Positive air pressure chamber started with patients quickly after surgery
...out excess swelling from the surgery site with the promise of faster healing....Automated imaging screen reveals promising drug candidates
...natorial chemistry in the early 1990s held out the promise that scientists would soon synthesize trillions of compounds at a time and screen up to a million a day, revolutionizing the process of drug discovery. But synthesizing a vast library of compounds is just the first step in the historically painstakin...VCU research shows Viagra prevents anti-cancer drug induced heart damage
...sociated with heart sickness. "Our research holds promise for the potential use of sildenafil in patients receiving DOX as part of their chemotherapeutic regimen with the goal of reducing the incidence of DOX cardiomyopathy," said the lead author of the study, Rakesh C. Kukreja, Ph.D., professor of medicine...Other highlights in the April 6 JNCI
...e results confirm that the combination therapy has promise as a standard treatment in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. Contact: Janet Chow, Chinese University of Hong Kong, (852) 2632 2846, janetchow@cuhk.edu.hk Dietary Patterns Not Associated With Pancreatic Cancer Risk A new study that ex...Scientists making advances receive international awards
...CR in 1977 to recognize research that has made, or promise to soon make, a notable contribution to improved clinical care in the field of cancer, and to provide incentive to such young investigators relatively early in their careers. Dr. Sawyers, who is honored for his outstanding research in molecularly-ta...Why do amyloid diseases strike different tissues?
...ing the formation of fibrils--an approach offering promise for the treatment of TTR amyloidoses. Protein Export, Mutations, and Quality Control While work pursuing new therapeutic strategies has continued in the Kelly laboratory, he and his colleagues have also been asking basic questions about the biology...Breakthrough isolating embryo-quality stem cells from blood
...alised tissues such as skin, brain or muscle. They promise a new class of regenerative medicine, which could repair apparently permanent damage such as heart disease or Parkinson's. The cells are currently taken from aborted human foetuses, an issue which has led to controversy and opposition in many parts o...Turning viruses into allies against cancer
...Biovex Ltd. under the trade name OncoVEX -- showed promise of causing necrosis (death) of tumors cells in mos...en demonstrated in patients, the approach has show promise in pre-clinical studies. In a phase I/II clinical trial, the scientists tested their modified virus ...Reducing specific gene levels makes breast cancer cells more responsive to ionizing radiation
... their BRCC36 levels reduced. "These findings hold promise for future breast cancer treatments," Chen said. "BRCC36 may be a target to manage radiation-resistant breast cancer cells. Our next step is to find out why the cells with reduced BRCC36 are more sensitive to radiation."...Method holds promise in identifying markers of non-metastatic vs. metastatic breast cancer
...l models and human samples. The method holds great promise in identifying genes involved in metastasis of other cancers and may lead to better prognostics and therapeutics. "Metastatic spread of cancer is the most important and urgent problem facing cancer doctors today," added Dr. Tarin. "The study outcom...UW-Madison gains two new stem cell programs
...ment of cell replacement therapies. "The ultimate promise of regenerative medicine is that many degenerative diseases of the heart, pancreas, nervous system and blood will be treatable with cell replacement therapies," said Svendsen, a noted stem cell expert whose work is aimed at developing neural cells to...OHSU research shows vitamin C counteracts some negative impacts of smoking on unborn babies
...omes." While the research demonstrates vitamin C's promise for counteracting the effects of nicotine on lung function, scientists note that vitamin C did not counteract other negative health impacts of smoking during pregnancy such as abnormal brain development and decreased body weight. The scientists also ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2005
... . A newly isolated group of microbes holds great promise for removing nitrate and immobilizing uranium in contaminated groundwater and soil. Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Miami University and Stanford University enriched a microbial culture capable of removing nitrate and found that this ...Mount Sinai School of Medicine establishes Stem Cell Institute
...." "Research in stem cell biology holds boundless promise for disorders that plague our society, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer's disease," says Mr. Black. "It is my hope that the new Black Family Stem Cell Institute will be a catalyst to accelerate the pace at which research advanc...Gold nanoparticles may simplify cancer detection
...e to use," said El-Sayed. "We think it holds great promise in making cancer detection easier, faster and less expensive." The research team consisted of El-Sayed, along with his son Ivan El-Sayed, head and neck surgeon at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and Tech graduate student Xiaohua Huang....Drug lowers inflammatory markers associated with risk for heart attack
...se results in a historical context, we believe the promise of the beneficial role of DG-031 in cardiovascular disease may, at least in part, reflect that of the statins in the late 1980s when it had been shown that they could lower LDL cholesterol but it had not been shown that lowering LDL cholesterol leads...DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
...gal microorganism Trichoderma virens that also has promise for biological weed control; Petrolisthes cinctipes, the porcelain crab, whose heat and cold tolerance will help inform climate change research; Bicyclus anynana, a butterfly whose sequence encodes wing patterns that should reveal key issues in e...Innovative coating could give medical implants a longer life
...he coating has not been tested in humans, it holds promise for use on a variety of medical implants including urinary catheters, cardiac stents, biosensors and dental implants and devices. The coating also could be used to prevent the biofouling of water processing equipment, ship hulls and other manmade str...Engineers improve plastic's potential for use in implants by linking it to biological material
... (plastic) that conducts electricity and has shown promise in biomedical applications. When the protein piece, or peptide, was linked to a smaller protein piece that human cells like to attach to, polypyrrole gained the ability to attach to cells grown in flasks in the laboratory. "It will be very useful fr......opened," Firestone notes. "In order to fulfill the promise of offshore development while protecting the marine environment, it's imperative that Congress devise an offshore regulatory regime that provides for the sustainable use, conservation, protection, and management of the marine environment in a transpa...