Sentences with phrase «target of the leading scientists»

That's it; you don't have tens or hundreds to choose from if achieving the recommended scientific target of the leading scientists is your goal.

Not exact matches

«The goal of the BCS was to understand better the distribution and conservation needs of Bornean cats and small carnivores and subsequently, to enable targeted conservation efforts to those carnivores which are most threatened,» said Dr. Andreas Wilting, scientist at the IZW and lead editor of this supplement.

In a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, Saint Louis University scientists led by professor of pharmacological and physiological sciences Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., discovered that drugs targeting the A3 adenosine receptor can «turn off» pain signals in the spinal cord to provide relief from chronic pain.

«The worst thing would have been no replacement target,» says planetary scientist Donald Brownlee of the University of Washington, Seattle, who leads the Stardust mission en route to gather dust during a flyby of Comet Wild 2.

Dr. David Fredricks, a physician - scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and senior author of the study, said the results could lead to a better understanding of how biological conditions may promote infection by the virus that causes AIDS, and perhaps offer targets for future prevention research.

Using experimental models and state - of - the - art technology, the scientists found that switching off this protein leads to better control of glucose production from the liver, revealing a potential new target that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

The new insights will help scientists better understand the genetic origins of tumor metastases, and lead to more effective targets for treatment, said the researchers.

A team of researchers led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified a new drug target for triple - negative breast cancer, an aggressive disease subtype that has the poorest outcomes and accounts for as many as one in five cases.

I think most scientists expect that the way Bt crops are being deployed will eventually lead to the evolution of resistance in the target pests, which means that the Bt cotton won't work anymore.

An experimental drug that targets abnormally high levels of a protein linked to cancer growth appears to significantly reduce the proliferation of prostate cancer cells in laboratory cell cultures and animals, while also making these cells considerably more vulnerable to radiation, according to results of a study led by Johns Hopkins scientists.

In tests on zebrafish, flies and mice, scientists found that treating the disease with purified quercetin — which targets beta - catenin — led to a significant improvement in the health of nerve and muscle cells.

Led by Massey's Deputy Director Steven Grossman, M.D., Ph.D., a team of scientists targeted the gene CtBP with a drug known as HIPP (2 - hydroxy - imino phenylpyruvic acid) and were able to reduce the development of pre-cancerous polyps by half and return a normal lifespan to mice born with a predisposition to intestinal polyps.

«Despite substantial public health efforts, flu vaccine rates for U.S. children are well below national targets,» says lead author Sarah J. Clark, M.P.H., associate director of the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health and associate research scientist in the U-M Department of Pediatrics.

The studies present the first genetic evidence of a link between cholesterol and the disease, and they may lead scientists to identify new targets for therapy.

After identifying three different types of resistance to a promising investigational lung cancer drug in a phase 1 trial, a team of researchers led by Dana - Farber Cancer Institute scientists say new targeted inhibitors and combinations are urgently needed to stay ahead of tumors» constant and varied molecular shape - shifting.

Research led by scientists at the University of Birmingham shows more precisely how G protein - coupled receptors, which are the key target of a large number of drugs, work.

A team of scientists led by Gladstone's Dr. Steven Finkbeiner have identified a cellular mechanism that can be targeted to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

A team of researchers led by Caltech scientists has shown that nanoparticles can function to target tumors while avoiding adjacent healthy tissue in human cancer patients.

Scientists at the University of York have identified a therapeutic target which could lead to the development of new treatments for specific blood cancers.

LA JOLLA — Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a key genetic switch linked to the development, progression and outcome of cancer, a finding that may lead to new targets for cancer therapies.

«Phenotypic screens are probably underutilized for identifying drug targets and potential compounds,» says Daniel Tardiff, a scientist in the Lindquist lab and lead author of one of the Science papers.

2013 — Our scientists unravel complex chains of events that lead to skin cancer becoming resistant to drugs that target BRAF, and are the first to show that a new combination of drugs is more effective at slowing cancer's growth.

«We think this development will help other scientists better utilize open data, hopefully leading to the discovery of new therapeutic targets for disease,» says first author Andra Waagmeester, PhD, formerly a researcher at Maastricht University and now CEO of the start - up company Micelio.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Scientists at Washington State University have identified a crucial step in DNA repair that could lead to targeted gene therapy for hereditary diseases such as «children of the moon» and a common form of colon cancer.

Convinced by ambitious scientist Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) that the solution to the problem is to green - light a line of mutant - targeting drones called Sentinels, Tricky Dick acts with predictably self - serving expediency — and inadvertently triggers a series of events that leads to a dystopian future in which humans and mutants alike teeter on the verge of extinction.

According to Climate Progress, the report, Climate Policy and Industrial Competitiveness (pdf), completed by the economists, climate scientists, and academics of the German Marshall Fund, reveals that Europe's cap and trade has lead many countries in the EU to meet their carbon targets as agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol.

«Australia's leading climate change scientists are being targeted by a vicious, unrelenting email campaign that has resulted in police investigations of death threats,» the Canberra Times reports.

Lobby groups funded by the US oil industry are targeting Britain in a bid to play down the threat of climate change and derail action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, leading scientists have warned.

Australia's leading climate change scientists are being targeted by a vicious, unrelenting email campaign that has resulted in police investigations of death threats.

To stay within the temperature target / ceiling of ~ 1 C that leading climate scientists recommend, we have run out of carbon budget, and have accumulated significant carbon debt.