NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step
...A list of conditions for which stem-cell treatment holds promise grows almost daily: It now includes Parkinson's, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and traumatic brain injury. "Treena's research is unique because she has had success in crafting the right environment for stem cells to grow into other cells," s...Novel ultrafast laser detection of cancer cells also may improve understanding of stem cells
...chondria as biomarkers for disease. This technique holds promise for detecting cancer at a very early stage and could nearly eliminate delays in diagnosis and treatment." The technique is effective because "it measures changes in the cell architecture, especially those arising from alterations in protein d...DFG awards 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...are "upper" and which are "lower". Jiri Friml, who holds two doctoral degrees, has discovered that certain proteins direct the growth hormone to where it is required. The identification of these PIN proteins is a groundbreaking discovery in molecular biology and biochemistry and opens up new perspectives f...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner welcomes proposed Washington state legislation on stem cell research
...2005 as a committee of the Washington State Senate holds a hearing on the bill, which already has been approved by the state's House of Representatives. The letter was sent to state Rep. Shay Schual-Berke, a physician and sponsor of the bill in the House, and state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a co-sponsor in ...Two-part blood pressure control suggests new approach to hypertension therapy
...s that affect salt excretion. "The prevailing view holds that the kidneys play a dominant role in the maintenance of blood pressure," Coffman said. "While abnormalities in other elements, such as the blood vessels, might perturb the system, it's been thought that the kidneys could adjust accordingly to nor...Regional AAAS meeting to be held at The University of Arizona April 13 through 16
...lic syndrome symposium. The SWARM Division of AAAS holds annual meetings for its affiliated societies in the SWARM geographic region as well as its 14,000 members. These meetings offer contributed paper sessions and symposia, field trips, public lectures, social events and student presentations. Registrati...Shirley Malcom of AAAS named to election reform commission
...k Engineer & Information Technology magazines. She holds more than a dozen honorary degrees. Malcom also serves on several boards-including the Howard Heinz Endowment and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment-and is an honorary trustee of the American Museum of Natural Hi...Society of Nuclear Medicine holds 52nd annual meeting June 1822 in Toronto
...er in Toronto when the Society of Nuclear Medicine holds its 52nd Annual Meeting June 1822 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Representatives of the media are invited to join industry professionals as they share research, learn about the latest breakthroughs and trends in nuclear medicine and discuss...NYU, Rockefeller researchers find complexity of regulation by microRNA genes
...on is organized in the genome," says Rajewsky, who holds an affiliated appointment at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Rajewsky's research program on bioinformatics predictions of regulatory elements in genomes is being conducted at NYU's Center for Comparative Functional Genomics, where...VCU research shows Viagra prevents anti-cancer drug induced heart damage
...ies associated with heart sickness. "Our research holds promise for the potential use of sildenafil in patients receiving DOX as part of their chemotherapeutic regimen with the goal of reducing the incidence of DOX cardiomyopathy," said the lead author of the study, Rakesh C. Kukreja, Ph.D., professor of ...Scientists analyze chromosomes 2 and 4
...en of interest to the medical community because it holds the gene for Huntington's disease, polycystic kidney disease, a form of muscular dystrophy and a variety of other inherited disorders. Chromosome 2 is noteworthy for being the second largest human chromosome, trailing only chromosome 1 in size. It is...Scientists announce world's most sensitive cancer test
..., they no longer need the rigid cytoskeleton which holds them in shape, making them stretchier than normal cells. Ks and Guck's machine uses a powerful beam of infrared laser light to stretch and measure cells one by one. His optical stretcher differs from an existing tool known as optical tweezers in whic...Winners of AIBS Media Awards announced
...diting the daily online news site ScienceNOW. She holds a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the Univers...t George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He holds a B.S. from the University of California, Davis, an M.S. from Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D...New gas sensors patterned with conducting polymer
...ces could be used for detecting toxic gases. NIST holds patents for previous work using microheaters coated with nanostructured tin oxide films. As the microheaters cycle through a series of temperatures, changes in electrical resistance are used to detect toxic gases at part per billion levels. Ultimatel...Cholesterol-regulating protein maintains fat-storage, fat-burning balance
...he animals to burn fat," said Dr. Mangelsdorf, who holds the Doris and Bryan Wildenthal Distinguished Chair in Medical Science. "There is some cholesterol-related signal that the liver sends out that permits fat-burning to happen, and uncovering that signal is the big mystery we're trying to solve next, wh...Society of Nuclear Medicine announces recipient of Mark Tetalman Award
...doctorate from the University of Paris in 1998 and holds a master's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Paris and a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Texas, Austin. His interests include the design and evaluation of new compensation me...Society of Nuclear Medicine provides $65,500 in 2005 grants, awards for researchers, students
...doctorate from the University of Paris in 1998 and holds a master's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Paris and a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Texas, Austin. For the first time, the society offered the Mitzi and William Blahd, M......enographic Project. Hammer is a consultant for and holds stock in the company. UA will not generate profits from the project. People who wish to participate in the Genographic Project can buy a kit at $99.95 (plus shipping and handling) from National Geographic. The kit contains a swab to collect cells fr...Water research initiatives at UW-Madison
...he UW-Madison Aquatic Sciences Center, the library holds almost 30,000 volumes of books, videos, journals, recommended reading lists and links to reliable online information. The Water Library Web site enables any Wisconsin resident to check out the library's materials, which are sent free of charge to the...Compound from Chinese medicine shows promise in head and neck cancer, U-M study finds
...s a male contraceptive. The University of Michigan holds a patent on the negative isomer, (-)-gossypol, and has licensed the technology to Ascenta Therapeutics of San Diego, Calif., for commercial development. Wang is one of three U-M Medical School faculty members who founded the company and has significa...