New materials hold promise for human healing applications
...n the health care of the nation, and Purdue has an excellent reputation for its biomedical engineering program and specifically this kind of research," said Lisa Kuuttila (COO-tih-luh), assistant vice president and director of the Office of Technology Commercialization at the Purdue Research Foundation. "We se...Scientists find new supressor gene involved in breast, prostate and other cancers
...y the Human Genome Project. "This finding is an excellent example of how individual researchers, aided by the availability of the near-complete sequence of the human genome, can make major advances in our knowledge of the genetic basis of disease in a matter of a few years or less," says NHGRI Director Fran...Study to focus on diet, nutrition and weight loss in cats with cancer
...ncer patient with optimal nutrition to maintain an excellent quality of life during treatment, Ehrhart said.Before, during and after treatment, researchers will monitor body weight ratios, the percent of body fat, the percent of lean muscle mass, protein contents and more. They hope to identify what patterns ...Ketek (Telithromycin) highly active in vitro against Streptococcus pneumoniae
... novel investigational antibiotic has demonstrated excellent in vitro activity against isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae), including those resistant to penicillin, macrolide or fluoroquinolone antibiotics according to a study presented today. In vitro data from the international PROTEKT (Pro...Small streams important in controlling nitrogen
... Hills management of upland prairie sites leads to excellent water quality and nitrogen retention. It implies t... Mulholland, the project leader. "I think it is an excellent model for how inter-site, multi-investigator research can and should be done to address some of the ...LSU program for graduate education could become model for U.S.
...said the IGERT program offers students a number of excellent opportunities and has made recruiting top-notch students easier. "With this program I can offer students anything that any other school has to offer, both financially and academically," Russo said. "They can do as well here as any place." He said...Grant accelerates race for lung cancer cures
...o be translational research. You have to have both excellent science and excellent clinical translation of that science to patients." Among the most significant benefits to SPORE fun......ontrol of YASMIN. Trials found that YASMIN offers excellent cycle control with a low rate of spotting and breakthrough bleeding. YASMIN proved more than 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, with only one pregnancy occurring in 3,201 cycles of 326 YASMIN users. Women who participated in clinical stu...Genetically engineered poliovirus fights brain tumors
...ity to cause poliomyelitis in humans, but retained excellent killing potential for malignant glioma cells." They tested the abilities of this new hybrid virus using mice with experimental brain tumors. The animals recovered after a single dose of the virus. "Pathological analysis of their brains revealed ...Evolution at a snail's pace: It's faster than you think
...e Acanthinucela spirata because the species has an excellent fossil record, as do most organisms that reside in shallow ocean water. Hellberg performed all the genetic testing in the study, and Roy and Balch performed the fossil analyses. "We each had very different techniques," Hellberg said of himself and...Software to make testing of new generic drugs more thorough
... "The FDA already has an excellent procedure for assuring that the generic drug matches the original, but we believe our procedure represents a potential improvement," she said. She added that the same pro...University of Maryland physicians use ultrasound in novel way
...fied physicians providing the service. We have had excellent results in our first 1,000 patients, says Dr. Harman. Dr. Harman thinks its a tool whose time has come. This has presented us with an opportunity for very early assessment of risk for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities. For patients w...... the lobsters." "This effort promises to be an excellent example of federal-state collaborations," says Jack Mattice, Director of New York's Sea Grant Program. "Our hope is that the initiative's research projects will provide evidence to select among the many potential causes of the 1999-2000 lobster morta...Identification of genes may tell how plants recognize pollen
...that plants need fordoing what they do, so it's an excellent model. The sequencing of its genomehas put us into a wonderful discovery phase, in which we can race ahead andtest the function of large numbers of genes very quickly. "The Arabidopsis genome sequence allows plantscientists to work from just a s...Drugs from sea study finds sponge health link to bacteria
... sponges could be very diverse. "This provides an excellent opportunity to assess temporal and geographic variations in this component of the community as well as variations between individual Rhopaloeides odorabile at a single location," Hill suggests. "The stability of microbial communities associated with ...BioMed Central to consider charging authors for paper submissions
...esult in immediate and complete free access are an excellent way for scientists and granting agencies to maximize the impact of the research they have conducted and funded.' In addition, academic funding bodies have said they are not adverse for grant funding to be allocated to author publication charges. As B...Brain tumors and mouse models: New insight into the development of gliomas
...glial cell differentiation. These mice provide an excellent model for testing such drugs and offer hope for a new generation of glioma therapies.......he American diet. Then, as now, soy was seen as an excellent source of nutrition for infants, especially for in...e for infants, soy formula has been shown to be an excellent source of nutrition for infants. Nearly 20% of all infants in the United States are fed soy formula ...UCLA neurobiologists identify brain cells that control breathing
...erlying causes of breathing disorders and offer an excellent target for drugs treating these disorders, Feldman said. Because mammals brains are organized in similar ways, Feldman believes that the same portion of the human brain will likely control breathing as that of rats. The UCLA teams next step will be t...URI scientist receives research award from National Park Service
...ccomplishments, but this award also recognizes the excellent work of my graduate students and many research colleagues at URI. Roman earned a B.S. in resource development from the University of Rhode Island, an M.A. in botany from Connecticut College, and a Ph.D. in marine studies from the University of Delaw...