NIH awards new $14.5 million, five-year grant to the Scripps Research Institute
... potential. A large proportion of all drugs on the market target membrane proteins. The goal of the new grant is the development of rapid, efficient, and dependable methods to produce membrane protein samples that scientists can use to solve structures and investigate physiological functions associated with...US researchers show cottonseed drug is cancer treatment booster
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...anotechnology may account for a $1 trillion annual market and employ 2 million people within 10 to 15 years, according to an NSF report. "There's a huge effort in this country in nanoscale research, but we don't have the tools," Moler said. "We want to engineer what's at the nanoscale. We need to be able to...Bovine genome sequence available
...sistance and enable better matching of products to market specifications."The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, containing approximately three billion DNA base pairs. The sequencing of the bovine genome will also help medical researchers learn more about the hu...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...ent, strengthened local institutions, and improved market access for smallholders and communities around the world. "To implement our vision we have structured our consortium around strong researchers, world-class institutional partners, and an excellent project management team," De Datta said. A n...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
...told facts about twins and the Holocaust, the fish market at the center of the world, and takes on Fat around the globe. Names and times will be posted in the Press Room. The American Anthropological Association is the world's largest organization of anthropologists, representing all specialties within ...Frontiers in cancer prevention research: Defeating cancer before it strikes
...ield will address the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market and the resulting implications on future preventative research and treatment programs. Contact/Press Registration:Yarissa Ortiz/AACR 215-440-9300, ext. 101 in Seattle: 206-219-4772 ortiz@aacr.org ...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...y named Peakadilly nv. Peakadilly will develop and market a new generation of molecular diagnostics - so-called protein bio-markers - using innovative proteomics technology developed by the research group under the direction of Jol Vandekerckhove. The markers can be used in the development of medicines, mak...Solutions to stop fishermen returning dead and dying marine animals back into sea - study
...r sea life that cannot be sold because there is no market for them, or, if taken back to shore, would exceed the fishers' catch quota. Almost one million tonnes in weight and many millions of pounds worth of discards including haddock, cod, whiting and flatfish like plaice, sole and dab - are thrown back...Community living causes bacteria to diversify
...ests challenged with environmental stress to stock market portfolios in uncertain times. Findings from University of Iowa researchers show that even bacteria have learned this important lesson. When disease-causing bacteria assemble into communities known as biofilms, the individual bacteria rapidly diversi...New protein identified in development of lung cancer
...alona points out that new drugs are already on the market that can inhibit the activity of the proteasome, and suggests that these drugs may be able to counter Pirh2's oncogenic behavior by restoring p53 function. Additional studies would be needed to demonstrate that, however. "We clearly need of new ways...Abundance of myostatin in infected swine may result in reduced muscle mass
...rom cough, fevers and depressed appetite. Reduced market weight or increased time for pigs to reach a desired market weight can be a substantial cost to producers. Infection from the bacterium alone did not reduce ...Isotron licenses ORNL cancer treatment technology
...National Laboratory. The license allows Isotron to market a treatment called neutron brachytherapy, which enables physicians to deliver a highly concentrated dose of californium-252 neutrons to the site of a tumor instead of having to treat the tumor with conventional gamma rays, which often are not as effe...Pain reliever may help treat life-threatening childhood disease
...ected by the disease. Indoprofen was taken off the market in the early 1980s due to reports of serious gastrointestinal reactions as well as reports that the drug caused cancer in laboratory rats. Researchers are now looking into ways to modify the drug to make it less toxic to humans, said Arthur Burghe...Stanford biologist working to restore native forests to Hawaii
...e landowners are cashing in on the vacation resort market by developing their land with high-rise hotels, co...ould be ideally suited to host ecotourism, a niche market that attracts more adventurous types, Daily said. For these tourists, catching a glimpse of the rare...Conference at NJIT offers tips on ways to commercialize nanotechnology in greater NJ region
...ists." Attendees will be asked to join one of four market sector sessions. One session will focus on the applications market sectors need to use nanotechnology to enable value-added commercial opportunities. Another topic wi...Vaccinating wildlife can reduce human risk for Lyme disease
... were set back in 2002 when it was pulled from the market due to poor sales." Although the study showed significant reduction in risk and was the first demonstration of a wildlife vaccination effect for any vector-borne disease, the reduction was not as great as the investigators had hoped. A surpri...In wake of Lyme disease vaccine for people, mice may be next in line for shots
...vent Lyme disease, but has been withdrawn from the market due to complaints of potentially vaccine-caused arthritis. Reducing the deer population has proven difficult in many areas for practical and political reasons. Targeting mice is important because they are responsible for producing many infect......investigation. His most recent work has dealt with market architecture, promising not only great potential for basic research but also for the organisation of modern markets. Axel Ockenfels has published several groundbreaking papers in leading international economic journals and is currently one of the mos......al or other cancers. Data shows that those on the market today are safe when appropriate drugs are prescribed and taken at recommended doses. With this information, Dr. Mller-Lissner suggests that "patients may no longer be bothered by ineffective advice regarding fiber and fluid ingestion nor threatened b...