Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
... can be incorporated into sunscreens. Dr. Alberts also published an important study which rejected the hypothesis that dietary supplementation with wheat bran fiber could prevent colon cancer. This study has become the benchmark for the conduct of large population-based studies in which healthy subjects ...Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...conditions. Comprehensive economic comparisons are also called for. Post and colleagues state that "If agricultural soil sequestration is to play a role in the endeavor to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is important both to determine that soil sequestration practices are competitive, low-cost means o...Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
... and K-ras mutations. According to Dr. Keohavong, also a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, these findings are similar to other studies in which he and colleagues found that the frequencies and types of K-ras and p53 mutations in women from Xuan Wei who were nonsmokers were ...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
... outreach initiative. Many regional events also feature lectures by leading local biotech research... As part of the ABC that year they were also able to present their findings at the biotechnology industries' international conference in Toronto....Climate change plus human pressure caused large mammal extinctions in late Pleistocene
...ky and his colleagues conclude that climate change also played a big role in driving these extinctions. Barnosky's colleagues in the study are Paul Koch, professor of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz; Scott Wing, a paleobotanist in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Mu...Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...ystem and San Jacinto College District. The group also enjoys a good partnership with Houston Independent...s and are led by upper-level H-LSAMP scholars that also fosters mentoring relationships," Bear said. "Financial support also is available to participating ...Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...to enjoy soft drinks in moderation as long as they also consume other nutrient-rich drinks." Does Having a Salad Help in Weight Management? As a weight management strategy, most nutrition experts agree that along with regular physical activity, people should keep tabs on their portion sizes to h...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with the California Institu... Paul Alan Cox how to use the plant. The agreement also states that UC Berkeley and Samoa will negotiate the distribution of the drug in developing nations ...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...approved as an anti-AIDS drug," said Keasling, who also is a faculty affiliate with the California Institu... Paul Alan Cox how to use the plant. The agreement also states that UC Berkeley and Samoa will negotiate the distribution of the drug in developing nations ...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...iscoveries that directly improve animal health. It also contributes to human health by controlling or eliminating disease which can spread from animals to humans." One of the greatest benefits of the Veterinary Memorial Fund program is that the way it links community veterinarians around the state with...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...umour inhibition 73% (at day 42). Importantly, we also saw that the doubling time of PSA values matched the tumour responses in all the experimental groups. This means that we can use PSA values as a surrogate marker in short phase II/III human trials as it is clear that PSA values are accurately reflect...International study findings link acne-like rash to effectiveness of new targeted cancer treatment
...st still able to carry out light work. Cetuximab, also known as Erbitux, is a new targeted treatment a m...tal cancer that has failed other treatments. It is also the first monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR to have gained marketing authorisation in Europe and is...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
...lecular abnormality, however, the researchers have also identified a class of drugs that they hope will alleviate the arrhythmia. Timothy syndrome may also cause a form of autism in those affected, and there is the possibility that understanding more about...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
... prevalence is in Dallas," Dr. Malloy said. "There also are underlying conditions, such as fatty liver, that would never be identified in the population without those people having participated in the study. Fatty liver is a very important component of the work being done within this NIH grant. The Dallas...Cigarette smoke causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell's chromosomes, Pitt study finds
...esent the data. According to their results, which also are detailed in an upcoming article in the journal Mutation Research, the development of anaphase bridges and chromosome instability is most likely due to reactive oxygen species that form as the cell is exposed to the various chemicals in smoke. Tre...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...b services, networking and control prototypes will also be tested in conjunction with several new observat...ool of Engineering. "The dedicated lightpaths will also permit super-fast, interactive control of ocean-going instruments along with real-time access to the...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...that healthy tissue was not affected. We were then also able demonstrate that administering BQ123 could si..., tumour response to fractionated radiotherapy was also improved significantly because the increased blood flow carried more oxygen to the tumour." Dr. Fero...Rare childhood genetic syndrome identified
...s with Timothy syndrome, Keating says. Experiments also showed that the gene encoding the calcium channel ...ate their response to calcium-blockers. They will also continue to look for arrhythmia genes and other calcium channels that might be involved in arrhythmi...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
...ry, Kline and former graduate student Karla Lawson also used special microscope equipment to identify smal...s the Julian C. Barton Professorship in Nutrition, also investigated how alpha-TEA impacts breast cancer cells, using cells grown in plastic containers. Whe...Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere's carbon cycle
...ogen from the surrounding waters. The genome work also shed additional light on how this diatom species u...hich includes 46 researchers from 26 institutions, also considered the evolutionary implications revealed by the genomic work. The research provided direct ...