Novel Asthma Study Shows Multiple Genetic Input Required; Single-gene Solution Shot Down
For patients with high-risk breast cancer treated with radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy, the addition of radiation therapy leads to better survival outcomes with few long-term toxic effects, according to a 20-year follow-up of a randomized trial, which appears in the January 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The British Columbia randomized radiation the...Novel technology detects human DNA mutations
Researchers at today reported unprecedented benefits in the company's technology for the medical analysis of human DNA. genotyping...Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice
A novel antiviral treatment combiningnanoparticle and gene silencing technologies thwarts attacks ofrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- a virus associated with severebronchitis and asthma, an animal study by University of South Floridaresearchers found. The study was reported in the January 2005 issue ofthe journal Nature Medicine.RSV infects lung cells and can be life-threatening in very...Novel Enzyme Shows Potential As An Anti-HIV Target
At just 9.8 kilobases, the HIV genome pales in comparison to the 3.2 gigabases of its human and nonhuman primate targets. The compact retrovirus encodes just 14 proteins, which play different roles in promoting viral infection and virulence. As a retrovirus, HIV uses the host’s cellular machinery—including RNA polymerases, which carry out transcription—to copy its RNA genome into DNA and infiltra...Novel Therapy Tested in Mice Could Chase Away Cat Allergies
A molecule designed to block cat allergies successfully prevented allergic reactions in laboratory mice, as well as in human cells in a test tube, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers report in the April issue of Nature Medicine, available online now. In the future, the investigators say, these promising results could lead to a new therapy not only for human cat allergies, but...Spatial Behavior System, Novel Object from myNeuroLab.com
Description:Novel Object Records behavior directed toward examining a novel object in the environment.The Spatial Behavior line is a family of instruments all built around a video camera, frame grabber, and feature extraction software and that can track two fields at once and up to 6 moving animals. Software automatically extracts animal positions and records them, but also allows video replay of all or mac...Novel PCR Enhancing Factor Improves Performance of Pfu DNA Polymerase
pfuturbo DNA polymerase for robust, high-fidelity PCRamplification Holly Hogrefe Brad Scott Kirk Nielson ValerieHedden Connie Hansen Janice Cline Frances Bai Jeff Amberg RondaAllen Mark Madden Stratagene an improved version of Pf...High-Fidelity PCR with a Novel Polymerase Mixture
New polymerase mixture, TaqPlus Precision PCR system, developed forhighfidelity PCR Kirk B. Nielson * Janice Cline * Frances Bai * Daniel McMullan* Barbara McGowan * Holly Hogrefe Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. Stratagene announces the addition of the TaqPlus Precision PCR system,* to an expanding line...Novel MicroRNA Array Technology for Sensitive miRNA Profiling
The miRNA gene family contains hundreds of translation regulators, yet their presence and function has only recently been reported in the literature (see <A...Novel "CYCLOSPORINE CAPSULE FORMULATION" to be launched
Cyclosporine has revolutionised the transplantation scene in the last 20 years by helping with immunosuppresion. Novartis have so far had the patent for the drug and enjoyed the profits. The cost of the medicine is prohibitively expensive.However in the past few years other pharma companies have been allowed to manufacture the drug giving Novartis a competetion. The current tablet size are big an...Novel biopsy technique for prostate cancer
Recently a more extensive biopsy detecting technique for prostate cancers has been found out by researchers.// This is very effective than the traditional examination. In the traditional exam for prostate cancer, the doctor takes six tissue samples from the prostate gland. At Ohio State University, researchers said that it is better to take more samples. Dr.Robert Bahnson and...Novel computer model for breast cancer
A worldly-wise computer model can forecast which breast cancers will spread and so need aggressive treatment. Researchers at University of Hopkins, have developed a neural network system - where a computer is taught to spot patterns //- in combination with fuzzy logic, a way of modeling the uncertainty of natural language. The result is a model which can scrutinize images of breast cancer cells,...Novel research on liver cancer
A new study contributes to the findings of liver cancer. Investigators at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report findings on a potential new treatment for this ghastly cancer. In the study, researchers injected a compound called 3-bromopyruvate// directly into the artery that leads to the cancerous tumor. They say it did not adversely affect the healthy portion of the liver or surroun...