Gene therapy research switches off joint inflammation; switches on genetic process of joint repair
...that, "This trial is important because it directly compares Reparagen with glucosamine in treating subjects with moderate osteoarthritis. Glucosamine is both familiar to consumers and healthcare providers and is the primary natural product approach to osteoarthritis." The double blind randomized controlled cl...Female pronghorns choose mate based on substance as well as show
When a female animal compares males to choose a mate, she can't order a laboratory genetic screen for each suitor. Instead, she has to rely on external cues that may indicate genetic quality. Until now, biologists have focused on elaborate ornaments, such as the peacock's tail, a...HHMI awards $19 million to Latin American, Canadian scientists
...n nations. The research these scientists are doing compares favorably to the research conducted by accomplished investigators in the United States." The new HHMI international research scholars were chosen from 546 applicants from eight countries. Twenty-one of those selected have received previous interna...Patients respond well to first study to test higher doses of an anti-cancer drug
...y encouraging. "The tolerability of this agent compares very favourably with that of standard chemotherapy. The lack of clinically significant bone marrow toxicity by BB-10901 raises the possibility that such an agent could be used either alone or in combination with standard chemotherapy in future clini...Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating
...00 is only five per cent of the global total. This compares to the US and Europe which have each contributed more than 25 per cent of accumulated global emissions. Dr Raupach says that the amount of emitted carbon dioxide remaining in the atmosphere fluctuates from year to year due to natural factors such a...A new approach to growing heart muscle
...factors such as calcium." The new paper actually compares two different ways of using fibrin gel as a basis for creating BEHM: layering on top of the gel, and embedding within it. In the end, the layering approach produced a more cohesive tissue that contracted with more force a key finding because embeddi...Sniffers show that humans can track scents, and that two nostrils are better than one
... to Porter and her colleagues, the mammalian brain compares smells between nostrils to tell where an odor is coming from in the same way that the brain compares the sounds entering a person's two ears to locate a source. Until now, many researchers thought this...New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
...hed within a decade, the authors estimate. Deutsch compares the old assumption to a house where the thermostat is many rooms away from a window that has swung open, letting in cold air. The house could get quite chilly before the draft reaches the thermostat and the furnace turns on. But if the thermostat is ...Scientists warn of climate change risk to marine turtles
... of loggerhead turtle nesting and climate data and compares the findings with models for future temperatures. The study shows just how vulnerable marine turtle populations are to changes in temperature. The sex of marine turtle hatchlings is determined by the temperature of eggs during incubation, with warmer...New research finds that a natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill
...failure, was 1.8% after 13 cycles of use, and this compares very well with results from other European studies of FAB methods of family planning. The markedly good user-effectiveness rate may be explained partly by the motivation of the couples and their teachers who agreed to participate in the study, she co...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
...nd the parody, and how Barbara Gamow's translation compares to both. (U20.2) SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME ADDITIONAL TOPICS OF INTEREST AT THE MEETING making things invisible through cloaking (papers U44.11, W38.1, X38.3) counting clouds (V7.3) diamonoids (U27.14) glial cell pattern formation in brai...Potential genetic testing for substance abuse raises hope, concern
...e data they now have in more detail and see how it compares to findings from other studies....Genetic studies endow mice with new color vision
...the retina and activates the cone cells, the brain compares the responses of the S, M, and L photoreceptors, and it is the brains assessment of their relative levels of activation that we perceive as color. Most mammals, including mice, are dichromats, possessing only S and M cone pigments. As a consequence,...DNA sequence of Rhesus macaque has evolutionary, medical implications
...s included more than 170 individuals. The report compares the genome sequences of the human, chimpanzee and rhesus macaque in order to identify those changes that were important in shaping the biology of the three primate species over the past 25 million years. The macaque genome differs by approximately ...Amur leopard still on the brink of extinction, scientists say
...ll, and 6-8 undefined tracks. Total: 25-34. This compares with 9 males in 2003, 7 females without cubs, 4-5 females with cubs, 4-5 cubs in all, and four undefined. Total: 28-30. In 2000, the results were 4-5 males, 8-9 females without cubs, 1-2 females with cubs, 1-3 cubs in all and 8-9 undefined. Total: ...Smallpox outbreak: How long would it take for vaccines to protect people? Would it work?
...to prevent the spread." Frey said this research compares the ability of a new investigational smallpox vaccine called IMVAMUNE to produce a strong immune response against smallpox disease with another vaccine called Dryvax, the currently licensed vaccine. The new vaccine will be given either alone or in c...Childhood environment influences reproductive function
...ts. Published today in PLoS Medicine, the study compares reproductive hormone levels of groups of Bangladeshi women who migrated at different periods of their life. It finds that women who migrated from Bangladesh to the UK during infancy and early childhood reach puberty earlier, are taller, and have up t...Bright future for nano-sized light source
... is at a very early stage of development. Liphardt compares it to where atomic force microscopy was some 10 years ago. He also says that this technology is not intended to replace existing microscopy technologies, but will enable researchers to do things that cannot be done with current technology. Still, t...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
...done by Felicia Wu, Tom Biksey, and Meryl H. Karol compares policies for regulation of mold with those previously developed to regulate two other contaminants in the indoor environment, radon and lead. While federal, state, and local agencies have policies and regulations concerning radon and lead, few state ......output per square meter of land disturbed. He also compares the destruction of nature by renewables with the demand for space of nuclear power. "Nuclear energy is green," he claims, "Considered in Watts per square meter, nuclear has astronomical advantages over its competitors." On this basis, he argues tha...