Invasive exotic plants helped by natural enemies
Although conventional wisdom suggests that invasive exotic plants thrive because they escape the natural enemies that kept them in check in their native ranges, a new study in the journal Science suggests the opposite. Exotic plants that are in the presence of their natural enemies actually do better in their introduced ranges. The research from the Georgia Institute of Technology appears in the...Protowings may have helped bird ancestors cover rough terrain
Biologists have long argued about how birds evolved the ability to fly, because it is not immediately evident what improvement in fitness would result from ancestral, partly evolved wings. Two theories have recently dominated the debate: one postulates that flight evolved in tree-dwelling ancestors that used their forelimbs to help them glide, while the other considers ancestral birds to be terre...Fused nasal bones helped tyrannosaurids dismember prey
New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a University of Alberta researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological superweapon." "Fused, arch-like nasal bones are a unique feature of tyrannosaurids," said Dr. Eric Snively, a post doctoral research fellow at the University of Alberta. "This adaptation,...HIV kids helped by zinc -study
Supplementation of Zinc with Anti-retroviral drugs for children’s with AIDS was found to reduce deaths due to diarrhea in HIV infected children’s //and also found to enhance the immune system which helps to fight against the virus. The study was conducted by Physician Moss and his colleagues from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland and the study results published...Birth mark awareness created by internet helped to treat Cavernous hemangioma
Mrs. Louise Baxter who found a birthmark in her child Matilda found it rapidly increasing in size and used the help of internet search to understand the birthmark in her child. Though the doctors whom// she contacted said her not to panic after a little internet browsing and help from Birthmark Support Group website she contacted Great Ormond Street hospital, London and the hospital phys...Arthritis of the Knee Can be Helped by Exercise and Mobility
Crippling knee arthritis can be helped by Exercise and patient’s understanding of the disease according to a report published in the April// issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. The two important elements for the treatment of the knee osteo-arthritis include physical and psychological aspects. Researchers at San Diego State University analyzed sixteen studies and they have conclud...Loved Ones Could Be Helped To Talk On Prostate Cancer
Men's suffering from prostrate cancer can talk to doctor through their beloved ones, especially wife’s, children, and partners - a survey result shows //. The head of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Leslie D. Michelson said secret weapons for men in the family are daughters, wives and partners whom can realize their role in assisting to express them to doctors about the condition, prost...NOMID Symptoms Helped By Arthritis Drug
Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID) is a rare condition that affects children as well as adults. A new study finds that a drug named anakinra could alleviate// symptoms and bring down the inflammation associated with the disease. The study is published in the August 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. It was undertaken by the Intramural Research Program of...Lyrica Significantly Reduced Pain and Helped Patients Manage the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia, Data Show
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2007 - Significantly more patientstreated with Pfizer's Lyrica reduced their pain by 50 percent ormore compared with placebo, according to study results presentedtoday at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.Clinically, this outcome would equate to a patient with severe painreporting a reduction to mild to moderate pain. Fibromyalgia is one of t...