Early detection hope for eye disease
...more rigorously in a clinical setting but are very hopeful that this will be a promising new tool that will help doctors screen and monitor the major diseases of the eye." "Some of the existing screening techniques, such as the Fluorescein Angiogram for diabetic patients, can be painful and in some cases dan...Washington University in St. Louis plays key role in sequencing moss genome
...ctions. Quatrano said that the collaborators are hopeful that, as sequencing gets under way, the wider community of plant scientists will increasingly recognize the potential of this organism. The JGI genome project will take advantage of a continuing multinational perspective, with further funding expec...Genes can influence both alcohol consumption and dependence
...seek help early if problems emerge." Whitefield is hopeful that his research may help to change perceptions of alcoholism. "Naturally enough," he said, "public attention focuses on the most extreme forms of alcohol dependence and literary and dramatic portrayals of alcoholics' shape or reinforce this view. ......ereditary and dietary forms of obesity. Dr. Lee is hopeful that the activation of Galphas may prove useful as a potential therapeutic target in the fight against human obesity, helping to jump-start metabolism in fat storage cells and thereby prevent fat accumulation."It would be wonderful, if fat cells can ...Targeted therapy for lung cancer patients shows promise in extending lives
... tumor shrinkage with minimal side effects. We are hopeful that this type of research will provide a kinder, gentler, more effective therapy for lung cancer patients. "This is the most exciting thing going on in lung cancer today. For the next two decades, this will be the wave of the future in treatment." P...Researchers show 'clot-busting' at stroke site is viable option
... outcome than IV therapy, and said researchers are hopeful a large, federal trial will be done to further test the therapy's effectiveness. Additional study co-authors were Dr. Rajul Shah of OSU Medical Center and Drs. Robert Tarr, Jeffrey Sunshine and Jose Suarez of the University Hospitals of Cleveland an...Yale researchers discover new potential asthma therapeutic targets related to parasites and insects
...human asthmatics but not in control lungs. "We are hopeful that blocking AMCase in human asthmatics will have a similar beneficial effect on the human disease," said Elias. The inflammation seen in asthma is driven by specialized lymphocytes (white blood cells), called T helper type 2 cells. Other cell type...Gene therapy with growth factor seems promising therapy for incurable muscle disorder ALS
...s currently controversial, yet its researchers are hopeful that the method developed by the British company t...able muscle disorder. Although these results are hopeful and promising, there is still a long way to go before a new medicine is developed. Regulated studies...Dampened hopes for transplanting bone marrow stem cells in heart attacks
...cale patient trials that were initiated during the hopeful period. In Sweden there is only one entirely new trial underway, and it can easily be discontinued, but in Germany and elsewhere a huge number of patients have already had blood stem cells transplanted into their heart, and more transplants are in p......or suppressor genes, like p16INK4a. Dr. Arceci is hopeful that "the mutant mice provide a potentially useful model for the study of aging as well as the mechanisms regulating epigenetic patterning during development and postnatal life. They may also serve as a potential model for examining the role of epig...New approach offers potential drug-discovery shortcut
...a compound that could reverse the mutation and are hopeful that it will provide fundamental new insights into vascular development and disease. "While this molecule may eventually have clinical application in promoting vascular growth after heart attack, stroke or injury, this new way of identifying potenti...Newer drugs more effective at curing strep throat than penicillin
...alosporin drugs to my patients," Casey says. "I am hopeful that organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics will review our study and revisit the guidelines." Physicians involved with the meta-analysis approached their work cautiously, realizing that some analyses are more worthwhile than others...New test detects cirrhosis of the liver in an early stage
...linical laboratories, but for genetic tests. A hopeful future The test is now being perfected. Through future collaborations with industry, the researchers hope to arrive at a test that is easy to use and that shows 100% specificity for cirrhosis of the liver. The test could then be used to follow peo...New human embryonic stem-cell lines to be made available to researchers
...n employee of HHMI for nearly 10 years. Melton is hopeful that the availability of the new cell lines will speed research developments in the area of stem cell biology. "Consistent with the general practice among academic scientists, these cells are a reagent that will be shared," said Melton. "We hope that...Radioactive and toxic waste site plans are a recipe for disaster, says Rutgers sociologist
...ent of Energy's Long Term Stewardship program as a hopeful projection of what experts and organizations want to happen in the future, while ignoring worst-case scenarios. "They seem to think worst cases aren't worth worrying about because they are unlikely," said Clarke. "I think that we are at great vuln...Researchers discover that a virus can naturally target and kill tumors
...he virus's effectiveness in humans, Dr. Meruelo is hopeful about Sindbis's future: "The combination of this virus's exquisite targeting of tumors with its ability to kill them says that this has the potential to be a human therapy."...B2MIN9: Beagle 2 teams continue efforts to communicate with the lander
...ication relay for Beagle 2, and the lander team is hopeful that a link can be established at that time if it has not already been achieved with Mars Odyssey. "We need to get Beagle 2 into a period when it can broadcast for a much longer period," said Professor Colin Pillinger, Beagle 2 lead scientist. "This ...B2MIN/6 scientists wait for Beagle 2 to call home
...ct any signal from the spacecraft. Scientists were hopeful that the 250 ft (76 m) Lovell Telescope, recently fitted with a highly sensitive receiver, would be able to pick up the outgoing call from the Mars lander between 19.00 GMT and midnight last night. An attempt to listen out for Beagle's call home by t...Governing commons still a struggle, but fight not without hope, according to new report
...ical scientist Elinor Ostrom, offers an urgent yet hopeful message. The authors of a new report, "The Struggl..."It would be unwise to just be optimistic, but I'm hopeful that people will realize that, while certainly not easy, effective commons governance is possible," ...