New biotech company to commercialize novel UD gene-repair technology
...ation in a gene--which is like a spelling error, a single letter out of place, in its DNA code. The DNA nucleotide adenine (A), for example, might be replaced by guanine (G), cytosine (C) or thymidine (T). Kmiec and Parekh-Olmedo discovered a way to introduce a tiny fragment of DNA into a diseased cell to...UD receives $1.9 million for new spintronics center
... can detect the tiny magnetic field generated by a single nano-sized particle that can be used to label various biomolecules. "There could be numerous applications for such highly sensitive sensors," Xiao noted, "from increasing the early diagnosis of cancer, diabetes and other diseases in patients, to ad...Did drug reps encourage doctors to prescribe gabapentin for nonapproved uses?
...chers focused on data relating to visits made by a single representative to a doctor or small group of doctors, and collected 116 forms. The researchers classified the information available from the forms, identifying whether the "main message" related to approved uses of the drug or not; and extracting dat...Chronic family turmoil and other problems cause physical changes
...nificantly greater than with that of coping with a single event, even if that event was rather severe. "Moreover the burden appears to register in physiological systems that help us regulate our responses to stress," said Evans, the Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Ecology and professor of human dev...UQ researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure
...owed the cause of the condition in some cases to a single chromosome which could lead to a more streamlined diagnosis and even a cure by silencing the gene responsible....Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
... researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy. The team also has developed several other compounds which defeated the febrile disease in rodents after three oral doses. These pero...Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
...lly reduce the impact. In our most recent tests, a single dose of the designed compound reduced the beta-amyloid level by 30 percent." As a therapeutic target, memapsin 2 has an additional advantage because it belongs to a class of enzymes called aspartyl proteases. Researchers already have successfully c...Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
...itutes of Health have discovered how a defect in a single master gene disrupts the process by which several ...resolved a long-standing mystery surrounding why a single mutant copy of the EGR2 gene disrupts the functioning of the normal EGR2 gene, leading to a disorder...CO2 storage in coal can be predicted better
...s and pure CO2 to determine the uptake capacity of single and multi-component gasses. In both wet and dry experiments, CO2 was strongly absorbed and CH4 was released. This methane production in a coal seam can vary over the course of time. Mazumder developed two estimating methods to gain a better understan...Satellite images aid implementation of agricultural reforms
...ncluding hedges, tree rows, water ponds, walls and single trees, without authorisation of national administr...e. In combination with digital aerial images, even single trees can be delineated. By comparing older and recent images of these same areas with the processed...Wired for sound: How the brain senses visual illusions
...nal of Neuroscience. When subjects were shown a single flash of light interposed between two brief sounds, many subjects reported seeing two distinct flashes of light. Investigating the timing and location of the brain processes that underlie this illusory effect the illusion of seeing two flashes in t...Richard Mayeux awarded AAN Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer's research
...a research. The Potamkins have been the Academys single largest individual donor since 1988, providing more than $2 million to fund the Potamkin Prize....Nancy Brinker and Lance Armstrong honored with Centennial Medals at the AACR 2007 Annual Meeting
...ng Komen aside from the federal government -- the single largest source of funds for breast cancer research and programs in the United States. Ambassador Brinker has also been a strong advocate in the political arena, serving on the National Cancer Advisory Board, the President's Cancer Panel and the s...Experimental flu vaccine appears promising in early tests
.... Participants were randomly assigned to receive a single injection of saline placebo (n = 154); 75 g of an rHA0 vaccine containing 15 g of hemagglutinin from influenza A/New Caledonia/20/99(H1N1) and influenza B/Jiangsu/10/03 virus and 45 g of hemagglutinin from influenza A/Wyoming/3/03 (H3N2) virus (n = 1...Tai Chi boosts immunity to shingles virus in older adults, NIH-sponsored study reports
... of VZV immunity, people in both groups received a single injection of VARIVAX, the chickenpox vaccine that was approved for use in the United States in 1995. Nine weeks later, the investigators did blood tests to assess each participant's level of VZV immunity, comparing it to immunity at the start of the ...Radiofrequency ablation effective treatment for inoperable lung cancer
...heat and destroy abnormal cells, is performed in a single day as an outpatient procedure, is minimally invasive and has few side effects. In his study, Dr. Dupuy and a research team evaluated the outcomes of 153 patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided RF ablation for 189 inoperable lung can...Rhode Island Hospital study confirms RF ablation effective for treating inoperable lung cancer
...e effects. RF ablation, however, is performed in a single day on an outpatient basis, is minimally invasive and has few side effects. Dupuy says, "Our study has shown that this minimally invasive procedure can successfully treat patients with lung cancer who could not undergo surgery in one fairly simple...'Smart' sunglasses and goggles let users adjust shade and color
Imagine a single pair of glasses with lenses that can be transparen...l stay that way without power for about 30 days. A single watch battery is able to power thousands of transitions, Xu said. Organic molecules allowed the re...Disease management programs improve long-term outcomes
...415-5) While data from previous smaller, mostly single center, trials has shown that nurse-led heart failure programs are beneficial for heart failure patients, no head-to-head comparisons between different nurse-led disease management programs have been reported to date. The purpose of the Coordinating...Jefferson scientists find that drug-eluting stents are disappointing in bypass grafts -- sometimes
...llimeters of disease or three or more lesions in a single bypass). Focal disease is considered to be less of a problem in the veins of patients who have undergone heart bypass surgery. Diffuse disease means that the artery is much more clogged and therefore at greater risk of re-clogging. Thirty nine pe...