• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Researchers from Virginia Tech and the Brookhaven National Laboratory have solved the structure of an enzyme that is critical in the regulation of the neurotransmitter system in the human brain.The enzyme is human kynurenine aminotransferase II (KAT II), which regulates the activity of the neurotransmitter system that is activated by glutamate, the most common neurotransmitter in the brain.
• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Mouse and rat brain atlases have long been used to investigate human neurology. However, traditional brain atlases offer an incomplete map the brain and its function. "The Allen Reference Atlas: A Digital Color Brain Atlas of the C57BL/6J Male Mouse" offers the first brain atlas to augment traditional brain mapping methods with gene expression data to help delineate brain structures.
• Monday, February 04th, 2008
That the cell nurturing growth factor interleukin-7 can help ramp up the ability of the immune system to remember the pathogenic villains it encounters is well known.But precisely how this natural protein works its magic on the cells of the immune system is not well understood.
• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Genetic mutations in the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene appear to have significant association with inflammatory injury to the placenta and developing baby, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences report at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Scientific sessions continue through Saturday, Feb.
• Monday, February 04th, 2008
An experimental biomarker test developed by researchers at the University of Michigan more accurately detects prostate cancer than any other screening method currently in use, according to a study published in the February 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
• Sunday, February 03rd, 2008
The latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) features several articles on tuberculosis (TB) which look at the incidence of TB in Australia and the impact from rates of the disease in neighbouring countries.
• Sunday, February 03rd, 2008
Outreach services for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in remote areas are as effective as the treatment and management centres in metropolitan areas, according to a study published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia.
• Sunday, February 03rd, 2008
As part of its ongoing efforts to do whatever it takes to speed delivery of transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded up to $3 million in total funding to four industry teams seeking to push potential new PD treatments closer to the clinic.
• Sunday, February 03rd, 2008
Avian influenza (bird flu) has spread to infect birds in half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, say Bangladeshi officials. The two latest outbreaks took place in Gopalganj and Sylhet, according to the Ministry of Health. Some dead crows which were later found to be infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus strain had been found in the port of Chittagong.
• Sunday, February 03rd, 2008
The Rocky Mountains have warmed by 2 degrees Fahrenheit. The snowpack in the Sierras has dwindled by 20 percent and the temperatures there have heated up by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit.All could lead to dire consequences for the water supply in the Western United States, including California.
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