A low-carb diet may stunt prostate tumor growth

DURHAM, N.C. -- A diet low in carbohydrates may help stunt the growth of prostate tumors, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers. The study, in mice, suggests that a reduction in insulin production possibly caused by fewer carbohydrates may stall tumor growth. This stu...

Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

The government warned doctors that doxycycline -- an antibiotic being prescribed to people who may have been exposed to anthrax -- can stunt fetal growth when taken by pregnant women. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors to prescribe Cipro to pregnant women. The rec...

Cheerleading is Leading Cause of Catastrophic Injury in Young Women

...se in degree of difficulty in cheerleading skills, increased acrobatics and stunt activities may be increasing the risk of severity of injury. Catastr...letes the coach has worked with and if they have experience with gymnastics stunt work. They also need to know what the plan is for that cheerleading squad, ...

America's Egg Farmers Launch New Incredible Edible Egg(TM) Advertising Campaign Focusing on 'Body And Mind'

...focused on freedom and beauty in which participants perform acrobatic movements through urban and rural areas. She is also a martial artist, Hollywood stunt woman and National Champion gymnast. In the television ad, Luci free-runs, scaling rooftops like a superheroine. Luke Myers, 14, is a world champion...

Protein can nurture or devastate brain cells, depending on its 'friends,' researchers find

...n a separate study, Dr. James Bibb, associate professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern, found yet another harmful action of the Cdk5 protein. It can stunt learning and reduce motor control. Cdk5 is a kinase, which means its job is to interact with all sorts of other proteins inside cells and modify th...

Scripps Memorial Hospital Nurses Throw Out CNA

...ation of elections. This week, the Alameda County Superior Court ordered an illegal temporary restraining order obtained by the CNA as a publicity stunt last week be thrown out after reviewing affidavits and other information contradicting the CNA's accusations that "5 male staffers were harassing CNA ...

SEIU RN Dian Palmer Calls on AFL-CIO Head John Sweeney to Review Video From Dearborn Protest, Retract Statement Accepting CNA Distortions

...s and people and they are going to honor a union-buster." CNA PUBLICITY stunt DISMISSED: RESTRAINING ORDER THROWN OUT The CNA's misrepresentation of ...d an illegal temporary restraining order obtained by the CNA as a publicity stunt last week be thrown out after reviewing affidavits and other information co...

Court Throws Out Restraining Order Against SEIU

...ed a temporary restraining order against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and SEIU President Andy Stern filed last week as a publicity stunt by the California Nurses Association (CNA). The decision comes after the court had an opportunity to review video footage submitted by SEIU yesterday ...

6,000 Southlanders to Join Sixth Annual Donate Life Run/Walk on April 26 at Cal State Fullerton

...ill feature 75 vendors, carnival rides, radio station Movin' 93.9 and three performances of a BMX Professional Bike Show featuring five extreme sports stunt riders. A snowboard signed by Olympic medalist snowboarder Chris Klug will be given away in an opportunity drawing at the end of the day. The American...

SEIU Seeks Damages for CNA's Effort to Silence Workers, Suppress Criticism of Anti-Union Tactics

...f its divisive tactics. The motion cites a temporary restraining order against SEIU President Andy Stern and SEIU that the CNA obtained as a publicity stunt last week as the latest effort by the CNA to suppress nurses and hospital workers who have criticized its anti-union tactics in Ohio and other states....

stunt in Biological News

Changes in gene may stunt lung development in children

PITTSBURGH, March 26 Mutations in a gene may cause poor lung development in children, making them more vulnerable to diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the German Researc...

Seemingly suicidal stunt is normal rite of passage for immune cells

St. Louis, Oct.20, 2008 Researchers have shown that self-induced breaks in the DNA of immune cells known as lymphocytes activate genes that cause the cells to travel from where they're made to where they help the body fight invaders. Scientists have known for two decades or more that lymphocy...

Understanding plants' overactive immune system will help MU researchers build better crops

... COLUMBIA, Mo. A plant's immune system protects the plant from harmful pathogens. If the system overreacts to pathogens, it can stunt plant growth and reduce seed production. Now, University of Missouri researchers have identified important suppressors that negatively regulate the re...

Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques

...t inundate coastal communities, through the expanded range of diseases like malaria and dengue fever, and by the disappearance of glaciers, which will stunt the usual supply of water in areas such as the Indian subcontinent, where more than 2 billion people will reside by 2050. Dr. Anthony Oliver-Smith ...

University of Kansas graduate student researcher takes aim at deadly brain tumors

... of the ATF5 protein. Someday, with a better grasp on the intricate arrangement of the molecule, scientists could find a way to target the protein and stunt cancerous growths. But Ciaccio's work with ATF5 is still in the basic research stage, and the road toward a useful therapy can be a long one. Ciac...

Pest management specialist Charles Summers wins prestigious Woodworth Award

...ighlight of his career: his work on the biology of corn leafhopper and corn stunt spiroplasma. He proved that the corn leafhopper can overwinter in the San J...to the first planted and emerged corn in the spring. We found that the corn stunt spiroplasma, Spiroplasma kunkelii, is seed-borne in cobs left in the field ...

Rett Syndrome Research Trust advisor makes significant discovery

...Rett Syndrome, the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum disorders. The researchers show that MeCP2-deficient astrocytes (a subset of glia) stunt the growth of neighboring neurons. Remarkably, these neurons can recover when exposed to normal glia in culture. The discovery was made by Gail Ma...

American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- Jan. 14, 2009

...n lead or mercury, they do not know its exact health and environmental effects, the article notes. Scientists have shown that exposure to tungsten can stunt the growth of plants, cause reproductive problems in earthworms, and trigger premature death in certain aquatic animals. But whether or not tungsten c...

Lack of vitamin D causes weight gain and stunts growth in girls

... This release is available in French . Montreal, December 10th, 2008 Insufficient vitamin D can stunt growth and foster weight gain during puberty, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism . Even in sun-...

Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth

... A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. "The light sends wavelengths of blue-violet light to the composite, which triggers harden...

stunt in Biological Definition

Virus classification

... Viroids Family Pospiviroidae Genus Pospiviroid ; type species: Potato spindle tuber viroid Genus Hostuviroid ; type species: Hop stunt viroid Genus Cocadviroid ; type species: Coconut cadang-cadang viroid Genus Apscaviroid ; type species: Apple scar skin viroid Genus...

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Untranslated RNA

...ated RNA DsrA regulates at least two global regulatory networks by ... An RNA domain within the 5' untranslated region of the tomato bushy stunt virus ... of the 5' untranslated region (UTR) in the (+)-strand RNA genome of tomato bushy ... 3'UTR RNA from Alpha-Tropomyosin Gene Supp...

Open reading frame

...ibrary :: Open Reading Frames :: radiation effects :: Complete genome sequence and analyses of the subgenomic RNAs of sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus ... Complete information for C21orf34 gene (protein-coding), chromosome 21 open reading frame 34 ... the only significant open ...