Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists identify immune-system mutation
A team of Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists led by immunologist Dietmar J. Kappes, Ph.D., has identified the genetic mutation that keeps a mouse strain from developing white blood cells, or lymphocytes, called helper T cells. The report by Kappes and his colleagues appears in the Feb. 24 issue of Nature. Kappes' laboratory first discovered the mice with this naturally occurring defect in...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...Fox Chase study shows that weakened T-cell receptor signals change T-cell lineage
The immune system is a marvel of versatility, creating a variety of cells that develop in different ways to protect the body. To carry out these tasks, immune cells follow a career path that forks at various points in their development. In a report in the May 2005 issue of Immunity, Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists led by immunologists David L. Wiest, Ph.D. and Dietmar J. Kappes, Ph.D., show th...Purchase of Madison broadband network may bring improved service
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According to a latest study researchers say health professionals and patients require education programmes in // order effectively manage the risks associated with over the counter drugs. Of the many conditions treated , a headache is one of the most common condition that people choose to treat by themselves by purchasing Over-the-Counter Medications. Some of the other commonly treated ailments i...Online Auction Results In Purchase of Chemicals
According to VNUNet.com, it was found that via online auction home-made ecstasy kit has been purchased. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said that// eBay sold various chemicals. The purchase was done by a drug manufacturer. A series of purchases were done varying from laboratory and security equipment to precursor chemicals. Suspected eBay users were monitored from July 2005 to...Aurobindo Pharma Purchases US Manufacturing Facility
The Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharma Ltd today said it has acquired a USFDA compliant manufacturing facility in Dayton, New Jersey//. The facility, spread over 20 acres of freehold land, will serve as the company's US head quarters, it informed the stock exchanges. "This purchase reinforces Aurobindo's commitment to serve US market in an effective manner," Ramprasad Reddy, C...Cabinet Clears Purchase Preference Policy for Pharma PSUs
The Government today said the central departments, public sector undertakings and autonomous bodies will give first preference to central pharma PSUs like IDPL// and their subsidiaries for purchasing 102 medicines for a period of five years. As per a decision of the Cabinet, which met here today, the first preference will also be given to these pharma PSUs and their subsidiaries by st...Plan to Adopt Vaccine Purchase Plan for Diseases
The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Friday plans to sign an agreement to provide $1.5 billion to develop vaccines for //diseases - including HIV/AIDS, TB //and malaria - that largely affect developing countries, the government of Italy announced on Tuesday. Under the program, donor countries will pledge to buy vaccines that are being developed at a preferential price when they...Chase Micro-Hematocrit Capillary Tubes
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication ofnew findings from a joint research project with scientists at FoxChase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. Together with David L.Wiest, Ph.D., Lexicon researchers have discovered a novel andsurprising role for ribosomal protein L22 (Rpl22) in thedevelopment of T lym...