Researchers Build An Ultrasound Version Of The Laser (June 12, 2006) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at the University of Missouri at Rolla have built an ultrasound analogue of the laser -- the uaser ... > full story

Gene Therapy Injected Into The Brains' Of Mice With Huntington's Disease (June 12, 2006) -- Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and Ceregene Inc. San Diego have successfully used gene therapy to preserve motor function and stop the anatomic, cellular changes that occur ... > full story

New Satellite Set To Collect Most-detailed Data Yet About Atmospheric Particles (June 12, 2006) -- A new satellite gathering data from the Earth's atmosphere could be a key tool in unraveling just how much effect the reflectivity of clouds and tiny particles called aerosols are having on the ... > full story

Signs Of Residual Islet Cell Function In People With Long-term Type 1 Diabetes (June 12, 2006) -- Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that a surprisingly high percentage of people with type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent) who have had the disease for 50 years or longer (The Joslin ... > full story

Pollen Proves Beneficial For Northern Lakes (June 12, 2006) -- Mention the word pollen to most people and it triggers thoughts of their battle against allergic reactions. However, a University of Alberta researcher has found an important spin-off for this fine ... > full story

Parallel Evolution: Proteins Do It, Too (June 12, 2006) -- Wings, spines, saber-like teeth -- nature and the fossil record abound with examples of structures so useful they've evolved independently in a variety of animals. But scientists have debated whether ... > full story

Galaxy Evolution In Cyber Universe Matches Astronomical Observations In Fine Detail (June 12, 2006) -- Scientists at the University of Chicago have bolstered the case for a popular scenario of the big bang theory that neatly explains the arrangement of galaxies throughout the universe. Their ... > full story

Encouraging Results For Folic Acid As A Cancer Prevention Drug (June 12, 2006) -- Folic acid supplements may prevent cancer progression and promote regression of disease, according to a new study. The small study found that 31 of 43 patients with the precancerous laryngeal lesion ... > full story

New Study Shows Much Of The World Emerged From Last Ice Age Together (June 12, 2006) -- New study of the timing of retreat of glaciers around the world shows that the Earth warmed in a synchronous manner at the same time that CO2 levels were rising at the end of the last Ice Age 17,500 ... > full story

Lack Of Key Enzyme Associated With Development Of Rare Tumor (June 12, 2006) -- Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a rare tumor of the adrenal glands appears to result from a genetic deficiency of an important enzyme. The enzyme is one of a ... > full story

Study Finds Racial Differences In Response To Treatments For Advanced Colon Cancer (June 12, 2006) -- African Americans, compared to Caucasians, have lower response rates to standard chemotherapy for advanced colon cancer but have significantly fewer severe side effects from the treatment. Genetic ... > full story

Brain Region Linked To Fly Slumber (June 12, 2006) -- Researchers at Northwestern University have pinpointed a brain area in flies that is crucial to sleep, raising interesting speculation over the purpose of sleep and its possible link with learning ... > full story

Transporter Is Possible Target For Safer Pain Medicine (June 12, 2006) -- A transporter that silences one of the body's natural pain killers holds promise for new powerful, non-addictive pain medicines as well as understanding AIDS patients' increased pain perception, ... > full story

Unraveling Alzheimer's: Clues May Be Found Visualizing Plaques In Human Brain, Mad Cow-type Diseases (June 12, 2006) -- An exciting new tracer allows visualization of abnormal protein deposits -- called amyloid plaques -- in human diseases like Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob and in prion diseases in animals like ... > full story

Professor's Phage-hunters Strike Pay Dirt (June 12, 2006) -- Pittsburgh high school and college students, encouraged by their teachers to dig in the dirt, have isolated and characterized 30 viruses that infect bacteria. Now they are co-authors on an article in ... > full story

Mosquito Immune System: Same Immune Factors Used To Fight Malaria Parasite And Infectious Pathogens (June 12, 2006) -- Mosquitoes employ the same immune factors to fight off bacterial pathogens as they do to kill malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ... > full story

The Long And The Short Of It: Expanding Small RNA Biology In Mammals (June 12, 2006) -- In independent studies, Drs. Haifan Lin (Duke University) and Toshiaki Watanabe (Kyoto University) and colleagues report on their identification of novel small RNAs in the mouse ... > full story

Warning For Budding Young Footballers Playing In New Boots (June 12, 2006) -- As the World Cup kicks off, doctors in this week's British Medical Journal report an unusual condition that can develop in budding young ... > full story

Astronomers Discover Universe's 'Smoking Gun' (June 11, 2006) -- Massive star supernovae have been major "dust factories" ever since the first generations of stars formed several hundred million years after the Big Bang, according to an international ... > full story

Diagnostic Breakthrough For Burkitt Lymphoma Reported (June 11, 2006) -- An international research study involving numerous institutions has successfully identified the gene expression signature for Burkitt lymphoma. The discovery will allow physicians to better diagnose ... > full story

New Step Toward Treatment For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (June 11, 2006) -- Researchers in Quebec, Canada, have taken an important step toward a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. After performing the first successful muscle cell transplant in young patients two years ... > full story

Mechanism For Neurodenegerative Diseases Linked To Transport Proteins (June 11, 2006) -- Hampering the transport of proteins within cells may underlie several adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's, ALS and Kennedy disease. Understanding how this cell transport is ... > full story

Salk Scientists Get To The Root Of Plant Cell Fate (June 11, 2006) -- Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies studying the frumpy wild mustard plant Arabidopsis thaliana recently determined why plants with a defective TOPLESS gene form an extra root ... > full story

Important Study Facts Often Missing In Media Reports About Medical Research (June 11, 2006) -- News stories about medical research, often based on initial findings presented at professional conferences, frequently omit basic facts about the study and fail to highlight important limitations, ... > full story

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