Abgenix reports positive clinical data with ABX-IL8 in Psoriasis
...rimarily designed to demonstrate safety so it is a nice surprise to see such encouraging results on efficacy parameters," stated R. Scott Greer, president and CEO of Abgenix. "We will be optimizing the dose and regimen of ABX-IL8 for psoriasis treatment in one or more Phase II trials to begin next year." ...Researchers characterize mollusk insulin gene, find unique peptide
...lies, snails -- especially marine mollusks -- make nice model systems forunderstanding behavior at its simplest," he said. "The animals are easy tostudy and they have readily accessible cells." In the body, insulin causes certain physiological responses that are normallyassociated with food intake and me...Astrobiologist to hunt small game in Siberia
...from it,"Hoover interrupted. In addition to making nice pictures, the ESEM can do achemical assay by analy...ater as a mineral particlewas analyzed. "We have a nice nickel peak, lots of zinc, calcium, titanium. It'sa mineral. We're seeing nickel that's not inconsis...Purdue study: Aquariums may pacify Alzheimer's patients
...'stail or pull the dog's hair," Edwards says. "The nice thing about the fish tankswe used is that they are basically indestructible." The specially designed tanks used in the study were built by Jeff Boschertand marketed through his California company, Some Thing's Fishy www.home.earthlink.net/~fis...Home owners may sleep better because student overcame her fear of insects
...ol when she took a book out of thelibrary that had nice illustrations--of insects. In addition to studying thepictures, she read the text. "I learned how interesting insects are." Thatsummer, she took an entomology course that had her in the field collecting bugs. Cannon went on to earn a bachelor's degre...Scientists identify molecular source of friction
...em interested that such a simple picturecan give a nice general result that's consistent with Amontons' laws. "Clearly our model doesn't have all the complexity of the real world--theroughness of real surfaces, the chemical properties of different materials andactual molecules--but it does show how impor...Unprecedented View Of RNA Structure Captured
...t from popping out of its slot. It was one ofthose nice moments in science when everything comes together. All of a sudden,we knew a lot more about how things work." For years, scientists have struggled to model RNA at its most basic level. Butbecause of the vast complexity of the molecule and its unusual...Purdue Scientist Wants To Find Out What Went Sour With Flowers
.... "Of course, we'll also be able toproduce lots of nice smelling flowers," she says. She's also intrigued by the field of aromatherapy and the attempts to linkhealth benefits with exposure to certain smells. If links can be establishedbetween scent and health effects, such as stress reduction, Dudarev...Fishermen Are Killing Brown Pelicans With Kindness
...t feed pelicans feel like they are doing something nice bygiving them a meal," Bresee said. "But by feeding them, they are killingthem with kindness." That theme appears on the educational signs Bresee and other marine agentsare posting at about 1,000 marinas statewide. The signs, produced with helpfrom t...UCSF Lab Makes Observation That Could Explain Ability Of Modified Cold Virus To Kill Cancer Cells
...irectly disables p53 function. "We have some very nice images that show that when normal cells are infectedwith ONYX-015, p53 is induced, and the virus is shut down. But that when tumorcells with p53 genes intact are missing p14ARF, p53 induction does not actuallyoccur." "We suspect," he said, "that all......roviding a quick fix,"said Blackburn. "It would be nice to have a burst of telomerase, where wewouldn't have to wait to build back telomeres." Being able to quickly replenish telomeres would be particularly helpful insituations where it is necessary to build back a sufficient supply of healthycells quickl...UF Researchers Show Common Compound Can Reduce Air Pollution
... "Alumina is a readily available thing, and the nice thing is it'savailable in various forms such as highly durable pellets," Allen said. Lee also found the pellets could be cleaned and then used again, hesaid. "The main advantage of this technique is that the amount of material canbe ...UF Researcher Finds Way To Slow The Aging Process
...one of Leeuwenburgh's partners in the study. "It's nice tobe able to measure this without going inside the body." The marker found in the urine also may be useful as an indicator ofother medical problems, which will contribute not only to slowing the agingprocess but also to protecting people agai...New Forest Owners Prefer Enjoying Their Land Over Working It
...hey'll be cut. Probably 15 or 16 years later. It's nice toknow my trees will still be providing oxygen once I'm gone." As a member of the board of directors for the Florida Forestry Association,Rivers shares Jacobson's concerns over the fragmentation of Florida'sforests. "If the land is not managed, you'r...Mr. Ples Throws Scientists Into A Tizzy
...e your unpublished data, but I decided it would be nice to betrusting." Several weeks later, Conroy and South African anthropologist Phillip V.Tobias, D.Sc., Ph.D., visited Seidler and Gerhard Weber, Ph.D., in Vienna. TheAustrian scientists had made a real 3-D model as well as a virtual model fro...New Treatment Successful With Hepatitis C
...port for further studies," said Smith. "It wouldbe nice to have a multicenter control, making amantadine available to peopleacross the country who have hepatitis C. "There was no drug company support for this study," said Smith."Most patients paid, luckily it was inexpensive." She noted another benefi...MSU Scientists Eavesdrop On Bacterial
...mething likethis: "Stay with us , in this nice place, and make slime or we'll all floatoff and starve to death." Or, "It's too crowded here. Let's colonize somewhereelse." Bacteria, in fact, do speak a chemical language, and scientists atMontana State University and elsewhere have report...Liquid Crystals Light Up Simple Chemical Test
...aid."And that combination often yields many really nice inventions. Thisshould have a large number of applications as a diagnostic tool." For instance, Abbott said, this sort of "lab on a chip" technologycould allow a crime scene investigator to check quickly for illegal drugsor explosives. Rural health-......was converted. I think he's got something that's a nice improvement over current technology." In addition to its superior performance in medical and industrial applications, soybean peroxidase is relatively easy to obtain. The beans are widely grown, and production, transportation and storage facilities a...