distinguishes between normal and foreign agents by small proteins, called antigens, on the cell surface. In parts o...

Fighting to keep Darwin in the classroom

...ons) and more. The full-color online edition will offer added value, for example chat rooms, teaching resources and blogging opportunities. In addition, Springer has committed up to $10,000 annually in grants and prizes for the best paper, the best lesson plan, etc. The journal, aimed at members of the e...

ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity

...ponsibility to use these products correctly and to offer this valuable information to key organisations and...urvival of species and the goods and services they offer to humankind," the UNCBD's Höft said. "It also demonstrates the responsible role of the private sect...

Scientists find new genes for Crohn's disease

... saying that "these important discoveries not only offer new hope for better therapies for patients with Crohn's disease, but they also highlight the promise of the human genome project and subsequent investments by the NIH in large-scale, collaborative research projects to unravel the causes of, and hopef...

New cell type identified in cancer development

...he growth and recurrence of the disease as well as offer new options for cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Current cancer stem cell theory holds that tumors are comprised of a variety of cell types. Among them is a small subset of rather primitive cells that, like other stem cells in the body, ...

Scripps research study reveals structural dynamics of single prion molecules

...e Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offer significant insights into normal folding mechanisms as well as those that lead to abnormal amyloid fibril conversion. The new insights may lead to the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases. Intriguingly, certain prion...

Using brain scans, researchers find evidence for a two-stage model of human perceptual learning

...elp speed up the teaching of new skills as well as offer strategies to retrain people with perceptual deficits due to autism. In the March 15 issue of Neuron , the research team provides the first human evidence for a two-stage model of how a person learns to place objects into categories ?discerning, fo...

Cancer vaccines -- Taking a jab at cancer by stimulating the immune system

...the long-term and broad protection the vaccine can offer against cancer-causing HPV types. High Sust...a Phase I study of a pancreatic cancer vaccine may offer clues toward promoting long-term survival from the disease, according to researchers from the Univer...

Protein sensor for fatty acid buildup in mitochondria

...e if reduced dietary fat and carnitine supplements offer hope in the treatment of PKAN in humans," said Suzanne Jackowski, Ph.D., a member of the Infectious Diseases department at St. Jude and a co-author of the report. ...

Selective marker found to indicate aggressive form of breast cancer

...ngs with a larger prospective study, their results offer a crucial first step in diagnosis and management of a disease that is notoriously difficult to control. Consistent with other studies showing that breast cancers associated with inherited mutations in BRCA1 display the basal phenotype, DiRenzo and c...

New research shows that flu is a trigger of heart attacks

...nd angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors should offer additional protection during an influenza outbreak," he said. Prof Madjid said that a number of new vaccines were being developed against avian flu virus (the most likely cause of the next flu pandemic), "In addition, we are rapidly stockpiling an...

Producing medicines in plant seeds

...nts produce useful proteins efficiently. Plants do offer a lot of advantages over conventional production m...s. In addition to a high production capacity, they offer other important advantages over other parts of the plant. The seeds can be stored for a long time wi...

Inflammation may play role in metastasis of prostate cancer

... as well as interference with IKKa activation, may offer new therapeutic strategies for prevention of metastatic disease....

Applied scientists create wrinkled 'skin' on polymers

...iological sensors and microfluidic devices and may offer new ways to build custom-made cell templates for tissue engineering. The work is a collaboration among researchers at Harvard University and Seoul National University. The Harvard group consisted of John W. Hutchinson, Abbott and James Lawrence Prof...

Researchers hot on the trail of brain cell degeneration

...rtney. "This area of investigation could therefore offer novel therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases". Targeting molecular signals How neurons actually die has been unclear. It is likely that it is associated with a variety of different mechanisms. Research has shown that the destru...

Scientists perform 'tricky' operation

...on the project to sequence the genome, which could offer clues to better treatments for both men and women. Ms Dunne said the results would allow researchers to hone in on genes and gene families of interest, particularly those involved in drug resistance. "The completion of the genome sequence by Th...

Studies yield insight into the numerical brain

... numbers. The researchers also said their findings offer insight into the mystery of how the brain learns to associate abstract symbols precisely with quantities. Both studies reveal in unprecedented detail how structures in the parietal cortex--the region of higher cognitive processing just above the for...

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