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Climates like those of the movie "Monsoon Wedding" may extend more widely into Africa, North America and South America, according to a University of Oregon geologist's analysis of an ancient greenhouse event. "We know the gathering greenhouse will be warm, but this new information confirms that the contrast between the rainy season and the dry season will increase dramatically," says Greg...Gene therapy promising for growing tooth-supporting bone
A University of Michigan research team has found that introducing a growth factor protein into a mouth wound using gene therapy helped generate bone around dental implants, according to a new paper in the February issue of the journal Molecular Therapy. In a patient with a sizeable mouth wound, replacing a tooth takes more than simply implanting a new one---the patient also needs the bone...PET/CT can identify new cancer lesions at early stage, allowing for prompt treatment
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Md., reports that whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans may help physicians identify new, unexpected malignant cancerous tumors in patients, according to an article in the May issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Journal of Nuclear Medicine. "PET/CT can help find additional...Novel gene-silencing nanoparticles shown to inhibit Ewing's sarcoma
A novel delivery system that transports gene silencing nanoparticles into tumor cells has been shown to inhibit Ewing's sarcoma in an animal model of the disease. In this classic "Trojan horse" approach, a protein called transferrin that normally delivers iron into cells is modified to also smuggle into tumor cells siRNA (short interfering RNA) encased in nano-sized sugar polymers. The si...Thai spice helps cut blood sugar swings
In this obesity-obsessed world, the dream ingredient must be something that tastes good enough to be a condiment or flavoring and yet somehow helps us keep our weight down. Consider hydroxycitric acid (HCA), known variously as Brindle berry or Malabar tamarind, which is used in Indian and Thai food as a condiment and flavoring agent. In Indian folk medicine as a dried powder or tea it's in...In western Wisconsin, the innovation economy is growing
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James R. Wong, Ph.D. and Wei-Yu Lin, Bio-Rad Laboratories A double pulse format for electroporation of mammalian tissue culture cells gave lower transient expression than a single exponential decay pulse. Moreover, separate administration of the two components of the double pulse rev...Viewing Loss Of Virginity As A Social Phenomenon
A new study on how the loss of virginity affects men and women across the spectrum is included in a book called Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences. This is the first book of its kind and // throws light on the changing views regarding one of the most important events in life. We all read and hear the statistics about at what age's men and women begin having s...Another Potential Of Stem Cells Discovered: Used For Growing Cartilage
In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into cartilage cells, raising hope that in future, replacement cartilage could be grown for transplantation for a number of injuries and medical // problems, including sports injuries, new cartilage for people having hip replacements, and even for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The research, to...Dentist Banned From Practicing For Allowing Boyfriend to Work on Patients
LONDON - 39-year-old Mogjan Azari, a dentist who was jailed for one year in 2005, has now been struck off the register and is banned from practicisig. Azari allowed her boyfriend Omid Amidi-Mazaheri, who was unqualified to practice //on her patients with devastating consequences. Mazaheri practiced on Azari's patients without using an anesthetic and placed fillings that barely lasted fo...Knowing how weight loss aids in diabetes
According to researchers at the Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Dallas, there is a new study which hopes to discover the impact that weight loss can make in decreasing the complications of diabetes.// Colleagues and the researchers are joining people into the first long-term study on how weight loss affects the outcome in type 2 diabetes. With about 30 per cent of the population now...Thorton Open Wire Lid Speculum With Lifting Wings
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LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 5, 2007 - SyntaPharmaceuticals Corp., (NASDAQ: SNTA) a biopharmaceutical companyfocused on discovering, developing, and commercializing smallmolecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announcedencouraging results from the analysis of overall survival (OS) timefor patients in the Company's double-blind, randomized, controlled,multi-center...