Recent breakthroughs in common adult leukemia highlighted in New England Journal of Medicine
... in 1995, it was seen through the eyes of theories that dated back to the 1960s. As such, the journal rece...ion in the scientific community's knowledge of CLL that has occurred over the past decade. The review appears in the February 24 issue. Two of the expert a...Researchers Uncover Key Step In Manufacture of Memory Protein
...study, another team of NICHD researchers had shown that mBDNF is essential for the formation of long-term ... Neuron. Specifically, the researchers discovered that the enzyme carboxypeptidase E, (CPE) is needed to deliver the early, or inactive, form of BDNF ?proB...Plants respond similarly to signals from friends, enemies
... to trade nitrogen for food. The foe is a parasite that wants to burrow in and harm the plant. In a new f...hers at North Carolina State University have found that the two strangers communicate with the plant in very similar ways. The plant's responses to both fri...Scientists Replicate Hepatitis C Virus in Laboratory
...ch may lead to new therapies for the liver disease that results from infection with HCV. Scientists at the... study. “Our model system produced viral particles that have all the properties of the whole virus. This evidence together with an analysis of the replicate...Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine
Scientists have uncovered new information that may help guide design of vaccines for HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. A new detailed structural analysis of the complex formed by an anti-HIV antibody called...Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice
...e USF Division ofAllergy and Immunology. "We found that RNA interference targeting avirus's NS1 gene can b...isculenaturally-occurring, biodegradable particles that stick tomucous-producing cells lining the lungs. The RNA produced isspecifically designed to suppres...The secret to longevity in tubeworms
...is created by a consortium of bacteria and archaea that live in the deep sea cold sediments surrounding th...through its unique "roots," extensions of its body that it tunnels into the sediments. However, current measurements of sulfide and sulfate fluxes in the wa...Male circumcision reduces risk of HIV transmission from women to men
... population withmultiple sexual partners has found that uncircumcised men have morethan twice the risk of ... statistical models, developedinfectivity measures that estimate the per-sexual-act probability ofHIV transmission. The study is the first to calculate the ...Another Look Finds Promising Proteomics Test is Not Biologically Plausible
...way. After conducting repeated checks of the data that supported the test’s effectiveness, the researchers say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as...Affymetrix Unveils Plans to Double Plant and Animal Genome Microarray Offering
... the samereliable design and manufacturing process that have made Affymetrix theindustry-standard technology for gene expression analysis. Over thepast ten years more than 3,000 papers have been published usingGeneChip technology. For more information, please visitwww.Affymetrix.com.......way. After conducting repeated checks of the data that supported the test’s effectiveness, the researchers say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as...Cracking the olfactory code in bees
...way. After conducting repeated checks of the data that supported the test’s effectiveness, the researchers say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as...Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays are Comparable and Reproducible
...ble to compare both? The NIH recently demonstrated that microarrays experiments performed in different la...onalInstitutes of Health, shows for the first time that microarray datagenerated in different laboratories can produce highly comparableresults. For this co...Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice
...way. After conducting repeated checks of the data that supported the test’s effectiveness, the researchers say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. “We view this as...Scientists detect probable genetic cause of some Parkinson's disease cases
Two new studies strongly suggest that amutation in a recently discovered gene is the mos...nternational research team provides fresh evidence that genetics maycontribute to the development of some cases of Parkinson's disease. Thefindings could le...Computers to be used to find blueprint for new influenza drug
...software to produce a blueprint of a designer drug that could stop influenza and some other diseases from ...of the grant comes at a time when fears are rising that an influenza outbreak developing from Asian chickens could kill thousands of people. Professor Ian ...Transplantation Of Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells Reverses Parkinson Disease In Primates
...ease as well as clinicalinvestigations, have shown that transplantation of fetal DA neurons canrelieve the... therapy.These researchers previously demonstrated that mouse embryonic stemcells can differentiate into neurons when cultured under specificconditions. The...Ecological destruction fuels emerging diseases
...00 square mile) United Nations World Heritage Site that features habitats ranging from rain forests to sav...rasites are new to science. But Dr. Brooks argues that the real work has only just begun. The researchers still have a very poor to non-existent understand...A much-needed shot in the arm for HIV vaccine development
...hem,and proposes an innovative collaborative model that ensures thatresearchers across the globe are harne... "scientific progress has created newopportunities that could be harnessed more effectively through globalcoordination and collaboration.""These new opportu...Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
...tory syndrome (SARS). Genetic evidencenow suggests that a previously unknown coronavirus may account for s...eUniversity used molecular probes targeting a gene that is common inhuman and animal coronaviruses to screen hundreds of specimens forcoronavirus genetic ma...