Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
...olled trials. His laboratory and clinical research has emphasized the chemoprevention and treatment of su... bran fiber could prevent colon cancer. This study has become the benchmark for the conduct of large population-based studies in which healthy subjects are...Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
... in women from Xuan Wei, yet the female population has an abnormally high lung cancer death rate," said Dr. Keohavong. "Women in this region traditionally start the fires and cook, spending more time inside homes that lack ventilation. As a result, they are more likely to be exposed to potentially danger...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...ider careers in biotechnology. Past research has shown that the interest of many students in scienc... to what happens in academia and industry, Barfett has since realized. The skills learned have been very useful in the university setting and made him much...Climate change plus human pressure caused large mammal extinctions in late Pleistocene
...ns layered in caves in the American West, Barnosky has found that during some of the last few glacial/interglacial cycles between 1 million and 600,000 years ago, the number of small, medium and large mammals in a given community remained fairly stable, though different species may have filled the variou...Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...tors of our society. Established in 1999, H-LSAMP has been approved for phase II of the program with another five-year NSF grant in the amount of $5 million, starting Oct. 1, 2004. H-LSAMP is charged with a new vision for phase II to serve as a national model and resource for other academic institu...Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...that drinking soft drinks, particularly in excess, has negative physical effects. However, parents did feel that the health impact of soft drinks was lower down on the list of priorities, below cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or even coffee. "As soft drink consumption increases among kids, so do nutritiona...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
..., SAMOA -- The University of California, Berkeley, has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to ...g, its supply is limited by the fact that the drug has to be extracted from the mamala tree bark and stemwood. Researchers in the laboratory of Jay Keaslin...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...a, Samoa - The University of California, Berkeley, has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to ...g, its supply is limited by the fact that the drug has to be extracted from the bark and stemwood of the mamala tree. Researchers in the laboratory of Jay ...Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies
...ecked, according to a public health researcher who has studied the potential risks at length. Although most of the media coverage of the disaster has been responsible and accurate, there have been some reports which wrongly state that dead bodies can...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...ed animal owners whose loss of a beloved companion has been memorialized through the Virginia-Maryland Re...funds in the nation. Since its inception, the fund has raised almost $900,000 and has funded more than 100 individual clinical research programs exploring ...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
... 1.2 million in 2000. The chronic use of inhalants has been associated with heart, liver, kidney, and brain damage -- and can even result in sudden death. The Brookhaven Lab study demonstrates that animals previously trained to expect toluene in a given location spent far less time "seeking" toluene i...NIH awards $18.2m to The Burnham Institute to develop Center on Proteolytic Pathways
...a, CA) The National Institutes of Health ("NIH") has selected The Burnham Institute to develop a national resource for medical researchers to be known as the "Center on Proteolytic Pathways". A team directed by The Burnham's Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D., will receive $18.2 million over the next five years to ...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...itzerland: A study by Dutch and German researchers has provided evidence that lycopene may be able to inh... patients. The lycopene product used (LycoVit)[3], has received the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status from the United States Food and Drug Adminis...International study findings link acne-like rash to effectiveness of new targeted cancer treatment
...udy of a new targeted cancer treatment cetuximab has shown that patients who developed an acne-like ras... cancer drug irinotecan for colorectal cancer that has failed other treatments. It is also the first monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR to have gained mark...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...ly, of the hands and feet characteristics of what has now come to be called Timothy syndrome in honor of...discovery of the genetic basis of Timothy syndrome has implications for understanding the function and importance of calcium channels in general. "Our find...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...30, 2004 UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has been awarded a prestigious three-year planning gra...aining program for scientist-physicians. "Everyone has a friend or family member who has the metabolic syndrome, so it's a common problem. The Dallas Heart...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
... Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers. While most research has focused on the changes in DNA sequence caused by cigarette smoke, little attention has been given to how smoke affects genomic stability of cells. In laboratory studies using human fibrob...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...ave of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has proposed a web services framework for LOOKING (in close collaboration with Bill St. Arnaud of the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Education (CANARIE); WHOI will flesh this out with middleware and test the result using e...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
... The potential for exploiting tumour blood vessels has been made possible by their discovery in a study i...heir proliferation. "The effect of ET-1 in tumours has been underestimated up to now," Dr. Feron said. "ET-1 has been known for years in cardiology as a ve......cially shrimp boats, there. That means marine life has returned to the area where just three weeks before...ere recorded as being extremely low. The dead zone has been studied and tracked since it was discovered 20 years ago, DiMarco says. "We need to do some fur...