Muscle loss from space travel, prolonged inactivity linked to two genes
(Boston) -- In research that could benefit astronauts posted to the International Space Station as well as individuals whose universe is defined by their sick bed, Boston University Sargent College researchers Susan Kandarian and R. Bridge Hunter have found that disrupting either one of two g...NASA satellite data to aid global conservation
...odiversity database. PALNet and the WDPA also will benefit from NASA data. Many of the world's 100,000 protected areas are poorly mapped, due to inaccessibility and lack of resources. NASA's satellite imagery will enable creation of accurate maps. In addition, the data will help create a "Protected Area Arch......verall risk of dying, at least one group stands to benefit greatly from the same vitamin. About 40 percent o...ascular risk. The results of that study showed no benefit from vitamin E therapy on cardiovascular risk. However, Dr. Levy notes, the study did not segregate ...Livestock grazing study finds moderate grazing beneficial to Great Basin plant communities
...n be somewhat beneficial," Perryman said. One such benefit is that within the exclosures there is more vegetative ground cover, while outside there are more plants as well as a greater variety of plants. The study specifically addresses the view that rangelands are irreparably damaged by domestic grazing in...Isotron licenses ORNL cancer treatment technology
... are not as effective at killing cancer cells. The benefit to patients should be tremendous. "This new procedure could be used to more effectively treat literally thousands of patients with cancer, including brain tumors, some of which today have five-year survival rates of less than 1 percent," said Manf...NIH makes award to UNC for Genome Fingerprint Scanning program
... tool, into a free, widely-used resource that will benefit the global proteomics community," said Morgan C. Giddings, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the GFS project director. An enhanced GFS program will greatly assist researchers who are ...Shark cartilage cancer 'cure' shows danger of pseudoscience
...of cartilage, including from sharks, may hold some benefit for treatment of human cancers," Ostrander said. "The key will be to isolate these compounds and design a way to deliver them to the site of the tumor. Lane and others ignore these existing barriers and suggest that consuming crude cartilage extracts...Science and medicine - bridging the gap
...sts in research directions that are most likely to benefit the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. "We envision a new cadre of Ph.D. researchers who understand pathophysiology and know the language and processes of medicine," said HHMI President Thomas R. Cech. "Our goal is to increase the pool of peo...Northwestern and Chicago Botanic Garden join forces to train botanists
...ine. "Our undergraduate science students also will benefit from access to new classes and independent research projects conducted under faculty at the Garden. This is an exciting opportunity for them as well."...Exercise doesn't work for us all
...n the response to exercise. The vast majority will benefit in some way, but there will be a minority who will not benefit at all," says Claude Bouchard of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. At the Australian Heal...Science to restore the nation's ecosystems
...Florida environments. Dust-borne elements can also benefit flora and have been shown to deliver essential nut...zon rain forest. Atmospheric dust likely is both a benefit and detriment to Florida's environment. The USGS Global Dust project is attempting to characterize a...Red wine lovers, take heart: More evidence points to the drink's cardiac heath benefits
...oxidant found in red wine, called resveratrol, may benefit heart tissue by limiting the effects of a condition called cardiac fibrosis. Diseases such as hypertension and heart failure can cause fibrosis, a hardening or stiffening of the heart tissue. This condition arises when heart cells called cardiac fibr...New breast cancer study shows hormonal therapy not enough
...erapy, but those with lower or intermediate levels benefit from it over and above tamoxifen. A second aspect of this study explored the use of various molecular markers measured on the breast tumor to predict the added value of chemotherapy. The purpose of this was to determine if the individual's biol...Researchers discover direct link between agricultural runoff and massive algal blooms in the sea
...e, also known as phytoplankton. These events often benefit marine ecosystems by generating tons of algae that are consumed by larger organisms. But several phytoplankton species produce harmful blooms, known as red or brown tides, which release toxins in the water that can poison mollusks and fish. Excessive...The Molecular Profiling Institute named US provider of genetic breast cancer test
...icians to more accurately define patients who will benefit from therapy. "We believe that the MammaPrint test will provide an important first step for physicians to ultimately bring personalized medicine to the nation's breast cancer patients," said Robert J. Penny MD, PhD, President and CEO of MPI. Large-...Chicken genome analysis unlocks secrets of mammalian and bird evolution
... sequenced chicken genome, a development that will benefit research in basic biology and medicine for years to come. Their analysis of the chicken genome -- the first genome of a livestock or bird species to be sequenced -- will appear in the Dec. 9 issue of the journal Nature . "The draft sequence of the...Chicken genome analysis will benefit human health and agriculture
...iseases, as well as studies on chicken breeding to benefit agriculture. An international consortium of scientists that includes a researcher from Michigan State University analyzed the chicken genome and published a paper in the Dec. 9 issue of the British science journal Nature. The first draft of the c...Neural crest stem cells in skin could provide alternative to embryonic stem cell use
.... Additional research is required before it could benefit patients. ...Study shows PET/CT imaging can help diagnose and define occult recurrent cancer
...ent could be planned in these patients without the benefit of this combined test," added Israel, who is with the department of nuclear medicine at Rambam Medical Center and the B. Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, both in Haifa, Israel. "If these results are confirmed b...Vitamin E in plant seeds could halt prostate, lung cancer, says Purdue scientist
...said that high-risk groups such as older men could benefit from supplementation - if carried out with prudence. "Foods rich in gamma-tocopherol are also rich in fats, and some products bring other hazards as well," she said. "Corn oil, for example, is rich in linolic acid, which has been shown to pr...