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...atients own immune system to recognize and destroy residual cancerous B-cells that remain after the patient has undergone chemotherapy. Unlike many other approaches to treating NHL, BiovaxID is designed to target only cancerous B-cells. The BiovaxID Phase 3 clinical trial is being conducted at fourteen U.S....Innovative subsea separation technology wins 2007 EUREKA environmental award
... up to 100.000 barrels of produced water with some residual small oil droplets will instead be re-injected into a separate subsea well. If such oil discharges could be avoided ijn more offshore oilfields, the benefits will be considerable. This technology meets industrys needs, too, as several European countr...Recycling is not enough -- we need to consume less
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... might even be possible to someday stimulate these residual beta cells inside patients to proliferate and produce healthy amounts of insulin. "We expected to find adult stem cells that differentiate into beta cells," said Kushner. "Such adult stem cells are important in renewing skin, intestines and other t...Army research mission focused on autism
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... in a broad range (including a sign change) in the residual entropy change upon binding. These studies reveal the critical role of dynamics in the evolution of high affinity binding. Many Plasma Membrane Proteins like the Phosphoinositide PIP2.Bertil Hille, University of Washington. Dr. Hille has creat...Fighting influenza and co. with 40,000 blood samples
...the immune system to deal with the small amount of residual viruses. Spanish flu took the lives of at least 25 million people between 1918 and 1920. But the disease was not only exceptional because of its extreme virulence. The patho-gen, the influenza virus subtype A/H1N1, homed in on women and men in the ...JDRF forms partnership with MacroGenics
...opulation. C-peptide responses measure a patient's residual beta cell function and ability to produce insulin. HbA1c is a measure of metabolic control that reflects the amount of glucose in a patient's blood over a three-month timeframe. Dr. Herold is an advisor to MacroGenics for further clinical testing of...Researchers find stem-cell therapy effective in targeting metastatic cancer
...of Hope. "It not only has the potential to destroy residual tumor cells, but it should also improve patients' quality of life by minimizing toxic side effects such as nausea, diarrhea or bone marrow suppression." Aboody is the lead investigator of the study done in collaboration with senior investigator Mary...Drop in acid rain altering Appalachian stream water
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