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Prion disease treatable if caught early

... findings support developing early treatments that aim to reduce levels of prion protein in the brains of people with prion disease. Also, they said that their findings suggest testing the efficacy of treatments in a new way: by analyzing their cognitive effects in prion-infected mice. The researchers, ...

Trying to control pain can be a double-edged sword, say scientists

...Throughout our lives, we are taught that we should aim to take control of our lives, to get the best job, find the best partner," says Dr Wiech. "But sometimes we should accept what we have and make the most of it. Rather than constantly battling pain, our research supports the view that it is better to ...

New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks

...ncy departments around the country. The scientists aim to develop a blueprint, complete with lists of tips and traps, to help hospitals adopt standardized methods for evaluating and treating early sepsis patients. ...

Heart smart: new drug improves blood flow

... creating a new research centre at Monash with the aim of challenging orthodox thinking on heart disease and stroke. "Vascular diseases are the number one cause of death worldwide. Yet we don't know enough about the causes to reliably identify and treat cases, let alone prevent these diseases," he says...

NHGRI aims to make DNA sequencing faster, more cost effective

...ed, along with additional analysis tools, with the aim of producing a viable, low-cost sequencing system....nopore Arrays for DNA Sequencing" This team will aim to develop highly integrated arrays of nanopores that can be fabricated by lithographic methods, alo...

Edible coatings will be the packaging of the future

...f edible coatings with WPI on chicken breasts. The aim was to analyse the effect on their aspect and their properties. At the same time, the experiment was used to incorporate nisine, an antioxidant agent that penetrates the foodstuff little by little and thus offers an ongoing protection. The idea was t...

A valuable fly for research into disease

...c tools for genetic and pharmacological tests that aim to identify target genes as well as compounds that may lead to future therapies. Moreover, more and more companies that exploit this model system are being established worldwide. In order to highlight the potential of applied science, the organizers ...

Discovery of the first resistance gene to rice yellow mottle virus

...n done in other plant/virus interactions, with the aim of inducing resistance to RYMV. The results show that the transgenic plants have only partial resistance, and for only a short time, and can even end up with a heightened susceptibility. In the particular case of the rice/RYMV interaction, the strate...

What does the public really know about HPV?

...about cancer. In 2005, one high-priority research aim was to assess, for the first time, the awareness and knowledge of HPV in a nationally representative sample of women. To identify factors associated with U.S. women's awareness of HPV and its link to cervical cancer, researchers from NCI analyze...

New study suggests promising drug combinations for sleeping sickness

...y of three drug combinations for this disease. The aim was to find out if any of these combinations would provide a viable treatment option for patients with second-stage sleeping sickness, where infection has reached the brain and prognosis is normally very poor. In the trial the drug combinations co...

HIV/AIDS linked to extensively drug resistant TB

...n a Yale and South African team of researchers who aim to integrate HIV and TB care and treatment. TB is the most common cause of death and illness in those with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV greatly increases the risk of active TB disease and about 80 percent of patients with active TB in ...

First-time analysis reveals millions of Europeans left at risk from influenza

...ss. In 2003, the World Health Assembly resolved to aim for at least 50% of the elderly population to receive annual seasonal vaccines by 2006, and 75% by 2010. In October 2006, the WHO followed this with a call to all countries preparing for a pandemic to increase use of seasonal influenza vaccines 2 to ...

High levels of blindness in southern Sudan following years of war

...al population estimated to be around 50,000. Their aim was to estimate how many people were blind or had ‘‘low vision’?and to find out the main causes. Working under very difficult conditions, the researchers selected villages to be visited at random. A house in each village visited was selected by spinn...

Sandia research to focus on early detection of harmful algal blooms

...ellfish in the field. Lane and his colleagues will aim to optimize the micro-separations process for a sub-set of relevant toxins, and establish the laboratory-based protocols for sample preparation. The long-term goal, should the initial phase of the Sandia research go as planned, is to develop small,...

Save the whales? Sure, but how many?

...ity has been achieved, conservation efforts should aim next for 'ecological functionality,' which means a species will serve its role in ecosystems, such as Pacific salmon providing marine-derived nitrogen to watersheds, or predators reducing pest species, or birds dispersing seeds. 'Sustainable human ...

Scientist works to improve treatment for brain tumors

... cells, while leaving normal cells unharmed. "Our aim is to identify the drug design that has the most potent anti-tumor efficacy," he said. Debinski will also explore how cancer cells' lack of oxygen affects the treatment. Hypoxia, a lack of oxygen in tissues that causes cell stress, is a characterist...

Where we change our mind

...ate it into decision making. In particular, their aim was to analyze subjects' navigation through a virtual maze, to explore how different cortical regions function in solving "partially observable decision-making problems." "In navigation tasks, such as that investigated here, an individual must const...

Epstein-Barr virus might kick-start multiple sclerosis

...ole early in the development of the disease. "Our aim was to investigate what causes these increased antibody concentrations and if T cell responses to EBV are different in patients with MS," Lünemann said. He and Edwards focused on one viral protein, called Epstein-Barr virus-encoded nuclear antigen1 (...

Bacteria could make new library of cancer drugs that are too complex to create artificially

...lation of the enzyme content of the bacteria, they aim to produce a range of different compounds based closely on the form of streptorubin B normally formed by the bacteria. Some of these analogues of streptorubin B could provide the basis for developing useful new anti cancer drugs. Professor Challis...

A cleaner, greener rice industry

...IRRI Director General Robert S. Zeigler said: "The aim of such indicators is to provide the members of AS...ment Year is celebrated every three years with the aim of promoting environmental awareness at all levels of society, highlighting ASEAN's environmental ac...

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