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MHS grad gets 'Nobel' honor
Published July 4, 2009, 8:29 am, The World
Coos Bay native Ed O’Donnell, a molecular toxicology graduate student at Oregon State, was to mix elbows with Nobel Prize winners this week.
Weight warning for new mums
Published July 4, 2009, 7:00 am, Daily Telegraph
NEW mothers who try to copy celebrities like Nicole Kidman and fit into skinny jeans within weeks of giving birth, have been warned it is dangerous and unrealistic.
Double Success For Instituto Gulbenkian De Ciencia Scientists Working On Chromosome Segregation
Published July 4, 2009, 5:08 am, Medical News Today
Lars Jansen's work on the formation of the centromere, a key cellular structure in powering and controlling chromosome segregation and accurate cell division, has just earned him a paper in Nature Cell Biology and a prestigious EMBO installation grant, of 50,000 euro per year, for a maximum of five years.
Rampant Helper Syndrome Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA
Published July 4, 2009, 5:07 am, Medical News Today
Catalysts assist in chemical reactions without undergoing any alteration of their own. In the cells of living organisms, proteins perform this important function. They carry out the metabolism fundamental to all living processes. Proteins are instrumental in cellular respiration, they for instance reduce oxygen to water and oxidize food into carbon dioxide.
Connection Between Cancer And Human Evolution Revealed By Ben-Gurion U. Researchers
Published July 4, 2009, 4:08 am, Medical News Today
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.
Particles Held For On-Chip Analysis By Integrated Optical Trap
Published July 4, 2009, 4:08 am, Medical News Today
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are developing new sensor technology for biomedical analysis and other applications.
Locust Study Points Toward New Treatment For Stroke And Migraine
Published July 4, 2009, 4:08 am, Medical News Today
A similarity in brain disturbance between insects and people suffering from migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the way toward new drug therapies to address these conditions. Queen's University biologists studying the locust have found that these human disorders are linked by a brain disturbance during which nerve cells shut down.
Work With Tiny Worm Could Point To New Treatments For Human Brain Disorders
Published July 4, 2009, 4:07 am, Medical News Today
Although the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, studies of this simple animal have significantly advanced our understanding of human brain function because it shares many genes and neurochemical signaling molecules with humans. Now MIT researchers have found novel C.
Mouse Study Shows PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended.
Improving The Biomarker Pipeline For Early Cancer Detection
Published July 4, 2009, 3:10 am, Medical News Today
Several statistical and biological issues need to be addressed in order to improve biomarker identification for early detection of cancer, according to a commentary published online July 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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