Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...ns for farmers and hired farm workers, and for the benefit of other residents of the county, we urge you and your fellow voters in San Luis Obispo County to vote "No" on Measure Q. Founded in 1924, ASPB is a non-profit society of nearly 6,000 plant scientists, including 450 scientists in C...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...provides important insight as to why albuterol may benefit some people with asthma more than others. The findings could lead to better ways to individualize asthma therapy based on patients' genetic patterns. "If we can pinpoint which individuals will do better with a certain type of therapy, we can improve...Study at Joslin shows ease of introducing technology to kids with diabetes
...diatric patients with diabetes, with an additional benefit of increased blood glucose monitoring among the Game Group participants," Dr. Laffel said. ...Predicting infection risk of mosquito-borne disease
...e spread of mosquito-born infections would clearly benefit from paying attention to mosquito demography and behavior....GENEPI: a tool to refine and fine-tune radiotherapy treatment for cancer
...rovided by GENEPI will contribute to a significant benefit in terms of reducing the incidence of late effects of radiotherapy, with associated important socio-economic benefits, while allowing more effective radiotherapy to be given to selected patients, thereby improving cure rates"....Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...ns for farmers and hired farm workers, and for the benefit of other residents of the county, we urge you and your fellow voters in Marin County to vote "No" on Measure B. Founded in 1924, ASPB is a non-profit society of nearly 6,000 plant scientists, including 450 scientists in California, based primarily ...Solutions to stop fishermen returning dead and dying marine animals back into sea - study
...bance to day-to-day fishing activities but maximum benefit to the ecosystem."...Gut microbes can open gates in fat cells
...es has evolved ways of manipulating our biology to benefit themselves and us." In fact, Gordon prefers to think of the gut microbiota as one of the body's organs, one exquisitely attuned to our physiological needs. "Over their millions of years of coevolution with us, microbes have learned to manipulate net...Research confirms that vCJD prions can be removed from blood
...rietary technology is designed to provide the dual benefit of reducing both leukocytes (white blood cells) and infectious prions -- cell-associated and non-cell associated -- in a single step. About 60 percent of prion infectivity in blood resides in leukocytes (cell-associated) and about 40 percent in plas...U-M researcher examines the cell's housekeeping habits
...ere damaged parts accumulate inside the cell might benefit from being able to control autophagy, he said. "If you could turn it on at will, it could be used as a therapy," he said. Autophagy probably works both to promote and prevent cancer. Its works as a tumor suppressor when it limits cell size and remov...New study reveals locations of possible Alzheimer's genes
...ill develop Alzheimer's later in life and who will benefit from drugs that prevent the disease. About the Study The new study found strong evidence for new Alzheimer's genes on chromosomes 18 and 10. The region on 18 had never been strongly linked to the disease before, while the link to chromosome 10 conf...Virginia Tech, TIGR sign memorandum for new alliance
..., "The biotechnology industry has the potential to benefit agriculture, manufacturing, and marine-based commerce. To be competitive in growing and attracting this industry, Virginia needs a comprehensive and coordinated statewide strategy for biotechnology." James Bohland, executive director of the National...High-predator environment has unexpected impact on aging in fish
..., fish living in the high-predator environment may benefit from natural selection. Predators cull those who are slower and leave a higher proportion of quick fish that have high reproductive potential. A high-predation environment therefore tends to select for fish that are quicker, live longer and...First Max Planck Partner Institute in China
...ibute their existing research competencies for the benefit of both parties. Founding a joint institute is a new step for both research organizations in their 30-year history of scientific cooperation. The Partner Institute will most likely consist of three departments and several Junior Research Groups an...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...d hard coatings for tools are among those who will benefit from a state-of-the-art instrument recently instal...ering the stream from the watershed. The immediate benefit is reduced concentrations of these nutrients reaching downstream lakes, estuaries and the ocean. Rem...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
...n and other industrialized nations are tailored to benefit the non-African fleets. "These agreem...r, the fish caught by foreign fleets do nothing to benefit the local African economy because they're taken to Europe for processing, Pauly said. Jobs are not c...NIEHS to develop new RNAi library to help fight disease
...pleased to carry out this important work that will benefit the entire scientific community by making the information available to the public." "For a long time, scientists have looked for methods that turn off a gene's influence on the cell which helps us understand the specific gene function," said Olden. "...New findings may redirect strategies for treatment of prostate cancer
...may identify the subset of patients most likely to benefit from anti-HER2 therapy," explains Dr. Sawyers. Ingo K. Mellinghoff, Igor Vivanco, Andrew Kwon, Chris Tran, John Wongvipat, and Charles L. Sawyers: "HER2/neu kinase-dependent modulation of androgen receptor function through effects on DNA binding...U. Va. Health System to develop new approaches to treat type 1 diabetics with islet cell transplants
...lanted into diabetic mice. "Lisofylline shows some benefit in human islet cell function, and it is time to test this drug in clinical islet transplantation," Yang said.......rb greenhouse gas emissions, said Oppenheimer. One benefit to waiting is that new clean-energy technologies are likely to have been developed, so they could be deployed more intensively at less cost than today's technologies. Also, a general economic principle dictates that expenses delayed to the future are...