Adding Radiation Therapy To Chemotherapy Improves Survival In Patients With High-risk Breast Cancer
...the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, discuss the use of locoregional radiation therapy in breast cancer patients and note that fewer clinicians accept its use in moderate-risk patients. "Because uncertainties continue about the effectiveness of locoregional radiation therapy after mastectomy in...Novel Asthma Study Shows Multiple Genetic Input Required; Single-gene Solution Shot Down
...the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, discuss the use of locoregional radiation therapy in breast cancer patients and note that fewer clinicians accept its use in moderate-risk patients. "Because uncertainties continue about the effectiveness of locoregional radiation therapy after mastectomy in...Deficient DNA Repair Capacity Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
...e in London and the University of Torino in Italy, discuss the difficulties in designing studies of DNA repair capacity and the need for the development of better laboratory tests for such studies. "When DNA repair capacity can be measured easily and quickly, the scientific community will be able to clearly ...Taking Aim With Nanoparticle PEBBLEs
...wo." Kopelman's collaborators on the work he will discuss in San Diego are Martin Philbert, professor of toxicology and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health; Brian Ross, a professor of biological chemistry and of radiology in the Medical School; Alnawaz Rehemtulla, an associate profess...Probing The Promise And Perils Of Nanoparticles
...e students Pascale Leroueil and Seungpyo Hong will discuss their research at the 229th national meeting of th...he work that Banaszak Holl, Hong and Leroueil will discuss is one of several major research programs under way in the U-M Center for Biologic Nanotechnology—a ...Measuring the impact of post-genomics on Mediterranean populations
...ork for networks of potential partners to meet and discuss project ideas they could submit in answer to the December 2004 call for proposals under the INCO-MPC (International Co-operation-Mediterranean Partner Countries) scheme. Under the Sixth Framework Programme’s (FP6) ‘Specific measures in support of in...Genrate: a generative model that finds and scores new genes and exons in genomic microarray data
...ome-wide expression data that we have created, and discuss the statistical significance of the genes found by GenRate. Three of the highest-ranking gene structures found by GenRate, each containing thousands of bases from the genome, are confirmed using RT-PCR experiments. ...Probing the promise and perils of nanoparticles
...e students Pascale Leroueil and Seungpyo Hong will discuss their research at the 229th national meeting of th...he work that Banaszak Holl, Hong and Leroueil will discuss is one of several major research programs under way in the U-M Center for Biologic Nanotechnology---...Polymers with copper show promise for implanted sensors
...blood. U-M chemistry professor Mark Meyerhoff will discuss the work March 15 at the 229th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, Calif. "The idea we had, when we started working on this problem about eight years ago, was to try to mimic what occurs in the human body to prevent clott...New Drugs For Bad Bugs: UF Approach Could Bolster Antibiotic Arsenal
...iotic a year is approved,?said Derendorf, who will discuss the technique Saturday (March 5) at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Orlando. “That’s certainly not enough. Even more worrisome, there are very few in the pipeline right now. Meanwhile, the requ...Disease diagnosis, biodefense among UH chemical research projects
...Chone Chow, assistant professor of chemistry, will discuss "Thermodynamics of interactions between glucose and maltose binding protein." His group's poster presents progress toward better understanding of the chemical and physical driving forces of carbohydrate-protein interactions that are important in biol...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...ownstream targets," adds Arlinghaus, who also will discuss the work in a mini symposium at the AACR meeting. RNAi has been employed as a laboratory tool to knock down expression of genes in a variety of cells and organisms. It works by introducing a small double-stranded RNA (RNAi) that specifically targets...What's really making you sick? Plant pathologists offer the science behind Sick Building Syndrome
...s, legal issues, and possible solutions as well as discuss proactive strategies to be taken during house construction in order to control mold, insect, and mite-related allergens. The workshop will be held Saturday, July 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center. Members of the media a...Basis for DNA ejection from single phage particles
...ned physical interruptions in the DNA. The authors discuss the relevance of this stepwise ejection to the transfer of phage DNA in vivo. ### Stéphanie Mangenot, Marion Hochrein, Joachim Rädler, and Lucienne Letellier: "Real-Time Imaging of DNA Ejection from Single Phage Particles" The other members of the...Scientists generate patient-specific stem cells, Science study says
...dred Cho from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA discuss international oversight and ethical issues in oocyte donation, including the need to promote realistic expectations of the outcomes of stem cell research. The Korean researchers who performed this stem cell research improved upon their protocols tha...SuperLigands - a database of ligand structures derived from the Protein Data Bank
...dred Cho from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA discuss international oversight and ethical issues in oocyte donation, including the need to promote realistic expectations of the outcomes of stem cell research. The Korean researchers who performed this stem cell research improved upon their protocols tha...Comprehensive biodefense text published
... smallpox, brucellosis, glanders, and Q fever, and discuss what is known about the aerosol route of infection and the process of decontamination. Contained in the 25 chapters is an extensive discussion of preparation and military support for possible acts of bioterrorism, medical count ermeasures, emerging...TrueBlue Archive Will Store Raw Life Sciences Data for Proteomics and Drug Testing
... smallpox, brucellosis, glanders, and Q fever, and discuss what is known about the aerosol route of infection and the process of decontamination. Contained in the 25 chapters is an extensive discussion of preparation and military support for possible acts of bioterrorism, medical count ermeasures, emerging...Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV
...rgely due to time constraints, and a reluctance to discuss a sexually transmitted infection with women," said...an be better prevented, we're encouraging women to discuss with their healthcare provider their HPV risk, get regular screenings with the Pap test and, if they...... Yale University, to use the journal as a forum to discuss the issue and attempt to resolve their differences in opinion. Both authors agree that the respiratory rhythm requires specialised nerve cells (central chemoreceptors) to power the rhythm, but the issue highly debated by Guyenet and Richerson is the...