Research advances quest for HIV-1 vaccine
Scientists have uncovered new information that may help guide design of vaccines for HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. A new detailed structural analysis of the complex formed by an anti-HIV antibody called 4E10 and its specific target provides insight into why this particular antibody is so broadly effective, a rare characteristic for HIV discovered thus far. The research is published in the Fe...Inexpensive, mass-produced genes core of synthetic biology advances at UH
;progress in this area is made in the UK, too. It'll open tons ofresearch avenue, speeding the slow (and tedious) process of genecloning, or gene modification (mutations, deletions, etc). Devices the size of a pag...Study of genomic DNA leads to new advances in cancer diagnostics
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a method of assessing the malignant potential of cells based on the sensitivity of cellular DNA to enzyme digestion. The article by Andrew J. Maniotis et al., "Chromatin sensitivity to Alu I restriction enzyme decreases with malignancy and is regulated by the extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton," appears in the April 2005 issu...Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes
The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), apart from reducing cholesterol and having anticancerogenic properties, is characterised for its capacity for breaking down cellulose. Finding out which genes are responsible for this activity ?the reason why the fungus is sometimes used as a decontaminating agent, was the aim of the PhD thesis by Arantza Eizmendi Goikoetxea, which she defended at the Pu...Scientists create digital bacteria to forge advances in biomedical research
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have constructed a computer simulation that allows them to study the relationship between biochemical fluctuations within a single cell and the cell's behavior as it interacts with other cells and its environment. The simulation, called AgentCell, has possible applications in cancer research, drug development and comb...Quintessence Biosciences advances cancer drug
The data, which was presented at the annual meeting of the <a href="htt...Healthcare slow to adopt genetic advances
- Understanding our genetic makeup and predicting our predisposition to disease has advanced to the point where DNA testing services, including online versions, are available to consumers interested in shaping their own health management. Patients, however, will have to exercise patience in fully using this knowledge because most healthcare facilities are not yet capable of...Wireless advances in Madison, heats up in Waukesha
An initial coverage area of 10 square miles, including the isthmus and the Alliant Energy Center, is operational and available for testing. And until April 1, it's free, as...GE Healthcare's CT Scanner advances coronary imaging
, GE's volume computed tomography (CT) scanner, is capable of capturing images of the human heart in as few as five beats. The announcement was made at the annual meeting of...Advances in Treatment of Cataracts
Cataracts occur when the eye's lens becomes cloudy and obstructs the passage of light to the retina. These obstructions can lead to vision loss. //Cataract is a major cause of blindness in India. Modern corrective surgery requires implantation of artificial lenses, however these implants often leave patients dependent on eyeglasses. But now, a recent study at Harvard Medical School has shown...Advances In Stem Cells Research
Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to yield treatments for several human diseases and to enhance understanding of human development. Harvard University researchers announced they have created 17 new human embryonic stem cell lines.// The lab of Harvard researchers , which is offering the cells, will use the stem cell lines to study type 1 diabetes. Their team has been invest...Speedier Access To Advances In Breast Cancer Sought For Patients
Doctors and experts at the 5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-5) have called that patients should have speedy access to the latest treatments// and advances made in the field. Doctors and patient groups said that women in Europe are not getting proper access to new drugs like Herceptin that could help prolong their survival and well being. Recent advances in reconstructive su...New Screening Techniques to Lead Advances In Pain Therapy
To understand the effect of a particular mutant protein, whose individual amino acid residue has been, mutated it has to be passed through the ion channel protein// and examine the effect that these mutations have on the channel's function. But it is a very laborious process. Hence the new high-throughput screening methodology has come to our rescue which has the ability to analyze 14,000 mutant...Advances Have Cut Combat Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
Advances in several different areas—including armored vests and other protective gear, streamlined systems for evacuation and casualty management, and new medical approaches—have combined to produce significant improvement// in the chances of survival for U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Special Editorial in the November/December issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery...Monitoring Patient Glucose Levels: New Advances in software make it easier
Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the response to intervention is critical when working with diabetic clients. The benefit of doing so in improved outcomes for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has been clearly established by clinical trials conducted in both the U.S. and the UK1. Self- monitoring by patients of glucose levels, and the data provided is especially important for p...New Advances in Gastric Diagnostics: Smaller is Better
In recent years, miniaturization has opened up exciting possibilities in the area of gastric diagnostics. New technology may make routine GI diagnostic procedures as simple as swallowing a vitamin pill-sized encapsulated unit in the not-too-far future, and the present reality is that these units are becoming valuable adjuncts to traditional diagnostics. Capsule endoscopy (enteroscopy...Opexa Advances Monocyte Derived Islet Technology to Proof of Principle in stz-induced NOD/SCID Mice
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2007 - OpexaTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), a company involved in thedevelopment and commercialization of cell therapies, presentedposter presentations at the 5th International Society for Stem CellResearch Annual Meeting (ISSCR) in Cairns, Queensland, Australiafrom June 17-20 and at the 13th Annual Meeting of the InternationalSociety for Cel...MedImmune Highlights Advances in Inflammatory Disease Pipeline With Series of Data Presentations
Data Include Results from Phase 1 Studies with Monoclonal AntibodyTargeting Interleukin-9 (IL-9); Preclinical Data Provide FurtherRationale for IL-9 Inhibition in Developing Potential AsthmaTherapies GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 24, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --MedImmune, Inc. today announced the presentation of datahighlighting recent progress within the company's inflammatorydisease pipelin...