Spring meeting press conferences
...d (but achievable) goals, and that target the most promising localities, can probably make a genuine improvement to aquatic systems. The panel members have focussed on a variety of urban and rural environments. Panel: Derek B. Booth, Center for Urban Water Resources Management, Department of Civil Engineerin...Introgen Therapeutics reports progress in gene therapy studies at annual ASCO meeting
... in New Orleans, Louisiana. Data presented showed promising Phase II interim results using a patented adenovir...in new ways." "Introgen is pleased to see such promising results. Our vision for this product is enhancing local tumor control in combination with other ther......ill be building on," Hauch said. "We already have promising work in doing this in two dimensions, and we'll apply that to a three-dimensional environment." Ratner said he knows the team faces numerous obstacles in growing living cardiac devices. The NIH recognized that as well when it awarded the grant. "The...Study shows receptor molecule facilitates introduction of corrected genes into cells
...ivity levels. "This is exciting and we think very promising and important because we were able to break one of the barriers epithelial cells offer to viral vectors," Kreda said....Cancer conference unveils new alternative therapies, research
...ovel approaches to breast and prostate cancer, and promising new Chinese and western herbal therapies. The conference includes four tracks: patient, practice, research and healing. Pre-conference workshops focus on techniques to integrate complementary and alternative therapies in oncology practices. The con...Targeted genetics presents promising data from cystic fibrosis clinical trial
... clinical trials using AAV-based products in CF, a promising approach for this pulmonary disease." Data sugges...pression properties of our AAV vectors make them a promising approach to treat a variety of chronic diseases such as CF, hemophilia and rheumatoid arthritis. Ou...Purdue researchers clean up petroleum spills with plants
...uda grass work well. Clovers and alfalfa also look promising in certain situations, because their root systems stimulate microbe growth. Schwab and Banks met on the job when they both worked as professors at Kansas State University. Banks was working on an EPA project and needed help looking at soil character...Tailoring new cotton genes for industry
... and therefore the yield, of each boll." The most promising fibre-specific gene for such manipulation encodes a protein called "Expansin", pivotal in the control of plant cell growth. Expansin in cotton is encoded by a complex gene family. PhD student, Sarah Harmer, is being funded by an ARC-SPIRT grant to ch...Faulty practices threaten condor program
...rink of extinction," Beissinger warned. The most promising solution is to require hunters in areas where wild condors live to use a new non-toxic ammunition made from a composite of tungsten, tin and bismuth (TTB), which has hunting characteristics equal to lead ammunition, according to the study. Governme...East meets West: A new memory enhancing drug based on chinese herbal medicine
... suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Despite these promising results, Huperzine A has not been developed as a drug in the West due to scarcity of the natural source, a complicated molecular structure, and the lack of intellectual property protection for this material. Virginia Tech researcher Paul R. Carlier, ...... a very important question." Thus far, he noted, promising molecular studies have focused on some of the factors involved in atherogenesis (the formation of lipid deposits in the arteries) and coronary artery stenosis (a narrowing of the coronary artery). "Extensive research is needed in the study of ot...Progress on the molecular basis of mental illness in children
...cular basis of mental disorders in children. It is promising that such progress is now being made on the biology of childhood mental disorders, which have a profound impact on emotional growth, psychosocial development, and acquisition of professional skills. These six articles are accompanied by an independen...Scientists reveal new HIV vaccine target
...cine directions. "We have discovered a potentially promising new approach to attack the AIDS virus," says David Watkins, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "We have found that this early immune evasion allows the virus to sidestep a massive killer T cell resp...Researchers receive federal funds to study marine organisms and potential products on oil platforms
...ir potential for long-distance dispersal. A second promising approach, called elemental fingerprinting (see below)* will also be used to trace the source populations of the organisms that live on platforms. Using this technique, scientists can determine whether larvae that settle at platforms are the offspring...Five New York City research institutions collaborate to study 3-D structures of proteins
... from NIH will help to turn genomic knowledge into promising drug targets In the wake of the completion of t...a collaborative effort to turn that knowledge into promising drug targets. Today, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the U.S. go...Treatment protects mouse ovaries from radiation therapy
...motherapeutic drugs. "For the first time we have a promising prospect for a small molecule that could be given to women and girls undergoing cancer treatment to protect their ovaries," says Jonathan Tilly, PhD, the paper's senior author. However, he notes that further research needs to be completed before tri......thologies. Finally, one of the algorithms most promising features is that it enabled researchers to pinpoint a small group of genes from within the 2,000 examined that can be used to accurately distinguish among cellular cancerous processes. In a sense, however, applying the new algorithm to DNA chips...Ocean sponge source of new drug discovery
...tifungal agents. In all, MycoLogics identified 101 promising leads and Dr. McCarthy said he and his staff further narrowed that number further to identify the series of effective chemical compounds from the sponge Plakinistrella. Fungi are all around us, and common examples include bread mold, and yeast. Dr......pidly search for disease-relevant targets that are promising for drug development. This resulting drug discovery platform, which effectively meets the needs of the research alliance with Bayer, serves all of Millenniums research programs, both internal and partnered, and contributes validated targets to the C...Work with cancer-related proteins garners National Foundation for Cancer Research grant
...rs dedicated to working together to offer the most promising treatment and prevention strategies, built on a strong foundation of basic research. For more information, visit http://www.vicc.org ....