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Columbia research lifts major hurdle to gene therapy for cancer

Researchers at Columbia University MedicalCenter have discovered a way to overcome one of the major hurdles ingene therapy for cancer: its tendency to kill normal cells in theprocess of eradicating cancer cells.In a new study published in the Jan. 25 issue of the Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the researchers demonstrated thatthe technique works by incorporating it i...

Researchers uncover sequence of major rice pathogen

In a genomics milestone, an international consortium of researchers has for the first time lifted the veil from a fungal plant pathogen by sequencing the genome ?or set of all genes ?of the most destructive enemy of rice: Magnaporthe grisea, the fungus that causes rice blast disease. Dr. Ralph Dean, professor of plant pathology and director of North Carolina State University's Center for I...

Emergence of cancer as major cause of childhood death in developing countries is not being adequately addressed

The emergence of cancer as a major cause of death among children in developing regions of the world is not being adequately addressed by national or international health organizations and charities, according to investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This growing rate of pediatric cancer is occurring as the number of children dying from infectious diseases is being reduced throug...

Biochemists report discovery of structure of major piece of telomerase; implications for cancer

UCLA biochemists have determined the three-dimensional structure of a major domain of telomerase, the enzyme that helps maintain telomeres ?small pieces of DNA on the ends of chromosomes that act as protective caps -- allowing DNA ends to be copied completely when cells are replicated. This is the first major piece of telomerase for which the structure is known. Telomerase plays a key rol...

Virologists make major step towards understanding the process of HIV infection

A working group of virologists headed by Professor Hans-Georg Kräusslich at Heidelberg University Hospitals, jointly with Professor Hanswalter Zentgraf, Division of Applied Tumor Virology of the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ), have been the first to label Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) for visual investigations without inhibiting the functional charac...

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Determination of Acepromazine and its Major Metabolite in Equine Serum by LC-MS/MS using the Finnigan LCQ Deca XP Plus Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer

Wayne Skinner and Scott Stanley, University of California, Davis <p...

Wisconsin building toward the major leagues of venture capital

That building process reached another milestone with the news that Wiscons...

Six things to consider before a major software implementation

Many companies treat the purchase of computer systems like the purchase of a commodity. That can be a big mistake. The software company you are dealing with is not like your other vendors. If you treat the transaction like you're buying supplies, and focus only on price and delivery, you may very well set the stage for failure. The stakes can be very high, as failed...

New company eyes major ethanol production facility

A malting plant in Jefferson, Wis., would be converted for ethanol production under a plan announced by Jefferson Grain Processors, LLC, a new company in Jefferson Junction, Wis. Jefferson Grain Processors said it would purchase of Jefferson and invest more than $200 million into converting the malting plant on the 375-ac...

Boston equity firm becomes majority owner of Cedarburg-based Mortgagebot

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Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

The panic that has gripped the U.S with anthrax bacterial infections coming to light has led to an increased demand for the drug used in its treatment - Ciprofloxacin. Already there is news that the German pharma major Bayer is tripling its production of Ciprofloxacin to cater to the burgeoning demand and will supply 200 million tablets in the next three months. In fact, Bayer holds the U.S. pate...

First Artificial Heart patient has Major setback

The first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart suffered bleeding in his brain in the same area damaged by a stroke 10 days ago. The latest setback caused swelling and made the patient, Robert Tools, 59, of Franklin, Kentucky, less responsive, implant surgeon Laman Gray said. // Robert Tools received the AbioCor mechanical heart on July 2 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. At...

Allergies: A major health problem

Among various ailments 'allergies' are the ones that claim millions of victims throughout the world. In US alone it affects 45 million people annually. While many ailments can be accounted for external organisms like microbes// or due to the deficiency of essential nutritive component like Vitamins, allergies are triggered as a specific reaction to a normally harmless substance, one that does not...

Animal insulin product to be discontinued by drug major Eli Lilly

The Chairman and Managing Director of Eli Lilly and Co., India, disclosed on January 3rd, during the announcement of a price cut in the company's human insulin product 'Huminsulin', that its animal insulin product 'Iletin' will be phased out from the market by the end of this year. He added that the company// resorted to this move due to the growing use of human insulin products and the phasing o...

Vision Loss Due To Diabetic Retinopathy a Major Cause Of Concern

Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of vision loss among adults. About 22 percent to 36 percent of all diabetics // in the United States and Australia suffer from the condition. Vision impairment caused by the disease often leads to dependency in activities of daily living, social isolation, and reduced physical activity.When the visual acuity in the better eye drops below 20/40, many patien...

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Eosinophil Granule Major Basic Protein in Tissues

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International ENDORSE Study Shows That the Majority of Hospitalized Patients Surveyed are at Risk for VTE and Many do not Receive Recommended VTE prophylaxis

- ENDORSE Global Findings Highlight the Need to UrgentlyImplement Hospital-Wide Strategies to Optimize VTE Management:Systematically Assess Patient Risk for VTE and Provide Appropriateprophylaxis to Prevent VTE Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk is high among hospitalpatients and most of these at-risk patients are not pro...

Major New Review Supports the Broader Potential of CeNeS COMT Inhibitor Discovery Programme

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. 2nd July 2007 - CeNeS Pharmaceuticals (AIM:CEN)("CeNeS" or "the Company") the Cambridge-based biopharmaceuticalcompany today announced that a paper published this week in CNSDrugs(1) further supports the hypothesis that acatechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor that acts in thebrain would be a useful agent to address profound cognitivedeficits in schizophrenia and bi...

New Study Results Provide Additional Data about Short- and Long-Term Use of Desvenlafaxine Succinate in the Treatment of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder

- Data Presented at 2007 APA Meeting - COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datafrom four new studies examining safety and efficacy ofdesvenlafaxine succinate, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptakeinhibitor (SNRI) being studied as a potential treatment for adultswith major depressive disorder (MDD), were presented today at the2007 American Psychiatric Association annual...

Pooled Studies Showed Desvenlafaxine Succinate Significantly Improved Painful Symptoms and Anxious Symptoms Associated with Major Depressive Disorder in Adults, Compared With Placebo

Pooled Findings Presented at 2007 APA Meeting Also Showed NoSignificant Impact on Weight for Desvenlafaxine Succinate COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Findings from two separate pooled analyses - one examining theeffect of desvenlafaxine succinate on anxious symptoms and theother on painful symptoms associated with major depressive disorder(MDD) -- as well as a sep...

Six-Week Investigational Study In Adults With Major Depressive Disorder Evaluates The Effectiveness of Adjunctive Aripiprazole Therapy With Antidepressants

- Results Presented at 160th Annual Meeting of the AmericanPsychiatric Association - SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In adults withmajor depressive disorder, adding aripiprazole to antidepressanttherapy (ADT) resulted in significant improvement in the primaryendpoint, the Montgomery- Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)Total Score. In this six-week, randomized, placebo...

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