Cancer cells suppress large regions of DNA by a reversible process that can be tackled
Cancer researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute, in collaboration with Spanish scientists, have formulated a new concept for how cancer cells can escape normal growth controls, which may have far-reaching implications for the new generation of cancer therapies. They have found large regions of DNA are 'switched off' in colon cancer. Lead researcher Associate Professor Sue Clark, of the Gar...Biologists find regions of rice domestication
Biologists from Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators from Taiwan have examined the DNA sequence family trees of rice varieties and have determined that the crop was domesticated independently at least twice in various Asian locales. Jason Londo, Washington University in Arts & Sciences biology doctoral candidate, and his adviser, Barbara A. Schaal, Ph.D., Washingt...Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with autism
A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people. Researchers from the University of Washington's Autism Center will report today at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience on the first study that measures ne...Newborn brains grow vision and movement regions first
The regions of the brain that control vision and other sensory information grow dramatically in the first few months following birth, while the area that controls abstract thought experiences very little growth during the same period, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found. The researchers discovered that the back regions of the brain, which control vision and s...Tech Business Leaders Compare Madison to Other Regions
Madison, Wis. Madisons high-tech economy has yet to hit its growth spurt so whats taking so long? According to local technology executives, Madison has what it takes to support a high-tech business community, but often ask, Why isnt Madison as successful as other regions? , a local group that focuses on dev...WIN Northeast Wisconsin Chapter Launched for Regions Entrepreneurs
APPLETON, WI Nearly 60 people heard UW-Madison professor Raj Veeramani and Menasha Corp. research and development manager David Matthias stress the importance of innovation in todays economy at the first meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) Foundation in northeast Wisconsin. The WIN Foundation is the membership subsidiary of the Wisconsin Technology Council, which is the in...The Milkweed Effect: Disseminating Technology to New Regions
This week, I want to test a theory. In short, aspects of the economy and shifts in technology are conspiring to cause the migration of technology-centric and savvy professionals from traditional technology centers such as Silicon Valley and Boston to smaller communities and even remote locations. The resulting infusion into those areas of new blood, entrepreneurial mindset, technological know-how...Scientists have found effective brain regions for deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s
Scientists were considering whether it is possible to help patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease// by using a procedure called deep brain stimulation. In a recent research, scientists from Oregon Health and Science University have found out two specific areas of brain, where the procedure of deep brain stimulation may be used. The treatment for Parkinson’s consists of the drug le...Overactive brain regions can lead to anorexia nervosa
Over activity of a chemical in a specific region of the brain may be responsible// for the eating disorder of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by purposeful weight loss that is often brought about by the patient. Poor self-image often causes the disorder that may result in malnutrition of varying degrees, with endocrine and metabolic changes happen...Brain Regions Do Not Communicate Efficiently in Adults with Autism
A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate// with each other as efficiently as they do in other people. Researchers from the University of Washington’s Autism Center will report here today at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience on the first study that...Tsunami-Hit Coastal Regions Needs More Relief
Now, a young man holds the hand of a little boy, looking at a row of new houses glistening in the morning sun, the area, which was in wreck two years ago, washed away by the devastating tsunami.// Angalamman Kuppam village is exuding life now. Along the innocent-looking silver beaches about 80 km south of Chennai, India, new casurina saplings are knee high and men are back to weaving ne...Multiple Regions of the Brain Locate Pain
Spatial aspects of pain, an important component of diagnosis, are now revealed to be processed by many more areas of the brain, than previously thought.// Spatial aspects of pain are a common problem in diagnosis, said Robert Coghill, Ph.D., senior researcher on the study and a neuroscientist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Patients cannot always distinguish pain from indi...