Combination HIV vaccine induces diverse immune response
...h can stop HIV from infecting cells. The vaccines contain only selected HIVgenes or proteins, and not the wh...narypox virus that has been genetically altered to contain a few selected HIVgenes. The canarypox virus cannot grow or cause disease in humans. SF-2rgp120, m...Wake Forest first to apply innovative brain cancer treatment
... radiation directly into the tissue most likely to contain residual cancercells following tumor removal. The device is implanted during the same surgical procedure conducted toremove the tumor and is later filled with a liquid radiation source. Both areremoved within several weeks, completing the tr...National Jewish researchers first to identify component in thymus that positively selects T cells
...am the body looking for these peptides. Peptides contain information about cell health and are often the first noticethe immune system receives about a disease attacking the body. Peptides arebrought to the surface of the cell by MHC molecules that continually sample acell for disease....New anti-angiogenic proteins discovered
...hod. The proteins were named "METH" because they contain elements similar tometalloproteinases as well as thrombospondins. Although similar to one another,METH-1 and METH-2 are made by different genes. "I am very pleased with the collaboration with HGS," said Dr. Iruela-Arispe. "We simply could not have...Raise eggs' vitamin D3 content sevenfold by adding more vitamin D to chicken feed
...hrooms, and eggyolks. Milk, liver, and some meats contain lower levels of vitamin D. Eggs areinteresting to...in D source because in addition to vitamin D3,they contain significant levels of the more active hydroxylated metabolite,25-hydroxy-vitamin D3. "We believe our...National Cancer Institute awards UNC-CH $5 million for unique prostate cancer studies
...nell, will test the hypothesisthat prostate tumors contain a small population of stem-like cells that expressa primitive form. These stem-like cells can be stimulated to grow by androgen,but unlike benign prostate cells or the majority of cells in the prostate tumor,such stem-like cells would not die when th...Extract from traditional Chinese herb enhances recovery in stressed cells
...acts from theChinese herb Scutellaria baicalensis, contain powerful antioxidants that cansignificantly reduce cellular damage due to free radicals--highly reactivecompounds that are generated during metabolism and which contribute to thenormal wear and tear of the cell. A rapid buildup of free radicals in ce......ing. Starting the week ofOctober 25 the site will contain lay-language versions of selected papers at theCol...other things, the instruments in a LPR/R recording contain aminimum of reflected sound from the room in which they were recorded. Theresearchers have found t...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...titutes of Health. Weaver said many nondairy foods contain calcium, and many vegan diets substitutevegetables...uch as muscle movement, including the heart. Bones contain muchof the body's calcium, and as the body ages it gets some of the calcium it needsby slowly breaki...Over 400 heart attacks every year in young women smokers could be prevented
...y, they suggest, because thetypes currently in use contain lower levels of the hormone estrogen than theirpredecessors. Heart attack is rare in young women, confirm the authors, but based on availabledata, they conclude, "About 400 cases [of heart attack] per year could beprevented and about 112 lives saved ...Studies of growth hormone result in new class of drugs
...senior scientist. Human and animal growth hormones contain a chain of 191 amino acids. Kopchick's research team discovered that by replacing the amino acid glycine -- number 119 in the chain in animals and 120 in humans -- with almost any other amino acid, the growth hormone turns from a growth hormone agoni......iety (AOCS). Soybeans and other food-source plants contain compounds, called phytoestrogens or isoflavones, which have been found to produce a variety of mild hormonal actions within the human body. Studies in recent years are confirming that the estrogenic effects of these compounds may be beneficial in pre...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
...dded L-serine to cells artificially constructed to contain the racemase enzyme, most of the L-serine was transformed to its D-serine twin. The researchers also found D-serine and serine racemase concentrated in astrocytes adjacent to NMDA receptors, but less common or nonexistent in other neural tissues. ...New treadmill 'scores' may help physicians better diagnose heart disease
...icians, especially at a time when we are trying to contain health care costs," he emphasizes. "The newest products of medical technology are adding tremendously to health care costs, yet our research shows they won't do a better job of diagnosing coronary disease than what we've got already." For example,...Traditional Chinese diet helps ward off heart disease
...ese buns or dumplings, each serving of which might contain an amount of meat equivalent to a small spoonful. "Hardly any ham, bacon, sausage or scrambled egg is eaten in the typical Pan Yu breakfast meal," Woo says. Lunch and dinner consist of two bowls of rice with steamed or stir-fried vegetables, again w...Teasing out the early steps of neurodegeneration
... the three-nucleotide DNA sequence CAG. Genes that contain this stutter have an unusually high number of CAG repeats, which in turn causes them to produce proteins with an abnormally long glutamine tract. A normal SCA1 gene has about 30 CAG repeats, which are interrupted by another triplet repeat sequence....Eastman gives Clemson University $38 million fiber technology
...re unique because their surfaces are engineered to contain deep channels. By comparison, most other fibers -- both man-made and natural -- have essentially smooth surfaces. It's those deep channels that give the material its phenomenal absorbency. Additional end products could include absorbent materials ...Bristol-Meyers Squibb submits NDA for new formulation of once daily videx(R)(didanosine)
...of VIDEX (R), also known as ddI. The new capsules contain enteric coated VIDEX beadlets designed to protect the essential medicine in VIDEX from degrading until it has passed through the stomach, thus eliminating the need for a buffer. If approved, VIDEX capsules will further reduce pill burden from two ta......tance between cars. A computer chip on board will contain a pre-programmed set of instructions to allow calculation of impending crash conditions. "One of those will gauge speed," Dr. Croft adds, "and if you are gaining on the car in front of you at what the computer is programmed to consider a dangerous ......ass surface of the device. Because cancerous cells contain more protein than normal cells, their additional density changes (by refraction) the speed of the laser light passing through them. This change is registered as a difference in output frequency by a receiver and transmitted by optical fiber to a lap...