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Intensive statin therapy may partially reverse plaque build-up in arteries

...tients, an reduction of 53.2 percent. This is the largest reduction in cholesterol ever observed in a major statin outcome trial. Mean HDL cholesterol (43.1 mg/dL at baseline) increased to 49.0 mg/dL, a 14.7 percent increase, which was also unprecedented. The arterial plaque overall was reduced by 6.8 to 9...

How marine reserves are giving coral reefs a helping hand

... of around 28 cm, they become too big for even the largest grouper to swallow. This 'escape' from a risk of predation means that most reserves are unlikely to reduce the amount of grazing even afterthe number of predators rises." Peter added, "Diving in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park was fun because a lar...

Supersized 'island' of resistance genes discovered in an infectious bacterium

...s clustered close together on a chromosome--is the largest discovered to date. The research team also discovered new resistance genes. "We were surprised to discover 19 new resistance genes that escaped the scrutiny of the large number of laboratories already working on multi-drug resistant A. baumannii ...

Deep-rooted plants have much greater impact on climate than experts thought

...ct of Amazonian deforestation on climate." As the largest forested area on the planet, the Amazon plays a major role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thus impacts the climate globally, according to lead author Jung-Eun Lee, a former UC Berkeley graduate student and now a post-doctoral fell...

Multi-million pound UK Biobank underway

...ef Executive of the NHS, said: "The NHS treats the largest single group of people anywhere in the world and it keeps detailed records from birth to death. From these records we can identify men and women to invite who are aged between 40 and 69. This age group includes many people who are at risk of developi...

Attractive birds more immune against bird flu

...and females prefer to mate with those who have the largest or most colourful of these ornaments or who have the most complex song, for instance. One theory says that the ornaments are clearest on individuals that are in good health and that both the size and the condition of the ornament are heritable. This...

UC San Diego partners with Venter Institute to build marine microbial genomics cyberinfrastructure

...nities, often comprising thousands of species. The largest such effort is Venter Institute's Sorcerer II Expe...icrobial life in the world's oceans to produce the largest gene catalogue ever assembled. Sorcerer II is expected to more than double the number of protein seq...

Spousal illness can trigger partner death

In the largest study ever to quantify caregiver burden and the wi...nd the mean age of women was 72 years. This is the largest study of its kind. Additionally, the authors considered how age, race, and the level of poverty mod...

Amazon rainforest greens up in the dry season

...g out the metabolism of the Amazon rainforest, the largest old-growth rainforest on the planet, is crucial for understanding how rainforests and other tropical biomes function and how deforestation affects biodiversity and sustainable land use in the tropics. It will also help scientists better understand th...

International HIV/AIDS trial finds continuous antiretroviral therapy superior to episodic therapy

...sons for the increased risk. "SMART is one of the largest HIV/AIDS treatment trials ever conducted," notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "The study reflects an extraordinary global collaboration among hundreds of dedicated AIDS clinicians and thousands of their patients, all of whom should be commen...

Potential vaccine developed for deadly leishmaniasis disease

...shed by the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. Several leishmaniasis candidate vaccines are in various stages of development. Seeberger’s group, however, reported development of a unique two-part preparation. It is among a new genre of carbohydrate-based vaccines stirring exc...

Both alcoholism and chronic smoking can damage the brain's prefrontal cortex

... two branches of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe's largest applied research organization. The University's Role in Creating a Better Artificial Arm University of Utah researchers will focus on developing and testing a "peripheral nerve interface" ?an implanted device that would relay nerve impulses from ...

University of Utah to help build bionic arm

... two branches of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe's largest applied research organization. The University's Role in Creating a Better Artificial Arm University of Utah researchers will focus on developing and testing a "peripheral nerve interface" ?an implanted device that would relay nerve impulses from ...

The Amazon in 2050: Implementing the law could save a million square kilometers of rainforest

...roperties will influence the future of the world's largest tropical forest. Our model shows that several uni... Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia), which is now the largest independent research institution in the Amazon region. He has published more than 75 scientific arti...

GlycoFi announces the first production of antibodies with human glycosylation in yeast

...evelopment, and additionally represent some of the largest selling products to emerge from the biotechnology industry. Monoclonal antibodies often achieve their therapeutic benefit through two binding events: 1) the binding of the variable domain of the antibody to a specific marker protein, such as the CD20...

First wolverine radio-collared in Pacific Northwest

...o 40 pounds, depending on sex and age, and are the largest land-based member of the mustelid family that includes weasels, badgers, and otters. They are primarily found in boreal forest and tundra habitats in the far north, but also occur in mountainous terrain at the southern end of their current range in t...

Antioxidant selenium offers no heart-disease protection

...esult from exploratory analyses, although from the largest randomized clinical trial available that has selenium only as the intervention. However, this report adds important information to our knowledge on the role of selenium in cardiovascular-disease prevention, indicating no overall benefit of supplement...

Genetic study shows humans have pushed orangutans to the brink of extinction

...iving outside the network of protected areas. "The largest population of the East Bornean orangutan subspecies existing on Earth occurs in the forests of the Sabah Foundation concession, with a population of about 5,000 individuals," says Laurentius Ambu, Sabah Wildlife Department's Deputy Director. Most of ...

Horseshoe crab decline threatens shorebird species

... to feed on horseshoe crab eggs resulting from the largest spawning of horseshoe crabs found on the East Coast of the United States. Researchers from Virginia Tech and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife have documented a reduction in the number of red knot birds throughout the Delaware Bay tied t...

Cure for cancer worth $50 trillion

...ion per person to the current population, with the largest gains at birth and young age. "An analysis of the value of health improvements is a first step toward evaluating the social returns to medical research and health-augmenting innovations," write the authors. "Improvements in life expectancy raise wil...

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