Protein targets tumor vasculature, delays tumor growth in animal study
...which have been effective in clinical studies when applied locally but that could not be administered intravenously because they were not targeted. In an editorial, Masahi Narazaki and Giovanna Tosato, of the National Cancer Institute, review the different approaches that have been under development to depri......a neonate is normal." The researchers and UF have applied for a patent for the technology. Work thus far has been funded through the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation. "Looking at electrical signaling in the newborn brain is very important," said Dr. Gregory Holmes, chief of neurology at...More than 250 experts attend NJIT's math conference
...t this weekend to more than 250 leading experts in applied mathematics. The researchers poured onto campus f...l three-day conference to discuss the frontiers of applied and computational mathematics. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air Force Office of S...NexMed announces positive Femprox study results at American Urological Association Annual Meeting
...male sexual arousal disorder ("FSAD"). Femprox is applied topically and incorporates alprostadil, a vasodilator, with the NexACT permeation technology. The results were announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), Tuesday, May 21-26, 2005, in San Antonio, TX. The patients, ...Double triumph in stem cell quest
...es at the meeting were dismayed that Verlinsky has applied for a patent on the stembrid method (US 2004/0259249). But he insists that he does not intend to stop other researchers using the method. "I have not done it so I can charge you, I have done it so no one else can charge me," he assured them. Verlins...Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models
...ortantly, we are hopeful that these methods can be applied to monitoring efforts for a variety of rare species as part of the ongoing challenge faced by natural resource managers to balance resource use and resource preservation."...Water quality a major focus of $14 million grant to the University of Arizona
...e technology from the lab and hone it so it can be applied to these problems." The earlier research is also starting to pay off in term of treating the health effects of contaminants, he said. "Now our work is aimed at applying biomarkers to identify susceptible people and propose potential treatments." The ...From sound analysis to nicotine addiction
...rostructure and shape of solids through externally applied magnetic fields" will bring material scientists, engineers, mathematicians, physicists and chemists together to work on this key developing technology to connect the findings, which range from basic research in material science to component design. ...DOE JGI sequences DNA from extinct cave bear
...arge quantities of DNA from these old samples. "We applied the standard techniques that we normally use for modern genome projects to ancient DNA specimens, a brute force high throughput sequencing approach. With this strategy, we weren't terribly concerned that much of what we were sequencing were microbia...NRL develops self-cleaning 'smart' fabrics
...y personnel and civilians. The coating can also be applied to materials used in filters for water purificatio...e to produce and apply. The coating can be readily applied to substrates such as beads, fabrics, or paper by inexpensive methods such as dip coating, spin coat...Shampoo detergent added to paint makes surfaces self-sterilizing
...ed for the speed in which they killed the microbes applied to them. The coating doped with cetavlon, a major detergent component of many shampoos that is completely safe for humans, killed the microbes within seconds of application. Even after 5 months the coating could still self-sterilize within 30 secon......, they then amplified the miRNA from target cells, applied it to the beads and stained it. Using a cell-sorting technique, they determined the identity of each miRNA by its bead color and the abundance of each by the intensity of the stain on each bead. Using the new techniques, the researchers discovered th...Discovery suggests why stem cells run through stop signs
...ng. Without the microRNAs at work, the brakes were applied to the cell division of the mutant stem cells, just like ordinary cells. The cellular brake (in this case a protein called Dacapo, a fruit fly homologue of a human tumor suppressor) kept the stem cells from proliferating. "Determining which of the 8...U. Iowa finding speeds up immunization booster schedule
...nd if the new information from the UI study can be applied in humans, then the findings might provide a way to greatly speed up the booster schedule for immunotherapies and shorten the time needed to generate protective immunity. Dendritic cells (DCs) are an important component of the immune system. They act...Tagging pathogens with synthetic DNA 'barcodes'
...require complex preparation of a sample and can be applied to living cells. The technology could be used in genomic research, clinical diagnosis, drug testing, environmental monitoring and monitoring for biological terrorism, they suggest....First test of predictions of climate change impacts on biodiversity
...me point in the future, typically 2020 or 2050, is applied to generate a new potential range distribution for... distribution was very poor. The results of models applied to particular species were spectacularly variable. For 90% of species the models could not agree wh...Carnegie Mellon computational biologist wins PECASE Award
...into the basic mechanisms of living cells and into applied problems such as drug discovery. The award also will honor Schwartz's teaching plans, which include introducing beginning biology students to computational resources and developing advanced curricula to prepare the next generation of computational bi...Pediatric center to offer novel rehabilitation approach for spinal cord injury
... that produced remarkable results in Reeve will be applied to children at the new Center. Dr. McDonald's advanced restoration therapies (RT) have revolutionized the therapy and research surrounding injuries once diagnosed as untreatable. Anecdotal evidence suggests that patients can benefit significantly ...Holographic movies show promise for medical, military applications
...form technologies and new techniques that are then applied collaboratively with a variety of experts on campus in many different fields, including aiding studies of cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and dermatology....Fossil Patagonian plants show high insect feeding diversity 52 million years ago
...e damage types from the four feeding groups. They applied these categories to both bulk samples from single quarries and to individual leaf species. The insect damage on the 3599 fossil leaves from Patagonia was compared to the 1019 fossil leaves from Republic, 894 leaves from Green River and 792 leaves...