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Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells

An estrogen-like chemicalcommonly used to synthesize plastic food containers has been shown toencourage the growth of a specific category of prostate cancer cell,potentially affecting the treatment efficacy for a subset of prostatecancers.According to a study published in the January 1 issue of CancerResearch, such prostate cancer cells proved to be vulnerable toexposure to the chemical BP...

Certain fish have a special mating preference

A biologist at Washington University in St. Louis has shown that for some fish species, females prefer males with larger sexual organs, and actually choose them for mating. That does not exclude males with an average-sized sex organ, called a gonopodium. These fish out-compete the larger-endowed males in a predator-laden environment because they have a faster burst speed than the males with large...

Genetic testing still smart choice, despite uncertainties

Screening embryos for genetic diseases during in vitro fertilization offers couples the best chance for a healthy child, but a genetic glitch could potentially cause doctors to misdiagnose a small fraction of them, University of Florida researchers say. Citing concerns about the accuracy of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, the method many practitioners use to pick the healthiest embryos...

Pittsburgh researchers discover that certain chemicals in the blood may indicate brain injury

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that increased levels of certain proteins in the blood or spinal fluid may signal brain injury in infants with vomiting, fussiness and several other common symptoms. Infants with shaken baby syndrome (SBS) ?the most common cause of severe traumatic brain injuries in young children ?are often misdiagnosed because doctors rarely re...

Medieval diaries aid scientists ascertain increase in hot spots due to global warming

The temperature of the northern hemisphere has increased over a larger area in the last century than at any time in the past millennium a report published in Science reveals this week. The study finds that the number of 'hot spots' has increased dramatically in the Northern Hemisphere in the last century compared to the past 1200 years - adding to the growing evidence of wide-scale global...

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Court bars patent protection for certain gene fragments

At issue was whether certain gene fragment sequences were useful. Most notably whether the gene fragmen...

It's 99 percent certain: Research cannot rely on adult stem cells alone

dismissed scientific research using human embryonic stem cells as little more than an inconsequential sideshow. Michels said he supports the 99 percent of stem cell research that uses adult stem cells...

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New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery

Stroke is undoubtedly the most common neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Five million people die of stroke each year and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes. But the question of the day is about the recovery - whether the patient would recover and if so how long would it take. Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Dis...

Almonds As Effective As Certain Drugs In Lowering Cholesterol

New research shows a diet that consists of healthy foods, including almonds, may be as effective in lowering cholesterol as certain drugs. Researchers say incorporating almonds // into one’s diet might help to moderately lower cholesterol levels. The easiest substitutions to try might include a snack of almonds instead of popcorn, pretzels or potato chips. Researchers studied a group of...

Certain Food Beneficial for the Heart

Data from previous studies suggests that foods with oils containing alpha-linolenic acid may prevent arrhythmias, which can lead to // sudden cardiac death. Researchers studied 76,763 women who had completed a food questionnaire in 1984. The questionnaire was updated every four years until 2000. Researchers then separated the women into five categories of ALA intake, ranging from .7 to...

Malarial gene ascertained

Researchers from UK have identified Australian researchers have identified a gene which allows the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to develop imperviousness to antimalarial drugs.Plasmodium,is a single-celled organism which is transmitted to humans via the saliva of a biting mosquito, has historically evaded control efforts by building resistance to virtually all of the drugs used to tr...

Sunlight Could Be Beneficial For Certain Types Of Cancer

Exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer – melanoma ,however researchers as the number of patients with skin cancer has increased, so has the number of patients surviving the disease. // Two new studies show sun exposure may have a beneficial influence on some kinds of cancer. In a study conducted by researchers on patients who were diagnosed with melanoma in the late 1980s it was discovered tha...

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Publication Confirms that EpCAM, the Target for Two of Micromet's Product Candidates, Is Overexpressed on Cancer Stem Cells of Certain Cancers

BETHESDA, Md., June 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromet,Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development ofnovel, proprietary antibody-based products for cancer, inflammatoryand autoimmune diseases, announced that a study published recentlyin the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1) supportsthe findings of several other studies that EpCAM (CD326), whic...