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Vaccine shown effective against chancroid

... that international and U.S. agencies address this opportunity in a timely manner," Elkins said. In addition to Afonina and Elkins, other UNC authors are postdoctoral research associate Dr. Isabelle Leduc and postdoctoral trainee Dr. Igor V Nepliouev, both of the Center for Infectious Diseases; Dr. Marcia Hobbs...

Salk scientists get to the root of plant cell fate

...d until late in development, and that offers us an opportunity to change the fate of the plant structure." ...

Massive duplication of genes may solve Darwin's 'abominable mystery' about flowering plants

...nt species outside the angiosperms. They took the opportunity to examine the genomes of a number of plant species for which only a partial DNA sequence has been determined. The team uncovered evidence of whole-genome duplications by confining their study to duplicated genes. The challenge was to distinguish i...

DOE publishes research roadmap for developing cleaner fuels

...t that workshop. "Biofuels represent a tremendous opportunity to move our nation toward a reduced dependence on imported oil," DOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner said. "We fully intend to use all of our resources and talent to support the President's goal of br...

A single sugar found responsible for an antibody's ability to treat inflammation

...l treatment for autoimmune disorders. "We have the opportunity to make a much better form of IVIG that will work 100 times better and be a pure molecule--to build a much better class of therapeutics based on a property that already exists in nature." ...

Gene therapy injected into the brains' of mice with Huntington's disease

...ification of the genetic markers provides a unique opportunity to intercede therapeutically before or extremely early in the disease process–only a small fraction of potential carriers get tested. But, if there was a treatment, especially one that altered the natural course of disease, potentially halting it, we...

Research links protein to breast-cancer migration

...which kill breast-cancer cells before they have an opportunity to spread." ...

New egg freezing technique offers hope to hundreds of women

... cells and embryos. "For decades men have had the opportunity to freeze sperm prior to treatment for malignant diseases, and thousand of babies have been born to couples where the male is an infertile survivor of cancer treatment. With the current techniques, women would need to freeze hundreds of oocytes in or...

New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization

...and safety, researchers are making the most of the opportunity to access new areas of internal organs that have not previously been examined without open surgery. In a group of studies presented today during Digestive Disease Week® 2006 (DDW), endoscopic procedures are demonstrating significant improvements in ...

Ecologists home in on how sperm whales find their prey

...ons of diving sperm whales presents a non-invasive opportunity to document feeding activity." says Watwood. ...

Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload

...oneering work in this field. "This is an exciting opportunity to apply novel materials such as fullerenes to generate targeted therapeutics with unique properties," Rosenblum said. "If successful, this could usher in a new class of agents for therapy not only for cancer, but for other diseases as well." While ...

Hopkins researchers develop new tool to watch real-time chemical activity in cells

... chemicals on enzymes in living cells provides the opportunity to find potential drugs that work in new ways. For example, using living cells allows researchers to "see" where in the cell chemicals do their work. Scientists could then design new drugs to go to specific places within cells to work more efficientl...

NASA technology helping injured US troops

...isease, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's Disease an opportunity to safely extend their mobility. Former Army sergeant Herbert Geddis of Springfield, Va., used the SAM walker at Walter Reed as an integral part of his recovery from Neurosarcoid, a rare disease that afflicted his spine, taking away all of his lowe...

Parkinson's disease mechanism discovered

...to the researchers, the findings offer a promising opportunity for developing new drugs to treat the underlying causes of Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. The research team, which included Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators Susan L. Lindquist and Nancy M. Bonini, published...

DOE JGI sequences, releases genome of symbiotic tree fungus

... said Gopi Podila of UAH. "This unique research opportunity enables us to advance the understanding of how functional genomics of this symbiosis enhances biomass production and carbon management, particularly through the interaction with the poplar tree, also sequenced by DOE JGI," Rubin said. "We can now ha...

Tiny shock absorbers help bacteria stick around inside the body

...logical device created by nature, and gives us the opportunity to adapt such a system for biotechnological and even other technical uses," said study co-author Dr. Evgeni Sokurenko, associate professor of microbiology at the UW and a principal investigator at the NIH Bioengineering Research Partnership that prim...

Technique speeds up detecting, treating wound bacteria

... the DoD put out a request for proposals it was an opportunity to get good funding so that we could make some headway in this important area." Finegold's study is a four-year project, and his team is awaiting approvals to test the real-time PCR detection method on actual patients. As his work progresses, he ho...

Antarctic Treaty Meeting moves to protect frozen continent from non-native species

...'s remoteness and isolation offer science a unique opportunity to understand our world. Part of Antarctica's value as a natural laboratory lies in the fact that its communities of animals and plants consist of only a few species living in simple relationships. This makes the Antarctic a perfect place to study ho...

Pigeons provide clue to solving common problem in heart patients

... role in this increased cell growth may provide an opportunity to target its role in both the initial development of artery blockages and in the restenosis following angioplasty," said Wagner, a professor of pathology and fellow of the American Heart Association. Genes "express," or produce, proteins that are ...

Attacking cancer's sweet tooth is effective strategy against tumors

...heel in cancer cells. It also adds to our sense of opportunity for new avenues of cancer therapeutics," said Stuart Schrieber, Morris Loeb professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. As a tumor grows, cells crowd one another and may be cut off from oxygen-carr...

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