Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
Participation in a national student biotech competition helps determine study and career paths for a large majority of contestants, according to a survey released today to mark National Biotechnology Week in Canada.... ...Almost three-quarters (74%) of 350 past contestants said the Aventis Biotech Challenge (ABC) helped them plan their studies or find vocations in fields such as biotechnology, h...A new discovery by scientists at the MNI may provide insights into Multiple Sclerosis
Montreal, May 12, 2003. A new discovery by scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University may provide insights into Multiple Sclerosis. In a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Neuroscience (J. Neuroscience 2003 23: 3735-3744), Dr. Tim Kennedy and colleagues have discovered that a protein called netrin-1 directs the normal movement of the cells that become...Beware cancer, insomnia and liver disease UH students are taking aim
HOUSTON, June 1, 2004 Targeting a range of diseases and disorders, three University of Houston students won awards at a recent symposium for research in liver disease, cancer and insomnia. ... ...The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) recently hosted its 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Undeserved and Cancer in Washington, D.C. The ICC promotes policies, programs, partnershi...Scientists find potential stem cells in amniotic fluid a new source?
Research by Austrian geneticists has raised the possibility that stem cells[1] could be isolated from amniotic fluid the protective 'bath water' that surrounds the unborn baby.... ...Geneticist Professor Markus Hengstschlger and his team at the University of Vienna have isolated a subgroup of cells from amniotic fluid that express a protein called Oct-4 known to be a key marker for human plurip...Project BioShield: Consistent financing, markets, indemnity for biodefense vaccine developers needed
WASHINGTON, DC (April 4, 2003): Biotechnology companies are well suited to address the modest commercial opportunities offered by creating safer, more effective and less costly vaccines for biodefense. However, the ultimate effectiveness of Project BioShield -- aimed at supporting such product development depends on its ability to provide consistent and well-coordinated, long-term financing a...MNI-McGill researcher first to discover that normal nerve cells can mimic viruses
Montreal, February 19 2003. Montreal Neurological Institute researcher Dr. Wayne Sossin has discovered that nerve cells can bypass the cells normal protein-making machinery in the same way that viruses do when they infect a cell. In a study published on-line today in Nature Neuroscience, Dr. Sossin and colleagues describe the first example of regulated IRES (internal ribosome entry site) usage a...Low amniotic fluid no risk to normal birth
Doctors may not have to deliver a baby early if it has low amniotic fluid surrounding it, Johns Hopkins obstetricians report....... In a study to be presented Feb. 7 at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in San Francisco, researchers show that babies born under such conditions at 37 weeks' gestation fared similarly to those born to women whose wombs held normal amounts...Study confirms safety and tolerability of zaleplon for long-term treatment of insomnia
. - Even after 12 months of treatment, zaleplon remained effective, did not cause.withdrawal symptoms upon discontinuation - . .LONDON, September 21, 1999 -- Results from a new clinical trial confirm that.zaleplon is an effective, safe, and well tolerated medication for the long-term.treatment (up to 12 months) of insomnia. Previous studies have proven the.safety and tolerability of zaleplon fo....LOS ANGELES -- Scientists from.Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and the University of Calgary in.Alberta, Canada will present on Monday, June 14, findings of a study that for.the first time has detected and measured contaminants from certain pesticides.and industrial chemicals in the amniotic fluid of unborn babies.. .This study was not designed to determine whether exposure to these...