Scientists move forward understanding of schizophrenia
...e second gene, phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) in the prestigious journal Science today (17 November). Their discoveries could lead to the eventual development of new drugs to treat mental health problems. In 2000, researchers at the University of Edinburgh identified a gene they called Disrupted in Schizophrenia ......cal in Regensburg, Germany as the recipient of the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, conducted experiments using the phenomenon of "masking." Masking occurs when "a quickly flashed object seems to vanish because it is flanked by subsequently presented objects," said Tse. Using Functional Magne...Pitt professor's theory of evolution gets boost from cell research
... for the Philosophy of Science and a fellow of the prestigious World Academy of Arts and Science. ...Fruit fly's beating heart helps identify human heart disease genes
... American Heart Association bestowed upon Wolf its prestigious Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Research Prize in November during its annual scientific sessions. This is the second year in a row that a trainee in Rockman's lab has won the Katz prize. Last year, Naga Prasad, Ph.D. received the award. In the pas...Hooked on fishing, and we're heading for the bottom, says scientist
...d." This past October, Dr. Pauly was awarded the prestigious 2005 International Cosmos Award. The award recognizes exemplary research that "promotes the harmonious co-existence of nature and mankind." Dr. Pauly, 59, has authored or co-authored more than 500 scientific articles, book chapters and shorter contri...Scientists a step closer to protecting world's most important crop
...r have shown for the first time, in a paper in the prestigious journal Nature, how the world's most destructive rice-killer hijacks its plant prey. In order to infect plants the fungus has to inject its proteins into the plant's own cells where they overcome the plant's defences allowing a full scale invasion b...Scientists one step closer to cancer vaccine
...results are presented in the online edition of the prestigious scientific journal Nature Medicine, and represent the collaborative efforts of researchers at KI and Leiden University Medical Centre in Holland. The study analysed an immunological cell, a T cell, which recognises other cells with defects common to...Team discovers possible 'universal strategy' to combat addiction
.... Their findings appear in the March issue of the prestigious journal Nature Medicine. The team, led by Xia Zhang, associate professor in the U of S department of psychiatry, found that a naturally occurring enzyme known as PTEN acts on the part of the brain where many drugs of abuse exert their rewarding effe...How marine reserves are giving coral reefs a helping hand
...rove the health of coral reefs. In a paper in the prestigious journal Science, Dr Peter Mumby and colleagues looked at how a marine park in the Bahamas was affected by the return of the reef's top predator, the Nassau Grouper. Researchers were concerned that an increase in groupers could have an adverse effect,...ANU scientists crack DNA replication mystery
...ide. The research findings were published in the prestigious international journal Cell this morning. In all cells, DNA is copied by a large molecular machine called the replisome. The replisome does two things: it pulls the two DNA strands apart, and then it makes copies of both of the strands at the same ti...How plants avoid feeling the burn
...e sun. Their findings have been published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) under the title"Conductance of a Biomolecular Wire" ( http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0600593103v1 ). "This is a remarkable experimental tour-de-force and the result is quite un...New stem-cell findings can help the body to cure itself
... The study is published in the latest issue of the prestigious scientific journal, Cell. "This might eventually help us develop new drugs for things like neurological disorders and anaemia," says Professor Jonas Frisén. In most organs of the body, old cells are continually being replaced by new. If too many new...'LEGO-Like' building blocks to halt cell growth wins Hebrew University prize
...d SIB (Small Integrated Building Blocks) has won a prestigious scientific prize for a Ph.D. student in organic chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalemite Nir Qvit, 34, will be one of those receiving the Kaye Innovation Award on June 13, during the 69th meeting of the Hebrew university Board of...Eminent inventor of DNA fingerprinting gains new recognition
...fessor Sir Alec Jeffreys, is to be honoured with a prestigious international accolade later this year, it has bee...nent scientists who have been recognised with this prestigious prize. Genetic fingerprinting continues to expand the horizons of knowledge and it is humbling to re...... have been published in the current edition of the prestigious journal Nature Genetics in a paper of which Professor Hume is corresponding author and first co-author. ...Scientists' cell discovery unearths evolutionary clues
... published today (Friday 27th October 2006) in the prestigious international journal Science. The published paper shows for the first time the family tree of all known social amoeba species and the evolution of their multicellular life style. "This provides a starting point in allowing us to examine what ...Killing brain tumors from within: A 'Trojan horse' approach
... year, Prof. Levitzki was named as a winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize in Medicine for his research on cancer development and treatment. His previous work has already led to successful therapy in treating leukemia and some lung cancer patients....Oldest animal fossils may have been bacteria
...hey may have been. This week, a study in the same prestigious journal presents evidence for reinterpreting the 600 million-year-old fossils from the Precambrian era as giant bacteria. The discovery "complicates our understanding of microfossils thought to be the oldest animals," said lead author Jake Bailey, ...Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection
...nounced in Italy today (Wednesday, Dec. 13) at the prestigious Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts. "We are building up a huge molecular database that will be available to the entire scientific community," said Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley adjunct associate professor of ecosystem sciences and p......are published in the 13 November 2006 issue of the prestigious international journal Cancer Cell. ...