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Methamphetamine Abuse, HIV Infection Cause Changes in Brain Structure

...e prevention efforts, as well as things like money management and driving performance.?/p> The brain volume changes associated with methamphetamine abuse did not correlate with the amount of the drug a person ingested. However, the study results suggest that younger methamphetamine abusers showed larger eff...

WCS says avian flu prevention should focus on farms, markets

...an flu across Asia and beyond must focus on better management practices on farms and in markets. WCS is current...luenza prevention activities should include better management practices in farms, especially small open-air farms where domestic poultry and waterfowl are allowed...

Environmental lessons from tsunami as world's coastal population doubles

...ironments and communities when setting up disaster management policies to cope with cyclones, hurricanes, tsunamis and floods. The Social-Ecological Resilience to Coastal Disasters report concludes that healthy ecosystems are much more likely to absorb the shock and provide protection from a coastal disaster t...

Water management in cells

Water management is the key to regulating cell volume says Dutch researcher Bas Tomassen. He investigated the uptake and secretion of water by the plasma membrane of animal and human cells. Cell volume is the outcome of a subtle balance between water uptake and sec...

Aquatic plants may hold key to advancing plant disease management

...ural systems," said Schmale. Research done on the management of freshwater plant disease has created environmentally sound methods of plant disease control. While plant pathologists typically try to save plants from plant disease, plant pathologists can use plant pathogens as a means to control highly invasive...

Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models

... process will provide valuable information for the management of flatwoods salamander habitat. A final component of the project is technology transfer, as this research is expected to produce results and a tool useful to scientists and others working with rare species. "In the third year of the project, we wi...

Women feel more pain than men, research shows

...as shown that interdisciplinary approaches to pain management may have different effects on women than men. Wor...tients in chronic pain as they went through a pain management programme involving physiotherapy, psychological treatments and occupational therapy. Whilst both m...

Many smokers fail to quit after cancer diagnosis

...oking cessation is an underutilized tool in cancer management and that healthcare providers often fail to advise smokers to quit. The health risks of smoking are well understood. Smoking is linked to many primary diseases, such as cancer and respiratory diseases. In patients diagnosed with cancer, smoking is...

Shade trees getting 'scorched' by plant disease

...ust be removed. According to Gould, current management options of BLS in urban trees include : Maintain...pecies. More on the symptoms of BLS and disease management options is available in this month's APSnet feature article at http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature...

Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident

...ronment, the Report calls for an "integrated waste management program for the Shelter, the Chernobyl NPP site an...xclusion Zone" to ensure application of consistent management and capacity for all types of radioactive waste. Waste storage and disposal must be dealt with in a ...

University of Delaware researchers develop cancer 'nanobomb'

...ent. "This is valuable in patient management, pain management and overall quality of life," he said. Furthermore, Panchapakesan said, the nanobomb is a "very simple technique" and as such will likely prove to be "more robust and with the best chance to succeed." Panchapakesan added, "We are just getting s...

Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane

...e cannot appreciate benefits to ecological-process management if components of the ecosystem are missing," said Boyce. ...

New study shows patients more willing to consider self-injectable HIV therapy than many physicians anticipate

...dies that are increasingly being developed for the management of HIV and other diseases. The study was conceived to look at attitudes to FUZEON (enfuvirtide), the first approved HIV fusion inhibitor, and an important option for treatment-experienced patients who face HIV resistance. FUZEON presents unique ch...

Marine conservation organizations team up to conduct Indonesia coral reefs assessment

...e coral reefs from the tsunami and therefore guide management decisions to assist their natural recovery," said ...at opportunity to reinforce the concepts of marine management in Indonesia and to ensure that sufficient reef areas are protected such that fish and shellfish can...

Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say

...al sustainability throughout" and to use fisheries management tools prevent over-fishing. "Given the likely depletion of fish stocks in the tsunami affected areas, what is certain is that these conditions cannot be met by simply returning fishing capacity to the pre-tsunami state, allowing stocks to continue o...

Virtual microscopy project wins educational technology award

...ocessing to viewing of virtual slides parallel the management of aerial and satellite imagery. By modifying software from the satellite and aerial imaging industry, the researchers have developed a virtual microscopy system that allows fast web-based viewing of full resolution virtual slides. Virtual microscop...

Sahara's edge studied from ground, air and space to improve water management

...satellite remote sensing to improve monitoring and management of vast water aquifers concealed beneath the deser...cross national boundaries - which requires careful management to be employed in a sustainable way. Over-exploitation risks exhaustion of groundwater, plus loss of...

Overfishing may drive endangered seabird to rely upon lower quality food

... study like this is important in informing fishery management decisions." "Our study also highlights the need to consider locations that improve the production of seabird prey in the ongoing process to determine where to place marine protected areas along the California coast in order to restore marine food we...

Wild birds help to create human flu vaccine

...pidemic, prevention activities must include better management practices in farms, especially those that are small and open-air where domestic poultry and waterfowl are allowed to intermingle with wild birds, and the use of effective vaccines as required, as expounded by the U.N.'s F.A.O. Officials would also ne...

GROWing the next generation of water recycling plants

...e before being placed into the national wastewater management system. "We had to carefully choose which semi-aq...all aim is to contribute towards sustainable water management in new developments. We hope that GROW will be one of the tools that can help us achieve that goal,"...

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