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Little known DNA repair enzyme may be a tumor suppressor gene

...ers noninvasive measures of vascular stiffness nor improves left ventricular function. L-arginine therapy in older patients with diffuse atherosclerosis may worsen clinical outcomes," the authors write. ...

Use of amino acid supplement following a heart attack provides no benefit, may be harmful

...ers noninvasive measures of vascular stiffness nor improves left ventricular function. L-arginine therapy in older patients with diffuse atherosclerosis may worsen clinical outcomes," the authors write. ...

New method enables gene disruption in destructive fungal pathogen

...ntage of a novel linear DNA construct that greatly improves the efficiency of targeted gene disruption. The DNA construct includes an antibiotic-resistance marker gene, which allows for easy selection of the new mutants, as well as a short partial target gene that integrates and disrupts genes in the pathogen...

New study reveals promising osteoporosis treatment

...hat -- even at low concentrations -- significantly improves bone strength and thickness without the side effects of many current drug treatments. Dr. Racquel Z. LeGeros, a Professor of Biomaterials and Biomimetics and of Implant Dentistry, presented her research on the supplement at the American Association f...

Defective immune system response to smallpox vaccine detailed in new study

...tential mechanism leading to eczema vaccinatum and improves our understanding of the immune responses to smallpox vaccine of people with atopic dermatitis," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Published in this month's issue of Immunity, the study details how the overproduction in skin cells of inflam...

Combination therapy improves AIDS-related lymphoma outcome

...ressive HIV therapy and chemotherapy significantly improves the survival rates of HIV-positive men and women t...ed care of HIV-positive men and women. It not only improves laboratory indicators, such as increased CD-4 cells and reduced viral loads, but also significantly ...

Sensors, a smart dose of medicine for cancer treatment

...MRT). IMRT is a radiation therapy for cancers that improves clinical outcomes by more accurately targeting tum...er patients. "The prevailing opinion is that IMRT improves treatment outcomes," says Jaksic. "Crucially, IMRT reduces the side-effects patients often suffer fr...

UCR environmental scientists propose chemical solution to cleaning California's Salton Sea

...g phosphorus from the inflow reduces algae growth, improves water clarity and decreases the odors common at the lake," said Christopher Amrhein , professor of soil and environmental sciences and the lead author of the paper. "We found that alum and polyacrylamide were highly effective in removing both dissol...

Phenolic compounds may explain Mediterranean diet benefits

...ism by which olive oil rich in phenolic substances improves the functioning of the circulation. The authors found that after test subjects took olive oil spiked with phenolic compounds, their blood vessels could dilate better, which could improve blood flow. These findings are particularly interesting becau...

The nude mouse tale: Omega-3 fats save the life of a terminal cancer patient

...tudies also demonstrated that fish oil consumption improves a mouse's responsiveness to chemotherapy. Fish oil research was inspired by observations that Inuit Eskimo populations have less breast and prostate cancer deaths. So far, though, most studies in this country are limited to animal models, but a cas...

Some good news for the world's poor

...e level of output at a lower cost), which directly improves farmers' income. Second, the diffusion of modern varieties results in lower food prices, as demonstrated in several studies. This is critical given that the poorest people spend a large share of their income on food. Third, the productivity consequ...

Bone marrow stem cells may heal hearts even years after heart attacks

...s that intracoronary delivery of bone marrow cells improves function and flow in patients with old myocardial infarction. This widens dramatically the applicability of stem cell therapies," Dr. Bolli said. "I believe that clinical applicability of stem cells will become a reality in one to two years." Dr. Bo...

UW scientists report a new method to speed bird flu vaccine production

...cines.The technique reported by the Wisconsin team improves upon a previous reverse genetics method (developed by Kawaoka's group in 1999) by significantly reducing the number of plasmid vectors required to ferry viral genes into the monkey kidney cells used to produce the virus particles to make vaccines."Co...

Researchers find ways to turn manure into power

... manure harvesting, but the fuel quality of manure improves with more frequent harvest," Sweeten said. "An even greater benefit is that frequent surface manure harvesting by scraping is an accepted method of dust control." ...

Genetic variation alters response to common anti-clotting drug

...etermine if knowledge of genetic variability truly improves patient treatment with this frontline anticoagulant drug." ...

FDA: 'Highly Unlikely' Green Tea Lowers Cancer Risk

...ormed for patients with prostate cancer. The robot improves the view that the surgeon has, and its instruments have more flexibility to perform the delicate nerve sparing and sewing parts of the procedure," he said. Patients, in turn, recover quickly and are able to resume their normal life within days of ma...

Screen all at risk for HIV, plus pregnant women

...ormed for patients with prostate cancer. The robot improves the view that the surgeon has, and its instruments have more flexibility to perform the delicate nerve sparing and sewing parts of the procedure," he said. Patients, in turn, recover quickly and are able to resume their normal life within days of ma...

Surgical Robot 'Scrubs In' At UNC, May Be More Precise Than Conventional Surgery

...ormed for patients with prostate cancer. The robot improves the view that the surgeon has, and its instruments have more flexibility to perform the delicate nerve sparing and sewing parts of the procedure," he said. Patients, in turn, recover quickly and are able to resume their normal life within days of ma...

Gene therapy to lower blood pressure just enough

... agents that can constrict those vessels. ANP also improves the manner in which the kidney eliminates sodium or salt from the body and inhibits other systems, such as the sympathetic nervous system, believed linked to development of high blood pressure. "This makes ANP an attractive agent for use in treatin...

Exercise training in ordinary people affects the activity of 500 genes

... and that regular physical activity brings health, improves quality of life and extends life span. How these positive effects are created in the body is not known. Influences on gene activity in the heart, vessels and muscles are probably immensely important. In this study, the first of its kind, Drs James T...

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