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Role of microRNA identified in thyroid cancer

.... We feel that they help point the way toward new options in diagnosis and treatment for this disease." ...

HIV drug resistance increasing in UK and among highest in the world

...o HIV drugs worldwide. By limiting the therapeutic options for a significant number of patients, the secondary epidemic of drug resistant HIV represents a major clinical and public health problem.' ...

Cyberkinetics, Case to develop system to help restore extremity function

...nd MetroHealth Medical Center, provides innovative options for restoring neurological health and function by developing advanced technologies and integrating them into clinical care. The Center's focus is to improve people's lives by supporting fundamental research in the neuro-muscular sciences, developing ...

HIV mortality in India drops with introduction of generic antiretroviral therapy

... HIV-infected people aware of affordable treatment options is an important additional step toward curbing the spread of a deadly disease in a resource-poor country. ...

Shade trees getting 'scorched' by plant disease

...ved. According to Gould, current management options of BLS in urban trees include : Maintain plant v...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/bls/ . ...

Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted

...al radiology treatments provide minimally invasive options for patients who are not good surgical candidates. Study of note: ?A prospective study of MRI-guided cryoablation of 44 renal tumors shows that 96% were successfully ablated and 93% required only one treatment session. MRI monitoring allows for most...

UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses

...V infection. "We need to explore all the potential options available to us for developing an HIV vaccine." ...

Firefly protein lets researchers monitor molecule linked to cancer

...rm an hourglass-like shape, fanning out among many options at the start, narrowing in the middle, and again fanning out among many options at the end. "At the waist of that hourglass is IKK," he explains. "This appears to put it in a posi...

Fish and chips: A fast track to understanding blood development

...s expand in the laboratory, doctors will have more options in treating diseases such as blood disorders, leukemias, and lymphomas," said Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., director of the University's Stem Cell Institute. For example, researchers at the University already perform umbilical cord blood transplants t...

Scientists find evidence of catastrophic sand avalanches, sea level changes in Gulf of Mexico

...s, then we may be able to develop better treatment options for cancer." The researchers received financial support for this work from the Foundation of the Spanish Association Against Cancer. Plass, Yu and Esteller conducted the study with researchers from Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. ...

Identical twins may have more differences than meet the eye

...s, then we may be able to develop better treatment options for cancer." The researchers received financial support for this work from the Foundation of the Spanish Association Against Cancer. Plass, Yu and Esteller conducted the study with researchers from Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. ...

UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes

...to new approaches to developing improved treatment options for the disease, will be published in the Septembe...e, researchers may at some point improve treatment options for both obesity and Type II diabetes,?said Hupfeld. ...

Gambling monkeys give insight into neural machinery of risk

...ional reason why monkeys might prefer one of these options over the other because, according to the theory of expected value, they're identical," said Platt. The researchers also tested whether the monkeys were simply responding to the novelty of the risky target. "We wondered whether the monkeys preferred...

Microscopic brain imaging in the palm of your hand

... could be clearly seen. There are many different options for further exploration, now that the technique has been successfully demonstrated, ranging from biomedical research to clinical imaging applications. The Stanford researchers will be looking into several of those options. "This is a portable handh...

Assessing the Amazon River's sensitivity to deforestation

...uences for the River of a range of land use policy options in Amazonia, from current business-as-usual development trends to improved governance strategies leading into the mid-21st century. "It is that improved understanding of how human decisions about land use directly impact the River and its ecosystems,...

UCLA cancer researchers shake loose hidden biomarker

...t for patients with advanced cancers, for whom few options are available, Rajasekaran said. "Chemotherapy alone doesn't do everything and immunotherapy alone might not do everything, but if could use both, we might have more success in treating patients, especially those whose cancer has spread," he said. R...

Breakthrough System for Understanding Ocean Plant Life Announced

..., has severely limited sleeping sickness treatment options and essentially ruled out the possibility of a vaccine. MBL trypanosome experts in Robert Sabatini's lab hypothesize that base J (beta-D-glucosylhydroxymethyluracil) may play an important role in the gene silencing process behind antigenic variation...

Newly discovered protein an important tool for sleeping sickness research

..., has severely limited sleeping sickness treatment options and essentially ruled out the possibility of a vaccine. MBL trypanosome experts in Robert Sabatini's lab hypothesize that base J (beta-D-glucosylhydroxymethyluracil) may play an important role in the gene silencing process behind antigenic variation...

U.N. mulls the protection of Earth's forests

...ving a legal convention. But there are even better options available that are easier to agree on and implement." Auer says the United States and a few other countries are unlikely to sign a legally-binding convention. "It's not that the United States isn't interested in being involved," Auer said. "It's th...

Stealth Worms May Improve Insect Pest Control

...the parasitic citrus nematode. "We're looking for options in pest control," Stock says. "We're using the entomopathogenic nematodes to antagonize the citrus nematode and other plant-parasitic nematodes and disrupt their life cycle and their infection into the citrus roots." This study is using commercially ...

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