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Chemo combination improves survival in asbestos-related cancer

.... The researchers examined data from a clinical trial of 20 treatment centers in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia. Eighty-one percent of the patients were men, with an average age of 61. Patients who received the combination treatment survived an average 2.8 months longer. Patients receiving...

UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair

...ers in the country taking part in a novel clinical trial investigating if a subject's own stem cells can tr... his own stem cells or a placebo substance. This trial is the first human Phase II adult stem cell therapy study in the U.S. Its goal is to investigate the...

UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results

... shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco. ...made from the patient’s own tumor. The clinical trial was conducted by the UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center. Results were presented today (April 16) at th...

Cancer vaccines -- Taking a jab at cancer by stimulating the immune system

...Abstract 4900 Ongoing evaluation of a phase II trial of a human papillomavirus vaccine, developed to pr... the three years since the study began. "The trial was a look at the toxicity and feasibility of using a dendritic cell-based vaccine against pancreati...

Racing neurons control whether we stop or go

...brain that control movements," Boucher said. "Each trial began with the illumination of a target in the periphery that the subject was supposed to look at. This is when the ‘go?unit was activated. Sometimes a ‘stop?signal came on and the subject had to inhibit their eye movement. This is when the ‘stop?un...

Xylitol reduces risk of cavities

...on of lactic acid declined dramatically during the trial period. After four weeks, the proportion of caries-producing bacteria was down by a third, but six months afterward the values had returned to the original levels. Despite the relatively high dose of xylitol used, no negative effects were reported,...

Gene expression test reveals ER and HER-2 status of breast tumors

...ond to hormonal therapy. A prospective clinical trial will soon open at M. D. Anderson to use these tests to recommend treatment for patients with newly diagnosed stage I-III breast cancer. In the Lancet Oncology paper, they employed an Affymetrix microarray to gather estrogen receptor and HER-2 rec...

No-scalpel vasectomies by skilled surgeons may speed recovery

...n of postoperative sexual activity. The smaller trial included 100 participants treated at a single site in Denmark. None of the eight doctors had substantial experience in the no-scalpel technique. Training was limited to an instructional video and one supervised procedure. Only one surgeon performed m...

Antivirals effectively curb influenza virus

...zation and study criteria would greatly facilitate trial comparison in the future. Such further studies will help us ensure we are better prepared not only for annual influenza seasons but also for the ultimate pandemic," said co-author Ira M. Longini, Jr., Ph.D., also a member of the Hutchinson Center's P...

Sunshine pill for prostate cancer in 2009

...f a vitamin D overdose. If the on-going phase III trial goes to plan, the new drug should be available in ...e of the SCI. 'If the results of the phase III trial are as good as those of the phase II trial, that would be significant,' says Nick James, professor o...

Molecular signature may identify cisplatin-sensitive breast tumors

...atment. The findings will be tested in a clinical trial anticipated to begin at the MGH Gillette Center fo...that this work has led to the design of a clinical trial for women with a very difficult to treat form of breast cancer." About two thirds of breast canc...

Intravenous nanoparticle gene therapy shows activity in stage IV lung cancer

...inistered lipid nanoparticle in a phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...ted in Roth's lab. It advanced to phase I clinical trial after a promising test on human non-small cell lung cancer in a mouse model. FUS1 was discovered...

Eating less salt could prevent cardiovascular disease

...iet on cardiovascular problems based on randomised trial data. It provides unique evidence that lowering salt in the diet might prevent cardiovascular disease. ...

Cancer researchers add spice to research against rare neuromuscular disease

...Kennedy's disease." Just last month, a clinical trial evaluating the use of ASC-J9 as a cream to treat acne began. The tests are being conducted by AndroScience Corp., a biotech company founded by Chang, Charles C-Y Shih, and Por-Hsiung Lai in 2000. The University owns a stake in the company, which has ...

Health Canada approves cold and flu medicine

...e first company in Canada to launch and complete a trial under the new regulations. These regulations are being phased in over a six-year period as the NHPD reviews supporting safety, efficacy and quality information for all natural health products. Although there are grey areas between the definitions ...

New test for most virulent HPV strains under study

...Georgia. “Data from a National Cancer Institute trial shows that if you have a genital infection with HPV types 16 or 18, your chance of getting moderate to severe precancerous cervical changes or cancer is much higher than if you have one of the other types,?says Dr. Ferris, a principal investigator on...

NIH announces phase III clinical trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease

... (NINDS) today is launching a large-scale clinical trial to learn if the nutritional supplement creatine ca... been shown to slow the progression of PD. The trial is the first large study in a series of NINDS-sponsored clinical trials called NET-PD (NIH Explorato...

Lead-'scrubbing' drug may also improve muscle function in lead-exposed children

...l arm of a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Postural balance and gait tests were performed only after each child—then 5 years old—had completed the succim...

Bacteria from patient's dental plaque causes ventilator-associated pneumonia

...d chair of the Department of Oral Biology. The trial aims to determine if swabbing ventilated ICU patients?mouths with a bactericide protects them from developing pneumonia. In this component, Heo and colleagues concentrated on three strains of suspected pathogens that are responsible for mos...

Anti-herpes treatment reduces HIV levels in women infected with both viruses

...nal HIV prevention and research agenda as exciting trial findings are published Treating women who are inf... genital secretions, according to the results of a trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. A collaborative group of scientists from t...

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(Date:11/23/2009)... A new study provides "incontrovertible evidence" ...land of Sumatra about 73,000 years ago deforested ...picenter, researchers report. , The volcano ejec...the atmosphere, leaving a crater (now the world,s ... and 35 kilometers wide. Ash from the event has be...
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(Date:11/23/2009)...wo new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how ...emble new proteins and guide them toward their des...ecular dynamics flexible fitting (MDFF) to examine...t molecular partners. , The first study, in Pr...ncerns the intimate signaling between the ribosome...
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