News tagged with human growth hormone

Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant

Purdue University researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing some plants to need more ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human growth hormone shows promise in treating cystic fibrosis symptoms

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study finds that while the hormone can treat the symptoms, its impact on the disease is unclear.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists improve biomarker detection technique

Scientists from NPL's Biotechnology group have developed a new strategy to enable quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers - proteins which indicate disease. The work marks a new research direction ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Laughter remains good medicine

The connection between the body, mind and spirit has been the subject of conventional scientific inquiry for some 20 years. The notion that psychosocial and societal considerations have a role in maintaining health and preventing ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0