Kavli Institute's Journalist Workshop, June 13, at Cornell
...g nanoparticles in three dimensions. This workshop wraps up with direct interaction with several Cornell faculty, who will describe their current research with one slide and a three-minute pitch. Journalists can continue talking with more faculty at the evening reception and dinner. Nanotechnology goes re...'Wrapping' Gleevec fights drug-resistant cancer
...st a drug-resistant strain of cancer when the drug wraps the target with a molecular bandage that seals out water from a critical area. The research appears as a priority report in the journal's May 1 issue. The wrapping version of the drug known as WBZ-7 was created, produced and tested by three resea...Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
...vating genes "switches on" the Schwann cell, which wraps the nerve axon, the arm-like projection that conveys nerve impulses, in a myelin sheath. The scientists' research also resolved a long-standing mystery surrounding why a single mutant copy of the EGR2 gene disrupts the functioning of the normal EGR...Space technology benefits medical community
...hout such a device." The small, low-cost monitor wraps around a patient's finger and is secured with a bandage or medical tape. It contains two sensors that alternately record skin and ambient temperatures indicators of surface blood flow every 36 seconds. Interactive controls permit a patient to recor...Edible food wrap kills deadly E. coli bacteria
...ce items. Non-antimicrobial versions of these food wraps are now being made commercially by California-based Origami Foods in cooperation with the USDA for use in a small but growing number of food applications, including sushi wraps....Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder
...h leads to a loss of myelin, a fatty covering that wraps around and protects nerve fibers in the brain. Without myelin, nerves in the brain and other parts of the body cannot function properly. Previous studies have shown that individuals with late onset Krabbe's disease benefited when transplanted with st...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
... CorCap Cardiac Support Device, is a mesh sac that wraps around the heart and holds the enlarged left ventricle in. Bolling is part of a team that presented results at the AATS meeting from patients who had mitral valve surgery, some of whom were randomized to receive an Acorn CorCap at the same time. Som...