Clemson researchers find bacteria fighter that does not promote bacterial resistance
...t and her colleagues were somewhat incredulous and cautious about their findings. "We must understand how it works and develop a method to produce enough bacteriocin for further testing," she said, adding that it is comparable to generating 55 gallons of material to collect a tiny straight pin of usable produ...Research shows how pollutants affect tree growth
...en are now more than 20 feet tall, researchers are cautious about projecting their results to full-grown trees. However, they suspect that the growth-promoting effects of carbon dioxide will lessen and the negative effects of ozone will increase as the trees mature. Because insects and soil processes affect ...DEET brain effects in animals warrant caution
...ination. "The take home message is to be safe and cautious when using insecticides," said Abou-Donia. "Never use insect repellents on infants, and be wary of using them on children in general. Never combine insecticides with each other or use them with other medications. Even so simple a drug as an antihista...Sea Grant study finds Chinese mitten crabs appear free of human parasite lung flukes
...flukes. Despite their findings, the scientists are cautious about concluding that eating the crabs is safe now or in the future. "Until we finish our survey of the region's snails," Walter said, "we can't assess the risk of future introductions of lung flukes." The scientists are in the process of analyzing ...Gene chips bring new order to lung cancer types, could yield sharper diagnoses, better drugs
... done for patients, said Golub. We want to be very cautious not to alter the current standard of care until were very sure that the new classification is superior....UK researchers raise hopes of preserving fertility for women with cancer
UK fertility experts have sounded a note of cautious optimism about the safety of preserving ovarian tissue and transplanting it back into women after cancer treatment. The optimism follows research reported in Human Reproduction*, Europes leading journal of reproductive medicine. It is the first repo...Unleashing GMO's into the environment
...ublic." Environmentalists have given the idea a cautious welcome. "It would help," says Bebb. "I do think there's a need for research like this before experiments come out of the lab." Sue Mayer of GeneWatch UK agrees. "Models are extremely useful and they can really pick up what things are sensitive ...A stomach enzyme deficit may place women at more risk from drinking alcohol
...n one drink per day. Women simply need to be more cautious than males in terms of the amount of drinking that they do," he said. "This study also teaches us a great deal about the processing of alcohol. So, mechanistically it's important, because if we can understand mechanisms, we can understand therapy. ...Ticks have potential to transmit cat scratch disease
...n transmit these diseases to humans, Dr. Chomel is cautious in his conclusions. "We have no clear experimental demonstration of ticks being able to transmit the infection to humans," he says. The next step is to see if transmission is possible in animal models. He does point to evidence, though, that sugges...Scientists, ships, aircraft to profile Asian pollution and dust
...ked together in the past and historicallyhave been cautious about sharing data." The National Center for Atmospheric Research Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)will forecast the pollution's pathways, guiding research aircrafttoward the densest plumes. Using a technique develop...Researchers zero in on first drug that may be helpful in treating common liver disease
...gh these studies are preliminary, our data justify cautious evaluation of metformin as a treatment for fatty liver disease," says Diehl. "And although one of the side effects of this drug is lactic acidosis, a build up of lactic acid, which is more serious in people with liver disease, we found no evidence of...New genes and old genes contribute to personality traits
...e more anxious, worried, fearful, pessimistic, and cautious than people who have only the 'long' form. AUTHORS: Y Osher, D Hamer, J BenjaminBeer Sheva Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, POB 4600, Beer Sheva, Israel; Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer...The power of the mother-child bond
...rhaps there is a cumulative effect." Molina is cautious about encouraging direct extrapolations from animal studies to the human domain. "The most important contribution about our study," he said, "is simply to indicate that breastfeeding potentially represents a source of generating alcohol-related memo...ASU scientists probe salamander mysteries
... amphibians is still open to question. Davidson is cautious in her judgment, but she worries that the world's frogs and salamanders may be on the path of an inexorable downfall that will leave only the most disease-resistant species standing. She warns that "loss of biodiversity is happening everywhere. My gu...Vitamin C levels linked to amount of lead in blood
... eating freshfruits and vegetables, they should be cautious about consuming supplementscontaining more than 500 mg of vitamin C because vitamin C enhances ironabsorption and could worsen this condition. The investigators studied data gathered by the Third National Health andNutrition Examination Survey, 198...Montana Hantavirus Study Looks At Why The Mouse Goes Into The House
...kely to become airborne. People need to be cautious when cleaning areas that have mousedroppings. Sweeping can stir up virus-laden dust particles. Instead, the areashould be sprayed with a mix of bleach and water (nine parts water to one partbleach) and wet mopped. In a related study of deer ...K-State Researchers Study Pest Resistance Management
...nt plans justright," McGaughey said. "If we're too cautious we may deprive ourselves thebenefits of this technology. On the other hand, if we're not cautious enough, wemay have to go back to using chemicals." Higgins emphasizes that while no resistance has y...Some Atlantic Coast Beaches Are Shrinking While Florida's Beaches Better Off Than Most
...age, the study found. "I think it leads to cautious optimism," said Bob Dean, a UF coastalengineering professor and the lead investigator in the study. "The sky isnot falling -- not right away, anyway. And we should consider our state tobe unique in this respect." Dean and several graduate stu...Tumor Protein Structure Found At Cornell
...ents growth. However, Clardywarns, "We need to be cautious and not get our hopes too high." Severalresearch groups are trying to figure out how MetAP-2 inhibits the formation ofnew blood vessels, he says, and the new drugs will take years of development andtesting. Clardy and his colleagues determined the t...Hopkins Study Shows Languishing Addictions Drug Really Works
...pants' responses at various dosages, and under the cautious little-by-little approach to giving the medication, it appeared less effective than methadone at the first stage of treatment. Because of this, many assumed that LAAM lacked the necessary opiate-like effects early on. "Users said they couldn't feel...