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Natural compound stops retinopathy

7/2/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes , a publication of the American Diabet... [Comments]Natural compound stops retinopathy

UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science

7/2/2009
Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found. Results from the study are published in the June issue of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Academic Medicine . The program,... [Comments]

Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution

7/2/2009
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, July 2, 2009 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research . The team of researchers from BGU's National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) set o... [Comments]

Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues

7/2/2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages. In the complete absence of stand-replacing disturbances via fire or timber harvest for... [Comments]

Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows

7/2/2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. In a study of more than 1,000 preterm infant autopsies, researchers found that there is a strong association between congenital brain defects... [Comments]

Evolution: Crabs go deep to avoid hot water

7/2/2009
Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant the king crab. The results, published this week in the Journal of Biogeography , reveal temperature as a driving force behind the speciation and radiation of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over... [Comments]

Rampant helper syndrome

7/2/2009
The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes, being bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical processes shared neither with bacteria nor with eukaryotes. Methanogenic archaeans, for example, can produce methane gas out of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The underlyi... [Comments]

All in sight

7/2/2009
Bremerhaven, July 2nd 2009. A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small... [Comments]All in sight

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Biology Technology

ACT Announces Partnership With Gilead Sciences Inc.

7/2/2009
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 2 Advanced Chemical Transport, one of the leading environmental companies in California, has announced a multi-year partnership with Gilead Sciences Inc., North America's third largest Bio-Med company. ACT will provide Environmental services - including hazardous Materials disposal, vacuum truck services, spill response, site specific services... [Comments]

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders Reports Need for Increasing Awareness of Eating Disorders in Males

7/2/2009
PHOENIX, July 2 As many as five to ten million males in the U.S. struggle quietly with an eating disorder because they're ashamed to admit they have the illness, reports Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders . Healthcare professionals, family members and close friends often are unaware of the high-risk behaviors in males that may signify an eating disord... [Comments]

avVaa World Health Care Products, Inc. Announces Engagement of Koeppel Direct for their DRTV-Direct Response Television Media Buying Campaign

7/2/2009
LUMBY, BC, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - avVaa World Health Care Products Inc. (Pink Sheets: AVVH), a global biotechnology company, manufacturer and distributor of nationally branded therapeutic, natural skin and health care products, announced the engagement of Koeppel Direct to manage their direct response media buying. Lorie Campbell-Farley, President/COO of avVaa World Health Care i... [Comments]

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings' Lead Compound, LB-1.2, Enhances the Effectiveness of Standard Cancer Chemotherapy in Animal Models

7/2/2009
EAST SETAUKET, N.Y., July 2 Lixte Biotechnology Holdings (OTC Bulletin Board: LIXT) announced today that investigators of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health and Lixte reported that its novel compound, LB-1.2, enhances the effectiveness of two standard chemotherapy... [Comments]

Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Completes Patient Enrolment in U.K. Combination REOLYSIN(R) and Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Head and Neck Cancer Trial

7/2/2009
CALGARY, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY ) announced today that patient enrolment has been completed in the Phase II component of a Phase I/II U.K. trial of REOLYSIN combined with paclitaxel/carboplatin for patients with advanced cancers. The principal investigators for the trial are Dr. Kevin Harrington of The Institute of Cancer Research, L... [Comments]

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