FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
... of paclitaxel. This makes ABRAXANE a significant advance in the way we treat breast cancer." "ABRAXANE has ...r survivor and founder of BreastCancer.org. "This advance represents an exciting new treatment option for women with metastatic breast cancer." For the full p...Searle grant funds proteomics initiative
...The important and growing field of proteomics will advance our understanding of the myriad proteins encoded by the human genome and their complex interactions within the cell," said Michael Tanner, provost of the University of Illinois at Chicago. "These interactions lie at the heart of human health and dise...New comparative toxicogenomics database
...atabase (CTD: http://ctd.mdibl.org ). CTD aims to advance understanding about the impact of environmental chemicals on human health. It is the first database to provide centralized, integrated, and curated molecular and toxicology data from diverse organisms for scientists worldwide. "It is becoming increa...Enzyme allows B cells to resist death, leading to leukemia
...apy. The study will appear online on January 13 in advance of publication in the February 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation....New health policy challenges extend beyond borders
...orters can register onsite at the conference or in advance by contacting Stacia Sanvik at Stacia.sanvik@academyhealth.org ....Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice
...ore it could gain a foothold. "This is an exciting advance in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus infection," said Shyam S. Mohapatra, PhD, principal investigator of the study and director of basic research at the USF Division of Allergy and Immunology. "We found that RNA interference targeting a ...Novel technology detects human DNA mutations
...ty of nanotechnology and its potential to markedly advance the state-of-the-art in nucleic acid and proteomic research and diagnostics." The analysis of whole human genomic DNA is extraordinarily complex as it requires sifting through the more than one billion base pairs of DNA to find a particular base pai...UCLA researchers detail the evolution of quantum dot imaging in the journal Science
...iscoveries and the best is yet to come." The other advance outlined in Science details how Weiss and his coll...coating UCLA's Fabien Pinaud led the team in this advance allows researchers to track individual molecules participating in cell processes. Using the color e...Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives
... save lives, the researchers report in the Jan. 30 advance online section of Nature Genetics . Based on a review of medical records and experience with new patients, the Johns Hopkins team discovered that people with wide-set eyes, a cleft palate or split uvula (the tissue that hangs down in the back of the...New insight into regulation of blood stem cells
Scientists have made a significant advance toward understanding the regulation of blood stem cells and the complex, lifelong process of blood cell formation. A research study published in the February issue of Developmental Cell expands on previous studies by using adult animals to examine th...NASA research to aid federal invasive species council efforts
...agement in applied research projects whose results advance management of invasive species," said Edwin Sheffner, manager of the invasive species program element in the Applied Sciences Program at NASA Headquarters. "Efforts to manage invasive species annually cost the country tens of billions of dollars," he...... In their study appearing online on February 3 in advance of publication in the March 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation,.Michael Otto and colleagues from Rocky Mountain Laboratories demonstrate that S. epidermidis secretes an extracellular polymer called poly-gamma-glutamate (PGA) to ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2005
...turally occurring materials and can be designed in advance to exhibit specific desired physical properties. Consequently, this is a significant step toward long-sought designer materials expected to have a wide range of applications, particularly as sensors and switches and in the semiconductor industry. Fun...Lost tolerance is a grave Omenn
...stigation report appearing online on February 3 in advance of publication in the March 1 print edition, Raffaele Badolato and colleagues at the University of Brescia study autoimmune regulator element (AIRE) expression in thymuses from three deceased infants with mutations in RAG - two with Omenn syndrome an...Not-for-profit publishers call NIH public access rule a missed opportunity
...p with NIH on publications and other activities to advance science and health," said M. Michele Hogan, PhD, Executive Director, American Association of Immunologists. "Our journals provide high quality peer-review, editing, and publication services for NIH-funded research." "These societies and the journals ...Sequencing of marine bacterium will help study of cell communication
...l squid, has helped a Virginia Tech microbiologist advance her research on quorum sensing, or how cells communicate and function as a community. Researchers studying the newly sequenced genome of the marine bacterium V. fischeri, described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA...Field-cricket study shows that when it comes to competition, sperm quality matters
...reproductive success, at least in insects. A major advance in evolutionary theory has been the realization that sexual selection continues after mating; selection includes not only the competition among males to mate with females but also, in many species, the contest among the males' ejaculates to fertilize...New system can measure productivity of oceans
...hytoplankton growth rates and biomass will greatly advance our understanding of the Earth's oceans," said Michael Behrenfeld, a research professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU. "We don't have the satellite technology available yet to fully take advantage of this new approach," he sa...JCI Table of Contents, March 1, 2005
...gues in a paper appearing online on February 10 in advance of publication in the March 1 print edition of the... not clear why. Appearing online on February 10 in advance of publication in the March 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Yasunori Okada...... patients who are at risk for worsening disease in advance of showing any clinical signs of deterioration," said Dr. Chiorazzi. He cautioned, however, that additional research is needed to establish its potential in guiding prognostic and treatment decisions. The study was small, examining 19 CLL patients. ...