Long-sought flower-inducing molecule found
Researchers at the Umeå Plant Science Centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden, report about a breakthrough in our understanding of how plants control their flowering. In an article published in the international journal Science, Thursday 11th, they show how a small molecule that is formed in the plant leaves is transported to the shoot tips where it induces the for...Inducing RNAi with siRNA Cocktails Generated by RNase III
Ambion, Inc. Austin, TX 78744-1832 Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is an extremely...Justifying the use of letrozole for inducing ovulation
Letrozole used for the treatment of advanced/metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women is also being used by // infertility specialists as a second line of treatment for infertility for inducing ovulation. Studies indicate that letrozole was used not on an experimental basis, but as an accepted safe drug for inducing ovulation. However some feel that without clinical trials to...Therapy inducing self-repair of nerves to help Alzheimer’
A team of scientists has found a way to induce nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to release natural antioxidants to protect the cells from the damage // caused by stress and free radicals. The new therapeutic approach is based on a compound found in the body. The findings might give new hope to victims of stroke and degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s. This...Concerns About Popular Anti-Ulcer Pill Used For Inducing Labor
A review study conducted on a popular anti-ulcer pill used worldwide for inducing labor and preventing post-delivery bleeding reveals that it is equally effective// as the other expensive drugs. Researchers have however urged that the drug must be used with caution. The pill – a prostaglandin known generically as misoprostol and sold as Cytotec – is used primarily for treatment of pepti...Losing Sleep Over Sleep Inducing Drugs
FDA in the United States has urged drug companies to print strong new warnings on 13 drugs that are intended// to treat sleep disorder. FDA has also ordered the companies to provide information to the patients on drug safety. Last week the FDA had underlined the harmful effects of some of the drugs which involve life-threatening allergic reactions. Rare incidents of weird behavior like...