The biomedical device company CryoLife, Inc. is now using the researchers» design to build ring implants for further
studies in lab animals, Karp says.
Recent
studies in lab animals and humans show that the much - maligned material can be a source of cells useful for treating a wide range of ills.
Finding it in people's bodies meant taking tissue samples, so scientists mostly stuck to
studying it in lab animals.
The amount of acrylamide you'd get from potatoes is much lower than the quantities
studied in lab animals.
It is a possible carcinogen; According to the American Cancer Society, «
Studies in lab animals have found exposure to PFOA increases the risk of certain tumors of the liver, testicles, mammary glands, and pancreas in these animals.»
Not exact matches
They say a new
study found that, when exposed to heat, baby bottles release a chemical that, researchers say, has been linked to obesity, diabetes and developmental problems
in lab animals.
Pairing state - of - the - art technology like DNA sequencers and robotic fluid handlers
in the
lab with Shedd's world - class
animal expertise, the
lab enables Aquarium researchers to
study the countless invisible organisms that co-exist with the 32,000
animals in Shedd's care.
By
studying human cancer cells and
animal models of cancer
in the
lab, our researchers have shown that loss of PTEN leads to high levels of PI (3,4) P2, which could result
in hyperactivation of AKT.
In the Eickbush lab, he began a study of the evolutionary relationships among non-long-terminal-repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons, which are abundant in the genomes of animals, plants, and fung
In the Eickbush
lab, he began a
study of the evolutionary relationships among non-long-terminal-repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons, which are abundant
in the genomes of animals, plants, and fung
in the genomes of
animals, plants, and fungi.
In addition, formaldehyde has been linked to reproductive problems, including miscarriages, in some studies of industrial workers and lab animal
In addition, formaldehyde has been linked to reproductive problems, including miscarriages,
in some studies of industrial workers and lab animal
in some
studies of industrial workers and
lab animals.
The research is part of a growing field called ecoimmunology, which aims to push the
study of immunology beyond
lab animals like fruit flies and mice and understand how immune systems function
in real - world settings outside the
lab.
For example,
animal studies have shown that neurons derived
in the
lab from human embryonic stem cells improve Parkinson's symptoms; however, any residual stem cells associated with those neurons could form masses of unwanted cells.
Flu is hard to
study in the
lab because virtually no
lab animals get it the way humans do.
The
study — which looked at the action of Substance P within nerve cells
in the
lab and
in animal models — focused on acute pain, but Professor Gamper aims to look at its role within chronic pain as well.
In earlier animal studies, the Andersen lab found that it is here, in the PPC, that the initial intent to make a movement is forme
In earlier
animal studies, the Andersen
lab found that it is here,
in the PPC, that the initial intent to make a movement is forme
in the PPC, that the initial intent to make a movement is formed.
«We were very curious to see what would happen if we were to change the expression pattern of Pax6
in developing mouse brain to mimic that observed
in large - brained
animals,» says Fong Kuan Wong, a PhD student
in the
lab of Wieland Huttner and first author of the
study.
Indeed, U.K.
labs have reported 21 similar poliolike cases
in cattle and sheep over the last 10 years, and samples from some of those
animals are now being
studied.
And although there's already «a battery of evidence» for laterality
in animals from
lab studies, Lesley Rogers of the University of New England
in Armidale, Australia, says, «we're only beginning to look at how this laterality manifests itself
in the wild.»
To better determine the role of specific chemoattractants
in type III hypersensitivity, lead author Yoshishige Miyabe, MD, PhD, a research fellow
in Luster's
lab, used multiphoton intravital microscopy — an imaging technology pioneered for
studies of immune cell movements
in living
animals by CIID investigator and co-author Thorsten Mempel, MD, PhD — to follow
in real time the development of IC - induced arthritis
in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis.
In addition, D4 causes tumors, reproductive problems, altered organ size and acts like a weak estrogen in studies of lab animal
In addition, D4 causes tumors, reproductive problems, altered organ size and acts like a weak estrogen
in studies of lab animal
in studies of
lab animals.
In addition to the cases in Louisiana, laboratory studies have linked atrazine to hormonally responsive cancers in humans and lab animal
In addition to the cases
in Louisiana, laboratory studies have linked atrazine to hormonally responsive cancers in humans and lab animal
in Louisiana, laboratory
studies have linked atrazine to hormonally responsive cancers
in humans and lab animal
in humans and
lab animals.
However, Laksari and Kurt emphasize that their findings are predictions that need to be tested more extensively
in the
lab, either with
animal brains or human brains that have been donated for scientific
study.
Studies with
lab animals have linked pyrethroid exposure to damage of the thyroid, liver and nervous system, as well as impairment of behavioral development, changes
in the immune system and disruption of reproductive hormones, according to the 2006 EPA review.
«We might not have known urchins and six - armed sea stars were affected if
lab - held
animals hadn't died right
in front of us,» said the
study's lead author Laura Jurgens, a graduate student at UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory who earned her doctorate
in May.
«
In addition to being used in animal studies to help us understand how the brain works, this new endoscope might one day be useful for certain applications in people,» said Shay Ohayon, who developed the device as a postdoctoral researcher in James DiCarlo's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
In addition to being used
in animal studies to help us understand how the brain works, this new endoscope might one day be useful for certain applications in people,» said Shay Ohayon, who developed the device as a postdoctoral researcher in James DiCarlo's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
in animal studies to help us understand how the brain works, this new endoscope might one day be useful for certain applications
in people,» said Shay Ohayon, who developed the device as a postdoctoral researcher in James DiCarlo's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
in people,» said Shay Ohayon, who developed the device as a postdoctoral researcher
in James DiCarlo's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
in James DiCarlo's
lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The specimens come from a variety of
animal species, including okapi, platypus, and sloth, and are embedded
in paraffine wax as soon as they arrive to the
lab, where scientists
study them to help vets diagnose and treat eye diseases.
Prior
studies from the Sancar
lab showed that excision repair works more efficiently for actively transcribed genes
in animals and bacteria.
A PETA
study conducted earlier this year found that there has been a 73 % rise
in the use of these
animals in U.S.
labs over the past 15 years, obviating the need for other types of
animals.»
Today, the UNC School of Medicine
lab of 2015 Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, has published an exquisite
study of this powerful DNA repair system
in plants, which closely resembles a repair system found
in humans and other
animals.
So instead of
studying the whole
animals, he began isolating single nerve cells from the mole rats and investigating them
in lab dishes to track the molecular basis of the rodent's pain insensitivity.
The causes of such unpredictable results, Harris said, can include bad ingredients
in the
lab, including contaminated and misidentified cell lines; poor research design, including insufficient numbers of mice
in animal studies; statistical error and overreach, including «HARKing» (hypothesizing after the results are known), a push beyond the limits of the data; and funding pressures, which can lead scientists to hype or exaggerate their results to remain competitive for additional grant money.
Those tests will answer basic questions about changes
in cells and genes; they are not the elaborate, years - long
studies exposing
lab animals or examining humans that can answer most important health questions.
However,
animals that had mutations with Pcdha9, but not Sap130, can display defects
in the aorta, but with normal - sized left ventricles, suggesting interaction between the two genes is needed to cause all the features of HLHS,» said Xiaoqin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., the first author of the new
study and a research instructor
in Lo's
lab.
For the current
study, Jessica Childs, a graduate student
in Kroener's
lab, applied VNS to a test group of rats used
in the
study in a process called «extinction learning» to determine whether the procedure could help the
animals learn different behaviors and reduce their drug cravings.
Researchers have grown vocal cord tissue
in the
lab, and it works — the tissue was able to produce sound when it was transplanted into intact voice boxes from
animals, according to a new
study.
In the lab, they adapted the standard experimental technique for studying place cells: implanting electrodes directly into a rat's hippocampus and recording from them as the animal runs freely in a large box (see «A sense of place»
In the
lab, they adapted the standard experimental technique for
studying place cells: implanting electrodes directly into a rat's hippocampus and recording from them as the
animal runs freely
in a large box (see «A sense of place»
in a large box (see «A sense of place»).
The spiders are comparable to mutant
animals scientists create
in the
lab to
study circadian rhythms this short.
But his
lab's
animal studies have revealed that asymmetry
in an immature egg is important to the development of an embryo.
That active engagement included posting online endorsements from experienced scientists and others, providing compelling «
lab notes» containing updates and project background, and offering donors a nonmonetary reward such as visits to the research
lab and,
in the case of wildlife
studies, offering photographs of subject
animals.
CONFUSION reigns among those
studying animal minds, following the revelation that Harvard University has investigated alleged misconduct
in the
lab of one of the field's brightest stars.
Researchers are still working to understand just how some of these pathways and hormones can influence disease risk, primarily through
animal studies in the
lab.
Almost every
animal behavior
studied in the
lab, from the effectiveness of experimental drugs to the ability of monkeys to do math, is affected by stress, notes Paul Flecknell, a veterinary anesthesiologist at Newcastle University
in the United Kingdom who researches ways to alleviate pain
in animals.
Since then, he and his colleagues have shown
in lab studies of rodents and pythons that these
animals grow up bigger and faster when they eat cooked meat instead of raw meat — and that it takes less energy to digest cooked meat than raw meat.
Eubig, who
studies effects
in lab animals, was not involved
in the
study but co-authored a published report linking PCBs with changes related to ADHD.
In this new study, Kandel's former student, John H. Byrne, who heads the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has brought a new twist to the original learning method developed in Kandel's lab — a technique that consisted of shocking slug tails at regular intervals and then seeing whether the animals overreacted later when receiving another zap, a sign that they remembered their tormentors all too wel
In this new
study, Kandel's former student, John H. Byrne, who heads the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has brought a new twist to the original learning method developed
in Kandel's lab — a technique that consisted of shocking slug tails at regular intervals and then seeing whether the animals overreacted later when receiving another zap, a sign that they remembered their tormentors all too wel
in Kandel's
lab — a technique that consisted of shocking slug tails at regular intervals and then seeing whether the
animals overreacted later when receiving another zap, a sign that they remembered their tormentors all too well.
Ellen Heber - Katz, an immunologist at the Wistar Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, came upon the peculiar
animals when she ordered
lab mice bred for
studying the overactive immune response
in lupus.
The immunological benefits from the wild mice's gut bacteria may,
in part, explain a persistent problem
in disease research: Why disease experiments
in lab mice, such as vaccine
studies, turn out very differently
in humans or other
animals.
Lab studies,
animal studies, and observations of evacuated patients treated
in Europe and the USA have suggested that Ebola might cause lung damage by replicating itself
in lung tissue.
Eight past
studies looked at whether the sweetener causes cancer
in lab animals, says veterinary pathologist James Swenberg of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Researchers at McLean's Behavioral Genetics
Lab are using
animal models to
study the effects of nicotine on vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
in a
study funded by the Department of Defense (DoD).