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Blood test may help signal tumor's remission, return in throat cancer patients

...mained low following treatment were more likely to continue in remission. Patients who experienced large increases in protein levels were more likely to exhibit a return of the cancer or to die from it. For example, large increases in IL-6, VEGF, and HGF concentrations over time yielded a 3.8-fold, 3.0-fold, ...

Old memory traces in brain may trigger chronic pain

Why do so many people continue to suffer from life-altering, chronic pain long after their injuries have actually healed" The definitive answer -- and an effective treatment -- has long eluded scientists. Traditional analgesic drugs, such as aspirin and morphine derivatives, have...

New study reports hotel guests at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning

...oisoning to guests, and concluded, ‘AH&LA will continue to monitor industry-related carbon monoxide issues.’ Until CO alarms are installed in hotels, motels, and resorts, guests should consider carrying a CO alarm when they travel.” ...

CSIRO scientists join fight to save 'Tassie devil'

...major tourism attraction but also to ensure devils continue to play the vital role they have in maintaining Tasmania’s environmental balance. Other collaborators include: the Department of Primary Industries and Water (DPIW) and the University of Tasmania (UT)....

A new plant-bacterial symbiotic mechanism promising for crop applications

... development of organs, termed nodules, where they continue to live. This close relationship is symbiosis, which benefits both organisms involved: the plant supplies nutritive elements to the bacteria which in return pass on the nitrogen they have stored up. These interactions improve crop yields of legumino...

New bacterium discovered -- related to cause of trench fever

...ss or has been in the Andes Mountains. “As we continue to discover new pathogens and how humans get infected with them, we improve our ability to diagnose, prevent and treat our patients,” Koehler notes. “This enables us to use our work in the laboratory to benefit patients in the clinics and hospital.” ...

Physicist cracks women's random but always lucky choice of X chromosome

...ST suicide genes allowing its host X chromosome to continue to operate. However the other XIST suicide gene is now freed to activate and shuts down its X chromosome. Since putting forward this explanation researchers in Harvard have observed actual plugs of protein shutting down X chromosome XIST genes in ...

MU researchers to study the status of black bears in Missouri

...e of the population.” The study is expected to continue for two to three years. “I am really excited to be working on this project because it will be a fantastic learning experience for me. MU really encourages undergraduate participation in research, and I have been fortunate to receive support from ...

Study investigates 'divorce' among Galapagos seabirds

...l the baby bird can fly. The parents will usually continue to provide some meals to the fledgling. So, if, when mating season rolls around again, a male looks a little ragged from taking care of junior, his mate is likely to choose another. A male’s capacity to raise offspring, a quality that can vary w...

The kapok connection -- Study explains rainforest similarities

...s spread from South America to Africa. He plans to continue investigating the role of oceanic dispersal to see if the same is true for other species and for entire plant communities. "This tree has become locally extinct in parts of the Peruvian Amazon as a result of overexploitation for plywood," Dick sai...

Potato wart eyed as risk to potato production

... management, it is essential that research efforts continue with the goal of developing and improving reliable and integrated disease suppression methods to directly deal with this disease," said Franc....

AAAS decries latest stem cell veto

...ns on such a promising area of research. AAAS will continue to support the interests of scientists and patient...ns on such a promising area of research. AAAS will continue to support the interests of scientists and patients in fostering medical progress."...

St. Jude study shows genes play an unexpected role in their own activation

...,” Brindle said. “But at the same time, CREB could continue its other jobs without interruption.” ...

Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO

...eighboring regions, allowing displaced patients to continue to receive care Educating patients on the importance of not conserving their pills and trying to take them on time even during periods of instability. Culbert and colleagues' paper includes powerful testimonies from patients who have been un...

'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy

...ry and cardiac diseases. At the same time, Xu will continue to work on the 3-D VIP-Man to create a "family" of virtual patients, ranging in ages and sizes, in collaboration with researchers worldwide through the Consortium of Computational Human Phantoms ( http://www.virtualphantoms.org ), co-founded by Xu. ...

Philandering female felines forgo fidelity

...ed to encompass large landscapes if females are to continue to have access to many males.” In addition to helping save cheetahs in Africa, WCS is also studying the last remaining populations of Asia’s cheetahs in Iran....

Global survey of lizards reveals greater abundance of animals on islands than on mainland ecosystems

...t 400 years. Our study suggests that islands will continue to be vulnerable worldwide.? “Many people, myself included, enjoy visiting islands for their spectacular wildlife,?adds Buckley. “Our research suggests that we must be particularly careful to limit the movement of animals between islands if island...

Climate change impacts stream life

...amined might also fall by 12-25 per cent if trends continue as expected over the next 50 years". ...

Nitric oxide: Key to cardiovascular and pulmonary function and drug effectiveness

...c oxide or SNOs determines whether these receptors continue to function properly. This action is controlled by the ability of nitric oxide to inhibit a key regulatory system which ordinarily shuts the receptors off after they are stimulated The researchers reported their latest findings on Friday, May 4, ...

Students invent protective pouch to enhance cell therapy

...e major strengths of Johns Hopkins." Link plans to continue working on the project in the university’s biomedical engineering master’s degree program. ...

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