Discovery Could Help Understand Breast-Cancer Therapies
...trogens bind to the same receptor as estrogens. In fighting breastcancer, tamoxifen blocks the binding of estrogen, enabling the drug to workagainst the growth of cancer cells while still having beneficial effectson the heart and bones. But tamoxifen also has weak estrogen-like activitythat has been linked to...CSIRO Discovery Fights Cell Ageing
...issues, has remarkable properties when it comes to fighting theageing process. His discovery, the result of many years' laboratory research, has ledto today's launch by the Sydney-based Beta Peptide Foundation PL of threerevolutionary skin-care products which contain Beta Alistine' as the mainactive ingredie...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Receives $1.1 Million Grant From National Cancer Institute
...prove more effective than discodermolide itself in fighting cancer. The results of the three-year study will provide important pre-clinical data on the pharmacology and anti-cancer potential of discodermolide and related analogs in the treatment of human cancer. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. ...STS-89 Will Carry Five Science Payloads From NASA/Marshall
... the structure of the protein which is importantin fighting the AIDS virus. Another team, which includes Carter, has been able to define the structureof the recombinant antibody that fights respiratory synctial virus (RSV),the most serious infectious disease that affects infants in the United States.More tha...Cellular 'Short Circuit' Causes Insulin Resistance
...e enhancement of the human condition. New ways of fighting disease and hunger, protecting the environment, and harnessing alternative sources of energy are high priorities. Weizmann Institute news releases are posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.weizmann.ac.il and also at http://www.eurekalert.org...Divorce, Insect Style: Termites Swap Mates
...s apotential suitor for its nest mate. Instead of fighting the suitor, the termiteassaults its mate. That's when intra-pair interaction gets nasty,Shellman-Reeve says. But the Cornell biologist says she really had to laugh when she witnessed oneexample of off-again, on-again romance: "A male wandered off ...Transposable Elements May Have Had A Major Role In The Evolution Of Higher Organisms
...ts and animals,directing everything from growth to fighting disease. Until a mere 50 years ago,scientists thought all genes worked from a stable position along a chromosome.Then, a brilliant researcher named Barbara McClintock (who was to win the NobelPrize) showed that some genes actually move around. ...Researchers Take Major Step Toward Cracking Ebola Code
...he new findings may have far-reaching benefits for fighting other illnesses. The Ebola virus glycoprotein might also be used for therapeutic purposes, forexample, by incorporating it into gene therapy vectors derived from different,safer viruses in order to deliver therapeutic genes into endothelial cells inc...Cancer Cells Self-Destruct When "Sweet Tooth" Is Thwarted
...h cut off the glucosesupply may be a potent way of fighting cancer with few ill effects on healthy tissues. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Hyunsuk Shim, Ph.D., apostdoctoral fellow, Dang and others gave embryonic mouse cells an unusuallyactive form of a gene known as c-Myc. Many ca...U.S. Scientists Honored For Lifetime Contributions In Hepatitis Research
...is a classic model of dedication to fighting disease across the spectrum -- from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside. We are grateful to the King Faisal Foundation for its recognition of outstanding contributions by thes...Long-Standing Puzzle Of Immune System Is Solved By UCSF Researchers
...election from which to choose the best weapons for fighting disease. Immunologists previously unearthed evidence indicating that immunecells can even activate mechanisms for producing additional mutations, aprocess dubbed hypermutation. But until now, none of the key molecularplayers used by immune ...Jefferson Scientists Devise Way To Treat Animals Chronically Infected With Hepatitis B
...t the work may provideleads to improved methods of fighting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C(HCV) infections in chronically infected humans. "This points to a new way to inhibit the hepatitis B virus," says Dr.Block, who is a member of Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center and director of theJeffers...Antibodies Know Right From Left
...e enhancement of the human condition. New ways of fighting disease and hunger, protecting the environment, and harnessing alternative sources of energy are high priorities. Weizmann Institute news releases are posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.weizmann.ac.il and also at http://www.eurekalert.org...Clusters, Computers And The Human Brain
...e enhancement of the human condition. New ways of fighting disease and hunger, protecting the environment, and harnessing alternative sources of energy are high priorities. Weizmann Institute news releases are posted on the World Wide Web at http://www.weizmann.ac.il and also at http://www.eurekalert.org...Summer Science: Where Have All The Honeybees Gone? UD 'Bee Guy' Asks Why--From America To The Amazon
...ryland and New Jerseyto develop new strategies for fighting mites. Those efforts and otherbee-related topics-from killer bees to honey prices-will be discussed July 13-17during an EAS conference near Somerset, Pa. For fruit and vegetable farmers, bees are "the only manageable pollinator,"capable of doubling c...Secrets Of The S.O.S Repair Service
...e enhancement of the human condition. New ways of fighting disease and hunger, protecting the environment, and harnessing alternative sources of energy are high priorities....How A Common Protein Becomes A Cancer Killer
...tocreating a new class of "natural" drugs aimed at fighting cancer, without theside effects of standard chemotherapy, he said. "The greatest advantage could be as a potential new pathway for cancer therapy,"Raines said. "With this finding, we can also begin to think about tailoringproteins to work more effect...Gene Therapy Showing Promise In Fighting Melanoma
...in the pastdecade, could provide a new approach to fighting cancer with fewer side effectsthan chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This study is unique, Hogge said,because the gene therapy can produce a broad range of immune responses againstsurviving tumor cells in the patient. "This is a way to trick the imm...Chumminess Of Roundworms Linked To Single Gene, Offering Insight Into Mechanisms Of Social Behaviors
...tal stimuli over time. (Survival behaviors such as fighting or fleeing, by contrast, are regulated byneurotransmitters, which provoke immediate responses in the nervous system.) "Neuropeptide pathways could be a widespread mechanism for generatingnatural variations in behavior, between species and wi......roduces excessive amounts ofanother protein key to fighting infection. In proper balance, a bodily protein called tumor necrosis factor alphaperforms like a hero, helping to fight infections and other bodily invaders. Butlike a hero gone awry, excessive TNF production stimulated by TNF itself cancause...