News articles tagged with 'invasive'
Radiological treatment method spares patients surgery and offers 89 percent cost savings
— 21 Sep 2009 10:32 | HealthPericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique.... — full story
'Invasive aliens' threaten global biodiversity
— 22 May 2009 14:39 | EnvironmentWhile the implications of climate change for biodiversity have been widely recognised, the insidious effect of invasive alien species (IAS) on global biodiversity stays under the radar... — full story
Biofuel crops pose invasive pest risk
— 22 Apr 2009 12:02 | EnvironmentResearchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised... — full story
Ecologists put price tag on invasive species
— 21 Apr 2009 15:27 | EnvironmentInvasive species can disrupt natural and man-made ecosystems, throwing food webs out of balance and damaging the services they provide to humans. Now ecologists have begun to put a... — full story
Scientists put price tag on invasive species
— 20 Apr 2009 15:12 | EnvironmentInvasive species can disrupt natural and human-made ecosystems, throwing food webs out of balance and damaging the services they provide to people. Now scientists have begun to put... — full story
Will Europe at last unite to combat thousands of alien invaders?
— 3 Apr 2009 12:28 | EnvironmentEurope's borders have been breached by thousands of plants and animal species from other parts of the world: from the American mink to the New Zealand flatworm. The invaders feed on,... — full story
Mayo Clinic researchers discover and manipulate molecular interplay that moves cancer cells
— 30 Mar 2009 13:15 | HealthBased on research that reveals new insight into mechanisms that allow invasive tumour cells to move, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have a new understanding about... — full story
New investigational treatment for bladder cancer, identified with Columbia-developed research model
— 19 Mar 2009 13:10 | HealthA team of researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Centre faculty, has identified a new investigational therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer. The discovery was made using... — full story
Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone
— 9 Mar 2009 15:00 | HealthA minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment - that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks - will become standard in the United States... — full story
Study predicts when invasive species can travel more readily by air
— 2 Mar 2009 14:10 | EnvironmentA new study forecasts when climate factors such as temperature, humidity and rainfall will match at geographically distant airline departure and destination points, which could help... — full story