ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 11, 2007
...n 2005 alone. In the new study, researchers used standard lab procedures to analyze chemicals in simulated cell phone "leachate" the liquid that dribbles out into the soil from cell phones in dumps and landfills. Lead in the leachate was high enough to make cell phones classify as hazardous waste under Fed...Rhesus macaque genome may hold clues for human health and evolution
...eed to be studied further and resolved to a higher standard of quality. Hopefully, by studying these areas of the genome we can learn more about how a macaque may respond differently to an infection than a human." The rhesus macaque project also gives researchers another primate genome with which to study ...ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State
...rch and service, is uniquely positioned to set the standard for biorenewables research, education and technology transfer," Geoffroy said. "Contributing to the development of the bioeconomy is directly in line with our mission: 'Create, share and apply knowledge to make Iowa and the world a better place.'" ...Dog DNA study yields clues to diverse size of breeds
...dogs originated from wolves, which are of a fairly standard size and appearance, modern dog breeds display a wide diversity of traits, including size. The genetic origin of this diversity has baffled scientists, who have been trying to explain how and why size differences occurred so rapidly in dogs. It is n......undland, mastiff, Great Dane, Irish wolfhound, and standard poodle. Ostrander, Sutter and colleagues traveled to dog shows across the country to collect blood or cells. Their analyses confirmed that the location of genetic instructions for keeping dogs small was near the IGF1 gene. "All dogs under 20 po...Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on colorectal pre-malignancies
...rom their experimental data. Based upon the gold standard Affymetrix GeneChip technology, the DSA research tools provide multiple independent measurements for each transcript and content is both reliable and reproducible. The Colorectal Cancer DSA research tool contains 61,528 probesets covering 52,306 co...Natural mechanism for immune suppression paves way for cancer trials
...t of the treatment cocktails that are becoming the standard for cancer care, possibly enabling less toxic dose...ection. That is where AIDS comes from. The current standard of care for HIV patients is to slow that process, that wearing-down process of the immune system." ...Building green made easier with new roadmap
... Awards 2007 long list, which features the highest standard of architectural writing and publishing. Among case studies covered in the Green Studio Handbook are: One Peking Road tower in Hong Kong; the National Association of Realtors Headquarters, which is the first green building in Washington, D.C.; The H...Stem cell therapy shows promise in regenerating damaged muscle in heart attack patients
... product is that it is given to patients through a standard IV line. Other therapies require delivery to the site of the disease through catheterization or open surgical procedures, but this one was very simple and easy for the patient. Schaer says the cells were grown in culture to very high numbers, allow...Clinical trial for diabetic macular edema
...mab and laser photocoagulation (which has been the standard therapy for DME). The study consists of a two-week screening period, a six-month active treatment period, and an 18-month follow-up and treatment period.......ng of distracting information. For this they use a standard test with words. Veling adapted this test to determine if the brain actually suppresses the distraction. Mango Veling asked study subjects to remember words that were strongly associated with each other. For example, fruit-mango, fruit-peach, a...NIH announces phase III clinical trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
...vestigators will measure disease progression using standard rating scales that measure quality of life, ability to walk, cognitive function, and the ability to carry out other activities of daily living. ...The Parkinson's Institute to conduct Phase III Clinical Trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
...vestigators will measure disease progression using standard rating scales that measure quality of life, ability to walk, cognitive function, and the ability to carry out other activities of daily living. Avicena Group, Inc. will provide the creatine and the placebo for the study....Could estriol be the elixir for MS?
...xone. "That way, no one will receive less than the standard of care," Voskuhl said. The team will measure relapse rates over the course of the trial. ...AACR's Sixth Annual Landon Awards recognize Richard Kolodner, Douglas Lowy and John Schiller
... pioneered many of the techniques that have become standard tools in cancer research," said Inder M. Verma, Ph.D., professor of biology at University of California, San Diego, faculty at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, and chair of the committee that selected Kolodner for the Landon Award. "Kol...Researchers find best way to detect airborne pathogens
...grow. From a health standpoint, the current gold standard is to determine if a pathogen can be grown in the lab, Rule said. In reality, its viability may be a more accurate assessment of its potential threat to human health. Even when damaged by the sampling process, pathogens have repair mechanisms that ...30th anniversary of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
...ant galaxy populations. Bell was able to develop a standard method for estimating the masses of far distant galaxies and thus solved a long-standing astronomical problem. He also discovered that the majority of the most massive galaxies have formed almost no new stars for seven billion years. This finding is ...PNNL becomes DOE flagship for incentive-based waste management practices
...for up to 180 days, twice the period allowed under standard regulatory requirements. According to Alice Ikenberry, manager of PNNLs Environmental Management Services Department, extended accumulation of waste before offsite shipment has several environmental advantages, including consolidation of waste into...Triplex assay used to assay duplex genomic DNA
...Genomic Assay because samples must be brought to a standard concentration, so they can be mixed with standard amounts of oligo probes for the purpose of automatic in solution assay. The instrument is easy to pr...UBC discovery may lead to 'smart' therapies for breast, ovarian cancer
...ted, non-toxic treatments very different from the standard slash and burn chemotherapy." The researchers found that podocalyxin significantly expands the non-adhesive face of cells, allowing individual cells to brush aside adhesion molecules situated between tumour cells. The "freed" cells then move away f...