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Scientists focus on 'dwarf eye'

...chool of Medicine in the Wilmer Eye Institute. "We hope this protein holds the key to unlocking not only nanophthalmos, but other forms of farsightedness and nearsightedness as well." Hyperopia (farsightedness) and myopia (nearsightedness) -- the ability to see only distant or near objects clearly, respe...

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest

... edge of the Amazon rainforest, Center researchers hope to learn how these accidental fires may affect the... however, using the Hyperion EO-1 sensor data. Our hope is that these studies will allow us to better monitor forest fire from space and, eventually, to det...

Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?

...g tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). But activist groups, including Act Up-Paris have "halted the progress of at least two important clinical trials of tenofovir as PREP and brought neg...

Stem Cells Found In Cerebellum; Possible Cell of Origin for Childhood Brain Tumors

...arise from these cells, said the researchers. They hope their discovery will eventually lead to more targe...ose involved in cancer ?so it is highly toxic. Our hope is to provide the basis for less toxic, more targeted therapies." ...

Compound from Chinese medicine shows promise in head and neck cancer

... not harm surrounding healthy tissue. Researchers hope to begin a clinical trial in head and neck cancer patients within a year, testing whether (-)-gossypol can be used along with chemotherapy to create a better response and avoid surgery. More than 29,000 people will be diagnosed in 2005 with head and...

Secrets to antibody's success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists

...ish their results in the Sept. 29 issue of Nature, hope to design a new diagnostic system that can determine whether vaccines for West Nile and related viruses undergoing clinical trials stimulate production of antibodies that stop infections at a similar point. In 2004, West Nile virus, which is a mos...

Lance Armstrong through a physiological lens: hard training boosts muscle power 8%

...assically proposed (by J Holloszy and E. Coyle)?We hope that the present observations will stimulate additional research to clarify the precise nature, time course, and significance of the physiological adaptations induced by short sprint interval training." The study, "Six sessions of sprint interval tr...

Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source

...Research, which funded the experiments. "It is my hope that Illinois will take the lead in renewable energy and that the state will benefit from that lead," Long said. Other varieties of Miscanthus have been grown successfully in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. However, the giant Miscanthus being grown by ...

New technique rapidly detects illness-causing bacteria

... if someone has an illness like strep throat. "We hope to see this technique commercialized, because it is very rapid compared to all the standard methods right now," said Nugen, the study's lead author. Nugen conducted his research in the laboratory of Antje Baeumner, Cornell associate professor of biol...

A novel method to measure circadian cycles

...matically study circadian differences (and thereby hope to rout out the underlying genetic causes), scientists have had to rely on prolonged behavioural observation. To screen for and identify circadian rhythm variations in humans, the required period of lengthy observation is prohibitively costly and la...

Structures of marine toxins provide insight into their effectiveness as cancer drugs

...ng to this area." He adds that synthetic chemists hope that actin-based drugs might one day rival the success of Taxol, a powerful drug derived from a natural product that keeps breast-cancer cells from dividing. "Actin-based drugs have not yet been used as successful drugs as have those that target mic...

U of MN researchers reverse memory loss in mice

...ion for the first time, a breakthrough that offers hope to the estimated 4 million people living with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers first manipulated the genetic makeup of the mice so they developed dementia; the mice experienced memory loss that worsens over time and had brain atrophy similar to what...

Bird samples from Mongolia confirmed as H5N1 avian flu

...m, who lead the WCS team in Mongolia, is "the best hope for successfully preventing the spread of avian flu and protecting both people and animals." ...

Hopkins scientists uncover 'tags' that force proteins to cell surface

...s force proteins to the surface, which offers real hope for overcoming these hurdles." Laboratory studies in which the tags might be used to force a protein of interest to the cell surface are likely to be widely used fairly quickly, but Li cautions that any potential clinical applications will require u...

New imaging technology shown to detect pancreatic inflammation in type 1 diabetes

...General Hospital (MGH) researchers, however, offer hope that physicians may one day be able to identify in...ickly into clinical trials." Dr. Turvey added: "We hope to know soon whether we can use this drug and imaging technique to monitor pancreas inflammation in ...

One bacteria stops another on contact

... to this process. "By studying the CDI system, we hope to understand more about how bacteria interact with each other and with their hosts, and how these interactions contribute to disease," said Aoki. The findings may have repercussions outside of better understanding of urinary tract infections. Other...

Researchers identify genes associated with lung transplant rejection

...rm failure of transplanted lungs. The researchers hope their results will lead to an earlier, more sensitive, and more accurate standard test for chronic lung rejection, as well as greater understanding of the rejection process. The study is being published in the September 2005 issue of the Journal of ...

Researchers make 'embryonic-like' stem cells from umbilical cord blood

...said. The researchers findings may bring renewed hope to people awaiting treatment for a range of serious illnesses such as Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease and multiple sclerosis. "Acquiring stem cells from embryos also has major limitations because it is difficult to obtain enough cells to transplant as ...

Insight into the processes of 'positive' and 'negative' learners

...said. The researchers findings may bring renewed hope to people awaiting treatment for a range of serious illnesses such as Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease and multiple sclerosis. "Acquiring stem cells from embryos also has major limitations because it is difficult to obtain enough cells to transplant as ...

Researchers propose measures to curb lion attacks in Tanzania

...said. The researchers findings may bring renewed hope to people awaiting treatment for a range of serious illnesses such as Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease and multiple sclerosis. "Acquiring stem cells from embryos also has major limitations because it is difficult to obtain enough cells to transplant as ...

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