Genetic clue links selenium to breast cancer prevention
...t cancer tissue samples provided under an approved protocol by Chicago-area medical centers. Diamond said the study draws two major conclusions: that there is a difference in the frequency of different versions of the genes in tumors versus in people without cancer; and that these differences have a function...UCR's Thomas Miller awarded prestigious medal from Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
...er initiated a campaign to create a transformation protocol to destroy and eradicate the pink bollworm by using a totally new technology based on releasing the modified line. This task includes producing a specimen with a gene for controlled lethality and developing a strategy for their mass breeding. "I am ...Researchers combine electronics with living cell to create potential toxicity sensor
...scent dyes, the researchers said. "The traditional protocol requires the addition of a dye that has been prepared and incubated, it requires that the dye gets into the cell, and it requires a measurement that is lengthy and complicated," said Rubinsky. "With the bionic chip, you don't need to add anything, an...SARS pre-screening protocol developed for AACR Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
...oms characteristic of the respiratory illness. The protocol will take the form of a questionnaire that will assess the health of these individuals to determine if they are asymptomatic and able to attend the meeting. Attendees will be able to speak to SOS medical staff in their local language if required. "W...Study says: 'whey' to greater muscle strength is through training and protein supplements
...er, San Diego, CA. Methodology In a double-blind protocol thirty-three resistance-trained males were matched for strength and placed into one of four groups: creatine/carbohydrate (CrCHO), whey isolate (W), creatine/whey isolate (CrW) or a carbohydrateonly (CHO). All subjects undertook the same fully superv...Mother-infant bed sharing is associated with an increase in infant heart rate
...eeping condition, in random order. The three-night protocol allowed a 2x2 repeated-measures statistical analysis (ANOVA). The within-subject comparison was between the bed sharing night and the solitary night for both groups, allowing an assessment of the acute or immediate effects, while the across-subject ...Study demonstrates that low dose tamoxifen may be effective in treating breast cancer
...re drug may not be necessarily better." The study protocol randomized 120 women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer toeither one, five or 20 milligrams (mg) of tamoxifen daily for four weeks prior to surgery. Results in these women were compared with two non-randomized control groups one of ...As harmful as osteoporosis but less well known - New research better explains sarcopenia
...d dynamometer following a standardized measurement protocol that has been shown to provide highly reliable data. Each muscle group was tested two times, and separate measures were obtained for the left and the right side for each hand. The best measure for the strongest side was used in the analysis. Explos...Body hormone ghrelin, a food intake and weight gain influence, is found to promote sleep
...s unknown. A team of German researchers selected a protocol that followed previous studies on the sleep-endocrine effects of the peptide, including growth hormone-releasing hormone, GHRP-6, hexarelin, and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). They investigated the effects of the systematic administration of ...Cell Transplant Society holds 6th International Congress in Atlanta March 2-5
...James Shapiro, MD, leader of the renowned Edmonton protocol for clinical islet transplantation in diabetes; Catherine Verfaillie, MD, University of Minnesota scientist recognized for her research in adult stem cells; Steven Stice, PhD, University of Georgia scientist and leader in cloning of agricultural anim...Lessons from abroad: United States trails Europe in dependence on renewable energy
...ident George Bush that U.S. adherence to the Kyoto protocol would place the United States at a competitive disadvantage. "It turns out that the U.S. will be at a competitive disadvantage by not signing" she said. As consumers begin to notice the benefits that renewable energy sources bring to the environmen...Calient Networks chosen as core platform for Optiputer
...C's evaluation of the newly standardized signaling protocol suite, Generalized Multiprotocol Lambda Switching ...allow the system to rapidly switch any bit rate or protocol that exists today, or is anticipated. This is of particular importance as we prototype the OptIPuter...For spinal cord injury patients, new insights for rehabilitation therapy
... CV, representing the reproducibility of the used protocol and measuring technique, varied between 9.5 percent (legs) and 14.5 percent (arms) in this study, which is comparable with other blood-flow studies that reported CVs ranging from 9 to 24.9 percent. A second major difference found between the control...New role for tamoxifen as fertility drug for breast cancer patients?
...larger study was planned with modifications to the protocol to include low amounts of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in addition to tamoxifen. "I am optimistic," he said. "Many of my patients tell me that just doing something to address the issue of loss of reproductive function makes it easier for them t...OXiGENE announces commencement of Phase I/II clinical trial of Combretastatin A4 Prodrug
...cted at Mount Vernon Hospital in London. The trial protocol has been approved by the United Kingdom's health regulatory authority, the Medicines Control Agency, as well as the hospital's Institutional Ethics Committee. OXiGENE's CA4P represents an emerging class of novel tumor-starving compounds that are desi...Hearing loss & rehab, stroke & depression among topics of Vol. 39, Iss 5, JRRD
... baseline audiometric test using standard clinical protocol and a rapid identification protocol. The study suggests that patients prescribed ototoxic medications can benefit from early detection of ototoxicity in the high frequencies before the ability to understand speech is impaired. Patient education impr...OXiGENE, foundation fighting blindness sign research agreement for phase I/II clinical trial
...ial. We expect toannounce the timing, location and protocol for this study in 2003,once all required approvals have been obtained." "Our work with biotechnology companies like OXiGENE is to discoverand test novel compounds that -- like Trojan Horses -- can deftlyevade the retina's defenses and combat dege...Antioxidant protects islet cells used in transplants for diabetes
...rs around the nation. One drawback to the Edmonton protocol is that pancreata from at least two donors are needed to supply enough islet cells for one successful transplant. Many cells die during isolation and shortly after transplantation. Since islet cells also rapidly die in culture, surgeons are forced to...Patients with serious kidney disorder produce natriuretic peptides at above average rates
...oxigenin oligonucleotide probes. The experimental protocol required that control subjects consume a weight-maintaining diet providing about 35-38 Cal/kg per day and containing about 250-300 g of carbohydrate and 1.1 g/kg of protein for at least seven days prior to their participation in the study. Patients ...Re-creating the ocean, Temple prof. developing protocols for using oil dispersants
... What the EPA is interested in is developing a new protocol to test the effectiveness of dispersants, he says. The one currently adopted by the EPA, essentially, consists of putting the oil in a smooth flask that contains water, applying dispersants on the surface, and then shaking the flask on an orbital sh...