Chronic alcohol abuse damages regulating hormones
...ese results can be used to develop new therapeutic options to support abstinence in alcoholics. "One possibility would be to substitute AVP," said Ehrenreich, "which might not only contribute to recovery of water and electrolyte homeostasis but also benefit cognitive functions such as memory. The findings o...Enzyme could overcome industrial bleaching waste problems
...ed the T. brockianus enzyme, there were only a few options for dealing with the wastewater. Industry can chemically treat the water to break hydrogen peroxide down, but that practically cancels out the environmental benefit. Or they can heavily dilute wastewater with even more water, but that increases the ...Researchers discover effective method for killing prostate cancer cells
...as metastasized, or spread, men have few treatment options other than chemotherapy and radiation," said Nevalainen. "This finding could certainly lead to the development of new targeted therapeutics that can put the brakes on the growth of prostate cancer cells, allowing us to kill tumor cells, reduce the v...Potato-related plant species exhaust potato cyst nematode
...esticides against nematodes) if there are no other options for control. In the past good results were obtained using potato plants that were resistant to the nematodes. However, the nematode always managed to overcome each line of resistance. The research is being carried out by plant ecologist Jan Vos and P...DNA-based vaccine triples survival for dogs with melanoma
NEW YORK April 8, 2003 The options for treating advanced melanoma are limited - regardless of whether the patient is a dog or a human. Because this deadly cancer is virtually resistant to chemotherapy and radiation in its late stages, new approaches are being investigated including va...Tracking every egg? AAAS report lists practical options for regulating human cloning
Practical regulatory options and research concerns related to cloning--from a U...ts, policymakers and others. Participants explored options for regulating human research cloning to support medical advances--while preventing efforts to clone...Europes population has developed new tendency to shrink, Science study reports
...cline could consider policies that give women more options in planning when to have children. "The choices y...hanged." "In thinking about what different policy options are out there for addressing aging and the possibility of population decline, one that has not been ...Discovery may lead to first medical treatment for Celiac disease
...ring from celiac disease currently have no medical options beyond a lifetime adherence to a strict, gluten-free diet," added Dr. Lipton. "Clearly, if we can control the inflammatory responses that are a major part of celiac disease and limit the immunosuppression, this could lead to the first medical treat...National vision experts converge for research symposium
...ted with aging; research related to new treatment options for myopia, or nearsightedness; and research on glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness in the country and the most common cause of blindness in African-Americans. The event will be held at the University of Houston Hilton Hotel. For info...Leatherback sea turtles careening towards extinction
...urtles. Critical to the success of the first two options will be international cooperation, implementation, and enforcement from the major longlining nations. Scientists have examined what best predicts bycatch. Is it where the hooks are set? Is it water temperature or bottom features? "Unfortunately the ...Lessons from abroad: United States trails Europe in dependence on renewable energy
...responsible policies. As a result, such investment options have received the attention of the big institutional investors--pension funds with assets equal to 46% of U.S. GDP. One of these, The California Public Employees' Retirement System, (CalPers), with $130 billion in assets, has announced that it has be...Meeting the nitrogen management challenge: Arresting the nitrogen cascade
...ust eventually be addressed, interim technological options to improve nitrogen fertilizer efficiency, such as geospatial analysis of soil properties and crop growth, should be employed. Nitrogen's Impact on Ecosystems and Economics "There are significant economic costs associated with the inefficient use...Tufts civil engineer predicts Bostons rising sea levels could cause billions of dollars in damage
...he cost of repairing subsequent damage. The three options are: "Ride-It-Out" Scenario This approach would mean that over the next 100 years Boston would continue development in flood plains as it does now, and would repair storm damage as it occurs to return buildings to their original condition. Using t...Phase III, 48-Wk NEAT study results comparing GW433908 to Nelfinavir presented today
...ill be a promising new addition to current therapy options for individuals infected with HIV," said Doug Manion, M.D., vice president of Clinical Development, GSK. Efficacy Results from NEAT "At 48 weeks, 66 percent of 166 HIV-positive patients taking 908 achieved undetectable viral load (<400 copies/mL)...What to plant when the fires go out
...fire-prone geography. In such circumstances, four options exist: Do nothing. Suppress. Do the burning yourself. Change the combustibility of the landscape. None is sufficient by itself; the requirement is to mix and match, adjusted to specific sites. The outcome should be to create a landscape in which...AAAS president calls to restore American health system
...ill require many more years of research before new options are available to patients and their doctors. Thus, Bloom concluded: "The puzzles of better health promotion and disease prevention may be approached more rapidly and effectively through intensified social science research, rather than by awaiting the...Changes in prevalence of mutations associated with HIV treatment failure
...combinations, and guide the selection of treatment options after virologic failure. "For example, patterns involving 65R and/or 74V in conjunction with M184V are associated with resistance to multiple NRTIs, and require substantially fewer mutations than TAM patterns associated with resistance to multiple NR...Study shows how eye cells die when exposed to lead
...is, in the eye, and may suggest possible treatment options for patients suffering from various forms of retinal degeneration. The key to most cell death is a structure within each cell called the mitochondrion, which is known primarily as the central component responsible for generating energy for the cell. ...NPF says FDA approval of new psoriasis drug signals new era of care
...d psoriatic arthritis, biologic therapy offers new options for dermatologists and patients. Biologics are a c... improve their treatment or learn about additional options to talk with their dermatologist or health care provider.......racy's thistle in Colorado. There are few, if any, options for addressing biocontrol gone amok. "'Recall' of problematic species from ecosystems where they are damaging native species is either impossible or prohibitively expensive," say Svata Louda and three colleagues at the University of Nebraska in Linco...