The impact of genetic variations on the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis
... RA who participated in a clinical trial comparing weekly methotrexate, 10 milligrams twice weekly of the anti-TNF drug etanercept, and 25 milligrams of etanercept twice weekly (the currently approve...Breast cancer patients failed by treatment with taxol and taxotere respond to abraxane
...M (albumin nanoparticle paclitaxel), administered weekly without steroid premedication, is active and well ...ients who received Abraxane 100 mg/m2 administered weekly over 30 minutes a day without premedication for three weeks followed by one week of rest, with a 38 ...APP reports Abraxane(TM) is active in breast cancer patients who failed taxol or taxotere
...e metastatic setting. Evidence of the activity of weekly doses of ABRAXANE in this highly refractory popula...33), a 24% response rate was noted after receiving weekly ABRAXANE TM ; Of those patients who progressed while on TAXOL alone in the metastatic setting (n= 3...RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain cancer
...nterference (RNAi) technology. When treated with a weekly intravenous dose of Dr. Pardridge's targeted therapeutic, mice with brain tumors survive almost twice as long compared to mice that do not receive the treatment. "This is the first drug delivery system that demonstrates that by using RNA interferenc...Innovative 'self healing' bandage to help diabetics
...every week. Early clinical studies have shown that weekly dressings enable these difficult wounds to heal in an average of eight weeks. Clinical trials are now under way, and the technique is also being used on other types of ulcer and on patients with extensive burns. The underlying EPSRC-funded work at th...Radiologists provide safe delivery method for gene therapy
...hest or abdomen received up to three cycles of six weekly injections directly into their tumors. A total of 284 CT-guided injections were performed. In every case, the UCLA team successfully placed the needle and injected the agent into the tumor. None of the patients experienced serious adverse effects....The Hunter's Breath tells a story of adventure and discovery in Antarctica
...unched a web site for the 2001 expedition, posting weekly reports from the field. Initially aimed at primary- and secondary-school students, the site quickly attracted adult fans as well, and before long Williams was receiving enthusiastic e-mails from people all around the world. "I suddenly...Urban runoff poses increased health threat for surfers, other beach users, UCI study shows
...ncreased by about 10 percent for each 2.5 hours of weekly water exposure. These symptoms ranged from fever, nausea, stomach pain and diarrhea to sore throat, eye redness and skin infectionThis study is one of the first to quantify the health effects of ocean water by monitoring beach users from both urban a...Sarah Staples and Daniel Grossman win 2004 AIBS media awards
... more than 25 years, Janet Raloff has been writing weekly for Science News, including a weekly electronic column, "Food For Thought," since 1996, on the magazine's website. Earlier, Raloff was ma...Gene transfer allows mammals to produce heart-healthy fats
...on currently recommends consumption of two or more weekly servings of fish, particularly fatty fish like trout and salmon, which are naturally high in omega 3s. "Correction of the usually omega-3-deficient Western diet has become a key step toward reducing the risk of several modern diseases," says lead au...New findings can help parents looking to combat number of kids' sick days
... of daily activity was used to calculate the total weekly habitual activity (h/wk). A Participation Question...RTI was also correlated with total activity score, weekly habitual activity, and resting salivary cortisol; and the intraclass correlation coefficien...Dec. 17 JAMA study shows new 'biologic' drug reduces psoriasis symptoms, improves quality of life
...centers in the U.S. and Canada. Patients received weekly injections of the drug or a placebo for three months. Researchers assessed the extent of the psoriasis on the head, upper and lower limbs, and trunk of each patient. In addition, they rated the degree of scaling and thickness. "Psoriasis is trigg...'Homegrown' relief for victims of arsenic poisoning in South Asia
...College. Villagers are also trained to check wells weekly for arsenic levels. SenGupta visits the region once a year to supervise. Recent history, says SenGupta, suggests that solutions to the environmental problems of developing countries, when imposed "top-down" from outside, can cause as much harm as goo...UB researchers show first evidence of pharmacogenomic differences in patients' responses to MS drug
...rst injection. Standard IFN-beta-1a treatment is a weekly intramuscular injection. The immune cells in blood were separated and their gene-expression profile processed and amplified using cDNA microarrays. The data on specific genes of interest were validated using an additional technique called real-time ...FDA approves Raptiva (efalizumab) for chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
...initiating treatment. RAPTIVA is administered once weekly via subcutaneous injection and can be self-administered by patients at home. "Since there is no cure for psoriasis, people have to manage their disease over their lifetime. It is a major challenge to find a treatment that works, has a favorable trac...Antarctic penguins thrive in ocean 'oases'
...d Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) provided weekly measurements of chlorophyll and temperature that were used in a computer model to estimate phytoplankton productivity. The researchers found, taken together, the Ross Sea, Ronne Ice Shelf, Prydz Bay, and Amundsen Sea polynyas were responsible for mor...Another global warming surprise: Grasslands may become wetter as temperatures rise
...ears. Soil moisture in each plot was measured on a weekly basis throughout most of the experiment. As expected, soil moisture increased in plots that had been exposed to elevated CO2. But researchers were surprised to discover that moisture also increased in every plot where the heat lamp was kept on. "Sim...In men chronically exposed to magnetic fields, no disruptions of melatonin exists
...y. At home, they placed it in a "public" room. The weekly geometric mean of individual exposures ranged from...urine was also collected and analyzed. Results The weekly geometric mean of individual exposures ranged from 0.1 to 2.6 T. The arithmetic mean of the 15 expos...Swimming can contribute to rebuilding bone strength
... the Run and Swim groups. All animals were weighed weekly to make sure that there was no significant difference between the two exercise groups. At the completion of the training period, the BMD of the tibiae and femora was measured with an X-ray absorptiometer. Each entire left tibia and femur was scanned,......re, a media partnership was agreed with the German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit". Alongside Berlin and Munich the region of Aachen - Bonn - Cologne again stood out as being well funded. A total of 291 million Euros in funding was granted to universities and non-university institutions in these three cities....