Honeybee decision-making ability rivals any department committee
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... the greatest opportunity for successful treatment options and long term survival."...Scientists discover new gene responsible for spread of cancer
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... they are. For decades scientists have debated two options for how the brain achieves this: (1) the outflow hypothesis says that the brain monitors signals it sends to the muscles telling them how strongly to contract, and uses this to predict where the limb has moved to; (2) the inflow hypothesis suggests t...US commercial genetic testing does not detect all cancer-associated mutations in certain genes
...can also influence risk of breast cancer. Clinical options for women at high genetic risk of breast cancer include screening starting at a young age, the use of highly sensitive detection methods, and prophylactic surgeries of the ovaries or breast. Because prophylactic surgeries, while highly effective in r...Special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology focuses on eco-efficiency
...m industries; of a region in Finland; of different options for solid waste management; and of different parts of the same firm. Other articles examine sustainable value creation by firms, the role of eco-efficiency in corporate planning and investment, and the eco-efficiency of advanced loop closing (recycli...Gene influences antidepressant response
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..."Latent risk hotspots might provide cost-effective options for conservation; they're places that are relatively intact, and preventing damage is likely to be cheaper and more effective than trying to repair it," he said. Latent risk is particularly low in many parts of the world already modified by human a...New targeted treatment for brain tumors shows promise in pre-clinical models
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...facilities, and carefully test these new treatment options in preclinical and clinical trials", explains Werner Seeger, Head of the University of Giessen Lung Center (UGLC) of the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany. "This is a huge but thrilling organizational challenge for all of us". The combined...Exotic crab poised for widespread UK invasion
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... areas of the brain that are affected will give us options for exploring future therapies," explains Jaenisch, who is also a professor of biology at MIT. "We're encouraged by these results," says Monica Coenraads, co-founder and director of research for Rett Syndrome Research Foundation, who helped support ...Protein holds back growth of head and neck tumors
...vival rate even after treatment. Current treatment options are limited and often cause disabling side effects....New 5 year Metvix-PDT data demonstrate long-term efficacy & reliability for NM skin cancer treatment
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