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Search on for treatment of slow-healing wounds

...te goal," James said, "is to heal people's wounds, save their limbs, and their lives,"...

Genomic comparison of lactic acid bacteria published

...n strategies that reduce ripening time and thereby save energy. Moreover, lactic acid bacteria are used for production of various commercial bioproducts such as dextran and antimicrobials. The availability of these genome sequences will foster development of additional production schemes for biofuels an...

Special chip provides better picture of salmon health

...and performance of salmon, a tool which could both save the salmon industry thousands and also help conserve dwindling wild salmon populations. Atlantic salmon are the most important farmed fish in the UK and a disappearing species in the wild. They are particularly vulnerable to infection because of th...

Silver bullet: UGA researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses

... November issue of the journal Nano Letters ?could save lives by rapidly detecting a naturally occurring disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack. "It saves days to weeks," said lead author Ralph Tripp, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Vaccine Development at the UGA College of Veterinary Med...

Rising ocean temperatures, pollution have oysters in hot water

...riments on oyster physiology could be important to save what is left of this ecologically important population. ...

Lab-on-a-chip could speed up treatment of drug-resistant pneumonia

...ts, where doctors have just days, if not hours, to save the patients' lives, Lochhead said. But reliably identifying the bacterial strain that's causing the infection traditionally requires growing the bugs in culture first, a procedure that can take two to three days. Meanwhile, doctors often have no oth...

Ebola-outbreak kills 5000 gorillas

... the fact that one year of Ebola vaccination could save as many apes as decades of anti-poaching. We need to do both." Walsh also points out that Ebola has the potential to quickly destroy years of ecotourism investment. For example, Bermejo’s gorilla habituation program at Lossi was set up in the mid-...

Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis

...t hospital intensive care units may be helpless to save patients stricken by severe sepsis. According to a 2003 study by Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sepsis killed 120,491 hospitalized people in 2000. The same study found cases of sepsis in the U.S. have risen drama...

Researchers develop technologies to devour food pathogens

..." Bhunia said. "I definitely believe it could help save lives, which is our ultimate goal." Industry has shown interest in Bhunia's technology, as well as the chlorine dioxide work done by Linton and the project's co-leader, Mark Morgan, a professor of food science. "We are currently working on an ind...

Scientists crack genetic secrets of human egg

...nto a new life, or into new cells that may someday save lives, is well documented.The mystery lies in the mechanics - in how a single cell can transform so nimbly. Scientists at Michigan State University report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have identified g...

New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks

...ring which prompt, rigorous, standardized care can save patients' lives. The project may establish the first set of standard procedures to diagnose and treat sepsis in emergency departments. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched...

St. Jude announces breakthrough in eye cancer treatment

...Clinicians at major medical institutions generally save 70 percent of all eyes treated, even in the case of advanced disease." ...

Decoy pill saves brain cells

...feedback loop, treatment with decoy peptides might save some cells, Baudry said. His group plans to test the treatment in a stroke model in mice....

Colour sensor breath test can detect lung cancer

...tionise the way cancer is detected and potentially save lives, say the authors. The test comprises a chemical colour sensor, which detects tiny changes in the unique chemical signature of the breath of people with lung cancer. Metabolic changes in lung cancer cells cause changes in the production an...

Circumcision: A proven strategy to prevent HIV

...infection by such a substantial amount then we can save a lot of lives." In December the National Institutes of Health halted Bailey's trial of male circumcision after the study's independent data safety monitoring board reviewed the preliminary results and recommended that all men enrolled in the stud...

A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies

...echnology, the size of a mobile phone, which could save the life of an unborn child, has been developed by...ey can then intervene if necessary and potentially save their lives. The fetal monitor is the result of years of collaborative work between engineers an...

Army research mission focused on autism

... and treatments, basically to develop new ideas to save lives," said Col. Janet R. Harris, director of CDMRP. "By creating a process where scientists researching the disease can hear the issues of those persons affected by the disease, the scientific community and the advocacy community can partner to fin...

QUT scientists on the way to sifting out a cure for HIV

...echnology into a product that has the potential to save the lives of people with HIV." ...

New research shows that flu is a trigger of heart attacks

...ccine is inexpensive, easy to administer and could save thousands of lives every year." Prof Madjid ?who directs a research lab dedicated to the effect of flu on the cardiovascular system ?pointed out that the implications of the research were even more important with a looming flu pandemic when a much...

ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity

...ble use of biodiversity's components will not only save ecosystems and species, but it may also save the foods and medicines of tomorrow. "The United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD) agree...

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