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Chemists identify key gene in development of type 1 diabetes

...ved in this complex disease, but it is certainly a promising target for its prevention and treatment." In prel...lock the formation of this particular protein is a promising approach for fighting diabetes, they say. "The MIF gene may be regulating other genes involved in t...

Towards precise classification of cancers based on robust gene functional expression profiles

...ved in this complex disease, but it is certainly a promising target for its prevention and treatment." In prel...lock the formation of this particular protein is a promising approach for fighting diabetes, they say. "The MIF gene may be regulating other genes involved in t...

Protein offers way to stop microscopic parasites in their tracks

...d other related protozoa that are also potentially promising targets for inhibitors." ...

Potential treatments for neurofibromatosis

...and Feng-Chun Yang, M.D., Ph.D., have identified a promising target to treat the symptoms of neurofibromatosis. They hope to begin preliminary testing in humans by the end of this year, and are experimenting with potential drug compounds now. Dr. Clapp, professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunolo...

Substance protects resilient staph bacteria

Researchers have identified a promising new target in their fight against a dangerous bact...hony S. Fauci, M.D. "This research has initiated a promising new approach that could result in the development of better ways to prevent the spread of many diffe...

Polymers with copper show promise for implanted sensors

...re coated with nitric oxide-releasing polymers has promising preliminary results with a new strategy: creating polymer coatings that generate nitric oxide from components already in the blood. U-M chemistry professor Mark Meyerhoff will discuss the work March 15 at the 229th national meeting of the American Ch...

PGA on a tour under the skin

...tion against Anthrax This paper presents PGA as a promising target for drug development aimed at combating these hospital-acquired infections and other illnesses caused by related bacteria. ...

Nanoscale Diagnostic Sets Sights on Alzheimer's

...ments from NSF: "The researchers have pioneered a promising new technology in the emerging area of nanobioengineering. These nanoengineered particles have the capability to effectively interface with biological molecules." ?Sohi Rastegar, a bioengineering expert and the NSF program director who oversees the a...

Transgenic plants remove more selenium from polluted soil than wild plants, new tests show

...re are benefits unique to plants. "A particularly promising aspect about mustard plants is that they can metabolize selenium into a gas called dimethyl selenide," said Terry. "This is something we've been working to enhance in our lab. Getting inorganic selenium into gas form will allow it to just dissipate h...

Promising new West Nile therapy cures disease in mice

... at Washington University in St. Louis points to a promising treatment. This research, published today online b...se, so we will continue to aggressively pursue all promising leads for an effective treatment," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. Scientists do no...

To control germs, scientists deploy tiny agents provocateurs

...a time. The researchers have so far unveiled three promising organic compounds that seemingly quell bacterial signaling. ...

Solutions that reduce death of marine life reeled in by International Smart Gear Competition

... happy to announce our competition reeled in three promising innovations." These three practical solutions are the inventions of a former high-school biology teacher and commercial fisherman; a North American team who tinkered with the chemical properties of fishing ropes and nets; and a team of Indian scient...

Canada approves marijuana-based pain spray

...ns (NOC/c) policy. This authorization reflects the promising nature of the clinical evidence which will be conf...er Health Canada’s NOC/c policy, have demonstrated promising benefit, are of high quality and possess an acceptable safety profile based on a benefit/risk assess...

Turning viruses into allies against cancer

...e different tumor types," added Hu. "Following the promising data, this version of OncoVEX is now entering Phase II development in a number of tumor types." The study's principal investigator was Charles Coombes, M.D., Ph.D., who heads the Cancer Research (UK) Laboratories and a professor at Hammersmith Hospi...

NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine

...es generally cause few side effects, making them a promising alternative to conventional vaccines." Although no DNA vaccine has yet been licensed, other DNA vaccines developed by the VRC against HIV/AIDS, Ebola and SARS also are being tested in ongoing trials at NIH. Fifteen healthy volunteers between the ag...

Designing vaccines by computer

...ces now available. When the search finds something promising it can be experimentally tested to see if it will trigger a response. Dr Darren Flower, an international leader in this work, said, "A crucial feature of this search strategy is that we don't have to know what a foreign protein actually does in orde...

Thai spice helps cut blood sugar swings

...he University of Zurich, Switzerland, said another promising area "we plan to study is HCA's affect on food intake reduction, since it is known that HCA seems to reduce some food intake in rodents." ...

Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive

...nsive petroleum. "This technology looks extremely promising in a variety of markets," said Brian Wall of the OSU Office of Technology Transfer, which has already reached the first licensing agreement with a company on a product that will be in commercial application soon. "We are actively talking to and looki...

'Smart drug' targets deadly brain cancer

...e. These early results suggest that we are on to a promising new treatment strategy that could potentially help us improve treatment for patients with recurrent glioblastoma." Achieving the 36 percent regression rate was an encouraging result -- but researchers didn't stop there. They took the work a step fur...

How A Latent Virus Eludes Immune Defenses

...just how evasion occurs, scientists can identify a promising target for controlling infection. Copyright: © 2005 Public Library of Science. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in ...

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