Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...hy tissue was not affected. We were then also able demonstrate that administering BQ123 could significantly increase the delivery of the anti-cancer drug cyclophosphamide to the tumour. Furthermore, tumour response to fractionated radiotherapy was also improved significantly because the increased blood flow carr...Phase II trials of second-generation antisense cancer drug planned following successful early study
...que in that the clinical research team was able to demonstrate that the target clusterin was inhibited by OGX-011 in patients' cancers in a dose dependent way. "This means that the drug is doing what it is supposed to be doing something that we can't always say about targeted therapeutics and we were able to ...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
... journal, PLoS Biology, Paul Hebert and colleagues demonstrate the utility of their controversial "DNA barcoding" concept, which uses genes to identify species much like supermarket barcodes identify products. Using a region of one specific gene, they correctly identify 260 North American bird species. The id...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...nt, Conservation International. "The Alliance will demonstrate practical, cost-effective methods to improve the e...four continents to protect global biodiversity and demonstrate that human societies can live harmoniously with nature. CI develops scientific, policy and economic ...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
.... "It provides the hard evidence that is needed to demonstrate nitric oxide's role, since flowering is such a fundamental, well-studied process."...Grant advances biochemical engineering laboratory
...re a new pilot-scale fermentation vessel that will demonstrate problems with mixing, aeration, cooling and sterilization associated with the scale-up of microbial fermentations. "This laboratory will help students learn the skills they need to enter the food, pharmaceutical, bioethanol and bioremediation indus...A novel, safer strategy for regulating gene expression
...n, Yen and colleagues have taken the first step to demonstrate that this natural system could be adapted and exploited to treat human disease....Binocular rivalry: Fulfilling visual expectations
...n, Pearson, and Clifford used binocular rivalry to demonstrate the importance of feedback in our interpretation of the visual image. For two images to generate binocular rivalry, they must provide conflicting evidence about what is present in any given part of the visual world. To ensure that rivalry was not ...Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease
...tters, Nugues, Smith, van Hooidonk, Seabra and Bak demonstrate a sinister aspect of this competition. One of the most common macroalgae, Halimeda opuntia, is shown to trigger a particularly virulent disease known as white plague type II. In the Caribbean, a large number of coral colonies on which this alga was ...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
...o do the math. Today, Walker is creating models to demonstrate how ceramics shatter. He also worked with NASA in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster, and the agency is awaiting his findings before recertifying the shuttle for flight....Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...nurture. This project will use genomic biology to demonstrate that what matters for social behavior is that DNA ...ronment with users at different levels, we hope to demonstrate the utility of concept navigation across community knowledge," Schatz said. "Similar information te...Brain has center for detecting sound motion
...her colleagues, who used studies of the patient to demonstrate conclusively for the first time that the brain has a specialized region for processing sound motion. While it was known that the visual system has a specialized region for perceiving motion, it wasn't known whether the auditory system has such a regi...9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
...search period. In addition, the study was able to demonstrate that the injuries and ill effects of the search itself were minor. After the first year of surveillance, of the 97 deployed dogs enrolled in the study, only one died. During the past three years, 15 deployed dogs have died, of which eight had cance...Can an old gene learn new tricks?
...ven exist in the Drosophila body. "These results demonstrate that the evolution of higher vertebrate characteristics can result from the recycling or redeployment of 'old' genes in new parts of the embryo, rather than through mutation of gene protein-coding sequence alone. Old genes can be given a new purpose...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...n and colleagues in Germany were also the first to demonstrate a biochemical link between insulin resistance and Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Kahn's laboratory also has major interest in adipocyte (fat cell) biology, an important area of obesity research. He is also the leader the Diabetes Genome Anatomy Project, ...Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
...cer, heart disease and stroke. Repace's findings demonstrate the dramatic effect of Delaware's smoking ban: Except for residual chalk dust in the pool hall at 17% of pre-ban levels -- air quality levels post-ban in all venues were indistinguishable from those measured out-of-doors. Prior to the smoking ban...Second call for proposals for the European Young Investigator Award
...lves through outstanding research achievements and demonstrate the potential to become world class leaders in the respective research area. Due to the differing ages at which a doctorate may be awarded in the various European countries there is no age limit. Rather, applicants should have between two and ten yea...Pneumococcal vaccine reduces ear infections, pneumonia, new study shows
...ing said. The study provides "the first data that demonstrate a decline in all pneumococcal-related diseases, not just invasive disease, in children aged younger than 2 years since the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the United States," Poehling and colleagues wrote in the journal....Genuine stem cells found in skin might treat hair loss, wounds
...rsity and senior author of the study. "The results demonstrate for the first time that individual cells isolated from hair follicles can be cultured in the laboratory and retain a capacity to make multiple cell types when grafted." The team's analysis of the versatile skin cells also offers new insights into the...... hypothesis about dorsal stream dysfunction in WS, demonstrate effects of a localized abnormality on visual information processing in humans, and define a systems-level phenotype for mapping genetic determinants of visuoconstructive function." Such insights, they said, should help scientists trace the genetic or...