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Size and Position of Floral Anther Plays a Vital Role in Pollination

...s of those plants, thus ensuring the continuity of both the plant and its animal partner. Scientists are... intimate and important these interactions are, as both plants and pollinators are threatened by extinction due to habitat loss and pollution from human act...

Study Confirms Benefits of Chemo, Trastuzumab Combo to Battle Breast Cancer

...efits were accompanied by decreases in the risk of both locoregional and distant recurrences of the cancer. "Taken together, these results confirm that the administration of trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy should be the standard choice for the treatment of women with HER2 positive early st...

Boffins Identify Gene That can Protect Humans from Nephronopthisis

...e gene GLIS2 can lead to nephronopthisis (NPHP) in both humans and mice. Mathias Treier and his group at EMBL have paved way to develop innovative treatment for the disease by working on a mouse model. "Our mice show striking similarities with NPHP patients. Very early on in their lives their kidney ...

Battle Between Google and Microsoft Could Trigger Revolution in Healthcare

...based analysts Wireless Healthcare, will impact on both healthcare professionals and medical device manufa...he growing 40 to 59 demographic group - people who both take their health seriously and have started to use internet searches to identify early signs of dis...

Indonesia Confirms 81st Bird Flu Death

... around the world, the situation remained critical both in Indonesia and Egypt. The frequent contact many people have with domesticated birds elevates the risk of transmission and mutation. In Indonesia alone, the World Health Organisation estimates that there are more than 13,000 poultry markets, where...

Water Hyacinth is Used for Health Improvements in Africa

...he genus Neochetina--N. bruchi and N. eichhorniae, both natives of South America. Dr. Ogwangs work on the Lake Victoria water hyacinth eradication program was recently featured on National Geographics television series, Strange Days on Planet Earth. He will be giving a presentation on this work at th...

Specific Protein is Instrumental in Myelination

...mal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein promotes both myelination and remyelination (creation and repair of white matter). Over-expression (through genetic manipulation) of EGFR protein promotes functional recovery of neural fibers (demonstrated through the conduction of electrical impulses). Reducin...

Mutated Gene Zaps Pancreas Cancer in Mice

... a very advanced stage. Infected control mice in both groups died within 40 days without treatment, while at least half those who received the aggressive BikDD mutant gene survived for 14 months with no signs of cancer. "This vehicle, or vector, is so targeted and robust in its cancer-specific express...

Eyeglass Guide Launched That Aids in Choosing the Right Eyewear

...ll they can to protect the health of their eyes -- both now and in the future," Tisch added. According to Tisch, the guide will encourage consumers to think of their glasses as more than just a means of correcting their vision, but as a way to enhance and protect their vision. In addition to the Web s...

Spicy Cuisine Originated in Mexico 1,500 Years Ago

...able to determine that they were using the peppers both dried and fresh," Perry said. "It shows us that ancient Mexican food was very much like today. They would have used fresh peppers in salsas or in immediate preparation, and they would have used the dried peppers to toss into stews or to grind up i...

Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze in Urban, Rural Areas: Study

...Earth's surface , form the bulk of organic haze in both urban and rural areas. Till now, the scientists ...rce or continuous formation for the pollution, and both he and Zhang believe that this extended source of particle pollution is reactive, and can be identif...

Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

...nt and named it BikDD. Untreated control mice in both experiments all died within 40 days, while mice tr...days. However, the VISA-BikDD mice lived longer in both trials, with at least half surviving for 14 months with no detectable sign of cancer recurrence. T...

Scientists Identify New Genetic Mutation Behind Common Dementia

...s," Dr. Bruni said. "It's possible that loss of both copies of the progranulin gene leads to the death of embryos, and that's why there were no cases with two copies of the mutated gene," the researcher added. The researchers are now planning to conduct a study to identify the modifying factors resp...

Smoking Speeds Up Muscle Loss

...iology, and Dr Philip Atherton, a Research Fellow, both from the university's School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health at Derby, have, with collaborators in Denmark and the USA, discovered that smoking impairs the day to day upkeep of muscle by speeding up a condition known as sarcopenia - the loss of...

Visual Impairment Linked to Greater Mortality Risk

...that visual impairment, age-related eye disease or both are markers of aging and frailty or whether these ocular conditions accelerate aging, thus leading to relatively earlier death in older persons," they conclude. "If a direct or indirect causal effect from visual impairment on earlier death is conf...

Amorous African Fish Exchange Electric Pulses While Mating

... Using recording equipment and custom software, both observed the electrical signaling and physical beh... the whole sequence as "electrical duetting", said both males and females seemed to make specific "sounds" before, during, and after mating. The signals ...

Plant Growth Regulated by Both Internal Clock and External Light: Study

...chers have shown that plant growth is regulated by both an internal clock and external light . Using tim...t the timing of that growth spurt is controlled by both the plant's internal clock and its exposure to light, acting on two genes called PIF 4 and PIF 5. ...

Macca Calls for Veggie World to Prevent Global Warming

...an?' he asked, trying to catch us out. 'Yeah!', we both answered. Shooting birds, that's hypocrisy," he added....

No Sex Education, Say Uttar Pradesh Teachers

...o take this extreme step in the larger interest of both students and teachers," he added. "If they are so desperate to include sex education in the curriculum, let them redesign the books and teaching aids."...

Advancement in Gene Associated With Colon Cancer

...ounseling, Gruber says. Counseling can be done for both patients and family members. For more information, contact:Nicole Fawcettnfawcett@umich.edu...

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