Latest data shows MabThera provides significant, sustained relief from symptoms of RA
Barcelona, Spain. New data presented at the EULAR meeting (European League Against Rheumatism) demonstrate that MabThera's (rituximab) effectiveness in relieving patients of the distressing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is sustained or further improved with subsequent courses of treatment, as is the...Interim analysis of anti-cancer vaccine, BiovaxID, to be conducted
...ed session review at the Committees next scheduled meeting in September 2007. At that time, the independent committee will explore possible mechanisms of unblinded data review with regulatory agencies. Dr Messerschmidt further stated, The DMC recommends continuation of the Trial with the following changes...Study suggests other causes for childhood brain aneurysms
... at the American Society of Neuroradiologys annual meeting in Chicago. For the study, the neuroradiology team reviewed epidemiological, anatomical, pathological and clinical characteristics of the 53 patientsall under age 19at Cincinnatis University Hospital, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital and Columbus Chi...Study helps preserve Arctic whale, Eskimo subsistence hunt
...data from a study he co-authored at the scientific meeting of the commission in May. Bickham said the bowhead's population has recently been increasing by 3 percent a year, even while being harvested by subsistence hunters. The bowhead, he said, which can be 50 feet long and weigh 50 tons, should be able ...Food safety begins as vegetables grow
...ch. The symposium will be held during the joint meeting of The American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the Society of Nematologists (SON). The meeting will take place July 28 August 1, 2007, at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San...Study of underground lakes in Antarctica could be critical, prof says
...procedures for studying sub-ice environments. The meeting closely follows the release of a report by the National Academies on environmental issues related to sub-ice exploration that provides guidance for future lake penetration. Scientists from the countries involved, which include the U.S., France, Ita...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007
...Meeting News media resources from the March 25-29 meeting in Chicago include more than 9,000 abstracts of technical presentations and more than 1,000 non-technical summaries in a searchable database, plus press releases, podcasts and other materials. Green Goals for the Pharmaceutical Industry The ACS...Nexavar significantly extends overall survival by 44 percent in liver cancer patients
....0006). Results were presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The international, Phase 3, placebo-controlled Sorafenib HCC Assessment Randomized Protocol (SHARP) Trial randomized and evaluated 602 liver cancer patients who had no prior systemic therapy at s...Depiction of findings selected as '2007 Image of the Year' by Society for Nuclear Medicine
...who presented her work at the societys 54th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. If this model of understanding is tested with individuals who actually engage in aggressive or antisocial behavior, such as domestic violence, it could show promise in the future for pharmacological intervention against abnormal a...Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Geisinger launch new environmental research group
...on for the Institute will be presented at a June 6 meeting at the Geisinger Center for Health Research in Danville. Dr. Schwartz explained Over the past several years, Dr. Stewart and I have initiated a number of projects studying the important environmental challenges in central and northern Pennsylvania...Women up to age 30 at risk for bone loss, study finds
...dent Aiden Shearer at the Endocrine Society annual meeting in Toronto. The researchers restricted the caloric intake of two groups of women with regular menstrual cycles and normal body fat over five days. Participants exercised for nearly two hours each day. One group ranged in age from 18 to 23 years, a...Genomic signatures identify targeted therapies for lung cancer
...ed their findings on Sunday, June 3, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, in Chicago. The work was funded by the Jimmy V Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Mutations in individual cancer-causing genes, called oncogenes, set off a cascade of changes in the acti...Gene therapy delivery of nerve growth factors reverses erectile dysfunction in animal model
...se findings are being presented at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, which is convening May 30 to June 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. ED is the repeated inability to achieve or maintain an erection necessary for sexual intercourse. Because of th...Enzyme delivered in smaller package protects cells from radiation damage
...ese results are being presented at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, being held May 30 to June 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. Combined with intensive chemotherapy, high dose whole-body irradiation often is given to patients with blood and lympha...Almac Diagnostics attends pre-IDE meeting with FDA
...eliminary Investigation Device Exemptoin (pre-IDE) meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the proposed regulatory pathway for the company's prognostic gene signature for relapse in colorectal cancer (CRC). Senior company officials met with representatives of FDA's Center for Devices ...Virus widely used in gene therapy research yields important clues to genomic instability
... their work are being presented at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, which is being held May 30 to June 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) is a powerful vehicle to deliver genes into various tissues in cells...Gene therapy offers new hope for treatment of peripheral neuropathy
...se findings are being presented at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, being held May 30 to June 3 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. Neuropathic pain is the result of damage to nerve fibers caused by injuries or diseases, such as diabetes and cancer. T...Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ring of fire
...ican Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division meeting in Hawaii. This region, called the chromosphere because of its color, is largely responsible for the deep ultraviolet radiation that bathes the Earth, producing the atmosphere's ozone layer. It also has the strongest solar connection to climate v...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 23, 2007
...Meeting News media resources from the March 25-29 meeting in Chicago include more than 9,000 abstracts of technical presentations and more than 1,000 non-technical summaries in a searchable database, plus press releases, podcasts, and other material. If you are researching or sourcing stories on chemistry-r...German-Korean collaboration in Polar and Marine research will be intensified
...ists from both countries are coming together for a meeting in Bremerhaven from 22nd-25th May. The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine research (a member of the Helmholtz Association) is the host. During a small celebration, Prof. Dr. Jrn Thiede, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute will sign a...