1st International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease
...data in both basic and clinical areas, and will be delivered in a format designed to promote discussion and debate. During the morning session, local factors that serve to promote or interfere with cell survival will be discussed, followed by a detailed review of cell types under active investigation. This wil...Deciphering the limits to human maximal exercise performance
...is limited by the maximal amount of O2 that can be delivered to the active muscles. A rather important step in this direction was the finding that blood flow may reach maximal values around 2-4 l kg-1 min-1 in the quadriceps muscle during maximal knee extension exercise. Since the mean muscle mass of the quad...Study finds that only half of a commonly used cancer drug is activated in cancer patients
...iety of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), only half of the delivered dose of a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent may be activated in cancer patients. The study, presented in a poster discussion session by Jason Fisher, a student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, analyzed data from 31 cancer pa...APP reports Abraxane(TM) is active in breast cancer patients who failed taxol or taxotere
...outcome of treatment. If the active drug could be delivered to the tumor at the highest possible dose and for a long duration with the least amount of damage to normal tissue, the possibility exists that outcomes could be significantly improved. "Recent studies have indicated that dose reduction during chemot...When combining new oral anti-cancer agents with standard chemotherapy, timing may be crucial
...ocetaxel. But PS-341 had only a modest effect when delivered alone -- and no effect when delivered simultaneously with docetaxel. "We've been delivering these drugs the same way we've delivered chemo...Avastin-Tarceva combo provides 'one-two' punch against lung cancer
... clearly needed," Sandler said.The two drugs, both delivered orally, are among newer so-called targeted cancer agents that focus on specific molecular features of cancer cells. Because they potentially target cancer cells while sparing healthy cells, the hope for these new agents is more effective cancer thera...Nanoparticles illuminate brain tumors for days under MRI
...ery showing that iron oxide nanoparticles could be delivered across the blood-brain barrier to the brain cells of rats and could be seen with MR. "Once we realized that iron oxide nanoparticles had unique pharmacology and a very long half-life in blood, we thought this might be a good imaging modality, not ju...The search for a safer smallpox vaccine: New data released on promising candidate
... Buller, this closely models how smallpox could be delivered during a bioterrorist attack. Buller and his colleagues, working in accordance with VaxGen and the National Institutes of Health, are working to make sure that the U.S. develops safer smallpox vaccines. The National Institute of Allergy and Infecti...Beagles win first round in fight for reprieve from patenting
...mpus rally, collected over 300 signed letters, and delivered them to their University's President urging him to reclaim the patent. In addition, AAVS constituents sent over 2,100 petitions to the USPTO Director in support of the AAVS/PatentWatch Request. The decision of the USPTO to reexamine the patent, date...Nerac.com to deliver newswire feed twice daily
...ws. "Through Newspaper Abstracts, ProQuest always delivered a top-notch product. Now with Newswire Feed, Nerac...vin Bouley. Newswire Feed's eight sources are each delivered as a continuous feed to Nerac. This data is then processed twice daily for delivery to clients at 7A...Gene therapy reduces drinking in rats with genetic predisposition to 'alcoholism'
...eir tendency toward heavy drinking. The scientists delivered the gene by first inserting it into a virus that had been rendered harmless. They then injected the virus directly into the rats' nucleus accumbens, the brain's pleasure center. The idea behind this type of gene therapy is to use the virus as a vecto...Mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom
... la Hoya and Shane Mosley. The fastest punches are delivered by a lowly crustacean - the stomatopod, or mantis shrimp. With the help of a BBC camera crew and the loan of a high-speed video camera, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have recorded the swiftest kick, and perhaps most brutal attack, of...Vanderbilt's John Oates wins clinical research award
...irectors meeting in Chicago. At the meeting, Oates delivered a lecture titled "Investigation on the Contribution of Cyclooxygenases to Human Disease." "Dr. Oates is a legend in Clinical Research. He put Vanderbilt's clinical research on the map, and I was personally excited to propose him for this award, and ...Vanderbilt doctors find citrus soda interacts with cyclosporine, maybe statins
... to a customer service representative, who in turn delivered the letter to someone in their formulation division. "We didn't expect them to give us their formula, that's a trade secret. But we were very interested in whether the beverage had a bergamottin component. After several days, and another phone call, ...MIT aims radar research at breast cancer
...crowave energy focused externally on the breast is delivered to tumors prior to lumpectomy. The goal is to use focused heat to kill tumor cells and reduce additional surgery (see earlier story at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2000/fenn.html ). The current results are based on the 64 women who have comple...East African artifacts support evolution of symbolic thinking in Middle Stone Age
...ring the Middle Stone Age. In a presentation to be delivered at the annual Paleoanthropology Society meeting on March 31 in Montreal, an international team of scientists will discuss recent findings at a site in the Loiyangalani River Valley in the Serengeti National Park. The researchers will report that prel...GenVec, U.S. NMRC, and PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative partner to expand malaria vaccine efforts
...technology will enable several malaria genes to be delivered in a single vaccine. "MVI is delighted to be working with GenVec and NMRC on such vital development work," said Dr. Melinda Moree, Director of MVI. "We hope to learn more about which antigens to drive forward and which to halt--a key contribution tha...Ribozyme package effective against hepatitis B virus
...twice the amount of "medicine" was present and was delivered over a longer period. ...BioMed Central explodes Open Access myths
...: "The vastly increased access to research that is delivered by Open Access will greatly increase the effectiveness of the research money that is spent." The statement continues: "Open Access publishers are leading the way in using web technology to reduce costs further, so the cost of. Open Access publishing...... triggering the mechanism by doxorubicin treatment delivered the decisive, knockout blow to Akt-positive lymphomas. The researchers observed massive death of lymphoma cells when the animals were treated with both rapamcyin and doxorubicin. The animals rapidly became tumor-free, and their period of tumor-free ...