Research Team Finds Gene Causing Two Types Of Muscular Dystrophy
...ncouraged by this finding," says Leon Charash, MD, chairman of theMedical Advisory Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "We are aboutto embark on safety trials in gene therapy for some of the muscular dystrophies,and finding new genes means more possibilities for intervention using genetherapy." ..."Salt Gene" Determines Benefit Of Low-Salt Diet
...," writes Theodore A. Kotchen, M.D., professor and chairman ofthe department of medicine, of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, inan accompanying editorial. Additional studies are needed to determine what casual role, if any, thedifferent angiotensinogen variations play in the sensitivity of blood p...Antioxidant Action Of Vitamin E Significantly Reduces Heart Disease In Mice
...in atherosclerosis," says Garret A FitzGerald, MD, chairman of thedepartment pharmacology and senior author on the report. "Significantly, it alsoshows that free-radical injury is functionally important in the development ofcardiovascular disease." The innovative measurement technique used in the stud...ASU Professor Helps In Fight To Protect Japanese Pika Habitat
... of the worlds leading pika experts. Smith, who is chairman of the Species Survival Commissions LagomorphSpecialist Group, has been studying the pika, or rock rabbit, for more than30 years. His work has taken him to some of the coldest alpine regions ofthe world, including Tibet, to study the Plateau pika. "P......ely defined this field," says Peter Palese, Ph.D., chairman ofthe Department of Microbiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NewYork. "He has been and remains a towering figure and intellectual force invirology and in biological science in general." "Dr. Roizman's contributions to both our k...Calcium Channel Blocker Slows Hardening Of Arteries In Some Key Arteries, But Not Others
... to heart muscles. Furberg, professor and chairman of public health sciences at Wake Forestand a national co-chairman of the study, noted, "This reduction in angina is aknown symptomatic effect of amlodipine." This reduction in symptoms led to fewer procedures to relieve angina,such as corona...New Company Formed Through Licensing Of Cardiac-Hypertrophy Technology From Texas Institutions
...ypertrophyand heart failure," said Dr. Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology andoncology at UT Southwestern and a world-renowned heart researcher. "Inparticular, the discovery of a calcium-signaling system that controls cardiacenlargement and the development of genetically engineered mice that mimic human...Study Of Origin Of Species Enters The Molecular Age
...s in evolutionarybiology," says Chung-I Wu, Ph.D., chairman and professor of the department ofecology & evolution at the University of Chicago, and senior author of the paperin the November 20 issue of Science. "Geographic isolation and changes in theenvironment are only a part of what drives speciation. Th...Chinese And US Scientists Identify The World's Oldest Flowering Plant
...or evidence of early flowers" William L. Crepet, chairman of the L.H. Bailey Hortorium at Cornell University, has written a piece for Science that will accompany Sun's and Dilcher's. "As more characters become known from additional fossil discoveries," Crepet said, "this fossil may help us to understand th...New Evidence Points To Role For Free Radicals In Alzheimer's Disease
...zheimer's disease," says Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, chairman of the departmentpharmacology and senior author on the report. "And, secondly, the markers werenot elevated in the same parts of the brains of people who died of other causes.This suggests that what we're looking at are sensitive, quantitative indica...How Super Are The "Super Aspirins"? -- New COX-2 Inhibitors May Elevate Cardiovascular Risk
...ardiovascular risk," saysGarret A. FitzGerald, MD, chairman of the department of pharmacology and seniorauthor on the study. "However, they would have been roughly an order ofmagnitude too small in their sample sizes to detect what we see as a possibleproblem associated with the use of these drugs. So, the qu...Largest Acoustics Meeting In History Expected
...d on a single chip (2aEA5). Joerg Sennheiser, the chairman of Germany's Sennheiser Electronics, will demonstrate of a microphone that does not need an outer "membrane"--the partof the microphone that affects the quality most (2aEA1). Wolfgang Niehoff of Sennheiser will demonstrate an optical microphone, in w......e mobile DNA elements," says Haig H. Kazazian, MD, chairman of thedepartment of genetics and senior author on the paper. "From an evolutionaryperspective, here is a way to create novel genetic combinations. While many suchchanges might prove lethal, some could improve function in individuals, leadingto a sele...University Of Pittsburgh Involved In First Successful Example Of Gene Therapy For Pain Control
....D., developer of the genevector and professor and chairman of the department of molecular genetics andbiochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. "Our vector continued to producethis protein up to seven weeks after it was introduced into these animals,suggesting that this therapy may provide long-term pain...Chinese Condiment Cuts Blood Cholesterol
..." he adds. Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of American Heart Association'spopulation science committee and chairman of community and preventive medicineat the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY...Discovery Of 13 Genes Expressed In Brain Tumors May Lead To More Effective Diagnosis Or Prevention
...ector of the Institute; Dr. Achilles A. Demetriou, chairman of the Department of Surgery; and Dr. Stephen A. Geller, chairman of the Department of Pathology andLaboratory Medicine. Findings were reported in the October issue......low levels of homocysteine. Robert H. Eckel, M.D., chairman of the American Heart Association's NutritionCommittee and professor of medicine and physiology at the University of ColoradoHealth Sciences Center in Denver, says the Framingham researchers "tookadvantage of a rare opportunity" to examine the relati...Immunex Corporation and Genentech, Inc. join forces to develop TRAIL/Apo2L in cancer
...enentechpresident and CEO, and Ed Fritzky, Immunex chairman and CEO, in a jointstatement. "Should the science and clinical studies prove consistent with thepreclinical findings that the molecule has already shown, our companies arepoised to move to the next level of development with this new technology." ...