 Potential Key To Curing Tuberculosis
 04.10.2009 17:00  36 views  0 comments
 Researchers have identified an enzyme that helps make tuberculosis resistant to a human's natural defense system. They have also found a method to possibly neutralize that enzyme, which may someday lead to a cure for tuberculosis -- a contagious disease that kills 1.5 to 2 million people worldwide annually. Read more »
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Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate
04.10.2009 17:00 35 views 0 comments
 If the climate is not quite right, birds will up and move rather than stick around and sweat it out, according to a new study. The findings reveal that most of the bird species studied in California's Sierra Nevada mountains have adjusted to climate change over the last century by moving to sites with the temperature and precipitation conditions they favored. Read more »
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Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live And Lymphoma Cells Die
04.10.2009 17:00 30 views 0 comments
 An investigative drug deprived non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells of their ability to survive too long and multiply too fast, according to an early study. Read more »
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New Electronic Concept: How Hybrid Motors Could Become Cheaper
04.10.2009 17:00 33 views 0 comments
 Not all that long ago, hybrid vehicles were still really exotic. Now, you see them more and more frequently on our roads. However, hybrid cars are not mass-produced as their production costs are still relatively high. A researcher has now developed a new concept that integrates power electronic functions and an electric motor, which could reduce the costs of producing hybrid cars. Read more »
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New Mathematical Model Suggests How The Brain Might Stay In Balance
04.10.2009 17:00 35 views 0 comments
 The human brain is made up of 100 billion neurons -- live wires that must be kept in delicate balance to stabilize the world's most magnificent computing organ. Too much excitement and the network will slip into an apoplectic, uncomprehending chaos. Too much inhibition and it will flatline. A new mathematical model describes how the trillions of interconnections among neurons could maintain a stable but dynamic relationship that leaves the brain sensitive enough to respond to stimulation without veering into a blind seizure. Read more »
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Loss Of Top Predators Causing Surge In Smaller Predators, Ecosystem Collapse
04.10.2009 11:00 32 views 0 comments
 The catastrophic decline around the world of "apex" predators such as wolves, cougars, lions or sharks has led to a huge increase in smaller "mesopredators" that are causing major economic and ecological disruptions, a new study concludes. Read more »
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New Approach To Targeting The Hidden Reservoir Of HIV
04.10.2009 11:00 37 views 0 comments
 The drugs used to treat individuals infected with HIV-1 keep the virus under control but do not eliminate it from the body, some remains hidden in immune cells known as resting CD4+ T cells. However, researchers have now developed an in vitro system that faithfully mimics the situation in people and used it to identify a compound that can get at this hidden HIV-1 and eliminate it from the cells. Read more »
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Inventors Offer Ecofriendly Substitutes For Polystyrene
04.10.2009 11:00 32 views 0 comments
 Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, according to a research plant physiologist. Opting for starch in place of petroleum-derived polystyrene would lessen America's dependence on petroleum. Read more »
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Scientist Builds Imager That Identifies, Locates Individual Cancer Cells
04.10.2009 11:00 38 views 0 comments
 A biomedical engineer has spent the last four years building a better imager for preclincal studies. He can now disassemble a specimen and reassemble it into a three-dimensional digital model that gives details down to single cells and their exact location. Read more »
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Chemistry Of Titan's Hazy Atmosphere Unraveled
04.10.2009 11:00 37 views 0 comments
A team of University of Hawai'i at Manoa researchers led by Ralf Kaiser, physical chemist at UH Manoa, unraveled the chemical evolution of the orange-brownish colored atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, the only solar system body besides Venus and Earth with a solid surface and thick atmosphere. Read more »
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Difficulties With Daily Activities Associated With Progression To Dementia
04.10.2009 11:00 33 views 0 comments
 Among individuals with mild cognitive impairment, often considered a transitional state between normal cognitive function and Alzheimer's dementia, those who have more difficulties performing routine activities appear more likely to progress quickly to dementia, according to a new report. Read more »
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Fish-Killing Toxin Could Kill Cancer Cells
04.10.2009 5:00 29 views 0 comments
 A powerful fish-killing toxin could have cancer-killing properties as well. The toxin, called euglenophycin, has a molecular structure similar to that of solenopsin, an alkaloid from fire ant venom known to inhibit tumor development. Read more »
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Cholesterol Necessary For Brain Development, Study Finds
04.10.2009 5:00 32 views 0 comments
 A derivative of cholesterol is necessary for the formation of brain cells, according to a new study. The results can help scientists to cultivate dopamine-producing cells outside the body. Read more »
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Heart Of A Galaxy Emits Gamma Rays
04.10.2009 5:00 32 views 0 comments
 The H.E.S.S. telescope system detects high-energy rays from the starburst region of a galactic system outside the Milky Way. Read more »
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Chronic Pain Treatments Work Better Together, Says Anesthesiologist
04.10.2009 5:00 29 views 0 comments
 People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs. Read more »
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Researchers Determine Composition Of Centromeric Chromatin
04.10.2009 5:00 34 views 0 comments
 Researchers have provided new evidence to clarify the structure of nucleosomes containing Cse4, a centromere-specific histone protein required for proper kinetochore function, which plays a critical role in the process of mitosis. Read more »
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Medical Ethics Experts Identify, Address Key Issues In H1N1 Pandemic
04.10.2009 5:00 31 views 0 comments
 The anticipated onset of a second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic could present a host of thorny medical ethics issues best considered well in advance, according bioethicists. Read more »
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Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Structured Like Today's Two-pole Model
03.10.2009 17:00 29 views 0 comments
 Scientists have shown that, in ancient times, the Earth's magnetic field was structured like the two-pole model of today, suggesting that the methods geoscientists use to reconstruct the geography of early land masses on the globe are accurate. The findings may lead to a better understanding of historical continental movement, which relates to changes in climate. Read more »
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Gene With Possible Link To Infertility In Mice Identified
03.10.2009 17:00 29 views 0 comments
 Researchers have identified the role of a gene in regulating molecular signals involved with ovarian follicle development, which may one day help shed light on some of the causes of fertility issues in humans. Read more »
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Is Garbage The Solution To Tackling Climate Change?
03.10.2009 17:00 35 views 0 comments
 Converting the rubbish that fills the world's landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing energy crisis and to tackling carbon emissions, claim scientists in Singapore and Switzerland. New research reveals how replacing gasoline with biofuel from processed waste could cut global carbon emissions by 80%. Read more »
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