Late peak may have prevented severe flu season from becoming worse
The 2004-2005 flu season was at least as severe as the 2003-2004 season, but peaked later according to data from Solucient, a leading provider of healthcare information. This later peak may have prevented the most recent flu season from being even worse. A flu season's severity is reflected in hospital admissions for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), one of the most common complications...Heal thyself: Systems biology model reveals how cells avoid becoming cancerous
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and three other institutions have described for the first time a web of inter-related responses that cells use to avoid becoming diseased or cancerous after being exposed to a powerful chemical mutagen. The group led by UCSD bioengineering professor Trey Ideker describe in the May 19 issue of Science an elaborate system of gene control that...Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer
Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs and colon, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. This powerful ability to meld functional data with accurate anatomical information...No-mow grass may be coming to your yard soon
For anyone tethered to a lawnmower, the Holy Grail of horticultural accomplishment would be grass that never grows but is always green. Now, that vision of suburban bliss -- and more -- seems plausible as scientists have mapped a critical hormone signaling pathway that regulates the stature of plants. In addition to lawns that rarely require mowing, the finding could also enable the devel...New technologies coming too fast for Indian farmers
The arrival of genetically modified crops has added another level of complexity to farming in the developing world, says a sociocultural anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis. Glenn D. Stone, Ph.D., professor of anthropology and of environmental studies, both in Arts & Sciences, at Washington University in St. Louis, has completed the first detailed anthropological field...Telecom issues are among focus of upcoming western Wisconsin conference
It will be part of the , which will build upon discussions at a December 2004 kickoff luncheo...Wireless wizardry coming to the small screen
With an estimated 2.5 billion mobile phones in use in over 210 countries worldwide, according to<a href="http://www.gsmworld.com/news/statistics/pdf/gsma_stat...Federal grant-winning tips coming to Milwaukee
Firms in the entrepreneurial sector are encouraged to attend the from Nov...Extreme Entrepreneur Tour coming to Fox Valley
To fill this need, will host a "bus load of young, millionaire en...DEMO 2006: A sea change is coming
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Bird flu virus which has caused 76 deaths in Southeast Asia seems to have shifted its infection to Turkey which has infected 18 people in Turkey. The city of Van in eastern Turkey has experienced three deaths // due to bird flu and all of them got the virus from poultry. The people infected with the bird flu virus are treated using a combination of antibiotics, bird flu anti flu drug Tamiflu and...Overcoming actively may help in breast cancer
According to new review proposes that having a good coping style helps women to deal positively with breast cancer. There is much debate over whether mental attitude makes a difference in the fight against cancer. Researchers in the US have been looking// at several studies and they conclude that stress, mental outlook and coping style are all relevant to key biological factors like immune functi...Spine Surgeries becoming less painful
The number of people suffering from spine problems is on the rise; the most common of them being a herniated disc and spinal canal stenosis. Herniated disc is more common in the age group of 25 to 35 years while spinal canal stenosis is common among// older people. Hitherto, both these disorders were treated through conventional spine surgeries which required an incision of about 12cms to be made...New Vaccine for SARS Coming Soon
A new study shows a vaccine made from the common cold virus may induce the immune system to help fight the SARS virus.//Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention injected six monkeys with a genetically altered cold virus that is similar to parts of the SARS coronavirus. A new form of the coronavirus, called SARS-CoV, was discovered earlier this year. The monkeys were given...Nymox Announces NX-1207 Data to Be Presented at Upcoming U.S. Urology Meetings
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ (June 21, 2007) Nymox PharmaceuticalCorporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) today announced that detailed resultsfrom the Company’s recently completed studies of NX-1207 forbenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) will be presented at a series ofupcoming U.S. urology meetings, beginning in September at the SouthCentral American Urological Association Meeting in ColoradoSprings....Nymox Announces NX-1207 Data to Be Presented at Upcoming U.S. Urology Meetings
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 21, 2007 - NymoxPharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) today announced thatdetailed results from the Company's recently completed studies ofNX-1207 for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) will be presented ata series of upcoming U.S. urology meetings, beginning in Septemberat the South Central American Urological Association Meeting inColorado...