Pancreatic cancer blood test & gene studies show promise
...ion, firm diagnosis and, someday, better treatment options for the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Today, researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center announced that they have found a protein which allows them to tell pancreatic cancer from normal tissue better than the curre...Landmark, pivotal Phase IIb/III trial of biotoxin for cancer pain begins
...this study, and the unsatisfactory pain management options available for patients with refractory cancer pain, further study of tetrodotoxin in a large multicenter controlled trial is warranted. We believe that the current Phase IIb/III study will be one of the largest and most important Canadian clinical tr...Taxanes may enhance immunity in breast cancer patients
...axol) and docetaxel (Taxotere) emerged as popular options for women whose disease had spread to their lymph nodes. "These findings are important because they suggest taxanes may enhance a woman's ability to respond to infection or even to fend off a possible recurrence," says Carson. On the other hand, T ...From biodefense to prostate cancer offense
...after it has occurred, would provide new treatment options and greatly impact overall patient survival," Mack says. Gumerlock also received a second, 18-month grant for $111,000 to exploit two other biodefense technologies fresh from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. One is a method of affixing ce...Fat cells heal skull defects in mice, Stanford research shows
...rely on plastic or metal inserts. But all of these options can give you problems with infection and healing, and can be invasive and technically difficult." Other conditions that might benefit from the use of the multipotent cells include joint replacement, spinal fusion, osteoporosis and osteomyelitis, a ba...American Society for Microbiology honors Timothy Yahr with 2004 Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Award
...osis, AIDS, or other disorders, for whom treatment options are often quite limited. Yahr's other research interests have important clinical implications as well. As a postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, he became interested in improving the technology for studying t...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...ent to heal an induced wound. While both treatment options were beneficial in all phases of wound healing, ES was more effective than laser treatment in reducing inflammation. Combined with conventional therapies such as daily care and wound excision, ES and laser treatment are effective in pressure ulcer an...Chicken litter harbors agents that generate antibiotic multi-resistance, according to UGA study
...eadily exchange these clusters, then the treatment options are limited. "That's what we have today, and the surprising abundance of integrons in the environment is a key as to why we have this problem," said Summers. The discovery is now leading Summers and her colleagues in microbiology and...Study points to a promising new test for myelodysplasia, a blood disorder often leading to leukemia
...o on to die from infection or bleeding. Treatment options are not always successful, but are improved with early diagnosis. However, it is often difficult to distinguish MDS from readily treatable, nonmalignant forms of bone marrow disease. Thus, the absence of a reliable test to accurately diagnose MDS ma...Purdue scientists: To stop cancer, keep your Icmt away from your Ras
...as," Henriksen said. "We'd like to look at all our options and combine them into the most potent inhibitor we can manage - that's a good goal for the near future." ...Mosquitoes vs. malaria: How we can win the fight
...osquito's immune system and give us some very real options for fighting the disease in the insect before it even has a chance to be passed to a human," he explains. "There is no single 'magic bullet' for controlling this ancient scourge of humanity, but we want to exploit this new lead to contribute to the d...Estimated one in five people worldwide lack enough zinc in diet
...of assessing population zinc status, and available options for developing intervention programs to control zi...lic health programmers. The research cites several options for combating zinc deficiency, including: Pharmacological supplements such as tablets or syrups, o...Preoperative treatment with Arimidex(TM) allows patients to undergo less extensive surgery
...ould always be considered when reviewing treatment options available to our patients. Furthermore, if inoperable tumours can be made operable, this can have a hugely beneficial effect on a patient's quality of life'.** assessed by ultrasoundT Breast conserving surgery became feasible in those requiring mast...Astrazeneca announces EU marketing approval for Faslodex(TM)
..."The addition of a new endocrine agent expands our options for endocrine treatment sequences, and potentially allows us to control the disease for longer. 'Faslodex' is likely to appeal to women as it may help delay the need for cytotoxic chemotherapies. In addition 'Faslodex' has a very good side effect pr...MGH study finds female mammals produce egg cells into adulthood
...uld be identified and isolated, a whole new set of options for treating or preventing infertility might open up. "These are basic biological findings that may change everything in our field," Tilly says. "Although there's no way to say how long it may take for these findings to actually affect the care of ...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
... opportunities (and risks) UNU identifies several options available to national, regional and local governments intent on mitigating the environmental and health impacts of computers. These include: the environmental regulation of manufacturing processes (e.g. setting standards for emissions from semiconduc...ESA calls for interdisciplinary studies of GEOs
...ast 15 years, this latest ESA paper also discusses options for monitoring the long-term environmental effects of GEOs that have been released widely into the environment....DFG establishes 14 new research units
...us ecological problems, the results should provide options for the ecologically sustainable use of the examined region. A new Research Unit at the University of Regensburg will study blue light receptors in plants and bacteria. Similar to the "green" photosynthetic process, plants and bacteria have receptors...Double mastectomies significantly lower risk of breast cancer in women who are genetically at risk
...also consider this procedure when evaluating their options for reducing their risk of breast cancer," said Rebbeck. Funding for this study was provided through a research grant from the National Institute on Health, Penn's Abramson Cancer Center, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Dana-Farber Wom...Citizens, scientists and policymakers debate ways to restore ocean health at AAAS Town Hall Meeting
...an's problems." Participants considered three main options for how Seattle's citizens could deal with the pro... # 1, but many also believed that a combination of options # 1 and 2 would yield the best results over the long term. A significant minority believed that a c...