Engineering Nutrient-Rich Plants Made For Feasible By New Findings
Research conducted to better understand the mechanisms of micronutrient uptake, distribution, and regulation by Professor Mary Lou Guerinot has led to findings// that make engineering nutrient-rich plants, better able to grow in soils considered marginal and also increasing crop biomass in soils no...Insmed Provides Update on Supply of IPLEX(TM)
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...ied periostin locally at the site of cardiac injury, but NRG1 works when given by systemic injection - a very promising result that suggests it may be feasible to use this in the clinic to treat heart failure," says Kühn, who won a first prize Young Investigator Award, from the American College of C...Study Shows a Link Between Schizophrenia & Genetic Mutations
... miRNA deficiencies". Says Dr. Rossi, "I am excited by the prospect of using micro RNAs as diagnostic markers for mental illness. It may be feasible to treat schizophrenia by restoring expression of normal microRNAs in the central nervous system with current technologies". About MEDomics ...105-Day Mars Simulation: U.S. Studies Focus on Improving Work Performance
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...istically feasible. Individuals who reported improbably high levels of accuracy were classified as dishonest, and participants reporting statistically feasible levels of accuracy were classified as honest. The researchers emphasize that the labels "honest" and "dishonest" describe only these individuals' beh...105-day Mars simulation: US studies focus on improving work performance
...ef cognitive tests, to detect the presence of stress, fatigue and negative affect, and will be used to determine the extent to which this approach was feasible during the mission. The second performance measure used 3- and 10-minute laptop-based Psychomotor Vigilance Tests to detect changes in basic perfor...NOSCAR(R) Increases NOTES(R) Research with Olympus Medical Systems Corporation Grant
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...er. "These injectible antioxidants are very effective, but there has also been a desire to have agents that can be given orally. A pill would be more feasible than an injection to treat large numbers of people in an emergency scenario," she adds. Future studies will focus on the EUK-400 compounds' effects...Injection Reverses Heart-Attack Damage
...ied periostin locally at the site of cardiac injury, but NRG1 works when given by systemic injection - a very promising result that suggests it may be feasible to use this in the clinic to treat heart failure," says Kuhn, who won a first prize Young Investigator Award, from the American College of Cardiology ...Bayer Announces New Data on Novel Anti-cancer Compound BAY 73-4506
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...l Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Feb. 22-25, 2009, in Las Vegas. "With further development, this technology may yield a clinically feasible procedure that would eliminate the need for 10 radiation therapy sessions, making it more convenient for the patient," says Dr. Keyak, an associate pr...Parkinson's Disease Foundation Awards $300,000 in Bridge Funding for Innovative Research Projects
...he says it may be very easy to identify a treatment that could concurrently ease the motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's, something that is not feasible with current therapies. One possibility includes isradipine, a medication already on the market for high blood pressure. Dr. Lee , of the Un...Breakthrough Mapping of Alzheimer's Genome Helps ID Four New Suspect Genes
...d in the article. Technological advances are improving the understanding of the genetic mechanism that governs Alzheimer's disease and are making it feasible to identify the complete set of genes influencing risk for Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Tanzi said. In addition to the genome-wide association screen, D...King LT™ Emergency Airway Tool
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...resenting the landscape. The researchers conclude that it is essential to include LCC in future regional and global climate studies but that it is not feasible to impose them in a common way across multiple models for the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment. Title: Uncertainties in cl...Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost
...apid primary scan of all containers, followed by a more careful secondary scan of only a few containers that fail the primary test) holds promise as a feasible solution for meeting the 100% scanning requirement." "Estimating the Operational Impact of Container Inspections at International Ports" is co-autho...Gear bans 'can help save reefs'
...y to sustain local people. "From an ecological perspective, the best response to bleaching is to close reefs to fishing entirely. But that is not feasible everywhere and is a particularly hard sell among the impoverished fishers in developing countries" says co-author Dr. Tim McClanahan of the Wildlife C...Help for climate-stressed corals
...y to sustain local people. "From an ecological perspective, the best response to bleaching is to close reefs to fishing entirely. But that is not feasible everywhere and is a particularly hard sell among the impoverished fishers in developing countries" says co-author Dr. Tim McClanahan of the Wildlife C...Research uncovers clues to virus-cancer link
...ough which viruses take over cellular systems, resulting in cancer, is a promising strategy for cancer prevention and treatment, since it is much more feasible to block viral infection or develop specific inhibitors of the viral genes than try to inhibit all of the genetic changes within a cancer. ...UC Davis begins $2.8 million in studies of agricultural nitrogen's impacts
...house gases are released during irrigation and fertilization of farm lands in California," Six said. "The good news is we know that it is economically feasible to reduce these emissions. The first step is quantifying the necessary reductions." The new Agricultural Sustainability Institute grants and object...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 20, 2009
...oparticles could be the ideal solution by disrupting the process in which water droplets fog glass. Until now, however, there has been no commercially feasible way to make these particles. The scientists describe an efficient one-step method for making nano-raspberries. In laboratory studies, the researche...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009
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...apid primary scan of all containers, followed by a more careful secondary scan of only a few containers that fail the primary test) holds promise as a feasible solution for meeting the 100% scanning requirement." "Estimating the Operational Impact of Container Inspections at International Ports" is co-autho...Micromet Presents Update at ASCO 2009 on a Phase 1b Combination Study of Adecatumumab and Docetaxel
...y that targets EpCAM, a tumor antigen known to be associated with poor prognosis for breast cancer patients. Combining adecatumumab with docetaxel was feasible with clinically manageable diarrhea being the main toxicity at higher doses. Other frequently observed adverse events included nausea, vomiting, stoma...Vimpat(R) (lacosamide) C-V, a New Antiepileptic Drug (AED), To Be Available in U.S. Pharmacies
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