Increasing carbon dioxide relieves drought stress in corn, researchers say
...n the leaves during the dry period, Long said. The improvement in corn growth could be offset by the effects of rising ozone levels and other global warming factors, the researchers are quick to point out. While elevated ozone is part of the SoyFACE technology, corn has not yet been exposed to it. In soybeans,...Models show gene flow from crops threatens wild plants
...crop health: "The fact is that most genes for crop improvement have come from wild relatives of those same crops." To begin to understand the effects of gene flow from crop to wild plant populations, Haygood and his colleagues Anthony Ives from UW-Madison and David Andow from UM-St. Paul, developed mathematical ...Study results show promise for development of gene therapy to treat blood diseases
...nt with TMZ/BG, the treated mice showed persistent improvement of their blood, suggesting that the modified stem cells assumed the production of red blood cells after the treatment eliminated the defective stem cells. A majority of the mice also showed resolution of anemia with nearly complete, stable conversio...Stem-like cells from peripheral blood restore function in rats with severe stroke
...uced to a pre-stroke level of normal activity. The improvement was similar whether the rats had been treated with peripheral blood cells or HUCB cells. Unlike humans, who are often paralyzed following a severe stroke, rats typically become abnormally active. In addition, both the G-CSF stimulated peripheral blo......erequisites for the rapid development and rational improvement of existing serine protease inhibitors. Inhibitors that save host cells from the attack by natural killer cells and cytotoxic T cells could gain great significance as practical therapeutics in graft-versus-host diseases, chronic viral infections, and...ENBREL provided rapid and significant relief for psoriasis patients in second pivotal study
...plaque psoriasis experienced significant and rapid improvement in their symptoms. The data were presented today a...tion of patients achieving a 75 percent or greater improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (also known as PASI 75) after 12 weeks of treatment. Nearly...ENBREL rapidly, significantly improved back pain, mobility, function in ankylosing spondylitis
... reduction in back pain and morning stiffness, and improvement in spinal mobility and physical function. The data...nts treated with ENBREL in this study saw a marked improvement in as early as two weeks after initiation of treatment. Patients reached maximum relief within the f...Once weekly ENBREL significantly reduced rheumatoid arthritis pain, inflammation & improved function
...or eight weeks. The primary endpoint, a 20 percent improvement in signs and symptoms of RA (known as an ACR 20 re...bal status and pain were evaluated. At week eight, improvement in HAQ was comparable for patients receiving either ENBREL dose, and significantly better than patie...Artificial organ research findings presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers
...ge of knowledge, and to educate its members in the improvement and optimal use of artificial organs....Scientists say 'save our seas'
...chemical pollution have brought about considerable improvement but we have a growing pollution problem in Arctic waters, while in the North Sea we have major problems with our fisheries and the longer term changes which will follow from climate change." "The most significant aspect of this report is not the con...First soybeans grown in space similar to Earth-grown crops
...ur knowledge of soybeans and facilitated continued improvement of soybean seeds for farmers." The soybeans returned to earth in October aboard the Atlantis. The prior June, DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., with the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WCSAR) -- a NASA Comme...Xyzal shows significant improvements in quality of life for persistent allergic rhinitis sufferers
... (5.43 ± 0.15 vs. 6.56 ± 0.15). Symptom improvement which was seen on most individual symptoms as early as the first week was sustained over the 6 months of the study in patients treated with Xyzal® (p 1 These new Quality of Life and clinical data are from the XPERT TM (Xyzal in Persistent Rhi...Scientists develop new RNAi knockdown technology
... This vector, called pDECAP, represents a dramatic improvement over current RNAi transgenic technology. As Dr. Ishii explains, "In the RNAi transgenic systems developed so far, small hairpin-type RNA is expressed from the RNA polymerase III promoter or the virus promoter. However, these systems cannot be utilize...Hypothermia helps brain heal after cardiac arrest, finds University of Pittsburgh study
...educed by half, and some animals showed functional improvement in as little as 12 hours after cardiac arrest was induced. Conversely, the animals left at normal temperature after cardiac arrest showed little or no functional improvement. Previous studies from the researchers detected increased levels of growth ...UNC HIV-AIDS screening, prevention method could become national model for cutting illness
...sting, the procedures are proving to be a distinct improvement over standard antibody tests. This is because antibody assays cannot detect the virus for up to two months post-infection and therefore miss the earliest, most infectious period when carriers can spread the virus before they even know they have it. "...New drug enfuvirtide shows promise against drug resistant HIV infection
..."In our study, enfuvirtide resulted in significant improvement in virologic and immunologic responses as compared with individualized, optimized combination antiretroviral therapy alone," the authors wrote. "The introduction of enfuvirtide as the first of this new class of antiretroviral agent could make an impo...Even 'non-destructive' fishing can threaten coral reef fish
...ile non-destructive fishing methods are clearly an improvement over cyanide and dynamite, they are not necessarily benign and little is known about their effects on fish populations. Kolm and Berglund studied the effects of a non-destructive fishing method on the Banggai cardinalfish, which is about two inches ...Study: Adults maintain significant improvement in ADHD with long-term use of amphetamine
...hetamine medication maintained significant symptom improvement with good tolerance, a new study shows. University...." A reduction in the rating scale score indicates improvement in managing the symptoms of ADHD. Specifically, for patients on a 20-milligram daily dose, the mean ...Study shows ulcerative colitis patients achieve remission with probiotic composition VSL#3
...nd 23 percent of study participants experienced an improvement in symptoms for a combined remission/response rate of 86 percent. Four patients did not respond to VSL#3, and only one patient demonstrated worsened disease activity. No adverse biochemical or clinical effects were observed by adding VSL#3 therapy....KEPPRA international Phase IV SKATE study results show favourable efficacy
...izures experienced an overall significant clinical improvement when treated with KEPPRA. The SKATE study showed t...nvesting in clinical research that may lead to the improvement of the quality of life of people with epilepsy."...