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Buckyball Has the Ability to Fight Against Allergy: Research

..., are the first to demonstrate that buckyballs are able to block allergic response in human cell culture e...s the main author of the paper, the buckyballs are able to 'interrupt' the allergy/immune response by holding back a crucial process in the cell that leads ...

New Tumor Markers for Pancreatic Cancer

.... Since all cells have similar genes, they are all able to give the same range of orders. However, depending on their role and the signs and information they receive from their surroundings, each cell type sends only specific messages at any one time. While in normal cells this process is carried out f...

Employer Leave Helps the Parents of Chronically Ill Kids

...ration study issued today,working parents are more able to care for their chronically ill children when given greater access to federal and employer-provided time off from their jobs. We found that having the time and financial flexibility to miss work is clearly important for parents who have children...

Novel Method to Inhibit Prostate Cancer

... Goldstein, a student of Prof. Simon Benita, was able to show that attaching trastuzumab molecules to the surface of oil droplets in nanoemulsions made possible the targeting of such droplets to cells over-expressing the HER2 receptor. He coupled trastuzumab with emulsions containing the toxic agent p...

California Government to Revoke License of LA Hospital

...at it could rescind its action if the hospital was able to show that it met state and federal standards. "We're really worried that the people will think the hospital closes tomorrow," said Sandra Shewry, director of the state health services agency. "It doesn't mean that. Services continue while this p...

Neurological Disorder Gene Identified

...nt in human genetics, pursued answers. Chow was able to identify the gene involved, called FIG4, and find the mutation responsible for the symptoms in less than three years. Thats a third of the time it might have taken two decades ago, in part because of valuable data from the Human Genome Project, Me...

Aedes Agypti Mosquitos Immune System Revealed

...une system that fights off the pathogen, we may be able to use this knowledge to enhance specific reactions of the immune systems in other mosquitoes to control the spread of the disease....

'Hi, can You Hear Me? I'm at 30,000 Feet'

...e means European consumers will be the first to be able to use the technology with Air France, Ryanair, British low-cost BMI and Portugal's TAP. Approval from a handful of national telecommunication regulators are the final hurdles, Lake said. "What we are confident of now is that we'll have pan-European ...

Maths Theory Shows Genetic Pattern of Tumour Growth

...ncer. If we know what cancer is doing, we might be able to find ways to fight it, said Komarova, Associate Professor of Mathematics at UCI. In order to determine the patter of genetic changes that leads to the most robust tumour growth, Komarova and her colleagues used a mathematical technique called op...

Two-year-old Joins Mensa, Becomes Its Youngest Ever Genius

...ded. Georgia, who is at nursery school, was also able to tell the dissimilarity between pink and purple, a talent which most children learn at primary school age. 'I said to her, 'What a pretty pink skirt, and you have tights and shoes to match'. She said, 'They're not pink, they're purple'. Most chil...

Modified Drug Therapy for Alzheimers Disease

... be the first disease-modifying therapy. It may be able to prevent and reverse the disease." CoMentis Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in San Francisco, is initiating the clinical trials of the experimental drug CTS-21166. Ghosh, who has dual appointments in the departments of chemistry and medic...

Genetic Cause of Inherited Eye Diseases Identified

... Armed with this knowledge, researchers hope to be able to more quickly find the exact genetic mutations that cause these 23 cilia diseases, which include eye and kidney diseases, among others. Pierce is a pediatric ophthalmologist who specializes in caring for children with inherited retinal degenerati...

Autism Could Be Related to Higher Level of Growth Hormones

...is study is confined to boys. Researchers were not able to rope in enough volunteers from girls for the project. Anyway autism itself tends to afflict boys more than girls. "The study authors have uncovered a promising new lead in the quest to understand autism," said Dr. Duane Alexander, Director of th...

Protein Targets for Carcinogenesis

...f a Ub-binding domain (UBD) in the protein that is able to recognize Ub. This type of protein is of utmost importance for the cell because it can distinguish between ubiquitinated and non-ubiquitinated proteins, explains Dr. Daniela Hoeller, the responsible scientist. UBD-proteins are the key to the effec...

Now, It's Possible to Trace Marijuana to Its Roots

...roin and cocaine. The potential is there for being able to do this for marijuana as well," claimed Wooller, adding that the key lies at the atomic level. Of particular interest to Wooller and his colleagues are the stable isotopes of four elements: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. "The marijuana...

Ex-IITian-designed Alzheimer's Drug's Human Clinical Trials Begin

... be the first disease-modifying therapy. It may be able to prevent and reverse the disease," Ghosh, who did his MSc from MSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1981. CoMentis Inc., a San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical firm co-founded by Professor Ghosh and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation...

New Vaccine for CMV Infection

...of all adults. Until now, scientists havent been able to develop a vaccine to protect against CMV, said ...responses generated by the viral infection are not able to eradicate the virus....

Stem Cell Licensing Deal Positions Toronto as World Leader in Technology

...ilical cord and we are extremely pleased to now be able to provide this opportunity to parents across the U.S., says Professor John E. Davies at U of Ts Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, senior inventor of the technology. This is a great example of how a university can facilitate the t...

Slovenia Cracks Down on Smoking

...from the current 15 years. Merchants will also be able to ask for ID to check the age of young tobacco buyers....

US Trying Hard to Provide Proper Treatment for Wounded Soldiers

...to being in a war zone; "affective psychoses" (not able to function or care for themselves); neuroses; respiratory or chest symptoms; depression; head and neck problems (including traumatic brain injury); epilepsy; infections, and muscle pulls and strains. "I don't want to try to say these are not war-r...

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