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Weighting cancer drugs to make them hit tumors harder
...ted." The optimal molecular weight for the drug's highest accumulation inside tumors was between 40,000 and 70,000, the study showed. At this weight, a large percentage of the drug was concentrated near the blood vessels of the tumor, where cancer cells tend to proliferate more rapidly. Drugs of lower molec...UCR researchers design chip that can improve citrus varieties
...l data from the citrus GeneChip have fulfilled our highest expectations." ...Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds
...er 100,000 in adults. As with adults, the rate was highest in the month before treatment and declined by about 60 percent after treatment began. Given recent public concern over a possible link between suicide and antidepressants, Simon says he fears people may mistakenly believe that suicidal behavior is...Imaging study links key genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease to myelin breakdown
... or fat, with very high cholesterol content -- the highest of any brain tissue. The high cholesterol content allows myelin to wrap tightly around axons, speeding messages through the brain by insulating these neural "wire" connections. As the brain continues to develop in adulthood and as myelin is produced...Contaminants linked to sturgeon decline in Columbia river
...ing in the reservoir behind the oldest dam had the highest contaminant loads," Feist added, "and exhibited reduced growth and reproductive fitness when compared to fish sampled in other locations. These data suggest that some contaminants may be accumulating behind dams over time." North America's largest f...New licensing agreement to maximize AIDS drug development
...resident of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals.Currently, the highest rates of infection in women are in sub-Saharan Africa and rates are increasing in women in South and Southeast Asia. CONRAD has been involved in the research of nearly every microbicide currently in clinical trials. They are currently managing a sec...Alzheimer's found to be mostly genetic
...imates of Alzheimer's risk varied widely, with the highest numbers sometimes greeted with skepticism. "Our finding confirms the higher estimates that have been suggested previously. The important thing is that no one has had this large a sample before," Gatz said, adding the size was 10 times that of any pr...MIT research holds promise for Huntington's treatment
...ly promote the formation of large inclusions. The highest concentration of protein inclusions was found when the researchers applied a compound they called B2 to cells cultivated in the laboratory. The compound also had a strong protective effect against proteasome disruption, thus blocking one of the toxic...Nearly half of people who need cholesterol treatment don't get it
...l was lowest in study participants who were at the highest risk of developing heart vessel disease. Cholesterol disorders ?such as having "good" cholesterol that is too low or "bad" cholesterol that is too high ?are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in the Un...Avian flu transmission to humans may be higher than thought
...ect contact with sick or dead poultry produced the highest risk for flu-like illness. "Low socioeconomic status, female sex, and young or old age were also risk factors for the disease," they note. The researchers estimate that between 650 and 750 cases could be attributed to direct contact with sick or de...Some like it hot: Worms at deep-sea vents favor a fiery 45-55°C
...when given a choice of conditions, giving them the highest thermal preference of any animal studied to date. This unique preference for extreme temperatures may be the undersea worms' meal ticket, since they are apparently the only animals able to access -- and feast on -- lush mats of bacteria that thrive a...Plant-derived vaccines safeguard against deadly plague
...uinea pigs vaccinated with V antigen alone had the highest survival rates. "This study provided validation of our plant expression system, that it can produce the bacterial antigens in a native form that will allow for an appropriate immune response against a bacterial pathogen." Mason. Critical to the ...Component in soy products causes reproductive problems in laboratory mice
...litter, and fewer pregnancies. Mice receiving the highest level of genistein, 50 mg/kg per day, had a high percentage of egg cells that remain in clusters, unable to separate and therefore develop abnormally. The researchers explain that oocytes that remain in clusters are less likely to become fertilized ...Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases
...nding these disease-causing variants is one of the highest priorities of current biomedical research. "Virtually all diseases have a hereditary component, transmitted from parent to child through the three billion DNA letters that make up the human genome," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of...HPV subtype associated with squamous cell skin cancers
...s to multiple types of HPV was associated with the highest risk of SCC, but the association had limited statistical precision. Infection with HPV types from the genus alpha, which includes HPV 16, has been associated with other epithelial cancers such as cervical cancer. Genus beta HPVs, which includes HPV......idence was relatively high, actual nonpaternity is highest in Mexico and lowest among the Kohanim lineages of Sephardic Jews. ...NHGRI announces new sequencing targets
...ancis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. The plan given the highest priority is a project to identify structural variations in the human genome, which will characterize the most common types of structural variation in human DNA. The effort will use 48 human DNA samples donated for the recently completed International...Brain differences could explain why males and females experience pain relief differently
...Thus, the management of pain has become one of the highest priorities in health care. Chronic pain from inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia are the most prevalent and pervasive forms of chronic pain. Clinical evidence suggests that women are much more likely to experience chronic fo...New compound protects against liver cancer
...crograms per rat and a 99 percent reduction at the highest dose of 5 milligrams. Like other compounds derived from oleanolic acid, CDDO-Im also has strong anti-inflammatory properties, which the researchers say makes it ideally suited to the prevention of certain cancers. "When cells become inflamed, they c...NJIT engineer poised to take stem cell research a step forward
...ational recognition. Two years ago, she earned the highest honor given to a young researcher by President Bush: The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Her research has also led to two major stem-cell discoveries: One showing that stem cells, when mixed with scaffolds, can help re...Other Tagscareers 2barriers 2barriers 3barriers 4barriers 5barriers 6extensive 2extensive 3extensive 4extensive 5extensive 6extensive 7extensive 8extensive 9extensive 10addictive 2Other Contentsfixationfixationfixationfixationfixationfixationfixationfixationcarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarboncarriercarriercarriercarriercarriercarriercarriercarriercarriercartilagecartilagecartilagecartilagecartilagecartilagecartilagedivisiondivisiondivisiondivisiondivisiondivisiondivisionanabolismanabolismnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleusnucleuscellularcellularcellularcellularcellularcellularcellularcellularcellular
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Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function 2Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function 3Europe's flora is becoming impoverished 2Europe's flora is becoming impoverished 3New inherited eye disease discovered 2Cinergy Health Names Dr Margaret Lewin Chief Medical Director 56029 1Cinergy Health Names Dr Margaret Lewin Chief Medical Director 56029 2Stream57 to Webcast PCMA Midwest Chapter Meeting Live on Sept 30th 4937 1Stream57 to Webcast PCMA Midwest Chapter Meeting Live on Sept 30th 4937 2Pfizer Pays a Record Amount to Settle Federal and State Fraud Investigations Into Illegal Off Label Marketing Practices 56020 1Pfizer Pays a Record Amount to Settle Federal and State Fraud Investigations Into Illegal Off Label Marketing Practices 56020 2Pfizer Pays a Record Amount to Settle Federal and State Fraud Investigations Into Illegal Off Label Marketing Practices 56020 3Pfizer Pays a Record Amount to Settle Federal and State Fraud Investigations Into Illegal Off Label Marketing Practices 56020 4(Date:12/14/2009)... Dec. 14 On December 9, 2009, the ... federal government,s position that private insurance companies are "plans" ... ,, Although other federal courts have held that contracts ... jurisdiction under Title 18 Section 1347, US vs. ... itself has been held to be a "plan," because, ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... men whose disease had been treated, hadn,t spread, study ... appears to reduce the risk of death in male ... began in January 1986, included 668 men who,d been ... colon cancer that had not spread (nonmetastatic cancer). Every ... them about any new cancer and disease diagnoses, as ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... But the bump in odds is small and shouldn,t ... (HealthDay News) -- Older women who take antidepressants may ... stroke and death compared to women not on the ... can be different from clinical significance," stressed Dr. Jordan ... Medical School, and lead author of a report in ...
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(Date:12/14/2009)... treated and highly stigmatized, according to psychiatrists Charles ... Ph.D. So these Washington University physicians have written ... "Demystifying Psychiatry," Zorumski and Rubin, who have more ... and helping patient families, say some of the ... from a lack of understanding psychiatry and what ...
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