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New tiger report release: Tiger habitat down from just a decade ago

...nson of the Wildlife Conservation Society. "We can save tigers forever. However, tiger conservation requir...e 13 countries with tigers in a regional effort to save the species. The report's authors suggest that the heads of state of those countries convene a "tige...

Global study shows all tobacco bad for the heart

... our patients to help them make choices that could save their lives." ...

When the going gets tough, slime molds start synthesizing

...ghbors and form a multi-cellular tower designed to save the children. In a forthcoming study in Nature Chemical Biology, investigators at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Medical Research Council of Molecular Biology (MRC) in Cambridge, England, use traditional and computer-based method...

Smooth sailing: 'cruise ship virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine

... cramps. The research conducted at UH and BCM may save a number of people from a vacation nightmare through the creation of a quick, accurate test for the "Cruise Ship Virus." One of the difficulties in treating Norwalk is that it is very hard to diagnose with traditional methods. "The current tests...

Brighter future for giant panda?

... nature has shielded important knowledge needed to save it from extinction, until now. Understanding population trends for giant pandas has been a major task for conservation authorities in China for the past thirty years, during which time three national surveys were carried out. The first two revealed...

First-ever genomic test predicts which lung cancer patients need chemotherapy to live

...regimen of drugs. The test has the potential to save thousands of lives each year by recommending chemo...rease patient survival by even 5 percent, we would save 10,000 lives a year," Harpole said. The Duke researchers developed the test by analyzing the acti...

Defense peptide found in primates may block some human HIV transmissions

...e enough of the drug cheaply, we could potentially save a lot of lives," Cole said. Cole was recently awarded about $4 million of National Institutes of Health grants through 2011 for the HIV-1 research and similar studies. The grants were provided through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectiou...

Butterfly farming to help save rain forest

... 5000 people in 16 rainforest communities and help save the rainforest itself. The University of Warwick team will work with the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation in Guyana. The conservation reserve around that centre and the surrounding North Rupununi District is a rich source o...

Global warming may have damaged coral reefs forever

...f recovery. "Unfortunately it may be too late to save many of these reefs but this research shows the importance of countries tackling greenhouse gas emissions and trying to reduce global warming and its effect on some of the world's finest and most diverse wildlife." ...

Large dinosaurs were extremely hot in their day, UF study finds

... if we were warm reptile-like ectotherms, we would save a lot of money on the grocery bill." In the meantime, the research team continues to investigate what are proving to be universal relationships among size, growth rate and temperature. "There are differences between mammals and invertebrates, but...

New research promising for improving brain cell survival after brain injury

...stitute have found a protein in the brain that can save neurons from dying after experiencing traumatic br...ts suffering brain injury from stroke or trauma so save as many neurons as possible. "Such a drug would limit damage to the brain after the injury, as we...

Tigers get a business plan

...le armed with an understanding of what it takes to save tigers. In an area where there have been many disappointments, I am betting that Tigers Forever will get results." The Tigers Forever initiative begins today and the clock is running. ...

Copying nature could save us energy, study shows

...ntelligent way. "Exactly how much energy we could save is not yet clear, but our research suggests that the potential is certainly there to be exploited." The researchers used a form of the Russian analytical system TRIZ to compare how man-made technologies and natural 'machines' overcome similar engine...

Protein's role in regulating cell death sets direction for cancer research

...er, this same programmed cell death response could save your life." Supported by an operating grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research the first study, published online and to appear in print on June 9, showed that calpain promoted programmed cell death after cells were damaged by chemicals t...

Race to halt global amphibian crisis boosted by rediscovery of endangered Colombian frogs

...bian protected area the focal point for efforts to save amphibians from a deadly fungus decimating their populations in Central and South America. Scientists recently found the two Critically Endangered frogs ?the Santa Marta harlequin frog (Atelopus laetissimus) and the San Lorenzo harlequin frog (Atelo...

Stem cell expansion

... rise to all blood and most immune cell types) can save patients whose own hematopoietic system is defective or has been destroyed (often through radiation or chemotherapy of cancer). HSCs are very rare, and it is often hard to obtain enough of them for a successful transplant. To overcome this limitation...

'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions

...ories: Skip the appetizers if you know you want to save room -- and enjoy -- the upcoming dessert. You'll also be more accurate at estimating the number of calories you consumed. Sit next to the slowest eater at the table: Use that person as a benchmark as to how slow you should eat. Always be the las...

Disappearing nest egg: Researcher studying declining numbers of macaws

...learn about these birds, the better our chances to save them." ...

Plutonium or greenhouse gases? Weighing the energy options

Can nuclear energy save us from global warming? Perhaps, but the tradeoffs involved are sobering: thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste generated each year and a greatly increased risk of nuclear weapons proliferation or diversion of nuclear material into terrorists' ha...

Other patients bear the real cost of Herceptin

...pital’s cancer centre and estimated how they could save £1.9m by cutting chemotherapy and palliative care treatments. The sum of £1.9m would enable us to treat 75 patients with Herceptin, but at four times the cost of the adjuvant treatments, they say. These treatments have been proved to be clinically...

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