First clinical trial of intravenous rViscumin under way in Germany and France
...ge where we are escalating the dosage. But, a very preliminary laboratory analysis of samples from a first patient cohort from the trial shows that rViscumin stimulated releases of cytokines, including interleukins (IL-1b and IL-6) and interferon gamma, and is also associated with inducing anti rViscumin antibod...Non-invasive imaging technique detects plaques beginning to form in vessels
...a, in contrast to the control diet rabbits. "These preliminary results suggest that we can manipulate nanoparticles to image plaques as they are just beginning to form," says Wickline. "Previous research of ours also suggests that this technique can distinguish between patients with stable plaques from those who...AAAS urges opposition to 'intelligent design theory' within U.S. science classes
...ion board on October 14 passed a unanimous, though preliminary vote to keep ID theory out of the state's science classrooms. But, their ruling left the door open for local school districts to present ID theory together with science, and suggested that scientists should "continue to investigate and critically ana...OXiGENE, foundation fighting blindness sign research agreement for phase I/II clinical trial
...hc, The Foundation's chief scientificofficer. "The preliminary CA4P data presented at ARVO (Association forResearch in Vision and Ophthalmology) suggests that the compoundinhibits the growth of proliferating blood vessels linked to retinalconditions such as wet AMD. To give you a sense of how encouraged weare ab...Paleontological data better than expected
... records of organisms with tough skeletons." But a preliminary study of the Paleobiology Database has revealed that fragile fossils occur as frequently as durable fossils. "That's good news. It means that this intuitively obvious bias is not as severe as we expected, and the fossil record may be a more reliable ...UCLA study shows water reclamation could become an important source of future water supplies
...nt trash-diversion goals by 2000, according to the preliminary data Carlson cited in the report. Moreover, the city of Los Angeles and L.A. County's unincorporated positions are not likely to meet the 50 percent goal. Statewide, the diversion rate will equal about 42 percent. The success in diversion rates is ma...Visualising potential outcome of cancer treatment
...om the Sheba Medical Centre, Israel, described the preliminary results in mice of the potential use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Nice, France. The technique is called 'Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging' DWMRI. It is sensitiv...November GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
... and environmental change. These transient events, preliminary interpretation of which are described in this paper, include an interval in the early Aptian (120 Ma) associated with global oceanic anoxia, extinction events in the mid Maastrichtian (69 Ma) and at the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) boundary (65 Ma), a b...New studies advance scientific knowledge of drinking water disinfection byproducts
...e and developmental effects were observed in these preliminary studies, suggesting that neither DBA nor BDCM are reproductive or developmental risks for humans. Developmental Toxicity Studies of BDCM Christian et al. 2001. Oral (Drinking Water) Developmental Toxicity Studies of Bromodichloromethane (BDCM) i...Bloodworm's way with copper likely provides paradigm for new materials
...er your intellect dictates. We didn't have enough preliminary information to justify independent funding for the project. It just seemed an interesting orphan." "Orphan" though the genesis be, the progeny of the research are not. In addition to providing a possible paradigm for a new material system, other po...Scientists decipher genetic code of malaria parasite
...dy have been published which relied in part on the preliminary genomic data released by the consortium, including reports of newly-discovered parasite enzymes that could be targeted by anti-malarial drugs. In the United States, the major funders of the P. falciparum research were the National Institute for All...Wrong proteins targeted in battle against cancer?
...fficult," he adds, "It has proved practical in one preliminary case, and furthermore many inventive technologies from chemistry labs around the world give hope that this approach has great possibilities."...NSF awards $9 million for study of proteins
... Ronald Rosenfeld and Yiming Yang, have been doing preliminary work in computational biolinguistics for nearly two years. By applying statistical language modeling technologies to genome sequences, they have been able to detect protein fragment signatures from pathogens. The computational biolinguistics grant is...ADHD in a SNAP: The SNAP gene in attention deficit hyperactivity
... to ADHD cases (c2= 6.55, p = 0.01). This provides preliminary evidence for the involvement of SNAP-25 in predisposing to ADHD at least in the Irish population. Replication of these results is required to firmly implicate SNAP-25 as a predisposing factor for ADHD....Celebrex may be safe for preterm labor, preliminary study finds
...m labor than traditional therapies, according to a preliminary study led by Washington University School of Medic...e and Ultrasound at the School of Medicine. "These preliminary results also suggest that celecoxib is just as effective, and we are currently planning a larger tri...New study expands look at high-dose vitamin D with docetaxel for advanced prostate cancer patients
...le-blind trial based on the promising results of a preliminary study in Oregon. ASCENT will determine whether a high dose of an active form of vitamin D, called calcitriol, taken once a week in combination with docetaxel, is any more effective than docetaxel alone for patients with androgen-independent prostate ...Darwin's letters being sent to Galapagos Islands as part of Darwin Correspondence Project
...ranging from fund raising, researching and writing preliminary footnotes for the letters, and, along with Frederick Burkhardt, approving the finished volumes. "The Galapagos Islands," Porter said, "were essential to Darwin's evolutionary ideas. It is important that our volumes are being sent to the place where......rsity of Warwick. She will present and discuss the preliminary findings from this study, which is part of the ESRC's Innovative Health Technologies Research Programme, at 14:00 on Tuesday 10th September. Ethnic Inequalities in Health It is racial abuse, discrimination and poor economic position, not ethnic ori...Milk the right stuff for vines
...attracted interest from the wine industry with his preliminary findings. Powdery mildew is a disease which attacks grapevine leaves and fruit, and currently costs the Australian wine industry about $30 million a year, mainly in control measures. "A lot of people are already using milk on their household potplant...Scientists prove how geckos stick, unlock secrets to making artificial gecko glue
...sive by breaking a surface into small bumps. These preliminary physical models provide proof that humans can fabricate synthetic gecko adhesive," he says. "The artificial foot-hair tip model opens the door to manufacturing dry, self-cleaning adhesive that works under water and in a vacuum," according to Autumn, ...