news archive November 2006

• Natural Killer Cells Can Be Induced to Fight Liver Cancer in Mice
  IL-12 and IL-18 together to induce Natural Killer cells may be a therapeutic regimen against tumors.
  
• Inexpensive, Quick, and Accurate Test Detects H5N1 Infections
  Newly developed inexpensive “gene chip” test based on a single influenza virus gene allows quick identification of flu viruses, including avian influenza H5N1.
  
• New technology used to construct the first map of structural variation in the human genome
  Methods also applicable to disease diagnosis, drug response tests
  

• „Programming“ diabetes before birth
  Fetal development has a major impact on adult cardiovascular disease risk
  

• Incentive-Based Therapy Works Best for Methamphetamine Abusers
  Contingency management (CM), also known as Motivational Incentives, along with psychosocial therapy is more effective than psychosocial therapy alone.
  
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Toxin Is Cleared
  Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), one of many toxins associated with S. aureus infection is not the culprit in S. aureus infections.
  
• Molecular Regulator for Blood Flow Found in Mice
  Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), a multifunctional protein involved in the nitric oxide-signaling pathway and is found to be part of the mechanism which restricts angiogenesis.
  

• Retinal transplants may help restore sight
  British scientists have discovered non-dividing retinal cells implanted into adult mouse retina can generate new photoreceptors
  
• Genetic Risk For Schizophrenia And Brain Function
  Variation in a gene linked with schizophrenia is associated with the occurrence of psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits, along with reduced activity in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
  
• Redefining Receptor Organization - Again
  Serious doubt is cast on widely accepted models of how a crucial class of cell surface receptors organizes itself.
  
• Knocking Out False Positives In Interaction Proteomics
  A new method for identifying, with very high confidence, cellular proteins that naturally interact with each other is described.
  
• A Potential Male Contraceptive
  Scientists report that it is possible to induce infertility in rats by specifically targeting germ cell adhesion in the testis.
  
• Benefits Of Fever
  Developing a fever gives the immune system a boost.
  
• Kidney Disease Caused By Mutation May Be Reversible
  The identification of a new genetic cause of a damaging kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome, is reported.
  
• Small RNAs Drive Evolution
  Scientists report new evidence supporting the importance of a class of small RNA molecules in human evolution.
  
• Towards A Complete Human 'Epigenome'
  The DNA methylation profile of three human chromosomes is reported.
  
• New Sonic Hedgehog Receptor
  A new receptor for the sonic hedgehog protein, that helps control nerve growth, is described in a report published online.
  
• Drug Duo Could Combat Retinal Cancers
  Researchers provide evidence implicating inactivation of the tumour suppressor gene p53 in retinoblastoma.
  
• DNA Degradation Link To Rheumatoid Arthritis
  A failure to degrade DNA properly may contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis.
  
• Gene Therapy By Membrane-Expressed Superantigen For Alpha-Fetoprotein-Producing Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  Research findings suggest that membrane-expressed Staphylococcus enterotoxin A (SEA) by adenovirus can generate stronger local and systemic antitumor responses against Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
  
• Antisense Smo Under The Control Of The PTCH1 Promoter Delivered By An Adenoviral Vector Inhibits The Growth Of Human Pancreatic Cancer
  Researchers develop a cell-specific cytotoxic model for the treatment of human pancreatic cancer.
  
• X PRIZE for Genomics Launched
  $10 Million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics Challenges Private Companies to Map 100 Human Genomes in 10 Days
  

• Elucidation of NF-kB’s Involvement In Muscle Homeostasis
  Disruption of NF-kB signaling improves muscle physiology, protects against atrophy, and enhances regeneration following injury.
  

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome May Be Linked to Areas in the Brain Controlling Breathing and Heart Rate
  Brainstem and serotonin implicated in abnormalities.
  
• Staph Vaccine Shows Promise in Mouse Study
  Vaccine offers hope for a bacteria which has become antibiotic resistant and more virulent in the recent past.
  
• Honey Bee Genome Analyzed
  Honey Bee genome is more similar to humans than any insect sequenced thus far.
  

• A Friend from A Foe: Parasite Helps Reverse Human Mitochondrial Defect
  Parasite protein complex transports corrective RNAs in diseased human cells.
  

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