Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
... prostate cancer in healthy individuals. The first step was to see the results from the studies on men with prostate cancer: changes may, for example, be necessary to optimise the treatment. And before any preventative trials could even be considered it would be essential to verify the compound's potentia...Trial shows which brain cancer patients benefit from temozolomide
...ide can become a targeted treatment. It is a first step towards molecular diagnostics. In the future, biopsy material optimally conserved for molecular testing should be collected for all patients as a routine diagnostic procedure." It also meant, she added, that for patients without methylation, fu...Evidence builds for potential new cancer drug target
...ion of white blood cells. "This study is another step in the process of validating the c-myb gene as a potential target for new cancer drugs," said Prem Reddy, Ph.D., professor and director of the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology at Temple University School of Medicine. Knowing ...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
...t year's research. "The project is going a step further by trying to understand if signatures of microbial life can be unambiguously detected remotely using a robotic platform," Cabrol said. "These robots and science payloads will be a wonderful precursor to human exploration and excellent 'astron...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...ience (PLoS) Biology. The result is an important step toward proving that the sequence of a short stretc...sults reported today, scientists took an important step toward broadly applying the DNA barcode technique. "The first step toward a library is to show scien...UCI scientists successfully target key HIV protein; breakthrough may lead to new drug therapies
..., Calif., Sept. 23, 2004 -- In what may be a first step toward expanding the arsenal against HIV, UC Irvine researchers have successfully targeted an HIV protein that has eluded existing therapies. Researchers targeted Nef, a protein responsible for accelerating the development of acquired immunodeficien...Researchers create nanotubes that change colors, form 'nanocarpet' and kill bacteria
...lipid is unprecedented and represents an important step toward rational design of bioactive nanostructures. In addition, because they form within hours under room-temperature conditions, the significant costs of synthesizing carbon nanotubes can be reduced," explained Sang Beom Lee, Ph.D., research assist...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
...f morphine, thebaine and oripavine is an important step in further developing poppies that are tailored to produce alternative pharmaceuticals." The morphine free poppy variant, TOP1, was first discovered in 1995 by Tasmanian Alkaloids then released as Norman for commercial production in 1997 in Tasmania ...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
...aining knowledge of the poplar DNA is an important step in the research into 'tree-specific genes', which can be used to make trees even better air purifiers, to have them grow more quickly, or to make them easier to process into paper. The poplar as model organism One can hardly overstate the importanc...A novel, safer strategy for regulating gene expression
... Mulligan, Yen and colleagues have taken the first step to demonstrate that this natural system could be adapted and exploited to treat human disease....Study explores gene transfer to modify underlying course of Alzheimer's disease
...er's disease. If successful, this could be a major step toward modifying the course of the disease. Rush is the only center in this study. The new technique uses CERE-110 as the gene therapy agent. CERE-110 carries the Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) gene encased in a harmless viral coating, which protects the...NSF awards 22 new projects for plant genome research
... can control whether genes are turned on or off, a step toward providing tools for manipulating gene expression in maize and other crop plants. University of Georgia researchers will study the structure and function of maize centromeres, which play a central role in cell division and ensure that the newly...NSF and AIBS sign cooperative agreement for NEON project office
...nts and the public. "The award to AIBS is a major step toward realizing NEON," she said. Just as the nation's network of meteorological stations allows scientists to predict changes in the weather, NEON will make it possible for scientists to predict changes in the nation's ecosystems and their conse......t walks awkwardly down the street, each convoluted step a labored movement. He lifts up one knee, then briefly stoops. Stepping forward, he swings the other leg out to the side then kicks high in the air. In this old Monty Python skit, the man works for the Ministry of Silly Walks. It's his job to walk th...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...dicted said it should be," Krzycki said. The final step was to see if the translator enzyme for L-pyrrolysine would function normally within a living cell. To test that, they inserted the enzyme into Escherichia coli bacteria. Researchers use E. coli as an easy test for some basic biological functions. On...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...hat appear to be associated with alcoholism is the step required before testing them in a prospective study of individuals at risk for alcoholism to determine if these factors can indeed tell us something about who is at highest risk for alcoholism. Finally, understanding the biological/environmental bas...First glimpse of DNA binding to viral enzyme
...images of DNA binding to an adenovirus enzyme -- a step they believe is essential for the virus to cause infection. The images, which appear on the cover of the October 2004 issue of Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, show how binding to DNA may stimulate the enzyme and are already being used to design ne...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
...ex trait like cleft lip and palate, this is a nice step forward because there may be dozens of genes that contribute to the condition," said Murray....The search for a kinder, gentler chemotherapy
...k, killing the cell. Heating the cell is a crucial step in triggering the particles to destroy cells, but ...ancer cells to take in the nanoparticles, the next step is to see how they behave with a toxic payload. "In the lab right now we're loading particles with a...Disruption of protein-folding causes neurodegeneration, mental retardation
...ude. "This finding was unexpected and an important step in the search for an effective treatment for GM1 gangliosidosis." Tessitore is the first author of the Molecular Cell paper. In the study, d'Azzo's team examined the spinal cords of mice that lacked the gene for beta-galactosidase, the enzyme also ...