Soy Protein With Phytoestrogens Inhibit Atherosclerosis Progression As Well As Premarin
...ing in Santa Fe, N.M. Estrogen replacement therapy generally is thought to preventcardiovascular dise... size." Both forms of estrogen replacement therapy were similar in their effectsin lowering total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins (LDL) and very ...Research Indicates Molecule Sabotage May Slow Brain Cancer
..., appears to be a prime candidate for this type of therapy because itexists in glioma tumors, but not in other kinds of brain tumors or tissue in thebody, according to the scientists. In the new study, the researchers found that BEHAB must be secreted bythe tumor cells and cut in half, in order for t...Chromosomal Abnormalities Key For Prediting Leukemia Outcome
... Stem-cell transplantation is another line of therapy available to AMLpatients whose disease doesn’... experimental therapy. “Intensification therapy and stem-cell transplantation are thetwo main things that are done for patients today that were not ...American Society Of Gene Therapy To Hold Its First Annual Meeting
...ia on viral genetherapy vectors and non-viral gene therapy vectors, and symposia and workshopson AIDS and imm...ill introduce meeting participants toareas of gene therapy research outside their own fields. Sessions include theABCs of Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy, the A...Rapid Progress Reported On New Class Of Anti-Cancer Drugs
...ve to remain on the drugs. "Such long-term therapy means that cancers could become resistant to theinhibitors, which makes it especially advantageous that many companies areworking on many different types of inhibitors," Casey said. He added thatstudies at other institutions are also underway on comb...Novel Method Of Gene Replacement Reported By University Of Washington Researchers
...issue of Nature Genetics. Until now, gene therapy researchers have focused on gene addition, usinga variety of modified viruses as vectors or transport vehicles to "infect" andinsert the proper genetic material into cell nuclei that have genes withundesirable mutations. While the proper genetic mate......EN)today announced Phase I results of its E1A gene therapy for the treatment ofbreast and ovarian cancers at ...e AACR. In a presentation titled "Phase I E1A gene therapy in patients with advancedbreast and ovarian cancers," researchers demonstrated that they delivered a...Pitt Researchers Find Way To Block Cellular Growth Pathways And Inhibit Tumor Growth
... The researchers based their experimental therapy on TGF-" (transforminggrowth factor alpha) and EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor). TGF-" bindsto EGFR, causing cell division. Both proteins are produced in abnormally highlevels by tumor cells, suggesting that they play an important role inmai...One Year Follow-Up Of Non-Invasive Angina Treatment Suggests A Lasting Benefit
... the American Heart Association, indicatedthat the therapy is safe and effective in relieving angina. "Most patients are quite comfortable during treatment," Chou says. "Many read, listen to music or watch television, and some even fall asleep."Some patients experience discomfort in the lower legs, b...Motivating Muscles: New UD Study Might Help People With Paralysis 'Stay Strong Longer'
...With six faculty members, the graduate UD physical therapy program currentlyserves 80 students pursuing master's degrees and eight doctoral candidates.Doctoral students are part of the Interdisciplinary Biomechanics and MovementsSciences graduate program, a collaborative effort involving many UD departmentsa...DALLAS, March 31 -- A gene therapy approach to circumvent leg bloodvessels obstructed...of them had other treatment options." If the gene therapy had not beeneffective, the patients would have had their afflicted legs amputated. Asresearch conti...First Evidence That Localized Arthritis Gene Therapy Heals Distant Diseased Joints
...and totally unexpected finding that localized gene therapy for arthritis produces healing effects on distant ...major advance in the quest to bring arthritis gene therapy into widespread clinical use. "This offers the first evidence that arthritis gene ther...Molecular Memory Tunes Adrenaline To Stress
...d to better medical therapies -- perhaps even gene therapy -- for conditions such as hypertension and heart attack, predict McCobb, an assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior, and Xie, a postdoctoral researcher in the McCobb's department. "Whether our stress responses are controlled by genes...Renowned Breast Cancer Experts Present Latest Findings At UCSF Cancer Center Symposium
... of tumors intogroups that progress and respond to therapy in the same way. Gray also will discuss how efficient genome-analysis procedures coupledwith information from the human genome program have increased the speed withwhich genes involved in breast cancer can be discovered and studied. Details ...Naturally Produced Enzyme May Be Useful In Inflammatory Arthritis
... would limit its use. However,Ward said that gene therapy may be a more logical solution. “If the...Ward said. He and hiscolleagues suggest that gene therapy may be used to insert a gene that controlsNEP production. The extra levels of the enzyme could...Biochemist Solves Riddle Of Collagen Stability
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...aises the possibility that asingle drug or genetic therapy could shut down the process that leads toenlarged ...t will be possible to design a single drug or gene therapy strategy to dothe work that many separate types of drugs accomplish now. We believe such astrategy m......s reported the impact was the same no matter which therapy wasused. The study was coordinated by the George Washington University, Duke University,Durham, N.C., the Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic, Thoraxecentrum in the Netherlands,and University Hospital, Gasthuisberg, Belgium. Co-authors are Coyne, Eduardo Moreyra...New RNA Repair May Lead To More Successful Gene Therapy
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