The Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. launches MammaPrint for breast cancer patients
...mph node-negative breast cancer patients who would benefit from additional therapy from those who would not, ...ditionally, of patients in the category that could benefit from treatment, a large portion are never started on therapy or receive sub-therapeutic doses.(5) ...Plastic extraction disks make it easier to test levels of atrazine in field crops
...portation vehicle for chemical analytes." Another benefit is some of the samples may take an hour or two to filter in the laboratory. The plastic disks can be used in the field to extract samples during transport from one collection site to the next, Senseman noted.......o-filtration systems, the new device has the added benefit of being able to digest human or animal waste, plant material or just about any organic matter. Hong Liu and Bruce Logan of Penn State University and Stephen Grot of Ion Power, Inc. of New Castle, Del. announced their findings online April 22, 2005, ...Brown wins major award to improve environment, protect RI health
...cational materials or marketable technologies that benefit the public. Under the University's program, resear...for a creative and collaborative project that will benefit our citizens as well as the businesses that employ them."...Romond heads up study and reduces breast cancer recurrence
...rials has made it possible to show the substantial benefit of combining trastuzumab with chemotherapy for adjuvant treatment of women with HER-2 positive breast cancer," said Romond. The clinical trials were sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and cond...Use of PET can reduce, may eliminate more strenuous drug development trials with animals
...ar Medicine's Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A major benefit of small animal imaging "is the ability to carry out many studies at various time points with the same animal," said SNM member Michael J. Welch, Ph.D., co-author of "Preparation, Biodistribution and Small Animal PET of 45Ti-Transferrin." Welch, a co...Long thought extinct, ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered in Big Woods of Arkansas
...river channels, focusing in locations with maximum benefit in reconnecting forest patches and protecting river health. "The ivory-bill tells us that we could actually bring this system back to that primeval forest here in the heartland of North America," said Fitzpatrick, who is also a member of The Nature ...Genetically modified rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds
...vating non-GM rice, small and poor farm households benefit from adopting GM rice by both higher crop yields and reduced use of pesticides, which also contributes to the improved health of farmers." China began doing research on genetically modified agricultural crops in the 1980s. Although it has aggressiv...Nano-particle research will benefit inhaler-users
...conditions as diverse as asthma and diabetes could benefit from research at Cardiff University to improve the effectiveness of drugs taken through spray inhalers. Scientists in the Welsh School of Pharmacy are working on new nano-particle drug formulations for inhalers, and enhancers to improve the effective...OHSU research shows vitamin C counteracts some negative impacts of smoking on unborn babies
...acts of smoking in unborn babies. The research may benefit thousands of babies born to mothers who continue to smoke throughout pregnancy despite physician warnings. The research is published in the current edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . "The findings of this res...JCI table of contents May 2, 2005
...CD1d off the cell surface, a process that can only benefit the virus in infected cells?" TITLE: Regulation of CD1d display and function by a herpesvirus infection AUTHOR CONTACT: Donald E. Ganem University of California, San Francisco, CA USA Phone: (415) 476-2826; Fax: (415) 476-0939; E-mail: ga...Discoveries by UAB and Florida scientists may help transplanted organs survive longer
...ossible clinical trials in human beings offer the benefit of at least several additional years of health for transplanted organs." A key to the single-injection strategy, Atkinson said, "was the use of adeno-associated virus as a way to deliver IL-10 into the body, allowing sustained levels of the molecule ...New tool reveals secrets of migrating cells
...ample of a subdiscipline of biology that stands to benefit enormously from our new ability to see in four-dimensions - in 3-D in real time. It opens an entirely different universe to us," Witt said....OneWorld Health awarded Sapling Foundation grant
...ceutical industry in global health partnerships to benefit developing countries. This is the second such grant from the Foundation in support of fostering collaborations with executive and scientific talent from industry. "This generous grant from the Sapling Foundation will allow OneWorld Health to contin...Study identifies possible marker for efficacy of gefitinib in lung cancer patients
...imizing the ability to offer clinically meaningful benefit to their patients."...Newly discovered genetic disease sheds light on body's water balance
...bedside progress leads to more rapid advances that benefit our patients." The authors note in the New England Journal article, "The V2 receptor has been an important tool for understanding the physiology of water balance -- (Also) it has served as a prototype for G protein-coupled receptor biology. Further c...Mount Sinai School of Medicine establishes Stem Cell Institute
...y important science that has enormous potential to benefit humankind and, as such, is one of Mount Sinai's greatest priorities," says Dennis Charney, MD, Dean of Research. "Dr. Keller and his colleagues have been at the forefront of this field almost since its inception. Mr. Black's generosity will help to ...Cancer exploits the body's wound-healing process
...ically exploit the normal wound healing process to benefit the tumor," says Weinberg. In recent years, scientists have focused on angiogenesis as a target for therapeutics, with some success. "These findings are one part of the larger angiogenesis picture," says Weinberg. "They lend precision and specificit...Gold nanoparticles may simplify cancer detection
...e, inexpensive microscope and white light. Another benefit is that the results are instantaneous. "If you take cells from a cancer stricken tissue and spray them with these gold nanoparticles that have this antibody you can see the results immediately. The scattering is so strong that you can detect a single...Researchers observe predictors of natural immunity to ovarian cancer
...suffering of a broken bone may yield an unexpected benefit a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. According to a new study reported in the May issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, this unlikely pairing of unfortunate life events has a common thread: a protein called MUC1. What's more, this kn...