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Zebrafish atlas will help research community to model human disease

An inch-long tropical fish will enjoy improved global exposure thanks to a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources-National Institutes of Health

22 Sep 2004

Amyloid growth can occur independently of oligomers

Improperly folded proteins are normally destroyed. But in a wide range of diseases, including prion (from proteinaceous and infectious) diseases and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease, amyloid fibrils, or plaques--misshapen proteins that aggregate into characteristic ropelike configurations--accumulate in tissue.

22 Sep 2004

Important that nurses help women find ways to bond with their infants when breast-feeding is not possible

New mothers with fibromyalgia (FM) face multiple barriers to breast-feeding their babies, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.

20 Sep 2004

Resveratrol in red wine, is thought to contribute to improved cardiovascular effects associated with moderate consumption of red wine

Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and affiliated with the Salk Institute in San Diego, Calif., have succeeded in converting chalcone synthase, a biosynthetic protein enzyme found in all higher plants, into an efficient resveratrol synthase.

20 Sep 2004

First whole-genome survey of where three commonly used retroviruses into human DNA

Retroviruses are one of the most common vehicles for delivering therapeutic payloads via gene therapy in animal models of disease and human patients.

22 Aug 2004

The prion appears to function as an evolutionary stepping stone

“This prion,” explains Lindquist, “has a capacity to hide and release genetic information throughout the entire genome that can contribute to new traits in a complex way.”

16 Aug 2004

Ways to economically recover recombinant proteins from transgenic tobacco

The economics of producing biopharmaceuticals from transgenic plants such as tobacco is still a roadblock to producing large quantities of urgently needed medicines, especially for people in underdeveloped nations.

12 Aug 2004

NASA scientists have discovered a way to identify the gene functions of all of an organism's genes simultaneously

NASA scientists have discovered a way to identify the gene functions of all of an organism's genes simultaneously by using unique DNA sequences or 'bar codes.'

12 Aug 2004

One-third of U.S. adults use some form of alternative medicine

More than one-third of U.S. adults use some form of alternative medicine such as herbal supplements and other therapies, showed in a nationwide survey by NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine published in May 2004.

2 Aug 2004

Yeast and tea tree oil kill MRSA superbug

Manchester Metropolitan University is working with a cutting edge technology firm to find a treatment for the hospital superbug MRSA which kills 5,000 patients each year.

23 Jul 2004

European funding to study how yeasts such as Candida cause infections among hospital patients

Dr Fritz Mühlschlegel, Reader in Medical Microbiology in the Biosciences Department at Kent and Consultant Medical Microbiologist in the East Kent NHS Trust, and Dr Daniel Poullain from Lille’s Medical School have been awarded 315,106 euros under the EU’s Interreg Programme to study the mechanisms by which fungal pathogens cause disease.

21 Jul 2004

Women with a condition called vulvodynia process pain differently

The researchers tested 17 women with vulvodynia and 23 similar women without pain at 23 sites throughout the vulva and at the deltoid muscle, the shin and the thumbnail to assess pain tolerance. They found the women with vulvodynia had lower tolerance at all sites than the women without vulvodynia.

13 Jul 2004

Mycology News and Research

Zebrafish atlas will help research community to model human disease

Amyloid growth can occur independently of oligomers

Important that nurses help women find ways to bond with their infants when breast-feeding is not possible

Resveratrol in red wine, is thought to contribute to improved cardiovascular effects associated with moderate consumption of red wine

First whole-genome survey of where three commonly used retroviruses into human DNA

The prion appears to function as an evolutionary stepping stone

Ways to economically recover recombinant proteins from transgenic tobacco

NASA scientists have discovered a way to identify the gene functions of all of an organism's genes simultaneously

One-third of U.S. adults use some form of alternative medicine

Yeast and tea tree oil kill MRSA superbug

European funding to study how yeasts such as Candida cause infections among hospital patients

Women with a condition called vulvodynia process pain differently

Myriad Genetics awarded a $14.2 million contract for AIDS and hepatitis research

Molecular biologists find chink in the armor of Candida, the most common human fungal pathogen

Microchip to track genetic signature of cancer and normal tissue

Xuezhikang cuts risk of coronary heart disease by a third

New gene found in genetic wasteland

Cure for age-induced diabetes or cancer may be nearer than we think

Parkinson's disease breakthrough

Studies suggest white tea help prevent staphylococcus and streptococcus infections

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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