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A gene's first 'kiss' sets off that affair known as puberty

Puberty, that awkward phase when boys and girls are primed for their sexual reproductive years as men and women, appears to be triggered by the brain's own version of "It takes two to tango," whereby a signal literally gets turned on by a molecule that is produced by a gene aptly named KiSS-1. The couple ?a biochemical equivalent to Adam and Eve ?makes its sudden appearance in a region of...

Molecular biology fills gaps in knowledge of bat evolution

One in five mammals living on Earth is a bat, yet their evolutionary history is largely unknown because of a limited fossil record and conflicting or incomplete theories about their origins and divergence. Now, a research team including University of California, Riverside Biology Professor Mark Springer, has published a paper in the Jan. 28 issue of the journal Science that uses molecular...

Quantum Dots Research Leads to New Knowledge about Protein Binding in Plants

UC Riverside researchers from the Departmentsof Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering andBotany and Plant Sciences have worked together to discover a way toutilize to uncover new knowledge about the binding of a protein at the growingpollen tube tip. This protein plays a critic...

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...

Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes to Naming of Bird Neurosystems to Acknowledge Their True Brainpower

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Mylan Technologies, Inc., for the first generic version of Alza Corporation's Duragesic Patch (Fentanyl Transdermal System) used to treat patients suffering from severe chronic pain that cannot be managed with alternative analgesics. When applied to the skin, this patch technology delivers fentanyl, an opioid pain medication that is s...

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LABTrack™ The Knowledge Lab Book from EKM Corporation

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UW scientist wins Pew grant to study little-known immune cells

Jenny Gumperz, an assistant professor of medical microbiology and immunology, will receive $60,000 per year for the next four years from the Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit organization that annua...

To be a player in the "Knowledge Economy," Wisconsin needs more tech workers

Wisconsin's assets in the 21st century knowledge economy are impressive when compared with other states of its size. But its weaknesses are intimidating, especially when it comes to training and retaining a skill...

Auditors outline what they want to know about state IT projects

The findings of an audit into troubled information technology projects and systems in state agencies might lead to legislation and even more audits, according to the co-chair of the Legislative Audit Committee. State senator Carol A. Roessler, R-Oshkosh, anticipates the audit will be completed in about a year, in time for work on the 2007-09 biennial budget. "That is critically important...

Patent enforcement: What you don't know might hurt you

You or your company may have no patents and, generally, little perceived need to be concerned with patent matters. However, there is a growing group of entities that consider enforcing patents to...

Use of X-rays to advance wood-decay knowledge leads to honor for Forest Products Lab biologist

A biologist at the USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory in Madison has been honored for her innovative use of physics technology that has led to advances in understanding the molecular and chemical processes involved in fungal wood decay, opening the way to the development of new, environmentally preferable methods for protecting wood, the <a href="http://www.fpl...

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Chinese Students Affected By Unknown Flu

Around 400 Chinese students belonging to Henan University of Science and Technology at Luoyang, suffered from high fevers and were rushed for treatment. The nature of the high fever is suspected to be of unknown flu virus, reports foodconsumer.org. // Reporters can still see a couple of ambulances waiting on the university campus to respond to any emergency needs. It remains u...

Knowing how weight loss aids in diabetes

According to researchers at the Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Dallas, there is a new study which hopes to discover the impact that weight loss can make in decreasing the complications of diabetes.// Colleagues and the researchers are joining people into the first long-term study on how weight loss affects the outcome in type 2 diabetes. With about 30 per cent of the population now...

Spreading knowledge to doctors about herbal medicine

Recently an internet-based learning exercise has helped a group of doctors increase their knowledge of herbal remedies and food supplements. Many people take herbs and other dietary supplements, but find their doctors are lacking in knowledge// about these complementary medicines. A group called the Longwood Herbal Task Force, drawn from health professionals of the Harvard Medical School...

Pizza is bad for health. But, do you know how bad?

The fact that eating pizzas is bad for health is almost an established truth now. However, many of us do not understand the extent of damage a single serving of pizza could do to our overall health. A recent study conducted by a consumer activist group, called the Centre //for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which involved 36 pizza restaurants in America and studied 15 varieties of...

Viral encephalitis can cause more damage than already known

A study of patients with viral encephalitis by researchers at the ClevelandClinic, Ohio has revealed that the condition could cause seriouys movementproblems. The investigators studied a group of patients with the condition, fiveof whom had West Nile virus. They found that 11 of the victims were admitted toneurological intensive care, while four developed severe movement disorders liket...

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Lymphocyte (ImmuKnow) Mitogen Proliferation Screen

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Women Well-Informed About Breast Cancer, Yet Lacking Knowledge About Current Treatments, New Survey Finds

-- CancerCare offers five questions to help womenlearn about breast cancer therapy advances -- NEW YORK, June 12, 2007 – According to a newGfK Roper Public Affairs survey sponsored by CancerCare, a nationalnonprofit cancer support organization, while the majority (76percent) of women surveyed said they know at least a fair amountabout breast cancer...

Six Important Things to Know About Preventing Hospital Infections

Infection Control Professional Offers Patient Tips to Guard AgainstHospital Infections KANSAS CITY, Kan., April 02, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitalinfections are among the top ten leading causes of death in theUnited States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Thereare countless stories about patients who go into hospitals withminor conditions and leave under much graver circumsta...