Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
... to the field have advanced cancer prevention from its earliest preclinical and clinical stages of drug development to definitive, randomized controlled trials. His laboratory and clinical research has emphasized the chemoprevention and treatment of such pervasive and potentially deadly diseases as breas...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
... we have championed this student competition since its inception. The economy of tomorrow is being built today on biotechnology and other sciences. Canada needs to foster a strong science culture to remain in the forefront in this field." Additional survey highlights Of 350 ABC parti...Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...t successful in the nation and on track to achieve its goal of increasing the number of underrepresented ...rnal evaluator for phase I. "It is on target with its goal of doubling the number of students who graduate with STEM degrees in five years from the instit...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
... studied by scientists around the world because of its potential to force the AIDS virus out of hibernati...Despite Prostratin's promise as an anti-AIDS drug, its supply is limited by the fact that the drug has to be extracted from the mamala tree bark and stemwo...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
... studied by scientists around the world because of its potential to force the AIDS virus out of hibernati...Despite Prostratin's promise as an anti-AIDS drug, its supply is limited by the fact that the drug has to be extracted from the bark and stemwood of the ma...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
... one of the oldest such 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 areas deemed timely by a panel of statewide practitioners and college faculty members. "Research is a major priority for ou...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...tional Laboratory, for the use of the drug GVG for its application in treating drug addiction. ...NIH awards $18.2m to The Burnham Institute to develop Center on Proteolytic Pathways
... behaviors. A particular strength of the Center is its emphasis on the use of activity-based proteomics to profile protease function. This approach, developed by Dr. Bogyo at Stanford, marks an innovation over other proteomics strategies because the activity-based approach reports on protease activity, ...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...to inhibit the growth of prostate tumours and that its effect may be enhanced if it is combined with vitamin E. A number of epidemiological studies have already indicated that high intake of lycopene a carotinoid that gives the red colour to tomatoes and other fruits is associated with a reduced risk ...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...r the excitation and contraction of the heart, but its role in other parts of the body were less clear," said Keating. Studies of the pattern of activity of the gene for the channel in humans and mice revealed that it was expressed not only in heart muscle cells, but also in adult and fetal tissue...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...support basic and clinical research in obesity and its associated complications, Dr. Horton said. "Metabo...iorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medica...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...ancer Institute. Before a cell undergoes division, its DNA is replicated and compressed into identical co... taffy, forming so-called anaphase bridges between its two ends. Eventually, these chromosomes either tear apart, leaving two broken pieces, or if they don...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...gional-scale observatories since the NSF initiated its Ocean Observatories Initiative in 2001. That feder...y (SCCOOS), which will provide real-time data from its existing sensors. New web services, networking and control prototypes will also be tested in conjunc...Molecular motor implicated in tissue remodeling
...rns out to be a molecule-sized motor that extracts its fuel from the road it runs on, according to resear...olecule called ATP, the team found that MMP-1 gets its energy by breaking the molecular bonds in the collagen filament it is attached to. "In fact," Goldb...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...whole concept of targeting tumour blood vessels on its head. Instead of the conventional approach of trying to starve tumour cells of the blood supply they need to grow, they are doing the opposite opening up the tumour blood supply to allow better access for cancer drugs and more effective radiotherapy...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
...ore detailed toxicity evaluations and analyses for its preventive and treatment potential by researchers receiving support from the Rapid Access to Preventive Intervention Development (RAPID) program of the National Cancer Institute. "Our research is promising at this stage, but there's a lot of...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...unded by the Department of Energy and conducted at its Joint Genome Institute in California, gives insigh...produce urea-cycle enzymes that may help to reduce its dependence on nitrogen from the surrounding waters. The genome work also shed additional light on h...Researchers find color sensitive atomic switch in bacteria
...d. That function makes the protein unusual among its family of light-sensing proteins known as rhodopsi... information about the color of light available in its environment, enabling more efficient harvesting of light for photosynthesis, Spudich said. "Understa...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...nstitute as the location for that program reflects its national leadership in the search for new cures fo...iorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of medica......romised to elevate the Science Adviser position to its former status as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology." Responding to the question of climate change, Kerry wrote that "the scientific evidence is clear that global warming is already happening and rising levels of global warming pol...