Does a time delay between prostate cancer diagnosis and start of radiation treatment matter?
...t affect outcome and should be avoided in men with favorable risk factors. "Obviously, definitive treatment for prostate cancer should begin as soon as possible after diagnosis. However, patients and physicians can use this information to alleviate concerns over delaying treatment in order to make a well inf...Sedentary overweight people get insulin boost from short term exercise; CVD risks trend down
...group (NEG), all of the markers were trending in a favorable direction, whereas almost no changes, or even slightly negative changes, occurred in the zero energy balance (ZERO) group." After six days, the major markers showed the following major results: mean weight loss was 0.7 kg in NEG and .03 kg...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...actively pursuing Plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccines as a favorable new form of vaccination as studies show they are quick to generate (days or weeks vs. months or years), are cost effective, and could offer long-term protection against various infectious diseases. The pDNA vaccine specific ...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...t environment, resulting in more opportunities for favorable mutations to arise. The dynamics of coevolution were altered, however, by the dispersal of organisms between communities. In general, dispersal from high-nutrient to lower-nutrient communities sped up the rate of adaptation in the lower-nutrient com...New report offers recommendations to spur interdisciplinary research
...e of networking opportunities and identify mentors favorable to interdisciplinary research. Faculty members who hire postdoctoral researchers from other fields should assume responsibility for educating them in the new specialty and also take the initiative to learn about the postdocs' expertise. The study wa...'Grubby' research promises environmental/economic benefits
... August, the time during which conditions are most favorable for flies to breed and lay eggs. Eight of the other trays were sprayed with a commonly used fly control pyrethroid pesticide. Four were treated at the pyrethroid's lowest labeled rate; four at the highest labeled rate. A fourth of the catch-trays wer...Ecologist plays critical role in first global ecosystem study
...e revealed is that "under certain scenarios we get favorable outcomes for human life-support, but these depend on major changes in policy, institutions and practices that are not currently under way," says Carpenter. "In other words, the future is in our hands." In the 2050 scenario "global orchestration," wor...U. of Colorado study shows early Earth atmosphere hydrogen-rich, favorable to life
...the early atmosphere was hydrogen, implying a more favorable climate for the production of pre-biotic organic compounds like amino acids, and ultimately, life. The paper was authored by doctoral student Feng Tian, Professor Owen Toon and Research Associate Alexander Pavlov of CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmos...Examining the serotonin transporter gene and family function
...ion frequency. Conversely, results suggest that a favorable family milieu can protect against a genetic vulnerability. "Study results help us see an interaction of the gene and the environment," said Nilsson, "and that a hereditary risk for alcohol consumption 'amplifies' the risk from a poor environment and...JCI table of contents May 2, 2005
...e pathways could promote sustained weight loss and favorable serum lipid profiles in obese patients" TITLE: Endocannabinoid action at hepatic CB1 receptors regulates fatty acid synthesis: role in diet-induced obesity AUTHOR CONTACT: George Kunos National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoh...JCI table of contents June 1, 2005
...BCR) or not, the latter of which predicts the more favorable clinical outcome. In a study appearing online on May 2 in advance of the print publication of the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Eric Meffre and colleagues from the Hospital for Special Surgery determine the role of antibody re......e pathways could promote sustained weight loss and favorable serum lipid profiles in obese patients"...Scientists identify genes responsible for 'black rot' disease in vegetables
...as campestris pathovar campestris (or Xcc). Under favorable conditions (high humidity and temperature), Xcc infects vegetable crops by spreading through the plants' vascular tissues, turning the veins in their leaves yellow and black, and causing V-shaped lesions along the margins of the leaves. All vegetabl...Logging changed ecological balance for monkeys, damaged health
...tion in the aftermath of logging appear to be more favorable for colobus monkeys than for the guenons. Citing their own as-yet unpublished data, and that of Karen Rode of Washington State University, the researchers suggest that reduced food availability has led to dietary stress. The guenons in the logged for...The first impact factor for PLoS Biology 13.9
...n of the first issue was accompanied by strong and favorable media coverage, and subsequent issues continue to receive regular attention. Content from PLoS Biology has been read, copied, redistributed, and reused, without restriction (aside from proper citation of the authors), and now we know that the journ...Study in Royal Society journal on holly as an indicator of climate change
... adopt the alternative strategy to migrate to more favorable regions in winter. Contact: Dr s Sol, Centre de Recerca Ecologica i Aplicacions Forestals, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Edifici Ciencies, BELLATERRA, E-08193, Spain Organic matter dynamics control plant species coexistence in a tropical peat ...Nanostructured Materials: Environmental, Energy and Sensing Applications
...n materials science and technology that can have a favorable influence on the reduction of environmental impacts in several ways, in particular when size reduction at the nanometer scale can achieve unique properties. To help the environment, chemical sensors are needed either to precisely control the pollutan...Acute-leukemia sign may signal need for different therapy
...p thinking about the 8;21 group as having a highly favorable type of leukemia and start asking what we might do to increase the cure rate among those patients. They may require a transplant or an experimental therapy after they achieve remission." Bloomfield was the first some years ago to determine that AML ...... their function in such a way that would result in favorable selection. While there is some evidence from earlier studies that Microcephalin and ASPM code for proteins that regulate the proliferation of brain cells from immature neural stem cells, their function has not yet been determined, said Lahn....Leading lampreys to slaughter: Pheromone for scourge of Great Lakes identified
...g the pheromone trail, adults are drawn to streams favorable for spawning. Researchers have long wanted to identify the pheromone so it could be synthesized and used to control the sea lamprey, which laid waste to Great Lakes fisheries of lake trout and other species in the mid-20th century. Now, a team of Uni...