Einstein researchers' prototype vaccine could provide improved protection against tuberculosis
... third of the worlds population (up to 10% of whom will develop active TB) and causes up to three million deaths annually. The only available vaccine--known as Bacille Calmette-Gurin (BCG)is a live, attenuated (weakened) strain of M. bovis, which causes TB in cattle. Despite being the worlds most widely ...Progesterone injections do not prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies
...but not in women carrying twins is a question that will be answered only when the mechanisms underlying preterm birth and the actions of 17-OHPC are better understood, they wrote, adding that additional research is needed to see whether 17-OHPC is effective in other conditions in which the risk of preterm...Handicapping tuberculosis may be the way to a better vaccine
... the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The team will publish its findings in the August, 2007, issue of...These cells are known as memory T lymphocytes, and will be poised and ready should the pathogen appear again. The most effective vaccines induce the immune ...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...lowing winners for ecological achievement. Awards will be presented during a ceremony at the ESA-Society for Ecological Restoration joint meeting in San Jose, California on Monday, August 6, 2007. E. Lucy Braun Award Daniel Laughlin The E. Lucy Braun Award for Excellence in Ecology is given to a s...Synchrotron could help save the Tassie devil
...d Fibre Technology in Geelong. Dr Church says he will use the synchrotron to see if the disease causes a..., it could lead to the development of a test which will allow detection of the cancer before the tumours become evident, he says. This would make any quaran...New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing
... into the clinic. The era of personalized medicine will demand more efficient and cost-effective approache...f whole-genome sequencing to $1,000 or less, which will enable the sequencing of individual genomes as part of routine medical care. The ability to sequence...Penn researchers discover pathway that eliminates genetic defects in red blood cells
...orks in red blood cells because such understanding will increase our knowledge of how these cells make high levels of hemoglobin and how defects in this system could contribute to genetic disorders and possibly be reversed. This type of surveillance pathway that is regulated at the tissue level could al...Progesterone therapy and preterm birth: More evidence helps identify women who can benefit
...h of Dimes. With this new information, physicians will have a better idea of how to identify those women who are most likely to benefit from progesterone treatment from those who are not. Dr. Katz noted that pathways to preterm birth may differ substantially between singleton and twin gestations. For ...U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer
...e. Chinnaiyan believes the prostate gene fusions will eventually lead to similar treatments for prostate...iagnosis or prognosis. But long-term, we hope this will lead to better therapies to treat prostate cancer. The key challenge is to find a drug that would go...Forsyth scientists gain new understanding of adult stem cell regulation
...y development and regeneration. The Forsyth team will publish this research in the August 16 issue of De...her analysis in both planarians and in vertebrates will provide crucial opportunities for understanding what drives stem cell behavior and may help medical ...Aggressive therapy best for certain AML patients
...ases of AML are expected this year, and about half will have cancer cells with chromosomes that show distinctive damage. The nature of that damage helps doctors determine a patient's therapy and estimate the patient's prognosis. The remaining AML cases have cancer cells with normal-looking chromosomes....Cost-effective method for gene silencing is featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
...am of T-cell maturation in vitro, and the protocol will be useful to researchers interested in understanding the intricacies of T-cell maturation. It was authored by Drs. Graham Anderson and Eric J. Jenkinson from the MRC Centre for Immune Regulation at the University of Birmingham (U.K.) ( http://www.mr...2007 EURYI: 20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
...een selected by high-level scientific peer review, will gather in Helsinki, Finland on 27 September 2007 to receive awards of as much as 1.2 million that will allow them to create research teams in Europe to focus on cutting-edge science research. This year,...Measuring nectar from eucalypts
... of nectar production. The results of this study will help promote sustainability by raising the awareness of forestry organisations about the importance of the nectar resource for native fauna and honeybees and that of beekeepers about current forest management. ......ing samples, invoicing and reporting results. It will also note all results on its stud book registration records, to enable public scrutiny of both positive and negative pedigree discrimination by all breeders. A number of cattle breed societies have embraced this approach, to reduce the incidence of...Testing the force of a shark's bite
...es and towed arrays. "Measurement of bite forces will help in testing and developing materials suitable for cabling and sensory equipment used in the marine environment." US shark biologist Dan Huber is working with the Australian team to learn whether sharks such as the Great White are responsible fo...Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
...gical engineering. "We hope that this technology will soon play a critical role in early detection and m...e ability to accurately detect certain key markers will be very helpful because certain types of cancers have specific surface markers," Irudayaraj said. ...New databases put wings on search for bipolar risk genes
...es also are available for this group, the database will let researchers correlate specific symptoms with s...s us pick out meaningful clusters of symptoms that will ultimately help identify genes. Using this newer clinical subtyping approach to gene hunting, scie...47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
...ion of new antimicrobial agents. This years ICAAC will attract approximately 9,500 attendees from the Uni...vited to attend and comprehensive media facilities will be available. All media representatives must be registered to attend sessions; registration is limi...