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New influenza vaccine takes weeks to mass produce

...trains in weeks instead of the months required for traditional egg-based vaccines. They report their results toda...stem is primed prior to actual virus exposure. The traditional egg-based method requires 3 to 6 months to develop the vaccine. With our cell-based method, as soon...

Gene patterns in white blood cells quickly diagnose disease

...hours instead of days that would be required using traditional culture methods. "The technology is not there yet, but within 10 years this test could also be done in doctors' offices for a variety of common illnesses, including some types of cancer," says Hammamieh. ...

Expedition discovers marine treasures

... Saba in their small boats, forcing them away from traditional fishing grounds and causing the loss of fish pots that become so-called ''ghost traps" that harm fish stocks. Leroy Peterson, a Saba fisherman, called the expedition crucial for protecting Saba Bank's unique marine life. "Some of the scientists act...

UC San Diego partners with Venter Institute to build marine microbial genomics cyberinfrastructure

...associated environmental metadata. The move from traditional organism genome databases to the CAMERA-based environmental metagenomics data storage and computational complex requires development of a more complex cyber-architecture. Using dedicated optical circuits, CAMERA will permit scientists to connect thei...

Rhinos clinging to survival in the heart of Borneo, despite poaching

... market, where it is predominantly sold for use in traditional Asian medicines. As poaching is such a threat to this species, the survey results were not released until strong protection measures could be put in place in the areas where the rhinos are found. Those security measures were recently installed. WWF...

Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites

...sts; the findings are a radical departure from the traditional view of how they work and might explain why attempts to make artificial enzymes have so far been disappointing. The work ?published as a major research article in the leading journal Science ?builds on earlier studies by Professor Scrutton and Manch...

Drug-resistant bacteria patterns in intensive care units changing nationally

...t strains associated with the hospital. "Unlike traditional MRSA the community strain is very fit - it causes ...ty MRSA's ability to infect the young and healthy, traditional risk factors for identifying hospital-associated MRSA colonization, such as dialysis and prior hospi...

Finding a virus is not all bad news

...ue has so far proved to be more effective than the traditional technique of using genetic material directly from the animal. "Analysing a virus in a group of animals enables us to determine such things as their population size, the population changes, rate of evolution and rate of movement in the past hundred ...

DNA end caps may lead to cancer treatments, UT Southwestern researchers report

... Rather, it would be used in conjunction with more traditional treatments, such as surgery or chemotherapy, to ensure that any cells not killed by those treatments don't spread to other tissues. Other UT Southwestern researchers involved in the study were Dr. Weihang Chai, instructor of cell biology, and former...

Study fishes out new role for prostaglandins

...ish models may seem like a step back from the more traditional mouse models used to study cancer. But zebrafish, which develop quickly, are inexpensive and easy to manipulate, could actually aid in the discovery of new cancer drugs. "If you could use the zebrafish intelligently to screen for these drugs, it mi...

Markers of gene, protein, or micro-RNA activity predict outcome in prostate and colorectal cancers

...ate cancer patients who fall in the "gray zone" of traditional tests. This experimental "universal bead array" test, which is designed to be low cost and easy to administer, appears to be a better predictor of relapse and disease-free survival than the Gleason Score, according to lead author Jessica Wang-Rodrig...

AIDS-related cognitive impairment exists in two separate forms

...ate cancer patients who fall in the "gray zone" of traditional tests. This experimental "universal bead array" test, which is designed to be low cost and easy to administer, appears to be a better predictor of relapse and disease-free survival than the Gleason Score, according to lead author Jessica Wang-Rodrig...

Predicting successful outcomes in living-donor liver transplants

...d outcome following the transplant (as measured by traditional methods such as bilirubin concentration). Group I ...an in Group II. The test correlated well with more traditional methods of measuring liver function, specifically liver biopsies that were performed in 17 of the pa...

Plastic surgeons countdown first full facial transplantation

...time, we have scientific data that takes us beyond traditional reconstructive techniques and partial facial trans...covering severe burns and other trauma." Although traditional methods for facial reconstruction, which include skin grafts and flaps, are reliable and effective t...

U of MN uses robotic surgery techniques in cardiac cell therapy research

... invasive technique can deliver similar results as traditional open surgery. "But that is what keeps us busy," she added," finding the best treatment for patients with heart disease." ...

Iraq's marshes show progress toward recovery

...dike, drain, and burn them. Unable to pursue their traditional means of livelihood--fishing, herding water buffal... which deters many Marsh Arabs from returning to a traditional way of life. Further research is needed--but is not being done, say Richardson and Hussain--to deter...

Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing

Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for peo...2 diabetes; however, despite its widespread use in traditional medicine practices, it will still have to be evaluated properly following the defined clinical trial...

New potential drug target in tuberculosis

...d makes it a particularly interesting target where traditional drugs have lost their efficacy." A structural picture of the protein - a kind of technical diagram of its building plan - has yielded important clues about its activity. Qingjun Ma from Wilmanns' group purified LipB and obtained crystals of the mole...

UF scientists test improved gene therapy method for hereditary heart conditions

...e they go," he said. "Then they become more like a traditional drug that has these properties and only these properties. We're using templates out in Mother Nature as our blueprint. Once we learn these places where they work, then we can strategically control them and use them for our advantage. It's an exciting...

Radioactive scorpion venom for fighting cancer

...tpatientprocedure, without needing chemotherapy or traditional radiotherapy. The first, early human trials of the venom therapy showed promising signs for treating the tumor and prolonging survival rates for patients. At the Health Physics Society meeting this week in Providence, Rhode Island, Alan M. Jac...

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