Researchers use crippled poliovirus to attack brain cancer
...eptible to viruses of all sorts, making viruses an excellent invader to disrupt cancer's growth. "In cancer cells, the IRES from rhinovirus acts as the trigger that activates gene expression, but the genes being expressed -- the silver bullets in the gun, so to speak -- are all from the ...DuPont-led scientists unveil key nanotechnology discovery with use of DNA
...ependent DNA Assembly." Carbon nanotubes possess excellent electrical properties that make them potential building blocks in a broad range of nanotechnology-related electronic applications, including highly sensitive medical diagnostic devices and mini-transistors more than 100 times tinier than those found ...U.S. is poorly prepared for influenza pandemic, St. Jude experts warn
...St. Jude investigators warn that although there is excellent influenza vaccine technology available to respond rapidly to an outbreak, the legislative and infrastructure changes needed to translate these advances into public health benefits are extremely slow in coming. Intellectual property laws that limit or...Wanted: people to test orgasmatron
...ost instantly aroused. She described it as 'really excellent foreplay'," says Meloy. The woman, who had not had an orgasm for four years, wore the device for nine days and had sex with her husband on seven occasions. Meloy says she had an orgasm every time. "She even told me she had the first multiple orgasm...Brain signals from the paralyzed or injured captured by computer
...-loop control of a cortical prosthesis can produce excellent brain-controlled movements in virtual reality. After showing that a monkey can use direct brain control to control a robotic arm in 3D space while watching the movement in virtual reality, the researchers are now moving on to have the animal see and ...Immune memory from smallpox vaccination lasts more 50 years, according to Emory research
...ts. "Immune memory to smallpox vaccination is an excellent benchmark to help us understand the mechanisms of good vaccines and also to understand the longevity and stability of immune memory in the absence of revaccination or disease," said Dr. Ahmed. "Our findings may be useful as decisions are made about ...Study of deadliest form of stroke demostrates much lower mortality rates at high caseload hospitals
...lso some smaller centers that specialize and offer excellent care. Unfortunately, a significant number of patients are not taken to specialized centers when they suffer a SAH. We need more of these centers and we need to make sure that the medical personnel who first care for these patients recognize the pote...Outpatient pediatric visits good opportunity to help parents quit smoking
...iatricians or other medical practitioners offer an excellent opportunity to counsel parents about their own smoking and offer smoking cessation services. However, U.S. pediatricians and family practitioners are not regularly discussing smoking with parents, despite the fact that their professional organizatio...Drug improves brain structure in Alzheimer's patients
...n structures. Since MR had already proven to be an excellent tool for observing function and the changes in brain structures affected by AD, Krishnan and his team wondered if it would be possible to see how a drug affects those same structures. In the patients enrolled in this study, the researchers discovered...New mouse model of Alzheimer's, other diseases may clarify steps of brain degeneration
... and cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5). "This is an excellent animal model for any therapeutic approach toward p25 and its link to Alzheimer's and similar neurodegenerative diseases," says Li-Huei Tsai, HMS professor of pathology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute associate investigator, the study's lead autho...Liver transplants result in excellent survival rates for patients with liver cancer
... hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), researchers found excellent five-year survival results, with a steady improvem...al Oncology. "This study shows that we can achieve excellent survival with liver transplantation among patients with hepatoma, confirming similar results reporte...2003 winners of Collegiate Inventors Competition announced in NYC
...of Fame, said, "Collectively, these winners are an excellent example of what the Collegiate Inventors Competition encourages--curiosity and inventiveness that have led to ideas that could change our world. It's been an honor to recognize this dedicated, wide-ranging group." Undergraduate winner Colette Shen, 2...Fox Chase Cancer Center named best place to work in the US for academia researchers
... Nurses Association has recognized Fox Chase as an excellent workplace for nursing by honoring it with the Magnet award for nursing excellence. The subsidized daycare program for the children of employees is one of only 5 percent of daycare programs in the United States to receive national accreditation for i...St. Jude leukemia therapy overcomes differences in treatment outcome between black, white children
...conomically underprivileged, they enjoyed the same excellent treatment results as white children, according to Ching-Hon Pui, M.D., director of the St. Jude Leukemia/Lymphoma division. Pui is senior author of this study, which appears in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. De...Astrazeneca receives European approval for Seroquel; in bipolar mania
...compelling results which confirm SEROQUEL to be an excellent first line therapy for the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Individual licenses in the 14 European countries involved in the MRP will follow from the completion of this procedure. Health Authority approvals have also be...Scientist gets award for sending people to sleep
...s work through his continued research. This is an excellent example of how to combine basic medical and scient...ed that Professor Maze has been recognised for his excellent work in this important research area for the benefit of patients." Professor Maze is currently Depu...Gene expression profiling may lead to customized treatments for pediatric leukemia patients
... from epidemiological studies and have resulted in excellent overall long-term survival rates, but gene expression profiling may provide an even more precise profile of a patient's disease. Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., utilized DNA microarray technology to study the...Gastric bypass surgery resolves or improves diabetes in most patients, reports Pittsburgh study
...e 2 diabetes who underwent bypass surgery achieved excellent biochemical glycemic control and were able to reap the clinical benefits of withdrawing from most, if not all, anti-diabetes medications, including insulin," Dr. Schauer said. "Younger diabetes patients with less severe disease stand to gain more fro...CRESTOR (TM) improves apolipoprotein and lipid ratios - markers of cardiovascular disease risk
...and lipid ratios, and these new data reinforce the excellent efficacy of CRESTOR in reducing LDL-C and raising HDL-C in patients who have had, or are at risk of, serious cardiovascular events." On behalf of the MERCURY I study group, Professor Philip Barter, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia: con...Antigen targeted in therapy for melanoma also prompts immune response in brain tumor cells
...nase-related protein-2 (TRP-2) has proved to be an excellent target for immunotherapies. This study found that the TRP-2 antigen also was expressed at significant levels in glioma cells and that a strong immune response could be triggered against it. Tests were conducted on the genetic material of established...