A new method of adult stem cell growth efficacious in treatment of disorders of the cornea
...number of stem cells thus obtained to the point of obtaining sufficient for the treatment to be effective. The ...e procedure used by Dr Fernndez Hortelano involved obtaining this type of cell corneal stem cells by means of a biopsy of cells from a healthy eye of the rabbi...New dynamic brace developed to advance clubfoot treatment
...ce of clubfoot. "While we've had good success in obtaining correction in clubfeet, maintaining that correction has been more challenging," Dobbs said. "If the child is tolerating the brace well, there is a higher likelihood of parental compliance." All 28 patients in the study had reached full correction f...Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported
...r to progress for many geneticists is the costs of obtaining genetic data from normal control populations to use for comparison to the genetic variation seen in people with disease. In collaboration with the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, The Feinstein will release genetics data on approximately 6,000...PET/CT should be 'first-step' test for patients with Crohn's disease
...logical treatments, which have shown potential for obtaining mucosal healing in Crohn's disease, noted Hustinx. "This mucosal healing has been associated with higher sustained quality of life, lower rate of hospitalization and lower need for surgery. A sustained clinical remissionand a control of intestinal le...SNM recognizes R. Edward Coleman with 2007 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
...tility of PET in several indications and worked on obtaining reimbursement for clinical PET procedures. He has studied the use of radiopharmaceuticalssuch as Food and Drug Administrationapproved agents, investigational new drug agents (monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis and therapy, I-131 MIBG for therapy of ...Scientists develop new drugs to fight colon and breast cancer more effectively
... conducted with absolute precision with the aim of obtaining the lowest possible concentration of drug producing the most significant effect on cancerous cells. Therefore, this study has shown the importance of the presence of some toxic compounds like chlorine, flourine or uracil in drugs. This presence is on...Nobel laureate James Watson receives personal genome in ceremony at Baylor College of Medicine
...ered all the risks and ethical issues involved and obtaining research approvals from BCM boards. BCMs strength in genetics, diagnostics and genomics made it a logical partner in the project. For example, BCM has developed gene chips that can evaluate DNA in chromosomes for deletions or additions associated w...Gene expression patterns predict rapid decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients
...of IPF and may explain, in part, the difficulty in obtaining significant and reproducible results in studies of therapeutic interventions in patients with IPF, noted first author Moiss Selman, M.D., director of research at the National Institute of Respiratory Research in Mexico City. "This study suggests that...Extra-aggressive form of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis identified
...f IPF, and may explain, in part, the difficulty in obtaining significant and reproducible results in studies of therapeutic interventions in patients with IPF," said Dr Selman, who is the Director of Research at the National Institute of Respiratory Research in Mexico City and the lead author on this publicati...Bigelow Laboratory Scientists develop new approach to study marine microbes
... Bigelow Laboratory, have proven a new approach of obtaining genetic codes of ocean microbes, based on the analysis of individual unicellular organisms. "The microbes in the oceans control most major chemical cycles in the biosphere, yet we know very little about how they work or who they are. Finding a rel...Female-led infanticide in wild chimpanzees
...presented pathological behavior, or was a means of obtaining nutritional advantage under some circumstances. As the result of new field work involving the Sonso chimpanzee community in Budongo Forest in Uganda, the St. Andrews researchers now report instances of three female-led infanticidal attacks. Alerted...Regulating Californian stem cell research, and more
...t these." And for oocyte donors, in addition to obtaining consent, researchers must ascertain that such donors fully comprehend eight essential features of the research. "In other research settings," say Dr Lomax and colleagues, "research participants often fail to understand the information in detailed co...Obtaining valid consent for doing large genetic studies in developing countries
...uthors lay out a new set of ethical principles for obtaining ethically valid consent for such studies conducted in the developing world. Citation: Chokshi DA, Thera MA, Parker M, Diakite M, Makani J, et al. (2007) Valid consent for genomic epidemiology in developing countries. PLoS Med 4(4): e95. PLEASE AD...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 18, 2007
...Defense (DoD) has been seeking alternative ways of obtaining "Jet Propulsion 8" (JP-8). DoD uses that single kerosene-type fuel, virtually identical to commercial aviation fuel, for almost all its gas turbine and tactical diesel engine applications. The defense department also wants an alternative route to JP-...Researchers from the UGR use a bacterium to obtain biopreservatives from food
...chnological characteristics. During the process of obtaining mutated amino acids, it was also determined that three out of the ten genes involved in the production of AS-48 express themselves together. The research also determined the way of that these genes are regulated and expressed as well. ...New way to catch cancer's spread, rapid 3-D retinal imaging, more at CLEO/QELS 2007
...10 from 7:30 a.m. 6 p.m. EDT. Those interested in obtaining a meeting badge for the Press Room should register online at http://www.cleoconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx or contact OSA's Colleen Morrison at 202.416.1437, cmorri@osa.org . A press luncheon panel will take place on Tuesda...Biotechnology Study Center honors Joan V. Ruderman, Salvador Moncada and Charles N. Serhan
... Injury at Brigham and Women' s Hospital) After obtaining his PhD at the NYU School of Medicine, Dr. Serhan took his post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. Bengt Samuelsson (Prix Nobel 1982) in Stockholm. Almost immediately, he was successful in identifying novel lipid structures formed in the course of cell/c...First new waterborne aquaculture drug in 20 years approved
...ent job completing the major data requirements for obtaining this most significant approval. The 35% PEROX-AID approval is a tremendous example of a public research facility cooperating with a private entity to gain results that will benefit the propagation of finfish for public good, including fisheries rest...Largest physics meeting of the year, in Denver
...e nanostructure of bone, with the ultimate goal of obtaining knowledge to better treat fractures and other bone conditions. Ortiz will describe experiments involving "nanogranular friction," the resistance to motion caused by nanometer-scale mineral particles in bone, which help to increase the strength of bo...A vegetable fiber from tomato which can be used in making functional meat and bakery foods
...ater, oil, etc. AZTI- Tecnalia is targeting the obtaining and characterisation of new food bio-molecules based on novel sources. An example of this is obtaining fibre from the vegetable sub-products of the tomato canning industry. Exhaustive research using var...