New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
...s. It occurs in people of all ages, although it is more common in older people. The five-year survival rate for patients receiving the current optimum treatment of chemotherapy plus ATRA (All Trans-Retinoic Acid a vitamin A-based substance) is between 60 and 80 percent. "There have been a few studies don...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
...alkyne and a terminal alkene, to form a useful and more complex group called a trans-enone," Liu says. "We've also been excited by the fact that this reaction not only works in the DNA-templated format in which it was discovered, but also in a conventional flask-based chemistry format." Chemical synthesis...Alzheimer's disease is not accelerated aging
... influence what he calls executive function, which more commonly falters with normal aging, and the declin... accelerated memory loss of Alzheimer's disease is more likely due to changes in the medial temporal lobe memory system, which includes the hippocampus. ...Plants will not save us from greenhouse gases
...ging conditions in the earth's atmosphere may have more harmful effects on plant life than previously believed. The research, led by McGill University biologist Graham Bell, looked at the response of algae to high carbon dioxide concentrations. Their findings showed that the plants could not adapt to high...UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
..."There is nothing about science that captivates me more than the sheer joy of adventure," said Dr. McKnight, who holds the Sam G. Winstead and F. Andrew Bell Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry and the Distinguished Chair in Basic Biomedical Research. "To be judged by my peers as a pioneer is the highest ...Phase II trials of second-generation antisense cancer drug planned following successful early study
...have a longer tissue half life and are potentially more potent. Pre-clinical studies had shown that blocki...the appropriate one. The Phase II studies are of a more conventional design, looking at response rates from OGX-011 plus standard chemotherapy in patients w...Cancer vaccine based on pathogenic listeria bacteria shows promise targeting metastases
...tibody response that prevents them from being used more than once. A listeria-based cancer vaccine could thus be given periodically until a tumor has responded. Despite these attributes, the one problem with listeria has been toxicity. Though a relatively rare disease, listeriosis has a high fatality rate...Award winning researchers reveal potential new role for Glivec
...s surgery. Two patients had metastatic DSFP with a more complex genetic profile. One, with a translocation...sue sample biopsy for molecular analysis to select more accurately patients who could benefit from targeted therapeutics. We are confident that this approac...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...ssibly benefit from other treatments that would be more effective for them. Another drug called 06-Benzyl-guanine a substrate for the MGMT enzyme was currently being tested to see if it would deplete the activity of MGMT. Combined with this drug it was possible that temozolomide might also then become e...New research shows plants can shuffle and paste gene pieces to generate genetic diversity
...ents were called Pack-MULEs. The study identified more than 3000 Pack-MULEs that contained over a thousand different rice gene fragments. Many of the Pack-MULEs have two or three gene fragments picked up from different genes but now fused together into a new gene combination. "There are only a fe...'Most recent common ancestor' of all living humans surprisingly recent
...ople alive today. The current paper presents more realistic mathematical and computer models. It inc...ho lived within the last 20,000 years. These more realistic models estimate that the most recent common ancestor of mankind lived as recently as about...Genetic differences might help distinguish thyroid cancers
...lls. Genes that were inactive or under-active were more typical of FTC cells. They further found th...rase chain reaction (PCR) technology, which is far more available and far less costly than microarray analysis. Other Ohio State researchers involv...New Arizona State center brings science to policy on issues of water resources and urban growth
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...study the mice that had had a heart attack had far more difficulty learning a new spatial task than did he...cardiac arrest group swam an average of two meters more than did the control mice in their search for the platform. "The mice now had to learn a ne...4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
...thleen Barton. RSVP: Reporters, to RSVP, or for more information on this embargoed report,please contac... technology, math- and science-based careers. For more information about NACME, log onto www.nacme.org . The American Association for the Advancement of S...High resolution satellite imagery assists hunt for infectious 'kissing bugs'
...ased mapping technologies allows us to carry out a more efficient situation analysis of the Chagas disease on a house by house basis. It will also help us to implement effective control and monitoring programmes on the ground." In the Esquipulas municipality before April 2004, out of 8772 children under ...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...sappearing. Ten years from now, woodlands may have more of one species than another, and you could call that natural change. But here in New Jersey, the mix of trees is affected by the population of deer, and they are entirely under our control. In other parts of the country, it is the fire-suppression po...Gene clusters predict atherosclerosis severity, susceptibility
... For their experiments, the research collected more than 60 fresh aorta samples from humans whose hear...this new technique, researchers can quickly screen more than 12,500 known genes, searching for those that are "turned on," or are expressing themselves. ...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
Substantially more men than women favor routine paternity testing whe...netic heritage or to gain parental investment from more than one male. Either way, it would normally be advantageous for the woman to keep the child's pater...Bush nominates NJIT space explorer Louis Lanzerotti to NSF governing board
...n physics from Harvard University. He has authored more than 500-refereed publications and co-authored or co-edited three books. The Board oversees NSF as it carries out its responsibilities to maintain the health of the Nation's science and engineering enterprise by funding research in basic sci...