Combining NSAIDs with chemotherapy, radiation may improve cancer treatment
...s observed S phase-specific toxicity. Trask also notes that the study results have identified a set of biomarkers that appear to predict how effective a drug is at killing cancer cells, which should facilitate screening of other compounds that might have anticancer effects similar to celecoxib, but could...Herpes infection may be symbiotic, help beat back some bacteria
...r findings suggest that we need to start." Virgin notes that human and mouse herpes viruses are genetically very closely related. The similarity strongly suggests that modern herpes viruses are likely descended from herpes viruses that infected evolutionary ancestors common to both mice and humans. "That...Soy estrogens and breast cancer: Researcher offers overview
...l" alternatives to hormone-replacement therapy. He notes that midlife women who consume these products perc...out the knowledge of their physicians. Helferich notes that the incidence rate of breast cancer in women aged 50 and over in the U.S. dropped significantly...Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles
... Florida Everglades. Blomberg ( npc@nonoise.org ) notes that noise in national parks follows the same cons...Smith says, trumpets are not supposed to play high notes around the frequency range of 2 kHz, according to some acoustics textbooks, yet some skilled trumpet...UCLA molecular biologists convert protein sequences into classical music
...r chord, but they can be distinguished because the notes in the chord are arranged differently. The music has a 20-note range spanning over two octaves, but with just 13 base notes. Takahashi published an earlier version of the research in the UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal. As a second phase of th...Medical research scientists make ethical value judgments in research
... of trying to decrease racial health disparities," notes Dr. de Melo-Martn. "In fact, many medical research scientists make these value judgments without being aware of it -- while at the same time wrongly believing any such value-laden decisions automatically lead to bias. In order to change this misper...DNA-damage test could aid drug development
...ld be closer to in vivo human than in vivo mouse," notes Shuga. "That premise will be tested in coming years as new systems become available." ...Study assesses lung treatments for premature babies
...ta to make informed decisions, Dr. Bhatia says. He notes that the current analysis doesnt explain differences in mortality so additional studies might be needed. About 12.7 percent of babies are born prematurely in the United States annually and about 30,000-40,000 babies have respiratory distress with s......hat appear more frequently transcribed into longer notes than those which appear less often. Individual ami...r chord, but they can be distinguished because the notes in the chord are arranged differently. This means the resulting music has a 20 note range spanning o...'Supermap' of avian flu yields new info on source/spread
...orking on mapping other diseases, such as SARS. He notes that despite recent efforts to stimulate collabora...ns the current map is incomplete, at best. He also notes that while there is good data in a number of public databases, those genetic sequences are not well-...Not so contoversial anymore -- panel says moderate coffee drinking reduces many risks
...st in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, notes that the first coffee controversy dates back 430 years when in 1570 some monks petitioned the pope to condemn this drink, so popular among Muslims. Pope Clement VIII, liking how it kept the monks from falling sleep during mass, purportedly blessed it...Penn leads $4 million grant to study gene-environment interactions in lung cancer
...e diagnosed and almost as many deaths will result, notes Penning. Eighty-five to ninety percent of all lung...e five-year survival rate is less than 15 percent, notes Penning. This study provides the opportunity to identify those individuals who may be genetically pr...UC researchers shatter world records with length of latest carbon nanotube arrays
...TEM) images of the multi-wall CNT arrays. Shanov notes that their research has had four major milestones this year already. The figure above shows a CNT array image of UC|21, representing UC's strategic mission statement. "First, we were able to grow the arrays up to 18 mm," he says, ticking off th...Study shows food preparation may play a bigger role in chronic disease than was previously thought
...uld accelerate the onset of diseases. Dr. Vlassara notes that the availability and consumption of AGE-rich foods is high and correlates with rising rates of diabetes and heart disease. "Excessive intake of fried, broiled, and grilled foods can overload the bodys natural capacity to remove AGEs," Dr. Vl...First systematic study of China's one-child policy reveals complexity, effectiveness
...udied the one-child policy for more than a decade, notes that the law's success is contributing to an incre...ld policy will be an important one," Wang says. He notes that a plan to phase out the policy does not appear to be a government priority. ...Researchers associate calories from newspaper dessert recipes with community obesity rates
...r Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic. The report notes that the news media play an important role in providing nutrition information, but with respect to recipes, "this information is seldom studied." The authors add that the study results underscore "the importance of publishing recipes to help readers ...Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes
...r the amount of total calories consumed. Ordovas notes that a high fat intake may potentially have health ramifications other than increased weight. However, in terms of weight, It seems there might be a lucky few in this study, 13 percent who can eat any combination of food and maintain a healthy BMI....Study examines calorie restriction and glycemic load
... significant short-term or long-term differences," notes Sai Das, PhD, scientist at the USDA HNRCA and first author of the study. "However, we did detect a greater tendency for weight and body-fat regain among LG participants. This finding suggests that reduced calorie intake may be harder to sustain on LG...India's biotech industry emerging as world innovator, collaborator, competitor
...rkers at Indian firms, the paper says. The paper notes too that major Western pharmaceutical firms, such as Novartis, have recently created their own research facilities in India. Indian biotech at crossroads Indian biotech is at a crossroads, the authors say, and requires support to maintain its ...Jefferson scientists identify protein key to breast cancer spread, potential new drug target
...le scientists have looked at Akt as a drug target, notes Arthur Pardee, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, its role in metastasis is less emphasized. Blocking this with anti-Akt drugs might provide a novel treatment, especially against early cancers...