Olive Stones to Depollute Industrial Sewage Water
...sed on biosorption, which is a property of certain types of biomass to retain pollutants. It can be used to...ysical and chemical process, which enables certain types of biomass for example, agricultural residues- to retain the hard metals found in industrial sewage ...Aggressive Treatment for Whiplash Does Not Promote Faster Recovery
...rch examined whether the association between early types of care and recovery time shown in an earlier study was reproducible with whiplash compensated under tort insurance. A previous study led by Pierre Cote, of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, found that patients compensated under no-faul...Genome of Botulism Bacterium Revealed
...int of these in C. botulinum." There are several types of C. botulinum: although described as variants of a single species, they are really very different organisms linked simply because they have the deadly toxin. For each type, there is also a near-identical but harmless relative that lacks the toxin. ...Scientists Identify Four Genes That Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer
...st cancer, the new technique can be used for other types of the disease too, and the researchers have already started on applying it to prostate, bowel, and lung cancer. Lead researcher Professor Bruce Ponder said that the technique should speed up the rate of gene identification enormously for a range o...Brain Activity Reflects Variation in Types of Anxiety
...found that brain activity reflects differences in types of anxiety. Researchers, whose work will be publ...terns of brain activity connected with each of two types of anxiety: anxious apprehension (verbal rumination, worry) and anxious arousal (intense fear, panic...Malaria and HIV Jointly Affects Pregnant Women and Their Infants
...more effective vaccines designed to generate these types of protective antibodies, Kain said....Red Cross Blood Supplies Reach Dangerous Levels
...ast year or more, and individuals with these blood types make up just nine percent of the general populatio...e that blood is available when needed. Other blood types are at dangerously low levels as well,' says Diane Ward, CEO of the American Red Cross Southeastern ...More Than 270 Medicines in Testing for Heart Disease and Stroke
..., and nearly 80 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease. The cost of these diseases to American society is more than $430 billion a year. Due in large part to new drug treatments, death rates from heart disease and stroke are falling, states the new report. According to the Nat...Individuals Distraction can Be Measured by a Computer Based Test
...ed with a higher risk of being involved in various types of accidents such as car and workplace accidents," said Professor Lavie, whose research has been published in the Association for Psychological Science journal. This new test measures subjects' accuracy and reaction times when they are exposed to d...Significant Scientific Breakthrough in Stem Cell Banking
...y by the Directors to be among the first stem cell types to be introduced in clinical use. Therefore, the collection of MSCs derived from the cord, and their long term preservation, maybe of significant value to stem cell therapy applications. "Storing MSCs from the cord lining has the potential to broad...Tobacco Menace and What can Be Done About It
...nd burden of tobacco consumption: There are two types of tobacco species that are commonly used. N. tabacum- commonly used for the cigarettes, cigars, bidi, hookas etc.. And N. rustica- used for the snuff and hooka (high class). The consumption can be broadly dealt in smokeless tobacco and smoking. It i...Dentists Need More Training in Oral Cancer Detection
...t common sites for oral cancer and the most-common types of early lesions. Many, however, were not able to answer those questions correctly. Moreover, dentists lacked knowledge needed for risk assessment and counseling. For example, when asked which of several risk factors is least important, the most fr...Panacea Announces the Availability of PC Detect(sm) for Prostate Cancer Screening
...een established as an excellent biomarker for many types of cancer, including prostate cancer. The protein is typically undetectable in sera from cancer-free individuals, thus, an elevated serum protein level of HAAH is highly diagnostic for cancer. "The addition of PC Detect(sm) to standard-of-care pros...Small Pox Scare Put West Bengal on High Alert
...nfected. Smallpox is caused by the attack of two types of viral strains - variola major and variola minor. The early symptoms of the disease are high temperature, body ache and headache. In a few days, red spots appear in the mouth and tongue and break open into sores. Later, the spots become fluid-fille...Genetic Testing Helping Cancer Survivors Fight For Their Loved Ones
...ot an individual has an increased risk for certain types of cancer. While you don't inherit cancer, you can... breasts, both ovaries, both kidneys) -- Multiple types of cancer occur in one individual 2. Learn how genetic testing works. While genetic testing is a c...Yale Cancer Center Answers: A New Weekly Radio Progam on WNPR
... week. Nationally acclaimed specialists in various types of cancer research, diagnosis and treatment discuss common misconceptions about the disease and respond to questions from the community. The central component of Yale Cancer Centers mission is education and outreach to the residents in the State, s...Blood Test may Help Signal Tumor's Remission, Return in Throat Cancer Patients
... would need to be performed on patients with these types of cancer as well....Gene Therapy a Better Alternative to Viagra Please
...n the UK - Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. But not all types of ED respond well to medication - for example, ED caused by nerve damage following prostate cancer surgery. US researchers are hopeful that for these patients, and those who experience side-effects with medication, gene therapy may be a good alterna...Astrazeneca's Investigational Cancer Therapies Revealed at ASCO
...th. AZD2281 has been studied in a range of tumor types in Phase I studies. The study presented today at ASCO showed that treatment with AZD2281 led to inhibition of PARP functional activity in both surrogate and tumor tissue, and reported that strong signals were detected in hereditary ovarian cancer. Be...Brain Tumor Patients Survival Depends on Predicting Treatment Responses Earlier
...imary brain tumors undergoing treatment with these types of drugs," said Chen. "Our research paves the way for developing drugs that could improve the lives of those with malignant brain tumors," said Chen, adding that research will continue factoring in metabolic response into drug treatment. PET is a s...