Solutions to stop fishermen returning dead and dying marine animals back into sea - study
... and Sociology, estimate that discarding will have severe long-term economic consequences. The discarding of juvenile fish has been a major factor in depleting the North Sea stocks and continues to threaten the long-term sustainability of fish populations. Although the full extent of the consequences on the...NIH funds rare childhood disease to provide insights into the origins of adult cancer
...ssions during which no treatment is required. More severe cases can be fatal. The research at SCH will help doctors to better understand, prevent and treat this enigmatic disease. ...VYTORIN (TM) superior again to Lipitor at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
...ngredient in VYTORIN) in patients with moderate or severe hepatic insufficiency, VYTORIN is not recommended ...nts treated with cyclosporine and in patients with severe renal insufficiency. In clinical studies VYTORIN was well tolerated with a low in...Hurricane damage creates pecan shortage
...limbs, twisted limbs and limb breakage, as well as severe tree leaning and loss of entire trees. Approximately 15-20 percent of all pecan trees in the state of Alabama were destroyed. "We aren't yet certain of the full effect the damage has had on the remaining trees," said Brenneman. "There's evidence tha...Gene found to defend against environmental pollutants and pulmonary emphysema
...ion of the Nrf2 gene caused earlier onset and more severe emphysema in a strain of mice that is resistant to cigarette smoke-related emphysema.Through gene chip analysis, the researchers were able to identify 50 Nrf2-dependent antioxidant and cytoprotective pulmonary genes that work together to protect the ...Safety and immunogenicity data available for new pertussis booster vaccine candidate for adolescents
...on of the respiratory system that causes spasms of severe coughing. It is spread through airborne droplets ...and a cough. Symptoms generally progress to more severe coughing episodes, often with a high-pitched "whoop," followed by vomiting. Adolescents generally e...Study reveals genetic link to colon cancer
...ents are carriers has a 1:4 chance of developing a severe form of colon cancer. As many as 20 per cent of colorectal cancer patients have a family history of the disease. The population based study followed 1238 patients with colorectal cancer and 1255 healthy control subjects from Ontario. Com...International marine survey of coral death
...e, "suggest that pathogens may pose a particularly severe problem in the ocean." The Trends paper ("Does terrestrial epidemiology apply to marine systems?" by Hamish McCallum of Australia's University of Queensland, Harvell and four colleagues) explains the difficulties in controlling ocean disease using ...New Royal Society journal studies
...infection by Dr MG Roberts The global epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 demonstrated the need to determine control strategies for new and emerging infections, but the design of these strategies is hampered by the obvious lack of data. A new model, based on work first published in...UCSD researchers find effective treatment for unusual fever syndrom caused by cold exposure
..., joint pain, red eyes, achy muscles and rash. In severe cases, patients develop kidney failure related to ...le, in northern California. She suffered from the severe form of FCAS that had caused kidney failure in several generations of her family. Since she began i...Avian cholera could spread from Great Salt Lake
...and may be experiencing stress due to crowding and severe weather. These conditions may serve to initiate an outbreak and facilitate transmission of the disease. Previous outbreaks of avian cholera have erupted at Great Salt Lake, killing tens of thousands of birds. The bacterium that causes avian cholera i...New gene therapy promising for treating Fabry disease
...immunity issue and administer treatment before the severe organ consequences became irreparable." A therapeutic vector was employed to deliver the corrective gene. Throughout a significant portion of their lives, the corrected Fabry mice showed a sustained level of enzyme production at approximately 50 per ...Nuclear imaging offers possibility for early detection of patients with coronary heart disease
...d, "These abnormalities may be the cause of future severe cardiovascular events the PET/CT scan may be potentially useful in early detection of disease, prevention, monitoring response to therapy and prognosis." This preliminary study, which took more than three years, could establish a role for nuclear me...JCI table of contents, November 15 2004
...le develop a group of inherited disorders known as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) or "bubble boy di... In the disease beta-thalassemia, characterized by severe anemia, loss of beta-Hb leaves alpha-Hb subunits unpaired and alpha-Hb production of toxic oxygen mo...New gene mutation found to cause 'bubble boy disease'
...le develop a group of inherited disorders known as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) or "bubble boy disease". Characterized by inherited abnormal changes in B and T cells of their immune system, these individuals often suffer from numerous serious or life-threatening infections that are often fatal in...Rare immunodeficiency provides new insight into immune system function
...rr virus (EBV). XLP patients exposed to EBV have a severe and often fatal massive proliferation of abnormal T lymphocytes. Those individuals who survive the EBV infection have a significant risk of developing lymphomas. XLP is caused by mutation of a gene expressed in T cells that encodes a protein called S...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ing causes of foodborne diseases and can result in severe complications in humans ranging from hemorrhagic colitis to death. Previous outbreaks have been primarily associated with ground beef and raw milk, but a recent increase in cases involving highly acidic foods such as fermented dry sausages, mayonnai...Plant pathologists offer soybean rust identification and management tips
... on our models, the disease is expected to be more severe in the Southeast, Lower Mississippi-Delta region, and the Appalachians and less severe in the western Great Plains and northern Great Lakes area," he said. Soybean rust is caused by two ...How the battle of Waterloo could help doctors fight death from multiple organ failure
...ld it be that multiple organ failure, triggered by severe trauma or subsequent infection, actually represents the body's last-ditch attempt to survive in the face of a critical illness? By switching itself off and becoming dormant, as with hibernating animals during extreme cold, the body may thus be able t...Pain reliever may help treat life-threatening childhood disease
... or standard treatment, and children with the most severe form of the disease usually die before their secon...asts taken from patients with Type I SMA, the most severe form of the disease. While SMA doesn't harm fibroblasts, the cells still lack the SMN1 gene. ...