New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...p://www.catalystpharma.com), received an exclusive worldwide license from Brookhaven Science Associates, operator of Brookhaven National Laboratory, for the use of the drug GVG for its application in treating drug addiction. ...New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
... leukaemias and affects an estimated 20,000 people worldwide each year. It is a cancer of the white blood cells, characterized by a rapid accumulation of abnormal white cells in the bone marrow and the blood, resulting in anaemia, bleeding and susceptibility to infections. It occurs in people of all ages, alth...Award winning researchers reveal potential new role for Glivec
...etta (FNAB)[3], a foundation devoted to supporting worldwide translational research aimed at individualising therapeutics. The award is being presented today to Dr. McArthur, the lead researcher, by Professor Esteban Cvitkovic, president of the foundation's scientific board. Dr McArthur, who is head of the Mo...APS Foundation names student travel award recipients
...nization. The research of the organization's 5,000 worldwide members advances the understanding of the science of plant pathology and its application to plant health....Zoonotic diseases - European scientists unite to fight diseases
...from animals to man and each year cause 14m deaths worldwide (WHO). Such diseases include salmonella, rabies and cryptosporidia. In addition to the human pain and misery caused by these diseases the cost to the EU, is well in excess of 6bn/yr....Bacteria use 'molecular lasso' to cop copper
...s, the amount of methane produced from all sources worldwide is about 120 billion tons per year, said Kim. About 40 percent comes from paddies and wetlands, and the methane-eating bacteria, known as methanotrophs, remove 80 to 90 percent of it. That translates to a methane diet of close to 43 billion tons a ye...Early detection hope for eye disease
...there will be 200 million visually-impaired people worldwide but 80% of these cases are preventable or treatable. For this to happen, screening and early detection are crucial. Sonny Ramachandran, from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, outlined a new technique that uses spectral imaging, a non-invasive and ...Adaptive changes in the genome may provide insight into the genetics of complex disease
...The lead author of the paper says that researchers worldwide are justbeginning to understand evolution's contribution to our genetic risks fordisease and the underlying genetic causes of illness. "This paper provides compelling evidence that identifying regions of thehuman genome that have been the targets of ...Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
... Agents and Toxins list. Among the diseases caused worldwide by these organisms are Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and tick-borne encephalitic diseases. Ticks spread disease by taking blood from an infected animal and then feasting on another animal. They need the bloo...New fumigant to replace gas that damages ozone layer
...of methyl bromide scheduled in 2006, organisations worldwide are racing to find suitable alternatives. CSIRO Entomology Chief Dr Joanne Daly says the deal is important because methyl bromide is used to sterilise soil from insect pests, weeds and diseases before planting high value crops such as strawberries a...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...sease. And global exploration and trade led to the worldwide diffusion of many diseases into previously isolated areas. "Height studies for the late 18th and early 19th centuries show that large cities were particularly hazardous for health," Steckel said. "Urban centers were reservoirs for the spread of commu...Protemix corporation announces discovery of way to repair hearts damaged by diabetes
...uccessful in Phase 3, Laszarin TM has a potential worldwide market of over two million people with diabetic heart failure.' Professor Norman Sharpe, Medical Director, New Zealand Heart Foundation said: 'We hear the word breakthrough all too often, but this is a significant finding for diabetes research, which...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...ccination gap -- Measles remains a major cause of worldwide mortality, killing almost 1 million people annually. Despite the availability of a vaccine, interference from maternal antibodies and parental concerns about vaccine safety have resulted in continuing outbreaks. Researchers at Emory University in Atl...Washington University in St. Louis plays key role in sequencing moss genome
...na, a simple flowering plant that plant scientists worldwide use as a model for the study of seed plants, and about the same size as the genome of the crop plant rice. Mosses are considered to be the first land plants that evolved about 450 million years ago, predating the flowering or seed plants by some two ...UC Irvine scientists to develop vaccine to combat bioterrorism threat from deadly bacteria
...accine against B. pseudomallei is a national and worldwide goal, and is the best way to blunt a bioterrorist threat," said Philip Felgner, principal investigator of the research project and director of the proteomics laboratory within the Center for Virus Research . "Even if we have antibiotics, it will be ...Images reveal how rotavirus - leading cause of diarrhea - enters cells
...ere, dehydrating diarrhea and vomiting in children worldwide uses to break into cells. The work, published in the August 26th edition of Nature, is a major advance in the understanding of how viruses cause infection, and illustrates how vaccine development can be made "smarter" by probing the physical archi...PCB breakdown in rivers depends on sediment-specific bacteria, find Carnegie Mellon U. scientists
...pairing learning and memory. PCBs were generated worldwide largely by industries that manufactured plastics, paints, lubricants, transformers and other materials. In the mid-20th century, companies along the Hudson and other rivers in upstate New York collectively released more than one million pounds of PCB...U of T study identifies possible stem cells in pancreas
...hnology, offers hope for the millions of diabetics worldwide who take insulin injections to compensate for defective pancreatic islets. Healthy islets, made up largely of beta cells, release insulin to help regulate the body's blood sugar levels. "People have been intensely searching for pancreatic stem cells ...Disease-resistant papaya saves Hawaiian papaya industry
...t in 1999 to 84 percent in 2002. Since PRSV is a worldwide problem on papaya, other countries have showed interest in developing the technology for their use. "Due to its success, the transgenic papaya has often been referred to as the model for the use of biotechnology to help agriculture," said Gonsalves. ...... there are now more than 30 known T. rex specimens worldwide - have given museums a greater comfort level and allowed more invasive scientific research. ...