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New Generation Clinical Trials Could Save Time And Money, Improve Patient Care

...tistical approach he says is more in line with how science works. He sites examples of Bayesian approaches being used routinely in physics, geology and other sciences. And he is putting his approach to the test at M. D. Anderson, where over 100 cancer-related phase I and II clinical trials are being planned ...

Synthetic Bone Tissue Could Be the Answer to Disfigurement Caused by Oral Cancer

..." Brian Love, Virginia Tech professor of materials science and engineering, and principal investigator in this project stresses that they could provide "substantially better clinical outcomes for all oral constructions could result if a more viable scaffold material were used that was capable of faster and h...

India set to become the global knowledge hub

...tention with success in some leading edge areas of science and technology. The country has conducted a test flight of Saras, an indigenously developed civilian light-transport aircraft, developed by the state-run Center for Civil Aircraft Design and Development. According to the Department of Biotechnolo...

Ward Off Aging With A Low-Calorie Nutritional Diet

...timal nutrition may delay primary aging in humans, science portal world-science.net reported. The study, to appear in the Jan 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, claims to be the first to associate a low calorie diet with delayed signs of aging in humans. The researchers compar...

Designer Rats Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes

...their effects. "With all this information in hand, science is moving from a microscopic to global perspective of heart disease," Lee says. "This will generate research projects for years down the line." The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit center dedicated to deciphering and analyz...

US Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science

...y and distinguished accomplishment in any field of science (computational science in 2006) – goes to Russel F. Doolittle, research professor, department of chemistry and biochemistry...

Risk Of AIDS Rises With Vaginal Washes

...times more likely to be infected with HIV, reports science portal SciDev.Net. It has long been thought the practice would increase women's susceptibility to HIV by stripping away the vagina's natural protection against infection and making it easier for the virus to enter cells. However, Robin Shattock, p...

India To Highlight Its Scientific Achievements

...ities. The country has made tremendous progress in science over the past 50 years. The film campaign will be targeted at people belonging to all age groups. The films will be produced at a cost of Rs.20 million and telecast by NGC from May 2006. The Science and Technology Ministry will retain the copyright f...

Handy Touch - A Wand to Bust Stressful Situations

...iversity, has expressed amazement at this superior science that has conclusively connected response to stress with areas of the brain. A significant off-shoot of this study throws light on the negative impact of love-less marriages or relationships that can lead to emotional debilitation, plunging one’s qual...

Public Health awareness to help scientists in Scotland!

...d's leading scientists, epidemiologists and social science researchers have contributed enormously to the development of Generation Scotland and we are now ready to build upon this momentum by working with thousands of families across Scotland to create a resource that will inform the separate and combined e...

Cancer Aid And Research Foundation: Offering Endless Hope To Cancer Patients

...for the perseverant efforts of a retired political science professor of St Xavier's College, A A Kazi. The foundation that was established in 2001 provides accommodation to cancer patients and families during the entire course of treatment. The travel and ticket expense is also taken care of by the foundat...

Dr.Tadataka Yamada Designated to open Gates for Global Health Program

...challenges, knows what it takes to bring promising science from the lab to people in need and understands how to engage new partners'...

Artificial sweetener, Aspartame, may be the potential cause of lymphoma, leukaemia

...h Perspectives, an US government-run environmental science journal. The method and sample adopted were feeding 1,900 rats with artificial sweetener in feed until they died. Thereafter rats were examined to see if they suffered from any disease. The results of the study revealed that rats on aspartame-sweet...

Americans Not Interested In Choosing Sex Of Child: Survey

...ill want to leave things up chance and not rely on science for everything,' said Jain. In an earlier study, Jain and colleagues had reported that 40 percent of women being treated for infertility would choose the sex of their next child if given the option. The discrepancy between the two studies is sign...

Burn Injuries More Common In Small Boys

...ercent of the injured children were boys, reported science portal EurekAlert. The study said 80 percent of the injuries were scalds, with 71 percent of those caused by hot liquids and 29 percent caused by hot food. Many of them happened because children tried to reach up and pull hot food or liquid off a ...

Voice Choice: Woo Men, Strike a Deep Chord

...e voices more when fertile." The latest issue of science Journal Hormones and Behavior has published this research. ...

Indulge in sea food: no need to worry as benefits heavier than risks!

...toria, Ore., and moderator of the panel, "The best science coming out over the last two years has overwhelmingly been in favour of the benefits of seafood consumption." Phillip Spiller, director of the Office of Seafood for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, "We must formulate a clear message for ...

New Biosensor Developed To Detect E. Coli Bacteria

...includes a silicon chip and a digital camera, says science portal EurekAlert. "Traditional methods of detection of bacteria can take days but the biosensor developed by them could take as much time as it takes for a snapshot," said lead researcher Benjamin Miller. The Rochester team called the technology...

World population To Be Seven billion in Six Years

..., at 4:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, reported the science portal Live Science. With an average of 4.4 people added to the population every second, the world will be home to seven billion people six years from now.//According to a report issued by the International Programmes Centre at the US census Bureau ...

Marijuana Compound Offers Hope In Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention

...se vision loss in a diabetic patient, reported the science portal EurekAlert. He hoped the compound in marijuana may one day be given along with insulin to stop the early changes that set the stage for damaged or destroyed vision. --Edited IANS...

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