Discovery may help in war against fire ants
...ing Strepsiptera in mass numbers, could provide an alternative to pesticides. Kathirithamby has used them with success as parasites of long-horned grasshopper a pest in palm oil plantations in Papua, New Guinea. Using Strepsiptera as a predator to fire ants would provide "an option for people who don't want t......riana said. The way to lower costs is to find an alternative to the high-temperature chemistry that requires expensive processors and high costs to run the plants. "I wouldn't say this has solved that problem, but it adds another piece to the solution," Periana said. "We are inventing the next generation of c...Gene test could reduce unnecessary treatment for women with breast cancer
... likely to be resistant to the drug could be given alternative treatment. Chemotherapy or hormonal treatment after surgery for breast cancer is crucial in reducing mortality. Patients react differently to chemotherapy drugs and some women are resistant to treatment. However, since there is currently no way to d...Anthrax research might provide more time for treatment
...entive agent," says Kane, "and could be used as an alternative to passive immunotherapy." The inhibitor agent could be more affordable and shelf-stable, making such a treatment suitable for stockpiling. Kane's anthrax inhibitor research is part of Rensselaer's overall effort to advance biotechnology discoveries ...Vacuum technology developed to control insects in wood
... wood packaging materials, which would serve as an alternative to the current method of eliminating insects in wood. Chen and his research partners project that low pressure, achieved by applying a vacuum to a system, will create an environment sufficiently low in oxygen that will eliminate the insects in sever...UCF garners nearly $89 million in research funding
...rch in optics, lasers, communications, simulation, alternative energy, materials and distributed learning and has developed, in partnership with industry, world-class centers and institutes that focus on these strengths and more. A highlight of 2003 was the establishment of the Florida Photonics Center of Excell...Collaborative grant to Rutgers and Rep. of Georgia for salmonella research
...phage - virus that infects bacteria - treatment as alternative to antibiotic treatments has increased. Our Georgian colleagues have a unique expertise in phage therapy," Dr. Severinov said." "Together, we intend to develop a bacteriophage treatment that could be an effective remedy against massive outbreaks o...Nation on the verge of 'new era in modern river management'
...conjunctive water management, adaptive management, alternative licensing p rocesses and water marketing. While environmentalists have been fighting dam construction projects for decades, what's new and fascinating, suggests Lowry, is that ecological interests finally are beginning to win pivotal and precedent-se...First descriptions of Indiana bat maternity roosts in the southern US
...hat were taller than the surrounding forest, while alternative roost trees were usually shorter than the trees around them. "Research has shown that maternity roosts are often exposed to sunlight, and that increased temperature inside roosts can speed the development of the young," said Loeb. "Sun exposure may b...Melbourne scientist overturns 30 year calcium dogma
...ed on the old assumption," says Hubbard. Hubbard's alternative calcium transport system is based on the cell's protein factory called the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). The ER can withstand high concentrations of calcium. Hubbard's research suggests that the ER acts as a conduit for calcium from one side of the c...Breast fluid a better option for detecting cancer
...his year. "We believe this fluid could be the best alternative for discovering biomarkers for early-stage breast cancer," said Rick Zangar, a Battelle principal investigator at PNNL. "With further analysis, we could detect up to 10 times more proteins in NAF. The more proteins we identify, the better chance th...New technique for sorting sperm could improve fertility treatment
... That's a drawback to the current method. This new alternative has the potential to be a good way of getting motile sperm away from dead sperm without causing any damage." Smith and colleagues are encouraged by their recent finding, yet note that it will take several years of development before their approach ca...Stem-like cells from peripheral blood restore function in rats with severe stroke
...F stimulated peripheral blood cells have become an alternative treatment to bone marrow transplants for patients with blood cancers. They are easier to obtain, lead to faster recovery from chemotherapy and better survival. Dr. Willing and her colleagues wanted to explore whether G-CSF treated peripheral blood c...Embryonic hope for damaged spines
...vent people rejecting the stem cells. One possible alternative to immunosuppressant drugs, Geron president Thomas Okarma told the meeting last week, would be to first give patients bone marrow stem cells from the same source as the nerve cells. This might trick the patients' immune system into developing toleran...Infertility treatment versus fertility control: the challenges for developing countries
...Adoption and child fostering might provide interim alternative solutions that could be promoted in developing countries. "Adoption has not been popular, but with better information and counselling, it is now being used increasingly in several African countries," he concluded....World first for Swedish researchers mice born from transplanted wombs
...omen, Professor Brnnstrm believes, and could be an alternative to surrogacy. "We estimate that at there are at least a thousand women in this category in Sweden alone. This includes women with congenital malformations, those born without a uterus and those whose uterus is defective because of large leiomyomas [2...New study demonstrates bone protein can reverse kidney failure
...ould help lead to the development of a therapeutic alternative for the nearly 300,000 kidney disease patients who...hen the organs cease to function, patients have no alternative but to undergo dialysis while awaiting a kidney transplant. This new study looked at the role of a m...Radiology's role in gene therapy: Image and deliver
...ing. But viruses might also attack the cells. An alternative and safer delivery method is via liposomes, which are commonly used to deliver medicines to the body. "Radiologists use image guidance for delivering these liposomes to specific sites, such as tumors," Dr. Kruskal said. "This delivery can also be e...Field Museum awarded $5.2 million for community-based conservation in Peru
...ources. "That's why our offices of environment and alternative development have joined forces to address common problems in Peru's coca-growing areas." In April, USAID signed a cooperative agreement with the Museum for the program, Economic and Environmental Opportunities in Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul and i......ion (UFE) is a safe, effective, minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomy, and recent studies have found that it may allow previously infertile (due to fibroids) women to give birth. "Minimally Invasive Procedure Successfully Treats Painful Varicose Veins in the Pelvic Region" Chronic pelvic pain affect...