Bacterial protein mimics host to cripple defenses
Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, a protein from a disease-causing bacterium slips into plant cells and imitates a key host protein in order to cripple the plant's defenses. This discovery, reported in this week's Science Express by researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for Plant Research, advances the understanding of a disease mechanism common to plants, animals, and people. T...Largest computational biology simulation mimics life’s most essential nanomachine
With preliminary results from a study in Botswana, Harvard School of Public Health researchers have found that people with HIV-1 subtype C in resource-poor settings, who receive antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, can achieve comparable results to those in the developed world. A fully supported health care delivery system and infrastructure help ensure this success, according to data published in Novem...Engineered mouse mimics cognitive aspects of schizophrenia
Researchers have developed a mouse strain in which the abnormal activity of the dopamine machinery in a specific part of the brain causes cognitive and behavioral impairments mimicking those in human schizophrenics. The achievement is important, because creating an animal model of any schizophrenic characteristics has not been done before. And schizophrenia's genetic and physiological comp...Poison dart frog mimics gain when birds learn to stay away
Studying neotropical poison dart frogs, biologists at the University of Texas at Austin uncovered a new way that the frog species can evolve to look similar, and it hinges on the way predators learn to avoid the toxic, brightly colored amphibians. In the Mar. 8 issue of Nature, Catherine Darst and Molly Cummings show that a harmless, colorful frog living in the Amazonian rainforest gets p...Mouse mimics chronic leukemia, will aid drug development
A study by cancer researchers here reveals that a new strain of mice offers the first real animal model for an incurable form of chronic leukemia and should greatly aid the development of new drugs for the disease. The mouse, called the TCL-1 transgenic mouse, develops a malignancy that closely mimics chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The lack of an animal model has greatly hampered th...Analysis of Phenolic Estrogen Mimics in River Water by Negative Ion Electrospray LC/MS/MS
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a primary raw material used for the production of polyacrylates, epoxy resin, phenolic resin, and polycarbonate plastic. 4-Nonylphenol (4-NP) is a degradation product of alkylphenol ethoxylate detergents used in household and industrial cleaning products. Alkylphenol ethoxylate is a...Hughes Syndrome Mimics MS Causing Wrong Diagnosis
A former motorcycle racer, John Simper, 60, from Ipswich who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), 26 years ago believes// he could be saved from ending his life in a wheelchair. Mr. Simper is now confident that he has been suffering from a condition known as Hughes Syndrome, which thickens the blood and slows down the brain. It was explained that this condition that had be...New Garlic Product Mimics Garlic to Perfection
Clinical trials have come up with novel methods to study 'better than nature' methods to study the effects of a commercial// garlic product in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system without the typical side effects of using raw garlic. A recent study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Nutrition today reveals that amounts equal to that of fresh high allicin...CSL Therapy That Mimics “Good” Cholesterol May Reduce Plaque Volume in Coronary Arteries
VICTORIA, Australia, March 27, 2007--CSL Limitedtoday announced results from a study published in the Journal ofthe American Medical Association that suggest infusions of a novelnew drug, CSL-111, to acutely raise HDL (“good”cholesterol) levels, may reduce the amount of plaque in thecoronary arteries of patients with a recent episode of acutecoronary syndrome (AC...CSL Therapy That Mimics 'Good' Cholesterol May Reduce Plaque Volume in Coronary Arteries
NEW ORLEANS, March 26, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Limited todayannounced results from a study published in the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association that suggest infusions of a novel newdrug, CSL-111, to acutely raise HDL ("good" cholesterol) levels,may reduce the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries ofpatients with a recent episode of acute coronary syndrome(ACS). ACS is...