Newly-discovered class of genes determines ?and restricts ?stem cell fate
Research on adult stem cells found in the skin hints at a new class of genes, according to a study from investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. These genes ?dubbed pangenes ?can both govern a stem cell's fate and put a hold on future differentiation until the time is right. Understanding the molecular control of these genes has implications for therapies that involve t...Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
Late updatetonight; my girlfriend is sick and I took care of her. First headline :a newly discovered virus causing respiratory infection. Let's hope itsjust a coincidence :) A newly discovered virus may be responsible for many respiratory tractillnesses in infants and children, and may be associated with animportant multi-organ disease whose cause has...U of M researcher examines newly emerging deadly disease
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a newly emerging illness, named staphylococcal purpura fulminans. The disease begins as a respiratory tract infection, which then is infected by Staphylococcus aureus. The infection then moves to the lungs, making superantigens (bacterial toxins that activate large numbers of T cells), often leading to death due to hypertension and shock....Newly Discovered Compound Blocks Known Cancer-Causing Protein
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have discovered a potential new drug that inhibits destructive cell signals that drive the growth of one-third of all cancers. The scientists showed they could block the growth of cultured colon cancer cells using this new compound, called cysmethynil. Their finding, reported in the March 22, 2005, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of...Newly discovered pathway might help in design of cancer drugs
Johns Hopkins chemists have discovered a new way to sabotage DNA's ability to reproduce, a finding that could eventually lead to the development of new anti-cancer drugs and therapies. The method could enable future doctors to target treatment more precisely, rather than directing chemotherapeutic medication or radiation to tumors through a scattershot approach, said Marc Greenberg, a chem...Digestive acid production dependent on newly found hormone
A newly discovered hormone has been found to play an important role in the digestion of fat, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, E, and D. The hormone is found to control the production of bile acid by sending signals to the liver//. The bile acids play a very important role in the emulsification of fats that enables absorption. The hormone is called fibroblast gr...Obesity The Major Cause Of The Increase In Newly Diagnosed Diabetes
In a study to be published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention study // and research on the reason as to why more and more Americans are being diagnosed with diabetes They conclude that this was because of obesity which plays a major factor in recent increase of newly diagnosed diabetes. The...Newly Identified Strains Of Chlamydia Trachomatis – A Gateway To New Disease
Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium, which is one of the leading cause for sexually transmitted diseases and the second leading cause for blindness globally, is said to be// evolving at a rate faster than scientists would have imagined. The scientists from Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) were the first to conclude this with the help of a new study. The Scientist...Newly Cloned Wheat Gene May Boosts Foods' Nutrient Contents – Says A Researc
Researchers have cloned a gene from wild wheat that boosts up the protein, zinc and iron content of the grain, offering solutions to //nutritional deficiencies that affect millions of children worldwide. Researchers at the University of California conducted the research along with Davis; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the University of Haifa in Israel and the results were published in th...Newly Discovered Immune Defense May Be Impaired In CF Airways
A recent University of Iowa study reveals a new immune defense mechanism in normal airways and may help explain why people// with cystic fibrosis (CF) are particularly susceptible to bacterial lung infections. The findings also may point the way to new approaches for treating the disease. The UI study shows how two enzymes generate and use reactive oxygen species (ROS) to destroy bacte...