Microwaves May Provide Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
... modeling of the microwave sensor and aided in the development ofthe technology. "We believe that this technology...igning the microwave sensor saved several years of development time," Bridgessaid. "On the Cray supercomputers, we were able to simulate embedding a tumor withinr...Serious Crime Victims Risk PTSD, Multiple Disorders
... The relationship between being a crime victim and development of theseother mental disorders appears to be stron...arwhether the other disorders preceded or followed development of PTSD. Otherresearchers, Boudreaux and his colleagues say, "have found evidence that [these]disor...Ovarian Hormone Could Play Key Role In Easier, Safer Childbirth
...s and pigs for nursingtheir young by promoting the development of the mammary glands and nipples,Sherwood's team discovered. Sherwood is now working to understand how relaxin brings about its effects onthe cervix and to explore its potential asa cervical softening agent in labor induction. In pregnant women, rel...World's Premier Pharmaceutical Scientists Share Latest R&D Findings
...oal of AAPS is to improve human health through the development of better pharmaceuticals. For more information about AAPS, visit our web site at www.aaps.org....Scientists Discover How Aspirin Reduces Inflammation
...r said. "This kinase is anexcellent target for the development of novel anti-inflammatory agents." In this paper Gaynor and colleagues clearly define a molecular stepwhere aspirin and salicylate act to block the inflammatory cascade -- theyinhibit one of the proteins involved in the destruction of IkB. T...Cedars-Sinai Surgeons Present TeleSurgery
...ng a blood vessel that's important during a baby's development inthe womb. Once the child is born, the vessel wil...e surgical team to see andmaneuver inside, but the development of miniaturized lenses and tools allowssurgeons to accomplish the same results through smaller incis......od clots. Both tobacco-based products are still in development and have not undergone clinical trials. Cramer said tobacco has the potential to serve as the host for many other pharmaceutical proteins as well. Tobacco is exceptionally suited for use in producing pharmaceuticals because it is one of the most pr...American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists Announces 1998 Award Winners
... drug deliverysystems. His research spans from the development of controlled drug deliverysystems for conventional drugs to sophisticated delivery systems for proteins,genes and cells. Dr. Kim is Professor of Pharmaceutics and PharmaceuticalChemistry and Director of the Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery at...WFU And IntraVec To Develop Innovative Cancer And HIV Treatments
... basic research was done. IntraVec will manage the development process. IntraVec will build on research d...vice providers. Tobia said that IntraVec's development process begins with clinicaltrials early next year at Baylor, and that once human efficacy is establ...New Vaccine Being Tested In Prostate Cancer Patients
...e,carbohydrates on the surface of tumor cells. The development will be outlined in the November 20 Web edition of the Journalof the American Chemical Society, published by the American Chemical Society,the world's largest scientific society. It is scheduled to appear in the printversionof the peer-reviewed jour...Fructose Consumption May Accelerate Aging: Skin's Elasticity And Softness May Be Affected
...ion of sugar and proteins which contributes to the development of normalaging as well as to some complications of diabetes. Werman's and Levi's tests proved that blood fructose, cholesterol andclycated hemoglobin were significantly higher in fructose-fed rats. Fructose also affects skin col...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...dels that may show how the genesthat command brain development may be influenced by environmental factors likecaf...brain disorder, epilepsy. "To get a start on drug development for hypoxia-ischemia in newborns, it almostseems as if this issue would have to become personal for ......hecondition of wire as fine as a hair. The development marks the first use of this technology, called ahigh-resolution region-of-interest microangiographic digital detector, forviewing devices, called stents, placed inside blood vessels in the brain. Thestents can prevent stroke by shoring up weak spots...... allowed us to progress from leaddiscovery to lead development and in vivo efficacy in under a year. This is ani...gene regulation program, including the preclinical development of novel classesof anti-resorptive SERM drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. To expeditethe d...New approach supercharges immunotherapy
...lopment Corporationhas licensed the technology for development to Xcyte Therapies, based inSeattle. Thompson, Bluestone and June are founding scientists at the company....PAHO Director Urges Health Protection In Hurricane Talks
...with educationconstitutes the basics for equitable development in the 21st century."...Intensive Program Can Help Premature Babies Learn At the Start
Early, intensive intervention can boost development and academicachievement for premature and low birth-weight babies for a few years, but thebenefits appear to fade over time. University of Miami researchers have been following since birth morethan 400 children from a low income, multi-ethnic......ry immunostimulatoryDNA sequences (ISS-DNA), under development by Dynavax Technologies Corporation,can alter the ...d on this platform, Dynavax is focusingits initial development efforts on generating new therapeutics for the treatmentor prevention of allergies and asthma. Addit...Study Offers Hope For Immune Reconstitution After HIV Infection
...r in Dallas, measured agenetic byproduct of T-cell development in blood samples from 10 HIV-infectedand 30 uninfected individuals. Before they are released from the thymus, Tcells generate circular fragments of DNA, dubbed T-cell receptor rearrangementexcision circles, or TRECs. Previous studies showed that TR......ich are pieces of DNAproduced during normal T-cell development in the thymus, the scientists wereable to estimate the number of new T-cells produced by the thymus. The number ofthese cells in the blood indicates the level at which the thymus is functioning.The research showed that as HAART reduced the level of H...