Vital step in cellular migration described by UCSD medical researchers
A vital molecular step in cell migration, the movement of cells within the body during growth, tissue repair and the body's immune response to invading pathogens, has been demonstrated by researchers in the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Published in the March 27 online edition of Nature Cell Biology and the journal's upcoming April print edition, the study describ...Butterfly migration could be largest known
Millions of painted lady butterflies that fluttered into California's Central Valley in the last week of March could be just the advance guard of one of the largest migrations of the species on record, said Arthur Shapiro, a professor and expert on butterflies at UC Davis. Shapiro said he is getting reports of "bill...Pair of cancer genes found to drive both cell migration and division
Johns Hopkins researchers have found that two genes already known to control cell movement are also needed for proper cell division. They report their findings in the April issue of Developmental Cell. The researchers discovered that the two genes are required for a dividing cell's halves to separate, raising the possibility that interfering with them could be helpful in stopping the uncon...Leprosy genome tells story of human migrations, French researchers report in Science
A French genetics study comparing strains of leprosy-causing bacteria has revealed some surprises about how the pathogen evolved and how it was spread across the continents by human migrations. The research, led by scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, appears in the 13 May issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS, the nonprofit science society. The findings indicate that t...Spring migration of pink-footed geese under threat
As thousands of pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) prepare for their spring migration north to breeding grounds in the Arctic, ecologists are warning that the escalating conflict between farmers and the geese is threatening the birds' survival. Writing in the new issue of the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, Professor Marcel Klaassen of the Netherlands Institute of E...Misconceptions dominate the immigration debate
A recent arti...Wingra Technologies updates data migration software
MADISON, Wis. The software can handle multiple users' mailboxes at a time withou...Wingra Technologies releases new e-mail-message migration software
MADISON Earlier versions of GroupWise Migrator for Exchange could convert mail, archives, personal address books...Calcium Receptor Vital For Stem Cell Migration to Bone Marrow
A new discovery of a dictator molecule that governs the migration of blood stem cells to the bone marrow, resulting in subsequent production of blood cell components and immune stem cells could // hold the key to the development of more effective stem cell therapy for malignant and non-malignant conditions in the future. "This is another remarkable example of how bone and bone marrow...Identified Protein To Inhibit Cell Migration
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have identified a protein that may inhibit cellular movement, or migration. // The protein, CIB1, or calcium and integrin-binding protein 1, was originally discovered at UNC in 1997 as a blood platelet protein that may play a role in clotting. Cell migration belongs to the most rudimentary of cellular functions that allow processes su...New Immigration Rule Adversely Affects Indian Doctors
For many young Indian doctors the dream of getting trained in the UK, is about to get a lot more difficult, with the new immigration rule that makes it mandatory to have a work permit. // The new immigration rule is to be implemented from this July making it mandatory for a non-European doctor to have a work permit to train at the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The rule to obtain...Fears Raised Over The Immigration Reform’s Implication On NH
The Scottish National Party raised its fears that the new immigration rules would force many overseas doctors to quit the UK,// after they were informed that 13% of the country's medical workforce had qualified outside Britain. The opposition MSPs warned the new regulations could have "serious implications" for the NHS. Currently almost 15,000 doctors, mostly from the Indian subcontin...Healthcare Inadequate at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Cente
Yarl’s Wood one of the country's biggest immigration detention centers has been accused of providing inadequate healthcare for long-term detainees, according to the report of the prison watchdog.// Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers launched an inquiry into healthcare at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire following concerns raised over the treatment of two female...