Rutgers scientists create high-protein corn with Third World potential
...ets, the poultry industry could see an annual cost saving of about a billion dollars if it eliminates synthetic additives from chicken feed. "Over and above the improvement of people's diets, there are benefits to using a protein that the organism naturally makes," stated Messing. "People have already bee...Nasal antibiotic ointment reduces infection risk after surgery
...l-based infections, and for preventing illness and saving lives," says Trish Perl, M.D., associate professor of medicine, director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at Hopkins and an author of the study published in the June 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Staphylococcus aure...Preserving options: Short-term action required to avoid long-term climate damage
...0, maintaining the ocean currents is "likely," but saving the coral reefs is "probably not feasible" and preventing the ice-sheet melting is "plausible, but by no means certain." "The Bush Administration regards large climate changes as inevitable and proposes adaptation as the main response," said Princeto...Estrogen combined with calcium and vitamin D may prevent tooth loss
...ible added benefit of hormone replacement therapy: saving teeth. Postmenopausal women who took a daily dose of estrogen along with calcium, vitamin D and regular dental check-ups improved the condition of their jaw, which could potentially reduce the risk of tooth loss. Women who had regular check-ups but ...Discovery of activated protein C leads to lifesaving drug
...y over 20 years ago has led to a treatment that is saving lives around the world," said Long. "I'm so honored to receive this award, and hope it will serve as an inspiration to other scientists doing important research in the basic sciences." At the UVM College of Medicine, Long continues to look at human p...Duke ecologist's book offers hopeful view of Earth's plight
...p the reader negotiate the very serious subject of saving the planet, the young scientist leavened his prose with cartoons and pithy limericks. For example, he includes some cautionary verse on species extinction: "In maintaining a watch or machine, All parts play a role, some unseen. If we throw away pie...Rolex announces winners of international awards
... and chairman of the Selection Committee. "Whether saving whales or endangered birds, improving living standards in remote villages, safeguarding our precious rainforests, or developing low-tech agricultural methods in one of the world's most impoverished countries, these five individuals have demonstrated ...Testing method improves management of Johne's disease in cows
...cisions on how to handle each cow. In addition to saving farmers money, the method also allows diagnostic laboratories to handle more samples more efficiently: Collins' lab tested some 35,000 blood samples last year using the classification method at one-third to one-half the cost of fecal culture tests. "...K-State microbiologist secret agent in battle against E. coli, other foodborne pathogens
...gnments usually involve international intrigue and saving the world from evil villains, Fung's life's work is devoted to saving the world 's food supply from deadly pathogens and bacteria. And where Ian Fleming's cool, hard hero...Science picksLeads, feeds and story seeds (December 2002)
...re It Happens --Just think of the possibilities in saving lives and protecting property if you could know ahead of time where a flood was going to go and how high the water would be. Need a crystal ball for that? Building on its long-standing partnerships with FEMA's flood-plain mapping expertise and the ...Prize to Weizmann Institute professor for landmark work in stem cell transplantation
... crucial part of the therapeutic strategy aimed at saving the lives of people with leukemia, malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma and congenital blood disorders, such as halassemia or severe immune deficiencies. Reisner's research, conducted in collaboration with a team led by Prof. Massimo Martelli of It...New role for tamoxifen as fertility drug for breast cancer patients?
...come the world's most successful anti-cancer drug, saving the lives of thousands of breast cancer patients every year worldwide. "Sometimes the best ideas are the obvious ones and tamoxifen seemed the obvious choice of drug to test, although, to my knowledge, no one has tried it before in breast cancer pati...Science picks-leads, feeds and story seeds (January 2003)
...in. This time USGS scientists are also focused on saving endangered fish species, too, namely the humpback chub. The chub is being ganged up on by non-native fish that prey on and compete with them. To give the chub a break, USGS scientists will use high fluctuating flows to disrupt non-native fish spawnin...New study validates criteria for safe, rapid treatment of patients with cocaine-related chest pain
..., hospitals could avoid unnecessary patient stays, saving millions of dollars. "This study boldly suggests that you don't have to be frightened to send patients home with cocaine-associated chest pain, provided you do certain tests first," Larkin said. "This can be reassuring to physicians and patients alik...New hope for preventing major problems of the retina
...ting the reduction of blood to the retina, thereby saving thousands of Americans from future vision problems....Leatherback sea turtles careening towards extinction
...and adult turtles are still actively harvested Yet saving sea turtles is possible. International cooperation...ally endangered leatherbacks," says Crowder. Since saving leatherbacks also may require reductions in the overall quantity of fishing effort, scientists sugge...New study offers clues to how breast cancer spreads
...group of women whose cancer is unlikely to spread, saving them and their loved ones the added health and fin...and predictors of metastasis, the closer we get to saving lives," said Dr. Claudine Isaacs, associate professor of Oncology and co-director of Lombardi's Bre...University of Ulster develops DNA fingerprint techniques to fight bio-terrorism
...A Finger Printing technique takes only 15 minutes, saving a vital diagnostic time in the event of a biological warfarea attack. The importance of Dr Lowery's work has ben rexognised by the award of a prestigious Winston Churchill Fellowship. He has also been invited to the Centers for Disease Control Preven...Best chance to protect giant pandas
...," says Dinerstein, which increases the chances of saving the pandas. Loucks' co-authors are: Lu Zhi, who did this work while at the World Wide Fund for Nature-China in Beijing and is now at the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund in Beijing; and Wang Dajun, Fu Dali and Wang Hao of the Giant Panda Conserva...Biological and chemical agents in terrorism examined at AAN Annual Meeting
... of exposure to biological toxins is essential for saving humanity." A seminar on "Bioterrorism and Neurology" on Thursday, April 3 will focus on developing bioterrorism response plans for local hospitals and clinics, which would be expected to manage neurological complications of botulism, smallpox, anthra...