Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...already in the atmosphere. Post and his colleagues considered the range of possible costs and benefits that could accrue from adopting land-management practices designed to increase the uptake of carbon dioxide by soils. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere contributes to ong...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
.... And before any preventative trials could even be considered it would be essential to verify the compound's potential to really prevent the development of cancer in a mouse model. "However, our data fit in with the general picture that lycopene and vitamin E may have chemopreventative effects on prostate canc...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...exposed to the cells. "Double-stranded breaks are considered the most mutagenic type of DNA damage because the broken ends can fuse to other chromosomes in the cell. Chromosome fusion is detrimental to normal chromosome segregation, which in turn leads to genetic imbalances," explained Dr. Saunders, associate ...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...includes 46 researchers from 26 institutions, also considered the evolutionary implications revealed by the genomic work. The research provided direct genetic confirmation of a hypothesis that diatoms evolved when a heterotroph, a single-cell microbe, engulfed what scientists say was likely a kind of red alga. ...New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
...its effectiveness to suggest that it should now be considered as a first-line treatment for APL. They also believe it is likely to prove effective in other cancers such as multiple myeloma. Dr. Ghavamzadeh, professor of medicine at Tehran University, today (Wednesday 29 September) reported at the EORTC-NCI-AACR...Winning combination to build bone density in children
...have to jump rope for half an hour. That would be considered very hard. In reality we are talking about the sort of energy you would expect kids to expend when playing around outside with a ball or rope," said Dr. Eston. "A brisk walk at about 4 mph would do the trick. We are talking about raising the restin......olymer therapeutics -- which was unfashionable and considered an eccentricity in the 1970s and 80s -- had now generated promising compounds in many disease areas. Looking to the future, Professor Duncan said that nanomedicine research is expected to bring significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of ...Knock knock knocking on rhythm's neural doors
.... Thus specialists studying discrete movement have considered rhythm a subset of discrete movement -- the same t...rists studying rhythmic movement like walking have considered discrete movement just the same thing slowed and aborted after only a short piece of rhythmic moveme...Bronfenbrenner book sums up human development
... sociologists focused on families, anthropologists considered culture, economists the economic framework of the times and so on. Bronfenbrenner's groundbreaking concept of the ecology of human development, however, viewed these environments -- from the family to current society and the times -- as nested settin...16th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
...adeh: Trial results indicate arsenic should now be considered first-line treatment for one type of leukaemia *Dr Kim Chi: Successful results of Phase I trial of the first second generation antisense cancer drug - phase II getting under way * Dr Grant McArthur: Award winning researcher reveals potential new role...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
...of the journal Perception . While scientists have considered the reasons behind this visual effect for more than a century, advances in the field of perception now allow for better ways to study why it occurs, Todd said. "Researchers have developed powerful techniques that allow us to measure the perception of...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
...model before the monomer-addition mechanism can be considered a general one. Thus, he and his colleagues are now studying the mechanism of formation of other amyloid proteins, including the molecular details of how individual monomers bind to a growing fibril....New way to protect brain from stroke damage
...ly less ischemic brain injury. Scientists had long considered another class of cellular components, NMDA receptors, as the main target responsible for calcium overload in the ischemic brain, according to the researchers. "However, recent clinical efforts to prevent brain injury through the therapeutic use of NM...JCI table of contents September 15, 2004
...d its associated retinal neuronal tissue should be considered together when developing potential treatments for delaying or preventing retinal degeneration. An accompanying commentary by Lois Smith, of the Children's Hospital in Boston, discusses the effect of stem cells transplantation on the retinal vasculatu...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...luence." These gene-free stretches were previously considered "junk DNA," but in recent years those seemingly barren regions have taken on greater prominence as researchers have learned that they can control the activity of distant genes. Some of the noncoding regions have also stayed remarkably consistent comp...A probable cause for high blood pressure identified - shows links with diabetes
...are clearly established, the majority of cases are considered "essential hypertension," that is high blood pressure for which the cause is unknown. The researchers hypothesize that elevated levels of this ribotide may account for a major fraction of cases of essential hypertension. In addition, imidazole-4-acet...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...resented the distinguished Claude Bernard Lecture, considered to be the highlight of the weeklong EASD annual meeting, which was held Sept. 5-9. Dr. Kahn discussed how communication between the brain and tissues of the body relates to the pathogenesis of diabetes. Dr. Ele Ferrannini, the president of the EASD,...Case for IBD combination therapy comes from research at Baylor, MIT and Hebrew University
...roups working in Houston/Boston and Jerusalem have considered the implications of combination therapy in IBD. Th...their role in IBD, eicosanoid suppression has been considered for treatment. However, inhibition of one production pathway (say, COX) diverts the AA to the other ...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...ease of children with type 2 diabetes. Previously considered a disease of middle aged and older adults, type 2 diabetes is associated with overeating and inactivity. In an effort to decrease the incidence of the disease, they're investigating innovative ways to increase physical activity and optimize nutritio...Missing genes may help explain why plague bacteria are so deadly
...are reported every year. The disease has long been considered a prime candidate for bioterrorism because of its extreme virulence and its potential to be spread through the air as well as by infected fleas. To get at the genetic basis for the deadly nature of Y. pestis, the Livermore-led researchers first seque...