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New clues to the dark side of a key anti-tumor guardian

...imal models, hyperactivation of the p53 protein is beneficial in terms of bestowing extra protection against tumor formation, but at the same time it has a significant negative effect: a shortening of lifespan, accompanied by hallmarks of accelerated aging, including osteoporosis, decreased stress resistance, a...

Biotech cotton 8: Bugs 0

...ps. Spraying less chemical insecticides means more beneficial insects survive, further reducing the need for spraying. By 2004, pink bollworm losses had fallen to nearly half of earlier levels, $4.34 per acre. Tabashnik said, "Some of the other pests are not so much of a problem because we're not killing thei...

Researchers learn how blood vessel cells cope with their pressure-packed job

...ls can sense the mechanical force and achieve this beneficial effect through the activation of Rho, and we also need to identify other proteins that may be involved in this feedback control mechanism." ...

Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys

...ving within the retina to its target sites and the beneficial changes appear to be long lasting, researchers said. Especially encouraging were signs the treatment may be able to repair retinal damage. The treatment has promising implications for other genetic eye diseases that involve the eye's ability to proc...

NC State researchers redesign life for Mars and beyond

...biology, have combined their expertise to transfer beneficial characteristics from a sea-dwelling, single-celled...nd other extremophiles might be able to lend their beneficial traits to plants sometime in the future. "This is very fundamental research," Boss said. "If we cou...

Amphetamines reverse Parkinson's disease symptoms in mice

...ions of Parkinson's symptoms in the mice, with the beneficial effects becoming more pronounced with increasing d...-like drugs, that might provide a more lasting and beneficial alternative to L-DOPA in the treatment of Parkinson's disease." ...

MicroRNAs have shaped the evolution of the majority of mammalian genes

..." says Grimson. "Some genes are trying to preserve beneficial microRNA sites and others are evolving in order to avoid developing harmful ones." ...

Drug resistant avian influenza viruses more common in Southeast Asia than North America

... extent to which an organism has acquired either a beneficial genetic trait that gives it a survival advantage in a particular environment and therefore makes the organism more likely to survive and multiply; or a trait that makes it vulnerable to something in the environment, and therefore more likely to becom...

Fighting malaria by manipulating mosquitoes' sense of smell

...despread application is not likely to impact other beneficial insect populations. The researchers intend to set up a pipeline for identifying and testing non-toxic chemical odorants that attract, repel or simply confuse the mosquito's olfactory system. The pipeline begins with the high-tech genetic engineerin...

UT Southwestern researchers discover master switch in cell death

... for controlling the early stages of cell death ?a beneficial and normal process when it works right, but malign...n of proteins that control cell death.?/p> The beneficial side of cell death ?known as apoptosis ?occurs when it kills cells at appropriate times, as is the c...

Stem cells bring fast direct improvement, without differentiation, in acute renal failure

... return of function," he said. Furthermore, "these beneficial effects are predominantly mediated, as our data su...t the site of injury of organ-protective and other beneficial gene products by the stem cells per se. Collectively, these and as yet unidentified mechanisms repre...

Sea Ice May Be on Increase in the Antarctic

...lts establish that an increase dosage of Sirt1 has beneficial effects on mammalian physiology," Imai said. "Our findings also provide new insight into the physiological and molecular functions of Sirt1 in glucose metabolism and suggest therapeutic interventions for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and o...

Hanging baskets of sex and death help fruit growers

... virus that kills its larvae without killing other beneficial insects. The researchers at Warwick HRI, the hort...er moths and prevents loss of populations of other beneficial insects such as the red spider mite which would occur if growers used pesticides. Extended virus li...

Life-extending protein keeps blood sugar in check

...lts establish that an increase dosage of Sirt1 has beneficial effects on mammalian physiology," Imai said. "Our findings also provide new insight into the physiological and molecular functions of Sirt1 in glucose metabolism and suggest therapeutic interventions for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and o...

Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy

...du/ . "Some of these substances may prove to have beneficial effects -- and, in fact, may become part of conven...effectiveness. However, little evidence exists for beneficial effects of red clover, and no benefit was reported for ginseng, evening primrose oil or dong quai. I...

Women cautioned against using herbal supplements

...du/ . "Some of these substances may prove to have beneficial effects -- and, in fact, may become part of conven...effectiveness. However, little evidence exists for beneficial effects of red clover, and no benefit was reported for ginseng, evening primrose oil or dong quai. I...

AACR Favors 'full spectrum of stem cell research biology'

...ctive cloning, noting that, "such attempts have no beneficial goal and can be reasonably assumed to cause harm." At the same time, the AACR position supports the "ethical use of somatic cell nuclear transfer," noting that the technique, "promises to reveal the role of specific genetic alterations in tumorigenes...

A vaccine to kill tapeworm

...o shots, though they say the vaccine will still be beneficial even it has to be given yearly. There is no reason why the vaccine would not work in people too. But safety issues make it much more costly to develop a human vaccine, and it should not be necessary, says Gauci. "An effective control programme would...

Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide

...t growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), which are beneficial soil bacteria that colonize plant roots and protect against disease. "An integrated approach that utilizes biologically-based pest management tactics, such as PGPRs, soil solarization, and biological control agents combined with crop rotations and c...

A slight difference and significant similarities

...tionally, fructans are classed as fiber and have a beneficial effect on human intestinal flora. The main result...ed into the potato as these polysaccharides have a beneficial effect on human intestinal flora and are therefore a very desirable nutritional component. Potatoes ...

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