Is a one child policy worldwide the solution to human population growth?
... so confident in science's ability to double grain production sustainably. It argues that fertility will not reduce fast enough and some argue that for a transitional period there must even be a "one child" policy worldwide. It also advocates that if the developing world is to constrain its fertility then the...Results of NUVANCE phase I/II asthma trial presented
.... IL-4 is one of the molecules that induce mucous production by lung mucous glands, contributing to airway obst...mation. IL-4 induces B cell proliferation and the production of antigen-specific IgE that is required to trigger allergic response. Antigen-specific IgE causes m...... a multitude of applications." Membranes for mass production Current strategies for protein purification rely...o market by 2000, accordingto Kuriyel.) Ramping up production using this strategy is a simple matter, Zydney says: "Ifyou're using a membrane that's one-tenth of ...New light on the role of microbial pathogens in atherosclerosis
...ytokine, interleukin 10 (IL-10), was lacking.IL-10 production is under genetic control. Between 50 and 60% of the humanpopulation can produce high levels of this cytokine, while 40 to 50% produceintermediate levels and 5 to 10% can only synthesize small amounts. The Inserm team worked on a mouse strain deficie...New tests for blood clots, lung cancer use NIDCR patented technology
..." A technique that can streamline the production of designer peptides hasbroad application throughout the biomedical sciences, according to Robey. "These two diagnostic kits are just the tip of the iceberg," he said. "This isan 'enabling technology' whose research and clinical applications are virt...Duke team seeks novel vaccine strategy for HIV
... coming upwith a potent method for stimulating the production of immune system cells thatrecognize HIV as an invader and destroy it. In the Duke project, the researchers hope to develop a vaccine with a one-twopunch. One would stimulate immunity in the form of S-IgA in the mucous to actas a first line of defen...Strain makes for stronger engineered tissues
...o this strain for five to 20 weeksshowed increased production of the structural proteins elastin and collagen, butonly when grown on a specific type of scaffold. In other words, explainsMooney, "the type of molecule to which a cell was attached dictated its responseto the mechanical signal." The researchers al...Lack of sleep alters hormones, metabolism
...sugar levels, storing away energyfrom food and the production of various hormones. They followed 11 healthy youn...om of diabetes. Sleep deprivation also altered the production and action of other hormones,dampening the secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone and increasing b...... of the hormone estrogen. As women near menopause, production of their natural estrogen declines, resulting in a variety of symptoms, including insomnia, vaginal dryness, mood swings, night sweats and hot flushes - a sense of warmth that begins on the face and radiates to the neck and chest. These symptoms oft...Research challenges conventional thinking on ways to treat prostate cancer
...ancer growth. That's why therapies that block the production of androgen - or testosterone - provide some of th...lls died. "Until now we thought that blocking the production of testosterone killed most of the prostate cancer cells and that the few remaining "resistant" cell...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
...ng serine racemase in a timely way could damp down production of D-serine and thus squelch activity at NMDA receptors. This would be useful, during a stoke, Snyder says, when lack of oxygen in tissues triggers reactions that greatly overstimulate the NMDA receptor. Overstimulation triggers reactions that des...New drug shows promise for saving lives from heart failure
... (ACE) inhibitors, which interfere with the body's production of angiotensin, a chemical that causes arteries to constrict. The problem with ACE inhibitors, according to Rouleau, is that they do not work on all substances in the body that promote abnormal constriction of arteries, which is characteristic of hea...UT Southwestern scientists develop method of synthesizing antibodies
...ad to the long-hoped-for efficient and inexpensive production of synthetic antibody substitutes for use in medical diagnostics, biotechnology and biomedical research. Reporting in January's Nature Biotechnology, the investigators explained how they set up a selection system to find peptides that mimic antib......atible with silicon, the researchers believe. Such production machines may soon become commercially available. The work will be presented at a talk at the American Vacuum Society's International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films in April in San Diego....Promising new research on schizophrenia causes
...e to alter the gene's mechanisms that regulate the production of reelin. Moreover, early identification of the genetic defect through laboratory analysis, which is currently under study at UIC by Dr. Smalheiser, might help us take remedial steps before psychotic symptoms arise." The Psychiatric Institute is par...Health risks from impaired drug metabolism
...ation, or polymorphism, in the gene that regulates production of the enzyme will slow the metabolism of warfarin, tolbutamide, and phenytoin. "If there is a decrease in metabolism, you must decrease the dose of warfarin, otherwise complications of bleeding can occur," she explained. In people with slow metaboli...Nobel Laureate creates potent anticancer weapons
...ake. The new method should speed and simplify mass production of the antitumor substance, potentially making the drug more available to patients suffering from soft-tissue sarcomas like cancers of the muscles, tendons and blood vessels. Ecteinascidin is likely the most complicated molecule ever to be made on a ...Protease inhibitor could help prevent alzheimer's
...to dementia. In theory, memapsin 2 will stop the production of the killer chemical, known as beta-amyloid, thu...events it from affecting other brain cells. "The production of (beta-amyloid) to cause Alzheimer's disease is a mistake in the cell," Tang said. "If we can prev...University of Rochester awarded patent for class of drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors
...1960s, studying the ways that steroids control the production of protein molecules inside cells. The work led h...hat produces it. They found that, unlike cox, the production of the new protein could be virtually shut down by administering an anti-inflammatory steroid. This......biochemistry, biology and medicine, as well as the production of plastics for everything from children's toys to the space shuttle. The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, will designate Moses Gomberg's discovery of organic free radicals a National Historic Chemical Landmark at a ...