DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
...y 290 patientsof BHT-3009 is already under way. If successful in MS, antigen-specific DNA vaccines can be developed for prevention or treatment of related diseases, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis, the authors conclude....'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for medical, energy, environmental breakthroughs
...ecognition of industrial work that has lead to the successful development and commercial sale of a technological...sts and chemical engineers who create commercially successful products that improve the quality of life. The keynote address at the awards ceremony will be give...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...gration and Quarantine. Communities that were most successful during the 1918 pandemic quickly enacted a variety of measures. Those planning for the next pandemic need to carefully consider how to best use these strategies to protect people and decrease the potential impact of the next pandemic in their communi...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...earing and balance experts at Johns Hopkins report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged or impaired sense of balance. Though human testing of the so-called multichannel vestibular prosthesis remains a few years away, the scientists say such a device, which is pa...Study shows radiofrequency ablation highly effective in treating kidney tumors
... new, minimally invasive treatment was 100 percent successful in eradicating small malignant kidney tumors in a study of more than 100 patients, report researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The patients underwent CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) at Wake Forest Baptist for...Trials underway for 'essential' new TB vaccine
...p people getting TB," says Dr McShane. Following successful safety trials in The Gambia, the drug has now entered phase II trials in The Western Cape in South Africa, where the incidence of TB disease in infants is 1 in 100 (despite BCG vaccination). It has first been tested in HIV negative adult volunteers a...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
... really pretty interesting....' It's been a very successful collaboration, Schneider added. A whole host of terrific students and other people on- and off-campus have helped this come to fruition, he noted. Without these students and collaborators, this work would be impossible....Stroke in nonvascular atrial fibrillation -- anti-coagulants better than anti-platelet therapy
... The results showed that anticoagulants were more successful than anti-platelet therapies at reducing stroke. They reduced the risk of a stroke in people with AF by about 33% compared with anti-platelet therapies. The anti-platelet therapies did, however, still have an effect, reducing the risk by 20% when com...Sucampo Pharmaceuticals submits supplemental new drug application for Lubiprostone to treat IBS-C
...he results of our clinical studies have led to the successful filing of a supplemental New Drug Application for a lower strength of lubiprostone [8 mcg, twice daily] for IBS-C. If approved, lubiprostone may offer a new treatment option for people living with this condition. Approximately 58 million American...UCLA, Italian chemists move closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery
...colleagues. This research is the result of a long, successful international collaboration between UCLA and the University of Florence, she said. Our colleagues in Italy are exceptional scientists. Co-authors on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences research are Lucia Banci, a professor of chemis...Millennium development goals: Are we on track?
...ogramming, and integrating mainstream lessons from successful action in humanitarian settings (saving lives and ...on just agriculture or just health; in order to be successful the many facets of the problem must all be addressed. Webb will continue to work with the many st...Damon Runyon renews its $2.25 million investment to support young clinical cancer investigators
...s fewer stem cells, decreasing the likelihood of a successful transplant. Dr. Delaney has developed novel methods for increasing the concentration of stem cells in cord blood. Her mouse studies and early patient trials show encouraging results and she plans to move this technique into larger clinical trials. ...Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography provides high contrast, 3-D look at breast cancer
...o imaging of animal tissues, but ours is the first successful demonstration of its use to detect cancer in deep-tissue, human breast imaging, Arjun Yodh, professor of physics at Penn, said. DOT uses near-infrared light to scan and provide cross-sectional and volumetric views of biological tissue. It is prom...Progress toward an antitumor vaccine
...ne system to form antibodies. Immunization is only successful if the vaccine is anchored to an immunizing carrier protein by means of a spacer, explains Kunz. This would be very easy to accomplish with polysaccharides, but turns out to be very complicated with glycoproteins, because the protein portion of the m...International Workshop on Cities, Science and Sustainability
...in a UN-sponsored international workshop examining successful approaches that address issues related to cities, ...studies can also include initiatives that were not successful in reaching their goals in part so that the lessons learned can be conveyed to a wider audience. Ci...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ip with an urgent vision for change is critical to successful quality improvement efforts in medical practices. The authors further cite specific leadership qualities, including the ability to manage and change process and selection of systematic changes capable of fulfilling the vision. Improving Medical Pra...Aussie research goes global through new grants
...portunity to develop their careers, he said. The successful applicants are: Dr Sarah Dennis, University of New South Wales: Will expand on work led by Professor Nicholas Zwar last year which looked at chronic disease management. She will travel to universities in the United Kingdom; Julie McDonald, Un...When HIV and liver disease co-exist
Since successful antiretroviral therapies have made HIV a treatable...tient is moribund, the authors report, adding that successful outcomes depend on the collaboration of surgeons, hepatologists, infectious disease specialists and ......ees, more and more costs appeared growing out of a successful attack, widening impacts. The bottom line of the study was that the installation of the defenses would be cost effective if three conditions prevail: 1) the probability of a MANPADS attack is greater than 40 percent over 10 years; 2) the economic l......ifferent approaches to promoting walking. The most successful were tailored to peoples needs and targeted at sedentary people or at those most motivated to change. These increased walking in the target groups by up to 30-60 minutes a week on average, at least in the short term. Given how little exercise most pe...