Prestigious 2004 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Maxine Singer
...ts by Arthur Kornberg and colleagues to synthesize biologically active DNA in vitro . She predicted that the research, now seen as an early step toward recombinant DNA technology and gene therapy, would "bring closer the day when the ability to manipulate genetic material can be used for improving the life of al...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (second issue)
...compared with 2.34 for placebo. (Leukotrienes are biologically active compounds that function as chemical mediators. They have vasoactive properties that help regulate allergic and inflammatory reactions. Medical antagonists are designed to counteract specific functions.) According to the authors, asthma usua...Another look finds promising proteomics test is not biologically plausible
...about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. "We view this as a cautionary tale. If...concluded that this systematic protein pattern "is biologically implausible." Baggerly explains that discriminatory peaks appear to be spread across the entire m/z ...Obesity and weight gain associated with poorer breast cancer survival
...r, since smoking may promote the formation of less biologically active estrogens, it may be more difficult to understand the relationship between weight and breast cancer when combining smokers and non-smokers in a study. This study suggests a more complex relationship between weight and breast cancer survival th...Is it ethical to use enhancement technologies to make us better than well?
... What's more, says Caplan, "putting the brakes on biologically driven human betterment would have real consequences for science. Some lines of research would be slowed or restricted." There is no reason why we "should not try to improve the biological design with which we are endowed." But Elliot, Associate Pro...Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection
...s have also experienced some success with two new, biologically targeted therapies: thalidomide, which was given decades ago to women for morning sickness, and the proteosome inhibitor Velcade, which targets the parts of the cell that regulates protein expression, Bernstein said. The latest research may offer a t...Brookhaven Lab and BioSET develop a synthetic peptide that enhances the effect of BMP-2
...mbination products, such as devices that have been biologically enhanced. For example, approved growth factor-type combination device products are currently valued at over $1.6 billion. Our ability to bring new bioactive peptides into the mix of new product development positions us at the leading edge of an impor...Adults with dyslexia can improve with phonics-based instruction
... and those of others and confirms that dyslexia is biologically based," said Flowers. The researchers then tested to see if instruction in phonics would improve reading ability and produce changes in brain activation. Half of the participants with dyslexia received phonics-based instruction 15 hours a week ...UCI's Brain Imaging Center chosen to help advance nation's Roadmap for Medical Research
...will be positioned to enhance understanding of the biologically complex problem of mental illness, individual differences and the interplay between genetics, environment and brain function. NCI exploratory centers support novel interdisciplinary research strategies to solve significant biomedical problems. If suc...Incentive-based intervention with nutritional component improves health status of children in Mexico
...ed design of the study allowed us to attribute the biologically important differences between intervention groups to the effect of the program. This evaluation is important because it is one of the few well-controlled effectiveness evaluations of large-scale programs that showed positive effects on nutrition and ...Long Island Breast Cancer Study data: Aspirin helps protect some women against breast cancer
... the UNC School of Public Health. The discovery is biologically plausible because aspirin is thought to work through a chemical pathway in the body called Cox-2, and estrogen appears to interact with that pathway. "ER-positive breast cancer is the predominant type of breast cancer among postmenopausal women, and ...People with low incomes more likely to develop brain tumors
...y accelerate the onset of cancer in people who are biologically predisposed to develop it," Sherwood said. "Low-income status is also associated with environmental factors such as exposure to toxins, quality of nutrition and shelter, and education and health factors. Additional, larger studies may help shed some ...Stereotactic body radiation therapy conference
...nts enrolled in the second phase were treated with biologically more potent doses than conventionally used but patients received only three outpatient treatments compared to 30-35 treatments administered for standard therapy. Recruitment for the nationwide trial will begin later this summer. Individuals interest...High blood testosterone levels associated with increased prostate cancer risk
...f testosterone, called free testosterone, which is biologically active and can actually be used by the prostate, was found to be associated with increased prostate cancer risk, according to J. Kellogg Parsons, M.D., instructor of urology at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins and lead researcher of th...FDA approves Enbrel to treat psoriasis
...BREL binds to the over-produced TNF and renders it biologically inactive, which can result in a significant reduct...The binding of ENBREL to TNF renders the bound TNF biologically inactive, resulting in significant reduction in inflammatory activity. Since the product was first ...Bone implants could aid healing after tooth removal
...ritical-size bone defects by the implantation of a biologically active, biodegradable polymer scaffold," said the principal investigator of the project Antonios Mikos, the John W. Cox Professor of Bioengineering and director of Rice's Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering. In previous work on rabbits, Mi...Complementary and alternative therapies: Who uses them and why, their potential and their dangers
...hemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy may be biologically active, potentially harmful, and extremely costly. However, complementary therapies are used as adjuncts to mainstream cancer care. They include supportive measures that control symptoms, enhance well-being, and contribute to overall patient care"....Diets high in fat and animal protein linked to increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
... "An association between dietary intake and NHL is biologically plausible because diets high in protein and fat may lead to altered immunity, resulting in increased risk of NHL," said principal investigator Tongzhang Zheng, M.D., associate professor of epidemiology and environmental health at Yale School of Medic...Detecting vitamin B12 deficiency prevents anaemia and memory loss
...tions of holotc (short for holo-transcobalamin), a biologically active complex of the vitamin plus a carrier protein. Although the holotc complex carries only 20% of the body's vitamin B12, the other 80% is not nearly as significant since it is effectively not available for uptake by the cells. Current diagnostic...Targeting cell fusion as possible way to repair organs, deliver cancer vaccines
... Clinic cancer researchers have developed a way to biologically fuse living cells through the use of a genetically engineered cell membrane. This process, which Mayo researchers call "biofusion," could speed development of new tumor treatments and cancer vaccines. The Mayo Clinic cancer researchers' study on biof...