Media Invite: Dinner to award prize for Progress in Cancer Research
... VPF was secreted by a variety of human tumor cell lines and proposed that VPF was in part responsible for the abnormal vasculature seen in human tumors. As a result, he and other investigators demonstrated that VPF was capable of stimulating endothelial cell growth and angiogenesis. These fundamental disc...Highlights of American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, March 26-30
...ostate cancer A preliminary study involving cell lines from black and white men with prostate cancer has produced divergent responses to a potential prostate cancer drug, according to scientists from Spelman College in Atlanta. The researchers used an experimental anticancer agent called dibenzoylmethane...Plants give pests sock in the gut
...ippi State University have since developed several lines of corn resistant to multiple pests, using convent... their peritrophic matrix. This is a membrane that lines the gut of most insects and aids digestion. It also protects the insects from being invaded by micro...New studies show topical glucosamine targets pigment overproduction
... 35 to 60 year old women with moderate-severe fine lines and wrinkles. The in vitro work found that the N-... of the skin reduced the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles, particularly in the eye area of the face. Researchers hypothesize that the improved sk...Missing breast cancer genes may soon be discovered
...ther from the scientific literature on cancer cell lines (including those master lines held by the National Cancer Institute in the US) and tumour biopsy analysis. The information is stor...New lipid molecule holds promise for gene therapy
...efficiency studies carried out in four cancer cell lines using the new molecule. Two of these are mouse cell lines and two are human cell lines. The honeycomb structure turned out to be highly effective. "Our new ge...AACR expands cancer research knowledge with scholarships for minority and women scientists
...ge and new ideas among the scientists on the front lines in the quest for the prevention and cure of cancer," Foti added. "These awards seek to improve the inclusiveness of cancer research, so that no pool of potential talent goes untapped." 77 early-career scientists received AACR Minority Scholar Awards...Biggest physics meeting of the year
...6510 Pressroom fax number: 410-649-6494 Internet lines will be available. Breakfast and lunch food will be available in the pressroom from Monday-Thursday (breakfast only on Thursday). PRESS ACTIVITIES AT THE MEETING During the week a number of press conferences will be held. A press conference sch...Cancer cells lose drug resistance following electrical stimulation in vitro
...the proliferation of tumour cells. The tumour cell lines used overexpress the MDR1 protein, which makes them resistant to anti-cancer drugs such as doxorubicin. Following the three days of electrical stimulation, the cells were exposed to increasing concentrations of doxorubicin for three hours. Janigro et...U-M scientists identify major psoriasis susceptibility gene
...ic variation in the MHC, because it's on the front lines of dealing with pathogens and cancer," Elder explains. "It's an area where it's good to be different. If everybody were the same, we'd be like hybrid corn. A plague could come along and wipe us all out." Scientists have been searching for genes assoc...Pepper component hot enough to trigger suicide in prostate cancer cells
...ment of prostate tumors formed by those human cell lines grown in mouse models." Lehmann estimated that the dose of pepper extract fed orally to the mice was equivalent to giving 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week to a 200 pound man, roughly equivalent to between three and eight fresh habaera ...ICCL and CI launch global mapping project to protect sensitive marine areas
...hance current operational practices by ICCL member lines to protect the environment. These practices include adhering to no-discharge zones and following a policy of no discharge within four miles of shore (unless the ship is using an advanced wastewater purification system). The task force will explore ...Other highlights in the March 15 JNCI
...ha protein expression in 15 human lung cancer cell lines and 122 human primary lung tumors. Contact: Christoph Plass, Professor, Ohio State University, 614-292-6505, Christoph.Plass@osumc.edu Also in the March 15 JNCI: Study Finds Shifts in Treatment Trends Prior to Publication of Study Results: h...Report finds cruise industry is protecting the precious places it visits
...tural integrity of cruise destinations. "As cruise lines expand their ports-of-call, it is important to not...uding: Philanthropic funds created by the cruise lines invest in local communities' efforts to establish cultural attractions and fund conservation groups ...Mice with glowing hearts shed light on how hearts develop
...ry Medicine. Cornell researchers are breeding new lines of mice with similar proteins that target neurons in the brain, in parasympathetic nerves, in blood vessels or in Purkinje fibers, which prompt the heart's ventricles to pump. The researchers have also transplanted cells from the mice with glowing he...Biodesign Institute at ASU named lab of the year in international competition
...space for the researchers and offering spectacular lines of sight throughout the facility that are extremel...benches are on wheels, with all utilities and data lines accessed through the ceilings. This enables maximum "plug and play" flexibility. Some distinct featu...Most Americans do not expect widespread human cases of avian flu in US in the next year
...s well as number of adults and number of telephone lines in the household. Other techniques, including random-digit dialing, replicate subsamples, callbacks staggered over times of day and days of the week, and systematic respondent selection within households, are used to ensure that the sample is represe...At Berkeley: Intelligently designed molecular evolution
...enzymes and other proteins evolved along divergent lines to acquire the specialized functions needed by a host organism to survive. "This process is highly dependent on the fact that the functions of promiscuous proteins can be altered with just a small number of amino acid substitutions, a property know...UF scientists reveal ancient origin of vertebrate skeleton
...hs from the starting point, like the two ascending lines in the letter "V." "The lamprey is like the great-, great-, great-aunt descended from the earliest backboned animal," said Michael Miyamoto, Ph.D., a professor and associate chairman of UF's zoology department. "Our question was whether the earliest ...... In traditional breeding, if 1,000 rows of wheat lines are planted,about half will be thrown out due to stripe or leaf rust problems, hesaid. "If we can look at the DNA before planting those rows and determinethey have the effective resistance genes, we can be more selective in ourplanting," Rudd said...