Animal experiments more stressful than previously recognized
... Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, based on an extensive review of the scientific literature by ethologist Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). For example, a mouse who is picked up and briefly held experiences several physiological reactions. A...New painkiller was born in Utah
.... Neurex ultimately was acquired by Elan Corp., based in Dublin, Ireland. On Dec. 28, Elan got FDA approval to sell Prialt for chronic, intractable pain suffered by people with cancer, AIDS, injury, failed back surgery or certain nervous system disorders. The drug is expected to be available in the U...Minority researchers receive AACR awards
.... Scientists are nominated and receive the awards based on their qualifications, references from mentors, and potential professional benefit. Awardees are chosen by an Advisory Committee of the AACR. Fall 2004 conferences included: Advances in Proteomics in Cancer Research, October 6-10, Key Biscayne, Fl...Scientists develop split green for tagging protein
...veloped a new protein tagging and detection system based on a process for "splitting" a green fluorescent p...ons of the encoded proteins." The new system is based on the Rapid Protein Folding Assay (RPFA) method developed several years ago by Waldo, which used gr...Genome comparison of four campylobacter strains yields new genetic markers and clues to virulence
...IGR for sequencing and analysis. The selection was based on interesting features of the strains, such as virulence, resistance to drugs, or an association with a clinical illness. In 2000, scientists had published the first genome of a Campylobacter species C. jejuni which is used as a model to st...Protein in urine may warn of preeclampsia risk in pregnant women
...reeclampsia Prevention Trial (a large cohort study based at the National Institute of Child Health and Development), Karumanchi, in collaboration with Richard Levine, MD, MPH, of the NICHD, compared the PIGF levels of 118 women who had normal pregnancies with those of 120 women who went on to develop preec...Higher blood pressures among African Americans - genes not likely to be an explanation
...tion to hypertension. However, this assumption was based solely on data collected in the US and had never been confirmed by international studies on other black populations. Richard Cooper and his team, from Loyola University Strich School of Medicine in Illinois, compared standardised surveys of blood pre......arious aspects of the condition and review results based on medical trials. "Chronic constipation is uncomfortable, but not dangerous," states lead author Stefan A. Mller-Lissner, MD. "This might be the reason why medical doctors often do not take it seriously. There are many unproven beliefs about const...NIST/EPA study aims at healthy indoor climate
...ation conditions are often different than expected based on the building design. The analyzed data showed frequent instances of underventilation, a condition that can cause poor air quality, occupant discomfort and even illness, as well as overventilation, a situation that can boost energy costs dramatica...Bone specialists' hi-tech answer to patient care
...," said project administrator Jacky Taylor, who is based at the National Genetics Reference Laboratory in Manchester. "There are more than 200 different kinds of complaints ranging from mild to life-threatening, so clinicians face significant problems identifying which condition their patient has. "This we...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2005
... laser technique to determine the elemental makeup based on heavy metals and other trace elements to evaluate whether the two sets of logs could have come from the same tree," Martin said. She and the University of Tennessee's Henri Grissino-Mayer concluded that the two samples matched. Had the wood come f...Systems microbiology has great scientific promise in health and environment
...cale microbial hydrogen generation." The report is based on the findings of a colloquium convened by the Academy in Portland, Oregon, in June 2004. A group of distinguished scientists gathered to examine the power of applying a systems approach to microbiology, which focuses on the properties of microorga...Gene sequencing explains bioremediation 'bug'
...uestion. An up-and-coming bioremediation industry, based on Strain 195, answers the first. "Strain 195 has a relatively small genome, only about a third the size of E. coli's in base pairs, but it's a highly adaptable one with clusters of genes called mobile genetic elements," says Cornell professor of m...Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
...ember working group on genomics and nanotechnology based at the University of Toronto), says science, technology and innovation have helped to largely eliminate poverty and hunger and driven remarkable economic growth in much of Southeast Asia and the Asian Pacific. Yet the potential role of science and ...Scientists discover unique microbe in California's largest lake
...c world's understanding of how ocean food webs are based on much smaller organisms than previously believed. Wood is an adjunct scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. In 2004, she became a fellow of the Cooperative Institute of Oceanographic ...FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
...Taxol in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer based on its superior response rate and well tolerated s...as a protocol specific target lesion response rate based on data from the first six cycles of therapy using an independent radiologic review reconciled with ...Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center plays role in newly approved breast cancer drug, ABRAXANE
...of up to three hours. The approval of ABRAXANE was based on data from three clinical trials of patients with metastatic breast cancer, including two Phase II open label studies of 106 patients on ABRAXANE and a Phase III randomized study involving 454 patients randomized 1:1 into two arms of ABRAXANE or a ...US researchers uncover the science behind the breast cancer protective effect of olive oil
...lls, but also suggested that dietary interventions based on oleic acid may delay or prevent Herceptin resistance in Her-2/neu-postive breast cancer patients. Dr Menendez and co-researchers Dr Ruth Lupu, director of the Evanston Northwestern Health Research Institute's Breast Cancer Translational Pro...Enjoy naturally nutrient-rich foods for better health
...ts said they would be willing to change their diet based on a recommendation to eat naturally nutrient-rich foods first (IPSOS-Public Affairs, March 2004)....The simple truth: Animal development not as complicated as it seems
...he developmental complexity of different organisms based on their sequences of cell divisions, known in the trade as cell lineages. They compared the known cell lineages of three different nematode worms and a sea squirt with those randomly generated by a computer program. They found that the real embryo...