Lung cancer patients in Japan, United States react differently to the same chemotherapy regimen
...at the UC Davis School of Medicine. "We need to be cautious when we extrapolate from one population to another." The analysis compared results from two phase III clinical trials designed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of various treatments for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. One tri...Fire ant killing protozoa found in 120 Texas counties
...said. The scientific community has been extremely cautious about introducing the protozoa in the United States, however, not knowing what effect it might have on the native ant species, such as harvester, carpenter and leaf-cutting ants, Mitchell said. Because of these fears, studies of the South American ...Surprising 'ultra-conserved' regions discovered in human genome
...ternatively spliced genes is significant. "It's a cautious hypothesis that these elements may cause some type of interaction to determine what part of the gene will be spliced out," he said. The ultra-conserved elements that do not overlap with any coding region tend to be found in regions of the genome th...ESA calls for interdisciplinary studies of GEOs
...pecific to the GEO and location, and incorporate a cautious approach to environmental risk analysis. Ecologists, agricultural scientists, molecular biologists and others need broader training and integrated communication to better address these issues. While the ESA position paper recognizes the possible...Scientists urge caution when releasing engineered organisms into environment
...Ohio A panel of scientists has recommended a more cautious approach towards releasing genetically engineered ...kely be full of these organisms, and we want to be cautious and to have good science behind the decisions we make."...Peregrine falcons may face new environmental threat
... banned. Many scientists, however, advocate a more cautious approach. "We discovered the DDT problem because bird populations crashed," de Wit says. "They still haven't completely recovered from DDT, so new effects could be masked. Or the BDE concentrations haven't gotten high enough yet to cause a recognizab...Growth hormone activates gene involved in healing damaged tissue
...ormone injections to "treat" old age, but Costa is cautious about drawing any conclusions from his research about the merits of the therapy. "Our liver regeneration studies tell us a great deal about how growth hormone works at a molecular level, but the injections occurred only over short periods of time, gi...Complement inhibitor decreases heart attacks and death in men following cardiac surgery
...y forward-looking statements. Investors should be cautious in relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These factors...Study offers new insight into Rett Syndrome
...tional Institutes of Health, funded this study, is cautious about over interpreting the results. "It might well be that BDNF is a crucial gene that explains some of the symptoms of Rett patients. But we can't be really sure yet." One theory this study suggests is that in Rett patients, mutations in MeCP2 impa...Researchers urge caution over using ginseng in early pregnancy
...rs from Hong Kong have warned that women should be cautious about using the herbal remedy ginseng in the early...ation in humans becomes available, women should be cautious about using ginseng in the first three months of pregnancy and it is always advisable for pregnant w...Asthma patients cautioned about melatonin
...urnal asthmatics, any person with asthma should be cautious about taking supplements that would further raise their melatonin blood levels."...Cyclacel's biomarker technology shows that CYC202 induces cancer cells to commit suicide
...e therapy with CYC202. One should nevertheless be cautious about not over interpreting early indications of effectiveness from unscheduled efficacy assessments. Now that we have established a baseline for quantifying apoptosis in patients undergoing CYC202 monotherapy, we can use such biomarker techniques t...Molecule helps prevent inflammation and heart disease in fat-fed mice
...ntext. Our findings are in mice, and we need to be cautious about extrapolating these results to people." But Semenkovich believes the results have several potential implications. First, they may explain why people with diabetes are particularly prone to heart disease. About 80 percent of individuals with typ...Gene mutation exacerbates eye defect in inherited glaucoma
...to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, they are cautious about recommending its use in treating glaucoma. "L-DOPA is a molecule that affects the nervous system, and we need to proceed very carefully with further animal and human studies before we will know whether such a treatment can become a clinical rea...Researchers identify new gene mutation in glaucoma
...to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, they are cautious about recommending its use in treating glaucoma. "L-DOPA is a molecule that affects the nervous system, and we need to proceed very carefully with further animal and human studies before we will know whether such a treatment can become a clinical rea...Fruit flies unlock Methuselah's secrets
...rganisms or even humans. The authors, however, are cautious about the implications of their findings "Further experiments will be required to confirm the role of these genes in life-span regulation, and to determine their interactions with each other and in known or novel life-span regulatory pathways."...Science picks-leads, feeds and story seeds (January 2003)
...ite Christmas to many cities and towns, leading to cautious optimism that much of the area is on its way to recovering from the drought that has long plagued the area, according to the USGS. A quick glance at the real-time streamflow map ( http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ ) that the USGS provides as a regul...New approach to malaria vaccine effective in mice
...in humans," he said. "However, we still have to be cautious about predicting that we can produce a vaccine against GPI in humans." Over the next few years, Schofield and his colleagues will create a variety of anti-GPI vaccines and test them in other animal models of malaria. "This paper represents only a pro......re is enough evidence now to suggest we need to be cautious and begin to reassess our understanding of fishery management and the sustainability of the industry." To assess the loss of genetic diversity, Adcock and his colleagues studied seven regions of the snapper's chromosomes, known as microsatellite loci......n many kinds of toxic chemicals. People should be cautious eating it." According to Banack, the incidents of ALS-PDC took a rapid turn for the worse with the introduction of firearms and monetary value for the animals. The island was taken over by the US military after World War II and used as a base, leadi...