Catnip repels mosquitoes more effectively than DEET
...sumably, much less catnip oil would be needed in a formulation to have the same level of repellency as a DEET-based repellent. Why catnip repels mosquitoes is still a mystery, says Peterson. It might simply be acting as an irritant or they dont like the smell. But nobody really knows why insect repellents work. ...Lilly Endowment grants almost $26 million to Purdue Discovery Park
...th human behavior at various levels (from strategy formulation to operations management) in a real-world environment. A key component will be the design and development of computer security tools. "This center is only fitting for Purdue, which started the nation's first computer science program," Jischke said. "...Sandia-developed formulation among products selected to help rid U.S. facilities of anthrax
.... Federal authorities are using a decontamination formulation developed at the National Nuclear Security Adminis...week. Cleanup workers have taken quantities of the formulation with them into Congressional office buildings as one of the decontamination products selected to hel...Right better than left in asthma medication for children
...ly one of which is truly therapeutic. The standard formulation of albuterol, known as racemic albuterol, contains approximately even amounts of both the left and right isomers. It has been known for years that the right isomer generates all the medications bronchodilatory effect. The left isomer lingers longer i...University of Southern Mississippi to ship first batch of Pentagon paint
...ated monomer," takes the place of a solvent in the formulation of the paint. That, in turn, dramatically reduces the amount of toxic pollutants given off by water-based paint into the atmosphere. Conventional paint, Thames said, contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which pollute the air and give fre...Acorda Therapeutics begins Phase 3 trials of Fampridine-SR for chronic spinal cord injury
... SCI. Fampridine-SR is an oral, sustained-release formulation of fampridine, designed for twice-daily dosing. The drug restores nerve conduction by blocking exposed potassium channels in demyelinated nerve processes, or axons. Fampridine-SR is also in Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate safety and efficacy in...Independent study: DEET products superior for fending off mosquito bites
...duct in which someone was applying a high-strength formulation and covering large areas of skin for many days in a row," Fradin said. Estimates are that DEET-based products have been used between 5 billion and 8 billion times with very few reported problems, he said. "Until a better repellent becomes available, ...UT Southwestern researchers develop vaccine against deadly bioterrorism toxin ricin
...ge, the next step would be to optimize production, formulation and storage of the vaccine. Then 10 human volunteers would be vaccinated. Their sera would be injected into mice and tested for its ability to protect mice from ricin aerosols. Vitetta said a large government agency, such as the Army or National Inst...New study expands look at high-dose vitamin D with docetaxel for advanced prostate cancer patients
... (www.aventis.com). Novacea has manufactured a new formulation of calcitriol, DN-101, that was specifically designed for use in the HDPA calcitriol treatment of patients with cancer. Aventis is the manufacturer of Taxotere, the brand name of the chemotherapy agent docetaxel. Prostate cancer is the most common ca...Food pathogen vector shows promise against cancer
...ggests that we could utilize this killed bacterial formulation to prime the immune system against diseases such as cancer, or other viral and bacterial pathogens." Using killed E. coli as the main vector, Higgins stripped out the bacteria's virulence components while leaving a framework that remains attractive t...Ozone produced by antibodies during bacterial killing and in inflammation
...oxidant hydrogen peroxide--best known as the foamy formulation used for first-aid. Hydrogen peroxide is lethal to bacterial cells because it pokes holes in their cell walls, bursting the cells and killing them. In the Science paper, the TSRI team reports the effective killing of E. coli bacteria through hydrogen...Even green pond scum can suffer from jet lag
... Like many such rules of thumb, however, this neat formulation was disproved in the 1980s by a group of Taiwanese scientists who didn't know any better. They were investigating how blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) found in rice paddies remove nitrogen from the air and fix it chemically so that plan...Grant funds research to develop microbicide barrier to HIV
...s at Pitt's School of Medicine are planned using a formulation developed by project partner Biosyn Inc. to evaluate the safety and systemic absorption of UC781. "Biosyn is looking at three or four different compounds," Dr. Hillier said of the Philadelphia-area pharmaceutical manufacturer that specializes in the ...Study says: 'whey' to greater muscle strength is through training and protein supplements
...pplementation with creatine or a 100% whey isolate formulation significantly (P<0.05) increased levels of mus...that shows supplementation with a100% whey isolate formulation and creatine produced greater muscle fiber growth increases that transferred into significant increa...Syracuse University geologists raise questions about controversial theory of species survival
...ndance data from the Syracuse area to the original formulation of coordinated stasis as presented by Brett and Baird. In addition, the study explicitly identified a consistent, statistical method to determine whether coordinated stasis is present in the fossil record in a given area. If coordinated stasis is sho...MacKinnon lab's newest picture tells action potential story
...he action potential demonstrated in a mathematical formulation by Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley in 1952. MacKinnon and colleagues have eclipsed their own already formidable contributions to the field of ion channel research -- contributions that widen a foot trail into an avenue for an entire new area of medic...DuPont launches high-tech medical fabrics to enhance protection for healthcare professionals
...s created Suprel TM through a unique bi-component formulation using the company's proprietary Advanced Composite Technology. Developing nearly 20 new patents for this technology, DuPont can blend the ideal properties of two different raw materials to create medical fabrics that meet specific needs. For examp...Clinical study reports findings of combination therapy with DOXIL
...to adverse events. DOXIL, a pegylated liposomal formulation of doxorubicin, is an intravenous chemotherapy age...IL is an advanced form of doxorubicin, a liposomal formulation of doxorubicin, which means that doxorubicin is encapsulated by a fatty bilayer. The liposome is peg...Study shows ulcerative colitis patients achieve remission with probiotic composition VSL#3
...acteria at high concentrations (450 billion). The formulation is marketed by VSL Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and is only available to consumers through the VSL Web site, www.vslpharma.com , or by calling 1 (866) GETVSL3 (438-8753)....