March 25, 2008
Media Contact:
Paul Francuch, (312) 996-3457, francuch@uic.edu
Fruit Fly Phlebotomy Holds Neuroscience Promise
Drawing blood from a fruit fly may only be slightly easier than getting it from a proverbial stone or turnip, but success could provide substantial benefits for [...]
April 2, 2008
Media Contact:
Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, (312) 996-1583, jgala@uic.edu
Brain DNA ‘Remodeled’ in Alcoholism
Reshaping of the DNA scaffolding that supports and controls the expression of genes in the brain may play a major role in the alcohol withdrawal symptoms, particularly anxiety, [...]
Tapping into the Cancer-Fighter Collective for Treatment
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is working with others to develop software that lets doctors and researchers compare cases and treatment outcomes
By Larry Greenemeier
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TISSUE MICROARRAY (TMA) technique enables investigators to extract small cylinders of [...]
Synthetic Biology: It’s Not What You Learned, But What You Made
By Alexis Madrigal January 25, 2008 | 4:12:23 PMCategories: Synthetic Biology
With the news yesterday that J. Craig Venter Institute scientists had built the first bacterial genome from the raw chemical components of DNA, we saw a host of science writers step up to [...]
Kids learn more when mom is listening 1-23-2008 [...]
Fearful expressions are effective attention getters
By Melanie Moran
Published: October 19, 2007
Y ou may not be fully dressed without a smile, but a look of horror will make a faster first impression. Vanderbilt University researchers have confirmed what previous research had hinted at: the brain becomes aware of fearful faces more quickly than it does of [...]
International award for QUT prostate researcher
The discovery of a new enzyme found in men suffering prostate cancer is one of many advances that have led to Queensland University of Technology’s Professor Judith Clements being honoured with a prestigious international award.
As the first Australian to ever win the Frey - Werle Foundation Commemorative Gold Medal, Professor [...]
Can fish oil treat ADHD? Australian study to find out
A new study being run by Queensland University of Technology and the University of South Australia will investigate whether daily doses of fish oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids) can improve the attention, memory and learning of school-aged kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
QUT researchers are inviting [...]
DALLAS — Nov. 12, 2007 — Human lung-cancer tumors grown in mice have been shown to regress or disappear when treated with a synthetic compound that mimics the action of a naturally occurring “death-promoting” protein found in cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
The findings, appearing in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, suggest that [...]
DALLAS — Nov. 14, 2007 — While investigating how the hormone orexin might control sleep and hunger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered, to their surprise, that it activates a protein, HIF-1, long known to stimulate cancerous tumor growth.
The study, appearing today in the online version of the journal Genes and Development, is [...]
