Introgen Therapeutics reports progress in gene therapy studies at annual ASCO meeting
...atented adenoviral p53 therapy in conjunction with radiation therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung c...8 and 32 in conjunction with a five-week course of radiation therapy in patients with inoperable lung cancer who were too ill to receive chemotherapy. The most c...Targeted Genetics presents clinical data on E1A cancer gene therapy
...ical studies show that E1A can sensitize tumors to radiation and chemotherapy and we believe that combination t...d to initiate a Phase II study in combination with radiation in HNSCC later this year in order to determine the most effective application of tgDCC-E1A. This is......I results using adenoviral p53 in conjunction with radiation therapy for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and strong safety and tolerance data for Phase II trial results using adenoviral p53 for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and NSCLC. The data collected represe...PRAECIS announces positive results for abarelix depot-M in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials
...Current prostate cancer therapies include surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy or a combination of these. Hormonal therapies reduce the male hormone, testosterone, to low levels and are used because approximately 85% of newly-diagnosed prostate cancers are hormone-dependent tumors that require testost...Asprin-like drugs may be useful for cancer treatment, study suggests
... by more indirect means than traditional chemo- or radiation therapy. Tumors produce growth factors, such as VEGF, to recruit new blood vessels to bring the oxygen and nutrients the tumors need to grow. These vessels also provide a route for metastasis (spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body). A nu...NASA Materials Conference Features Science Results, Experts on Technologies for Exploration
...s of experience studying the effects of cosmic ray radiation on microelectronics, will discuss new materials th...ical Sessions: Nanomaterials, colloids, dendrites, radiation materials and crystal growth 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Poster Sessions: Technical presentations in exhibit......his technique limits the exposure of the embryo to radiation and does not cause any damage to the cell structure or the chromosomes. Another novel feature is that the embryo does not need to be fixed to a holding pipette so the procedure is completed extremely fast. Lasers helped to achieve 96 confinements at ...MetaPhore reports general anti-inflammatory surface treatment for biomedical materials
...tis and the side effects associated with chemo and radiation therapy....Study seems to show why French suffer less heart disease, cancer
...any tumors become unresponsive to chemotherapy and radiation after a while, Baldwin said. NF-kappa B appears to be a front-line defense protecting both healthy cells -- and unfortunately cancer cells as well -- from chemical attack and other trauma. In experiments reported last year, Baldwin and Dr. James C....NSF-funded researchers discover evidence of microscopic life at the South Pole
... be able to survive the heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation and the extreme cold and darkness of the South Pole. The team's findings, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the journal of the American Society for Microbiology, indicate that a population of active bacteria, some of which have DN...New test for radiation damage to DNA developed at Brookhaven Lab
...PTON, NY -- In research that could help assess the radiation risks faced by astronauts, improve the cancer-killing potential of radiation therapy, and distinguish between DNA damage caused by normal living and that caused by low-level rad...SGX signs agreement to build state-of the-art beamlines at advanced photon source
...tense X-rays beams from the DOE-funded synchrotron radiation source. "Today's agreement is recognition that th...e Advanced Photon Source is a national synchrotron radiation research facility located at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Illinois. It is currently the...Researchers decipher fundamental signal for maleness
...Mutations in the doublesex gene, such as caused by radiation or chemicals, can lead to bisexual orientation in male flies. "The doublesex gene is postulated to control a hypothetical courtship command center in the fruit fly's brain, but whether or how this occurs at the molecular level is unknown," Weiss said...USGS diagnoses causes of many US amphibian die-offs
...lines, including increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation due to ozone thinning, the spread of non-native predators, contamination from pesticides and other chemicals, and rising temperatures. Many biologists suspect a combination of factors may be responsible. At the Cottonwood Lake Study Area, sick salam...Arctic temperatures warmest in past four centuries, study says
...ook weather readings, atmospheric soundings, solar radiation and snow condition data since 1950, was terminated in 1991. Canada also is cutting back on the amount of data gathered from its high-latitude climate stations by going to automated systems. "We may be able to take up some of the slack by recording...Zirconate material will improve plutonium storage safety
...hat gadolinium zirconate is much more resistant to radiation than the ceramic currently being considered for di...--a zirconate pyrochlore---is calculated to resist radiation damage for up to 30 million years. The research team performed a systematic study of the radiation...The ultimate pocket protector--radiation detection made easy
...zed sensor can tell the user about the presence of radiation in three ways-visually on a tiny display screen, a...ts cannot measure low-level neutrons in high gamma radiation fields as accurately. "The good thing about this detector is that you can easily change the detect...Feeling nauseous? Research suggests your brain plays a role
...on, or even treatments such as radiation therapy, which also elevate TNF levels. The result could be nausea and a failure of normal digestion....Advances in animal medicine increase quality of life for older pets
... said. "We have the ability to do chemotherapy and radiation therapy at K-State. These modes of treatment can prolong an animal's life by six months to a year or more. "It is in the area of cancer detection that owners can be especially effective as an active health care partner. I recommend periodic palpation......ed bioinformatics tools developed at the UI with a radiation hybrid cell panel, a unique resource for gene mapp... total of 1,087 genetic markers were placed on the radiation hybrid map, which includes 768 known genes. About 92 percent of all cattle chromosomal DNA is inclu...