Use of aspirin or other NSAIDs increases survival
... concluded that inhibiting these COX enzymes holds promise in prostate cancer treatment and warrants further studies. In addition to Nguyen, study authors included research biostatistician Debra Eisenberg, M.S., statistician Alexandra L. Hanlon, Ph.D., radiation oncologist Eric Horwitz, M.D., and radiation o...ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...nology and genetic engineering of crops hold great promise for agriculture in developing countries. The report noted that more than 70 percent of the world's poor still live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their survival. Agricultural research - including biotechnology - holds an important key ...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...eases, produced through genetic engineering, which promise to be safer, cheaper and possibly easier to store and transport than traditional vaccines; Reducing pollution and making water safe to drink through bioremediation the potential exploitation of micro-organisms with remarkable biochemical properti...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
... in the treatment of disease --holds extraordinary promise to improve the health and well being of us all." Past winners of the Annunzio Award, the foundation's highest honor, include Dr. James Thomson, the first researcher to isolate and culture embryonic stem cells; Nobel laureate Dr. James Cobey, an activ...Technique for genetically modifying blood stem cells brings cure for blood diseases closer
...boratory. Despite the promise of the lentivirus in improving the efficiency of h...ne day offer patients with hemoglobin diseases the promise of a cure," Persons said. Other authors of this paper are Phillip W. Hargrove, Steven Kepes,...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...t components that act as preservatives, also shows promise as a replacement for some synthetic antioxidants widely used as preservatives in salad dressings and other foods, they say. Dark honey is generally thought to contain higher levels of antioxidants than the lighter varieties, according to the scientis...NHGRI seeks next generation of sequencing technologies
...o seeing which of these technologies fulfill their promise and achieve the quantum leaps that are needed to take DNA sequencing to the next level." "$100,000" Genome Grants NHGRI's "Near-Term Development for Genome Sequencing" grants will support research aimed at sequencing a human-sized genome at 100 tim...ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
...nology and genetic engineering of crops hold great promise for agriculture in developing countries. The report noted that more than 70 percent of the world's poor still live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their survival. Agricultural research - including biotechnology - holds an important key ...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...nology and genetic engineering of crops hold great promise for agriculture in developing countries. The report noted that more than 70 percent of the world's poor still live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their survival. Agricultural research - including biotechnology - holds an important key ...IC-medtech licenses promising cancer therapeutic from Summa Health System
...ages a novel mechanism of action that shows strong promise as a clinical candidate to be developed for a variety of cancers." A practical version of the chemo-adjunct based on low toxicity compounds to improve safety has been developed for use in clinical trials which are already underway. The t...Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...nology and genetic engineering of crops hold great promise for agriculture in developing countries. The report noted that more than 70 percent of the world's poor still live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their survival. Agricultural research - including biotechnology - holds an important key ...Safer medical implants, more comfortable fabrics among research items at Rochester meeting
...ghlights of the meeting are: Coating technologies promise safer medical implants Advances in coatings can mean safer medical implants that are less likely to be rejected or cause infection, and even longer-lasting, environmentally friendly surfaces for ships, among other applications. A three-day symposi...UGA scientist Moran receives $2.6 million from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for marine research
... world's oceans. "Dr. Moran's work holds great promise for expanding our understanding of the ecology and diversity of coastal bacteria, and how these bacteria affect the health of the oceans as well as other natural processes," said UGA President Michael F. Adams. "We are very grateful to the Gordon an...Joslin Diabetes Center awards 1st Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellowship
...proach in diabetes research and holds considerable promise for many fields of study, including islet cell transplantation (islet cells are the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas), immunology, muscle and fat metabolism, blood vessel complications and inflammatory diseases. Dr. von Andrian said the main...Scientists pioneer biotech techniques to halt infestation of history, art treasures in tropics
...ikeness of the Madonna. It is now researching the promise of bacterial toxins (BTtoxin, normally used to create insect-resistant crops) as a biological way to destroy and repel the pests, avoiding the traditional application of invasive technologies that often damage an artwork's colour and structure. Deter...New source for heart bypass replacement blood vessels: Fibrin-based TEVs
...concluded that "fibrin-based TEVs hold significant promise for treatment of vascular disease and as a model s...scaffolds using polyglycolic acid (PGA) have shown promise and collagen gels also worked, though 7mm collagen-based TEVs needed Dacron mesh reinforcement. Pri...Tiny exosomes extracted from donor cells may be 'magic bullet' for drug-free transplants
...area of investigation, which appears to hold great promise in the area of transplant tolerance. So much more remains to be understood, but this current study, whereby we have offered the first details about the mechanism of dendritic cell-derived exosomes, is a significant start," commented senior author, An...Academy eBriefings offer comprehensive reports on more than 100 cutting-edge scientific issues
...erns and bioterrorism on scientific research. The promise of nanotechnology. Scientific approaches to the problem of youth violence. Why Californians have higher rates of autism. Neurogenerative diseases and the role of chemical biology in developing new drugs. How scientists are accelerating the develo...New gene therapy promising for treating Fabry disease
...f Toronto have developed a gene therapy that shows promise for early and sustained correction of Fabry disease, an inherited disorder whose sufferers have a life expectancy of only 40 to 50 years. Fabry disease is one of about 40 lysosomal storage disorders that collectively affect approximately one in 7,70......cular profiling of epithelial ovarian cancer holds promise that goes beyond identifying the most aggressive tumors," according to an editorial published in the on-line version of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "Gene expression signatures may also be a cornerstone to understanding the root causes of ovaria...