Leader in cancer treatment and prevention research honored
...from Vitamin A. Results of clinical trials in more than 2,200 patients led to the finding that retinol is effective in preventing squamous cell skin cancer. Following this work, he developed a panel of biomarkers of skin carcinogenesis, including proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), p53, polyamine l...Genetic mutations linked to the practice of burning coal in homes in China
...Wei County is among the highest in China, and more than 20 times that country's national average. The levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated during cooking with smoky coal are comparable to exposure levels experienced by coke oven workers. Co-authors of the study include Qing Lan, Ph.D., di...Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...ustry organizations and government agencies. More than 100 organizations are partners in this educational outreach initiative. Many regional events also feature lectures by leading local biotech researchers, science workshops for students and teachers, and biotech exhibits. Regional winne...Climate change plus human pressure caused large mammal extinctions in late Pleistocene
...use climate change is occurring more rapidly today than even in the late Pleistocene, when the majority of...as a time of glacial comings and goings, with more than 20 cycles of cooling and warming that concluded only about 10,000 years ago with the end of the last...Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...y, all H-LSAMP partners contribute 50 percent more than the one-to-one match required by NSF nationally. "The excellence workshops integral to the program are designed to develop superior problem-solving skills and are led by upper-level H-LSAMP scholars that also fosters mentoring relationships,"...Landmark gene agreement announced by Samoan government and UC Berkeley for anti-AIDS drug Prostratin
...oid compounds like Prostratin. The product of more than 10 years of genetic engineering, the bacterial factories have already proven useful in producing precursors of the anti-malarial drug artemisinin, which he hopes to produce inexpensively for people in the developing world. The process also can be use...Landmark agreement between Samoa and UC Berkeley could help search for AIDS cure
...oid compounds like Prostratin. The product of more than 10 years of genetic engineering, the bacterial factories have already proven useful in producing precursors of the anti-malarial drug artemisinin, which he hopes to produce inexpensively for people in the developing world. The process also can be use...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...und has raised almost $900,000 and has funded more than 100 individual clinical research programs explorin...he Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which treats more than 40,000 animals annually. Other campuses include the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Lee...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...uene in that location after being treated with GVG than animals treated with a placebo. This elimination of conditioned place preference -- a model of craving in which animals develop a preference for a place where they have previously had access to a drug, even when the drug is absent -- is similar to th...International study findings link acne-like rash to effectiveness of new targeted cancer treatment
...n acne-like rash responded better to the treatment than those who did not. Professor Eric Van Cutsem told a news briefing today (Thursday 30 September) at the EORTC-NCI-AACR[1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics that a trial, conducted in Belgium and the USA, had demonstrated that the ...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...dy in mice that the arterioles (blood vessels less than 0.5mm in diameter) that feed tumours have the ability to contract in response to increases in pressure within their lumen (the space within the blood vessels). Equivalent sized blood vessels in healthy tissue can't do this. "What this means is that w...'Dead zone' area shrinking, Texas A&M prof says
...t is present. The dead zone area encompassed more than 6,000 square miles this year. "We found that the hypoxia had moved offshore from shallow waters to much deeper waters in the Gulf," DiMarco explains. "In other words, much of the dead zone had broken up, and this very much surprised us." DiMarco beli...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
...able of reducing the primary tumor mass by greater than half. In addition, the compound was capable of ...t mice treated with aerosolized alpha-TEA had less than half the number of lung micrometastases as untreated mice (an average of 31 versus 73 detected cance...EMBO Gold Medal 2004 goes to Spanish scientist
...nation. Since 1997, Mara Blasco has published more than 65 papers on telomere research in publications such as Cell, Nature Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and The EMBO Journal. The scientist has also received a number of international distinctions for her research. She was elected an EMBO membe...Researchers find color sensitive atomic switch in bacteria
...ht-sensing protein at levels of resolution smaller than a nanometer--one billionth of a meter. "High-res...ssue or destroy infectious microbes, he said. More than 60 percent of medications target membrane proteins on human cells and many antibiotics target membra...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...cal. Age-related macular degeneration affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States. This number is expected to increase to almost 3 million by 2020.Each year 1.3 million Americans over age 20 are diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. The financial impact and effect on quality of life for...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
... lines created after August 2001. "Right now, more than 100 million Americans suffer from illnesses that one day could be wiped away with stem-cell therapy, including cancer, Parkinson's, diabetes, and other debilitating diseases." President Bush is in favor of maintaining current legislation. "We should ...New study indicates arsenic could be suitable as first-line treatment in type of leukaemia
...d in our study it has actually proved to be better than ATRA with chemotherapy. What this means is that we now have the possibility of offering APL patients a new first-line treatment that avoids conventional chemotherapy. It also means that if we have this drug and other effective drugs such as ATRA avai...DNA lends scientists a hand, revealing new chemical reactions
...oncentrations that are often a million times lower than the concentrations of molecules in laboratory reactors. In nature, the reactions between these highly dilute molecules are directed by enzymes that selectively bring certain biological reactants together. Liu and his colleagues use DNA as a similar t......sphere may have more harmful effects on plant life than previously believed. The research, led by McGill University biologist Graham Bell, looked at the response of algae to high carbon dioxide concentrations. Their findings showed that the plants could not adapt to high carbon dioxide conditions. This di...