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Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

...be part of this new Ocean Tracking Network and the promise it holds of enlarging the number and variety of species under surveillance throughout a new, integrated global network." Changing the way the world sees the oceans Dr. O'Dor says the Ocean Tracking Network has agreed with local authorities to inst...

New genes implicated in rheumatoid arthritis

...h a clear abundance in RA, this study supports the promise of microarray analysis to not only provide further insights into the genetic components of this inflammatory disease, but also to help identify candidates for therapeutic intervention. ...

Polymers show promise for lab-on-a-chip technology

...anical properties. They believe the material holds promise as a microscale building block. It's now up to other engineers and scientist to take this knowledge and create useful microscale devices. The most commonly cited goal among micro- and nanoscale researchers is to create a lab-on-a-chip ?a tiny syste...

UF scientists test improved gene therapy method for hereditary heart conditions

...ve genes with a single injection into a vein holds promise for long-lasting treatments of hereditary diseases of the heart, University of Florida researchers report. UF researchers used the approach to successfully reverse symptoms in mice with a form of muscular dystrophy that damages the heart. They also...

Speeding discovery of the 'human cancer genome'

...hich they are a part, are also those with the most promise as potential targets for cancer drugs, according to the researchers. "With improvements in genome technology, we've found that human cancer is noisy," said Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Scott Lowe of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. ...

New device could cut chemotherapy deaths

...g drugs locally, but the new system showed greater promise because it could achieve better control when delivering the drug. A patent application has been filed on the drug delivery system, and drug companies across the world are expected to express great interest in the new technology. Dr Perera has been w...

Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader

...0-acre lake is now in its sixth year. It holds the promise of a rare victory in the war against introduced invasive species. Since 2001, the UW-Madison researchers, aided by a small army of undergraduate students and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has succeeded in significantly reduci...

Biomarkers may hone anti-aging therapies

Lotions and potions that promise to remove wrinkles and other effects of aging crowd cosmetics aisle shelves, but do these treatments really work? Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have identified new molecular indicators -- or "biomarkers" -- of aging in the skin ...

Radiotherapy advance points way to noninvasive brain cancer treatment

...tely needed to current therapies that offer little promise for extending life. De Stasio says it will be a year before it is known whether the treatment works in animal models, and likely another five to ten years before clinical trials and available treatments would emerge. While the human health payoff se...

Proteins stop blood-vessel and tumor growth in mice

...We are thrilled that the fibulins continue to show promise as we move into animal models," said Dr. Schiemann...roducing the fibulins' effects, it would hold more promise as a viable therapy. ...

Secrets of the sea yield stronger artificial bone

...eir ice-templated fabrication technique also holds promise for many applications in addition to artificial bone. The scaffolding can be made from any solution, not just hydroxyapatite, and the space between the layers can be infiltrated with a wide range of molten metals, polymers, and resins. Ultimately, t...

New weapon in battle against osteoporosis

... is carrying the relevant mutation, so the results promise improved and faster diagnosis. Second, they have drawn attention to a previously unknown regulatory mechanism, making it a focus of osteoporosis research. Here lies the chance of developing new medicines in the long-term. ...

HIV vaccine takes different tack to boosting immune response

...ointing, but Chen says his laboratory results hold promise to make current HIV vaccines work better. SOCS1 was found to be part of a pathway that not only controls the production of compounds (cytokines) that stimulate inflammation but also plays a critical role in regulating the potency of anti-HIV immune r...

Ancient fossil DNA found preserved in crystal

...r DNA from untreated bone. This method holds much promise for the future analysis of ancient DNA in bones in yielding more reliable and authentic results than has previously been possible, and may help in unearthing the mysteries of our ancestral past. ...

Berkeley researchers lay groundwork for cell version of DNA chip

...y of California at Berkeley. This technique holds promise for a wide variety of applications, including biosensors, drug-screening technologies, the growing of artificial tissues and the design of neural networks. "Just as DNA chips revolutionized genome analysis, we hope to make cell chips (self-assembled...

Rewind, please: Nature paper shows that cell division is reversible

...t and metastasis of certain cancers. It also holds promise for the prevention and treatment of birth defects and a wide variety of other conditions. "Dr. Gorbsky's results provide elegant proof that the cell cycle must be precisely controlled," said Dr. Rodger McEver, OMRF vice president of research. "Now h...

Molecular mechanism may explain how fevers spark seizures

...oiding subsequent febrile seizures," he said. "The promise of knowing what causes the febrile seizures is part of the excitement about this work." Kang got interested in febrile seizures when she was working as a neurologist and epilepsy specialist in her native China. "I was always impressed by how quickl...

Potential heart benefit found in stem cells

...ebated areas of medical research today. While the promise of personalized medicine and effective treatments ...d blood-derived mesenchymal cells show significant promise in this function. In the first study, the team collected menstrual blood from six women to obtain ...

St. Jude projects 90 percent cure rate for ALL

... of the recent past, future treatment improvements promise to continually improve the survival rate of ALL, Evans said. For example, new drugs directed against the proteins made by genes linked to ALL will add to the options for treating this disease. "Multiple breakthroughs at St. Jude and elsewhere have t...

Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases

...ponse to treatment, is difficult. Both initiatives promise to rapidly identify the myriad genes in an individual that, taken together, contribute to an increased risk of illness ?or that increase the chances of a healthy life. As the genetic underpinnings of health and common diseases become clearer, researc...

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