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First-ever genomic test predicts which lung cancer patients need chemotherapy to live

... of Health. The genomic test can theoretically apply to any cancer, but the Duke team focused its effort on lung cancer because the survival rate is just 15 percent. Lung cancer now kills more Americans each year than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined. But toxic chemotherapy drugs are pr...

For diseases, when it comes to sharing a home, only close relatives will do

...niversity of Virginia) asked whether similar rules apply to disease-causing microbes. They tried introducing a sexually-transmitted disease of plants, called "anther smut," into hosts that were already infected, and found that strains are more likely to share a host if they are more closely related. In t...

Virus has 'catastrophic' affect on red squirrels, research shows

...the disease in the forest. There are now plans to apply the approach to the other 15 squirrel refuges in Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Merseyside. Dr Peter Lurz is a co-author of both studies and a research associate at the Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES) a...

Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload

...n this field. "This is an exciting opportunity to apply novel materials such as fullerenes to generate targeted therapeutics with unique properties," Rosenblum said. "If successful, this could usher in a new class of agents for therapy not only for cancer, but for other diseases as well." While it's poss...

Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it

...ar ribozyme, but Walter predicts the findings will apply to other RNAs. If so, those findings should be of great interest to scientists who are learning more all the time about the diverse roles of RNA. Once thought to be only a passive carrier of encoded genetic information, RNA is now known to regulate g...

Long-term changes in experience cause neurons to sprout new long-lasting connections

...r understanding learning. "We think these findings apply to understanding a form of implicit memory of training-based skills," he said. "It's the kind of learning that you can't describe in words, like learning how to play the piano or to read Braille. It's in contrast to explicit memory, which is used to ...

New approach to vaccine development provides potent, long-lasting immunity

...mputer programs, the researchers then were able to apply mathematical equations to these measurements and calculate predictions of how the brain might be "learning" these simple movements. For example, by taking into account the number of repetitions it took for the subjects to push the joystick in the f...

Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45% for some

...nder and her team are working on issues that could apply to those who have to rapidly acclimatize to high altitude. For instance, when soldiers deploy to Afghanistan, they must quickly undertake physically taxing work at 12,000-14,000 feet, conditions that can severely affect performance under potentially ...

Robotic joystick reveals how brain controls movement

...mputer programs, the researchers then were able to apply mathematical equations to these measurements and calculate predictions of how the brain might be "learning" these simple movements. For example, by taking into account the number of repetitions it took for the subjects to push the joystick in the f...

Study finds how organs monitor themselves during early development

...dying the challenge of infertility in humans could apply this study to his or her own work, Dr. Gilboa explains. Studying a model organism like the fly with its short generation time and ease of handling allows us to address even complicated matters like the development of an organ in a timely and less cos...

Parasitic worms used to fight bowel disease

...field, as well as other researchers, also wants to apply this effort to a variety of autoimmune conditions, such as asthma, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Some researchers suggest that all of these conditions can be explained as combinations of the hygiene hypothesis and genetics. ...

Is the brain wired for faces?

... findings are exciting because we are now going to apply this technique to probe the neural bases of face perception deficits in autism," Riesenhuber said. Because humans are so talented in recognizing faces, many in the scientific community have argued that the brain has developed unique mechanisms for u...

ASU researchers find link between social behavior, maternal traits in bees

...potheses that outline how similar principles might apply to other animals." ...

Major WHO study concludes calcium supplements can reduce complications during pregnancy

...bout protein engineering with Mayo, so that he can apply it to the design of therapeutic proteins as well as biomolecular electronics devices. ...

Computer simulation hints at new HIV drug target

...bout protein engineering with Mayo, so that he can apply it to the design of therapeutic proteins as well as biomolecular electronics devices. ...

Losing sleep undoes the rejuvenating effects new learning has on the brain

...o screen out extraneous stimuli and preferentially apply attention switching, she said. ...

Researchers unravel DNA tangles and enzyme seamstresses

... test these findings experimentally and ultimately apply them to real-life cell division and target the developmental processes that lead to disease." ...

Sun protection for plants

...rly harsh." Professor Horton continued, "To fully apply this research to improving the productivity of crops we need to understand how these processes relate to plant growth and development in field conditions. Processes that may appear important in the laboratory may not be in the varied conditions of th...

USC, Rice to develop bacteria-powered fuel cells

...reduction capacity, it seemed a reasonable step to apply the same approaches to understanding current production. What is new here is the incorporation of colleagues in chemistry, geology, engineering, and evolutionary biology to optimize the entire system, not just the bacteria." In the fuel cell study,...

Study in Science holds promise for a new approach to drug therapy

...lve the structure of the hotspot before they could apply software to screen through databases of "drug-like molecules" to identify those that fit into, and bound tightly to, specific parts of the hotspot. These "drug-like" molecules could then be used to make precision changes in the hotspot's behavior. An...

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