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Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer

...intriguing wrinkle to this study is the previously reported presence of sequences highly homologous to MMTV Env protein in the DNA of as many as 40% of human breast tumors, although a human homologue of MMTV has yet to be found. ...

Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells

... brain to the rest of the body. The new findings, reported online today (Jan. 30, 2005) in the journal Nature Biotechnology by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are important because they provide critical guideposts for scientists trying to repair damaged or diseased nervous systems. Mot...

Association of herpesvirus with lung disorder questioned

...y life-threatening form of high blood pressure, as reported in the March 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The researchers reported that they were not able to detect human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as the Kaposi's sarcoma vi...

Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells

...red thedisease in diabetic mice. Late in 2003 they reported the mechanismbehind the earlier discovery: cells f...tail, production of Hox11 is radicallyincreased.As reported in their SAGE KE article, the MGH team did find that Hox11was produced in the spleens of adult mice ...

UCSB scientists probe sea floor venting to gain understanding of early life on Earth

...n the sea floor to the west of Central America are reported by Haymon, lead author, and three other UCSB geolo...global mid-ocean ridge system. These are the first reported manifestation of hydrothermal systems associated with abyssal hills on the flanks of a fast-spreadin...

Source of molecular triggers in cutaneous T cell lymphoma identified

...ymphoma thirty years ago. The Yale research group reported that, like all T cells, the cancerous CTCL cells require antigenic stimuli delivered by specialized dendritic cells of the epidermis, referred to as Langerhans cells (LC), in order to replicate. To determine the nature of the activating antigen, Car...

Novel technology detects human DNA mutations

Researchers at Nanosphere, Inc. today reported unprecedented benefits in the company's technology... to which it is normal or mutated. The technology, reported in the February 2005 (Volume 33, Number 2), issue of Nucleic Acids Research, allows detection of a S...

Priming embryonic stem cells to fulfill their promise

...inatorial approachbefore."Bhatia, Chien, and Flaim reported that either collagen-1 or fibronectinhad strongly ...s at most research universities, but theinnovation reported today in Nature Methods involved using such amachine to spot solutions of proteins rather than DNA. ...

Growth in the sea comes down to a struggle for iron

... the journal Nature that oceanographer John Martin reported the first series of iron experiments that indicated iron was indeed the missing ingredient. And he went further than that. Since growing plants absorb carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, he suggested that natural increases in iron inputs to th...

Neuronal 'traffic jam' marks early Alzheimer's disease

...at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), reported their findings in the February 25, 2005, issue of the journal Science. Goldstein and his colleagues at UCSD collaborated on the studies with a researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. According to Goldstein, there has been evidence tha...

UCLA Study Shows One-Third of Drug Ads in Medical Journals Do Not Contain References Supporting Medical Claims

... In comparison, 8 percent of the original research reported in these journal issues was funded by a pharmaceutical company or had an author affiliated with the company, and 44 percent was funded by a government or charitable organization. "We found that the majority of the original research cited in the ads ...

Genome of deadly amoeba shows surprising complexity, evidence of lateral gene transfer

...tolytica genome also have commonalities with those reported in two other amitochondrial human pathogens of global importance: Trichomonas vaginalis and Giardia lamblia. "The enzymes that form the basis of these shared metabolic strategies are substantially different from human enzymes, making them potential ...

Anti-bacterial additive widespread in U.S. waterways

...um concentration was 28 fold higher thanpreviously reported levels, which are currently used by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency for evaluation of the ecological andhuman health risks of triclocarban."Along with its chemical cousin triclosan, the antimicrobial compoundtriclocarban should be added to th...

Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice

...y of South Floridaresearchers found. The study was reported in the January 2005 issue ofthe journal Nature Medicine.RSV infects lung cells and can be life-threatening in very youngchildren, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. Novaccine or widespread antiviral treatment is available for thei...

Another Look Finds Promising Proteomics Test is Not Biologically Plausible

... by researchers in the journal, Lancet. That study reported dramatic results using mass spectrometry to search... cancer-free. The authors of the Lancet study have reported different proteomic patterns in three separate data sets. Researchers at the State University of New...

New species from old data

... by researchers in the journal, Lancet. That study reported dramatic results using mass spectrometry to search... cancer-free. The authors of the Lancet study have reported different proteomic patterns in three separate data sets. Researchers at the State University of New...

Cracking the olfactory code in bees

... by researchers in the journal, Lancet. That study reported dramatic results using mass spectrometry to search... cancer-free. The authors of the Lancet study have reported different proteomic patterns in three separate data sets. Researchers at the State University of New...

Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice

... by researchers in the journal, Lancet. That study reported dramatic results using mass spectrometry to search... cancer-free. The authors of the Lancet study have reported different proteomic patterns in three separate data sets. Researchers at the State University of New...

Transplantation Of Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells Reverses Parkinson Disease In Primates

...a of the brain affectedby Parkinson disease and is reported to have a protective effect on DAneurons. The auth...ns that while theobservations are encouraging, the reported number of surviving DAneurons was very low, only 1?% of the cells surviving, well below theestimated...

Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections

...the Gastroenteric Disease Center. Riley and DebRoy reported their findings in a recent issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. About 8 to 10 million people are diagnosed with urinary tract infections each year. Women are more likely to get UTIs than men because it is easier for the bacteria to reach their bl...

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