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Lead with a poisonous electron shield

...n pair. This observation may help in the design of future lead-specific antidotes....

Flavanols in cocoa may offer benefits to the brain

...in healthy brain function and chart the course for future research that could lead to new solutions for preventing cognitive decline and dementia, according to a panel of scientists who presented new data at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Several studi...

Study uncovers a lethal secret of 1918 influenza virus

...life. The work suggests that it may be possible in future outbreaks of highly pathogenic flu to stem the tide of death through early intervention. The study "proves the 1918 virus was indeed different from all of the other flu viruses we know of," says Kawaoka, a professor in the UW-Madison School of Vet...

RNAi shows promise in gene therapy, Stanford researcher says

...versity School of Medicine. Kay will talk about future uses for RNAi gene therapy at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences annual meeting in San Francisco during a session titled "RNAi for emerging pandemics and biosecurity." The session takes place at 1:45 p.m. Feb. 18. RNAi is ...

New research may overturn conventional wisdom on drug-resistant tuberculosis

...fections, not acquired resistance. If confirmed in future studies the research, in the March 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, may drive a major shift in strategy for controlling TB. A major difficulty in treating patients with pulmonary TB is that the organism can become progressively resist...

New test for most virulent HPV strains under study

...will change. “I think it’s a possibility in the future that we won’t be doing Pap smears on women over 30; it might just be screening with an HPV test. A lot of experts are suggesting maybe that is the way we should go,?he says. In fact, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Amer...

Primitive yeast yields secrets of human cholesterol and drug metabolism

...acogenetic variation will have a big impact on the future of medicine,?he says....

Like salty food? Chances are you had low blood sodium when you were born

...r in life. As neonatal serum sodium is a marker of future sodium intake, clinicians may wish to advise families of these children about the increased risk of sodium intake and obesity later in life....

Living with water scarcity -- world must act now

...rces it is possible to produce enough food for the future ?but it is probable that today's food production a...ade it is possible over the next 50 years to limit future growth in water withdrawals to 13% and cultivated land expansion to 9%. But, further complicating t...

Neural bottleneck found that thwarts multi-tasking

... to slow performance and believe the work may have future implications for people performing complex tasks. "It may be possible to look to the sort of tasks people are going to have to do in a very complex environment, such as flying a plane, and find out under what circumstances these tasks may be less...

Stanford scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine

... major revolution in human regenerative medicine—a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. In the May 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a...

Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage

...prolactin as a potential therapeutic substance for future testing in people with MS. "Agents promoting remyelination will be beneficial not only for typical demyelinating diseases like MS," says Dr. Fred (Rusty) Gage, of the Salk Institute, "but also for many other neurological disorders, such as spinal...

Walking molecule now carries packages

...ome as important to the molecular machinery of the future as trucks and conveyor belts are for factories of today." The last paper Bartels and his team published on this subject generated a great deal of interest. It was included in the American Institute of Physics "Top 25 Physics Stories for 2005." ...

Anti-herpes treatment reduces HIV levels in women infected with both viruses

...e HIV prophylaxis, male circumcision, and - in the future - an HIV vaccine.' 'The results of the trial are striking', he adds. 'They show that valacyclovir significantly reduces the frequency and quantity of HIV detectable in genital secretions and, in addition, reduces the quantity of HIV in the plasma....

Billions of dollars saved in US by polio vaccination

...2005 and will continue to invest billions into the future to pay for polio vaccination. They estimated that these historical and future investments translate into over 1.7 billion vaccinations that prevent approximately 1.1 million case...

Turtles are loyal in feeding as well as in breeding

...ng and protecting key habitats is critical for the future of these endangered species....

Over a century after disappearing, wild elk return to Ontario

... the work is far from over. "Our challenge for the future will be to develop accurate methods to estimate elk numbers and locations, so that elk can be managed in a sustainable manner, and in a way that minimizes conflicts between elk and humans." ...

Birds found to plan for the future

Planning and worrying about the future has always been considered an exclusively human ac...shows that western scrub-jays are able to plan for future food shortages by caching food. The birds are shown to have learned from their previous experiences ...

Linheng Li Lab documents the development of cancer stem cells

...rimary tumorigenesis -- will be influential in our future work." "Findings from the Li Lab create opportunities to further characterize cancer stem cells and to obtain their molecular signature -- providing important insight into targeting these cells," said Robb Krumlauf, Ph.D., Scientific Director. "T...

A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies

...n experience which will place us in good stead for future medical products that we have on our horizon.? Currently hospital based ultrasound is used to record babies?heart rates during pregnancy. While this technique has proven benefits, it needs to be administered by trained professionals and it is not s...

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