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Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world

... of health. It is a young field and there's great opportunity to shape it now while it is developing." says Heather Greenwood of the Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Health. Says co-author Halla Thorsteinsdottir of the CPGGH: "Our recent study of developments in regenerative medicine indicate that resea...

Did 'ABCs' cause Uganda's fall in HIV rates?

... exploitation and ignorance, depriving them of the opportunity to learn the needed tools to approach sexuality in a healthy and informed manner." ...

Hope for major advance in fighting world killer disease

...cians and students to clinical professors, had the opportunity to perform the tests with their own hands and see the results with their own eyes. They were very impressed!" In the developing world it is not possible on cost grounds to give antibiotics to every child with diarrhoea, and in any case antibiotics w...

New mechanism underlying pain found

...rapies shown in this research, together present an opportunity for the development of new ways to treat the severe pain associated with such common conditions or diseases as sciatica, diabetic neuropathy and shingles. This research was presented at Neuroscience 2006, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuro...

Patients can report statins' adverse effects on new web site

...ccess to a broad group of people, facilitating the opportunity for patients to confidentially share information about their experience, said Golomb, who adds that a comprehensive understanding of the impact of cholesterol-lowering medications, including statins, has not been undertaken. The site also provides i...

First-time analysis reveals millions of Europeans left at risk from influenza

...ces. "This valuable model shows there is a lost opportunity in Europe right now to protect the health of people at risk across the EU. The real societal burden of influenza epidemics is often underestimated, and there is needless suffering and deaths that could be prevented by increasing the rate of vaccinati...

How ants find their way

...RC, said: "Cognitive systems research gives us the opportunity to learn more about the ways that animals, including humans, process information to learn, reason, make decisions and communicate. BBSRC is working with other Research Councils and funders to support new interdisciplinary research in this area." ...

Cardiologist's 'living chip' changes science of disease monitoring

...Rochester, and provided Rosero's start-up with the opportunity to develop a first-generation device. As research progressed, Excell offered additional support that this month resulted in the hiring of two full-time employees to complement an existing multidisciplinary team of scientific, engineering and business...

A new male-specific gene in algae unveils an origin of male and female

...or. This breakthrough in understanding provides an opportunity to address any number of extremely interesting questions regarding evolution of oogamy and the origins of male-female dichotomy....

Bacteria that use radiated water as food

...Johannesburg metropolitan area and viewed it as an opportunity to study subsurface rock uncontaminated by human activities. Lin and others in the research team traveled to the mine and descended the hot, gas-choked shafts to study water slowly seeping from the crack. The scientists sampled the flowing fracture...

Gene chip technology shows potential for identifying life-threatening blood infection

...death, often within days. With a narrow window of opportunity for halting its lethal spread, doctors who suspect sepsis typically rush to prescribe powerful antibiotics, even before laboratory tests can confirm the diagnosis. But this practice invariably leads to the inappropriate treatment of many patients who...

Living laboratory found on shoreline statues

...tion are well known, it is rare that such a unique opportunity arises to assess all facts together in such a well designed ecological experiment. "Creatures like barnacles and mussels prefer habitats that are exposed to the elements but choose optimal positions that allow them to feed in the water column wit...

Jefferson scientists find aging gene also protects against prostate cancer development

... “This study shows that there is potentially new opportunity for these cancer patients with drugs that regulate SIRT1,?Dr. Pestell says. “The discovery is a true breakthrough in our field,?says Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D., George Hoyt Whipple Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and professor of urolo...

Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease

...read others' minds. The philosopher in me sees the opportunity to really learn something interesting about human nature, here." Still, he says, "It's the neurologist in me that brings me to work everyday, and as a neurologist what I want is to help cure the disease." ...

A transplant in time

...that for each type of tissue, there is a window of opportunity during which cells taken from the developing embryo can be most successfully transplanted. Tissues taken too early, when they are still fairly undifferentiated, may form tumors, while those taken too late can be identified as foreign, causing the hos...

Cougar predation key to ecosystem health

...ades. "It's a great research setting and a great opportunity to assess the potential importance of a key predator," he said. "We hope to conduct additional research in Zion National Park to further explore the findings of this initial study." It's important to remember, the researchers said, that...

Found -- the apple gene for red

...e colour is regulated will give plant breeders the opportunity to use these molecular marker tests to speed up apple breeding and select for improved fruit colour. Dr Walker believes that this research could open the way to breeding new apple varieties. "With a better understanding of how apple colour is contr...

UWM brain research supports drug development from jellyfish protein

...ede memory deficits indicates there is a window of opportunity for intervention before it's too late," he says. "Once the cells are lost, there is little chance of regaining normal brain function." ...

Epstein-Barr virus might kick-start multiple sclerosis

...o are interested in research. They compete for the opportunity to spend a year conducting mentored research in NIH labs. The program is designed to encourage medical students to consider careers as physician-scientists. Edwards, a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine, conducted her research prim...

Study provides first look at the 'birth' of a retina cell

...pecific role. They have observed a small window of opportunity during which a cell has been designated to play a ...mpletely committed to a specific fate; there is an opportunity for regulators such as NRL to instruct these cells to produce rods or cones." With the ability to s...

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