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Aspirin discovery may improve cancer treatments
... which salicylates inhibit protein synthesis could lead to the design of more effective aspirin-like drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer," Professor Williams said. ...Researchers design pulsed mircrojet system to deliver protein drugs without pain or bruising
... a professor of chemical engineering at UCSB and a lead author of the paper. The system was designed as an alternative to the macro-scale systems that had been causing pain and bruising. "We realized that we had to find a way to stop the jets from going deep into the skin," says Mitragotri. "Speeding the ...Changes in amino acids in the 1918 influenza virus cut transmission
...emics occur every 10 to 40 years, the factors that lead to the emergence of pandemic viruses are not well understood, explains study co-author Adolfo García-Sastre, PhD, Professor of Microbiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "What's most threatening is the possibility of another pandemic, similar to......ers' secrets and imitating their technique. A team lead by Thomas Scheibel at the Technical University of Munich has now made a step in the right direction. As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the interaction between hydrophilic (water friendly) and lipophilic (fat friendly) properties of the...Study finds antibiotic resistance in poultry even when antibiotics were not used
...ibiotic ?in poultry, citing concerns that it could lead to resistance in human antibiotics such as Cipro, ... to recreate experimentally conditions that should lead to the swapping of resistance genes among bacteria. Lee said these events ?known as the horizontal t...Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
...the basic knowledge gained from this research will lead to a greater understanding of genetic diversity in related organisms and should lead to developments in human health and bioremediation.? The combination of mass spectrometry support ...Researchers identify gene involved in dog size
....D. from NHGRI’s Cancer Genetics Branch, served as lead author. “By learning how genes control body size in dogs, we are apt to learn something about how skeletal body size is genetically programmed in humans. We also will increase our data set of genes likely to play a role in diseases such as cancer,...Researchers learn what sparks plant growth
...ired," said Chory. "This knowledge will ultimately lead to our ability to increase yield, while decreasing the need for fertilizer and pesticides."...Arsenic in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans, C&EN reports
...ey and colon cancer, while low-level exposures can lead to partial paralysis and diabetes, the article notes. Use of roxarsone has become a topic of increasing controversy. A growing number of food suppliers have stopped using the compound, including the nation’s largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods,...The sturdier sex? -- Study by Pittsburgh scientists finds female stem cells work better
...or. Furthermore, investigations such as ours could lead to a better understanding of sex-related differenc...tion after exposure to oxidative stress, which may lead to cell depletion and a proliferative advantage for female cells after cell transplantation." ...Selectivity is ultimate aphrodisiac
...pecial are a big draw," said Paul W. Eastwick, the lead author of the study and a Northwestern graduate student in psychology. "The wild part is that our speed-daters were negotiating all of these subtleties with only four minutes for each date." "Selective vs. Unselective Romantic Desire: Not All Reci...Pitt study notes decline in male births in the US and Japan
... unexplained,?said Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., lead investigator of the study, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute’s Center for Environmental Oncology and professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. “We know that men who work with some so...Cambodian vulture nests offer hope for species
... that is highly toxic to vultures. Diclofenac has lead to global population declines as high as 99 percen...reness-raising. Satellite-collaring of animals has lead to a greater understanding of which areas are important to the two most threatened species, while si...The penalty of having a sister -- why sibling sex matters for male saiga antelopes
...rom Imperial College London's Division of Biology, lead author of the paper, explains that although they do not yet understand the precise mechanism behind this suboptimal development in male twins, its existence is clear. "When siblings in a litter vary in sex, maternal investment should be sex-specific,...Better assessment of transfusions could save blood
...New research shows that alternative treatments may lead to fewer transfusions, conserving critical blood supplies in hospitals. The report is published in Seminars in Dialysis. Phlebotomy, the removing of blood from the body, has been seen as a major factor contributing to anemia, but recent research sh...Researchers identify ovarian cancer biomarkers
...elp us down the road in treatment decisions," says lead study author Ronald Buckanovich, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Buckanovich was at the University of Pennsylvania when he conducted this research. T...Brown cancer biologists identify major player in cell growth
...our basic understanding of cell division, it could lead to better cancer drugs. And they're needed. Cancer touches everyone." During the cell cycle, the four-phase process of cell division, there is a period when the biochemical brakes are put on and cells become inactive. Then the process is kick-star...Imaging pinpoints brain regions that 'see the future'
...e mental images of the future," says Karl Szpunar, lead author of the study and a psychology doctoral student in Arts & Sciences at Washington University. "Our findings provide compelling support for the idea that memory and future thought are highly interrelated and help explain why future thought ...New details on how the immune system recognizes influenza
... the Vaccine Discovery division at LIAI and is the lead investigator on the project. For the current study, Dr. Sette and his colleagues examined 600 different epitopes from 58 different strains of influenza A virus. One of their main goals was to determine how conserved, or similar, epitopes are betwe...It's OK for men with high blood pressure to have a drink or two, new study finds
..., and diet," said Joline Beulens, MSc, the study's lead author. "This study indicates that if they drink alcohol in moderation they may not need to change their drinking habits." Beulens reiterated that alcohol consumption of more than three drinks a day raises blood pressure and risk of hypertension,...Other Tagsgranted 2granted 3granted 4granted 5granted 6granted 7granted 8doctor 2doctor 3doctor 4doctor 5doctor 6doctor 7doctor 8doctor 9doctor 10expected 2expected 3expected 4expected 5expected 6expected 7expected 8expected 9expected 10biotechnology 2biotechnology 3biotechnology 4biotechnology 5giants 2pharmaceutical 2pharmaceutical 3pharmaceutical 4pharmaceutical 5pharmaceutical 6pharmaceutical 7pharmaceutical 8pharmaceutical 9pharmaceutical 10beat 2Other Contentsmyalgiamutemycosismycoplasmamycoplasmamycoplasmamyelomamyelomamyelomamyelomamyelomamyelomagravismyastheniamyelitis
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