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UAB scientists discover the origin of a mysterious physical force

Ever since the 1970s, scientists have been trying to establish the cause of a repulsive force occurring between different electrostatically charged molecules, such as DNA and other biomolecules, when they are very close to each other in aqueous media. This force became know as hydration force. Jordi Faraudo, a researcher for the Department of Physics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelo...

Aptamer-based Biosensor screens Air Force personnel and equipment

Air Force personnel will soon know within minutes if they or their equipment are contaminated with a biological agent, thanks to a new technology developed by the Air Force and a national laboratory. "The system will provide an increased capa...

Hopkins scientists uncover 'tags' that force proteins to cell surface

Discovery likely to streamline drug and vaccine development Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered internal "shipping labels" that allow -- and perhaps force -- hundreds if not thousands of proteins to get to the surface of cells and stay there. Two natural proteins that use one of these "tags" are the ion channel that lets heart cells contract on cue, and the docking point that allows...

Scientists force viruses to evolve as better delivery vehicles for gene therapy

Viruses and humans have evolved together over millions of years in a game of one-upmanship that, often as not, left humans sick or worse. The adeno-associated virus, or AAV, is a common, though innocuous, resident of the body...

Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack

Much as the famed starship Enterprise would deploy a deflector shield to evade enemy attack, tumor cells are capable of switching on a molecular force field of their own to fend off treatments aimed at killing them. Now University of Florida researchers have found a chink in their armor. The cells churn out an enzyme that bonds with a protein, creating a protective barrier that deflects da...

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High interest forces delay in food safety symposium

A surge in interest in a conference on protecting the U.S. food supply from terrorism and natural disasters has led its organizers to postpone the event until spring from its original November dates. The was originally slated for Nov. 1-3 in downtown Milwaukee, with as many as 1,000 people expected from the Gr...

IT Task Force to examine Workforce Development projects

The hearing, which will focus on three Department of...

While schools combat low tech enrollment, are businesses contributing to IT workforce woes?

Judging by the growing number of technology activ...

Speaker announces business members of IT Task Force

Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, and State Rep. Phil Montgomery, R-Green Bay, announced the following appointments: Tom Andreoli, CIO, <a href="http://www.schreiberfo...

Eight lawmakers named to Speaker's IT task force

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Mechanical forces drive early heart development

A biomedical engineer sees the heart as a pump, plain and simple, a machine shaped by genetics and complex biomechanical forces.Larry A. Taber, professor of biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been probing the forces, stresses and deformations of the heart since the mid-1980s. A major focus of his work is to show that biomechanical forces may be as important as genet...

Free Condom Counters For Border Security Force Cadres

In an initiative to combat HIV infection among its cadres, the Border Security Force (BSF) is introducing free condom counters in every border outpost along West Bengal's international boundary. // The counters are part of the Project Prahari initiative launched in collaboration with the state AIDS control society and UNDP's REACH programme to combat HIV/AIDS among BSF troopers....

Indian Government Sets Up Task Force For Avian flu

The government of India is closely watching the ‘Avian Flu’ that is spreading through migratory birds from China. //It has now formed a task force to tackle this emergency. The task force is headed by Cabinet Secretary B.K.Chaturvedi and includes secretaries of health, environment, animal husbandry and agriculture ministries. The inter-ministerial task force is to formulate guidelines on...

A Joint Venture by Golfers And Military Forces To Combat AIDS

Golfers unite hands to help the paramilitary Assam Rifles combat HIV/AIDS in the region. India, next only to South Africa leads the march when it comes to HIV infections. The threat looms large over the north eastern parts of the // country, particularly over Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura - has been declared as one of the country's high-risk zones....

Cancer Patients Forced To Wait For Over Two Months

Over 25% of Scottish patients suffering from cancer have been compelled to wait for more than the two-month target across the UK meant for initial treatment // . This is resulting in further deterioration in the conditions of the patients where lung and breast cancer are concerned. The April to June 2005 figures reveal that only 74.3% of the patients were attended within the target time...

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Merck at ASCO 2007: Spectrum of Studies Reinforces Promise of Erbitux for Colorectal and Head and Neck Cancer Patients

CHICAGO, DARMSTADT, Germany, June 5, 2007 – Thisyear’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetingin Chicago sees a wealth of promising new data presented regardingMerck KGaA’s targeted cancer therapy Erbitux®(cetuximab), further demonstrating the consistent efficacy andversatility of this agent in both first-line and subsequenttreatment of metastatic color...

Updated Study Results Reinforce Survival Benefit of Taxotere (Docetaxel) for Men with Advanced, Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer

ASCO Oral Presentation Reports Significantly More Patients Treatedwith Taxotere(R)-Based Chemotherapy Regimen Survived at Least ThreeYears CHICAGO, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taxotere(R)(docetaxel) Injection Concentrate-based chemotherapy (Taxotere plusprednisone) maintained long-term efficacy as a treatment foradvanced (metastatic) hormone-resistant prostate cancer patients,...