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New Virus Threatens High Plains Wheat Crop
2.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Triticum mosaic virus poses a new threat to Texas wheat, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Amarillo.
Experimental therapy may lead to macular degeneration, an international team of researchers caution
1.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Having discovered a genetic trigger for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in people over 50, researchers report that an experimental state-of-the-art therapy for treating eye disease could adversely affect the vision of some patients with the "wrong" genetic makeup. In the August 28 online issue of the New...
Variation Of Normal Protein Could Be Key To Resistance To Common Cancer Drug
31.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UC SD) in La Jolla have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. They have shown that when a variant version of a key protein that normally causes cell death is active, patients may be...
Cervical cancer advances give hope to poor
30.8.2008 | Press monitoring
New screening tests and effective vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the first time, researchers said on Thursday.
More strawberries, more antioxidant absorption
29.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have assessed the human body's capacity for absorbing certain antioxidant compounds in strawberries, and have found that the absorption of one key beneficial plant chemical was not "maxed out" as volunteers ate more of this popular fruit.
Oral Administration Of Lactobacillus From Breast Milk May Treat Common Infection In Lactating Mothers
28.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Oral administration of lactobacillus strains found in breast milk may provide an alternative method to antibiotics for effectively treating mastitis, a common infection that occurs in lactating mothers say researchers from Spain.
Chips are down as Manchester makes protein scanning breakthrough
27.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological ‘chips’ – technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs.
Fruit juice could affect drugs
26.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Drinking fruit juices may not be as healthy an option as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is being claimed. Research presented at a US conference suggested a chemical in grapefruit juice could stop anti-allergy drugs being absorbed properly.
Exploding Chromosomes Fuel Research About Evolution Of Genetic Storage
25.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Human cells somehow squeeze two meters of double-stranded DNA into the space of a typical chromosome, a package 10,000 times smaller than the volume of genetic material it contains.
Rifamycin antibiotics attack tuberculosis bacteria with walls, not signals
24.8.2008 | Press monitoring
Amid concerns about the rising number of new tuberculosis cases worldwide, researchers led by Rockefeller University’s Seth A. Darst have reexamined and disproved a theory that describes how a potent class of antibiotics kills a deadly form of bacteria. The findings, which will appear in this week’s online issue of the Proceedings of the National...
