Ants Genetic Engineering Leads To Species Interdependency
Findings reported last week reveal how anevolutionary innovation involving the sharing of genes between two antspecies has given rise to a deep-seated dependency between them for thesurvival of both species populations.The new work illustrates how genetic exchange through interbreedingbetween two species can give rise to a system of interdependence at ahigh level of biological organization...Researchers attack tumor cells by exploiting dependency on sugar metabolism
Although scientists have known for nearly 90 years that cancer cells commonly display altered sugar metabolism, the molecular significance of this phenomenon is not completely understood. Now, a new study published in the June issue of Cancer Cell reveals a functional connection between carbohydrate-driven energy production and tumor maintenance. Importantly, the results suggest that inhibition o...Drug Approved to Curb Alcohol Dependency
A study of alcoholics has revealed that of the two drugs approved for curbing alcoholics' cravings, naltrexone, proved to be little more beneficial than specialized counseling. // However the second drug, acamprosate, on the market was not better than a placebo. Naltrexone, was sold generically in daily pill form under the brand name,ReVia by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., while acampros...Waismann Method Survey Reveals Dependency Risk for People Using Suboxone
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2007 - The WaismannMethod today announced findings from an online survey of Suboxoneusers, indicating that 66 percent of individuals currently takingSuboxone, also known as Subutex or Buprenorphine, believe theycannot stop taking the drug without assistance, indicating aphysical dependency. Suboxone is often prescribed to treatdependency to op...Waismann Method Survey Reveals 65 Percent of Women Seeking Opiate Dependency Treatment Are Mothers
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2007 - According toThe Waismann Method 2006 Opiate Dependency Survey 65 percent offemale respondents seeking treatment for opiate dependency have oneor more children. Painkillers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocetand Fentanyl were among the drugs cited. In addition, 35 percent ofthe mothers who reported a dependency said they suffered fromde...