Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
... degrees of patient acuity, significant on-call responsibility and irregular work hours, all requiring a significant commitment of personal time," the researches wrote. "The extent to which the surgical workplace has evolved to accommodate women and their role in family life is unknown to the public, in general...Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger
...erbivores to eat, he said. What this research means is that plants are "capable of more sophisticated behavior than we imagined," said Karban, who researches the interactions between herbivores (plant-eating organisms) and their host plants. "Plants are capable of responding to complex cues that invol...Decision tool for prostate cancer patients helps men customize treatment in anxious time
... men with the disease choose from a variety of possible cares. These can be evaluated using multiattribute utility theory, which is used by operations researches and decision scientists to evaluate trade-offs. "Two main factors are critical in making the treatment decision," the author writes. "First, it ...Video: Research in Women's Cancers Leading the Personalized Medicine Revolution
...d molecular characteristics called "biomarkers" Selects targeted treatment programs to circumvent tumor adaptability to chemotherapy researches and analyzes effectiveness in real time- customizing therapies to fit the individual patients' needs About Moffitt ...'Silent' Heart Attacks More Common Than Thought
...ttacks were three times more common than Q-wave UMIs. Non-Q-wave attacks were most common among those with more severe coronary artery disease. The researches also found that over a two-year follow-up, patients who'd suffered non-Q-wave attacks had an 17-fold higher risk of death from heart problems and an 1...Virus evolution topic of Darwin talk at UH April 2
... HOUSTON, March 31, 2009 An Ivy League biologist who researches viruses to determine how and why they evolve to cause disease will speak at the University of Houston April 2. The lecture is free and open to the pu...Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update
...s interested in finding the answer about the RNAi-mediated gene regulation using their gene of interest. Should we be able to get a positive result, researches from all over the world could be potential buyers of Onconase. We anticipate results shortly. Other studies will be conducted in order to elucida...Virtual Colonoscopies Show Value for Some Patients, But Polyps Will Be Missed
...s who will inevitably require a subsequent therapeutic colonoscopy." ECRI Institute ( www.ecri.org ), an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, analyzed recent studies on the comparative effectiveness of CT colonography to traditional colonoscopy....Vical Pandemic Influenza Vaccines Achieve T-Cell Responses and Cross-Clade Reactivity in Humans
...y the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...SARS Vaccine Achieves Neutralizing Responses in First U.S. Human Trial
...ed using uniform methods of fermentation and purification, allowing significantly faster development and production. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...Vical Signs Binding Letter of Intent for Sales and Marketing of Allovectin-7(R) in Turkey
... specific therapeutic areas and has multiple licensing agreements with leading biotech and pharmaceutical companies. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...Vical Completes Enrollment and Reports Positive Interim Data in CMV Vaccine Phase 2 Trial
...Vical's vaccine has received orphan drug designation for hematopoietic stem cell transplant and solid organ transplant patients. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...U.S. Navy and U.S. Army to Develop Dengue DNA Vaccine Formulated With Vical's Vaxfectin(R) Adjuvant
...n is on the development of a vaccine to prevent dengue fever, with a major emphasis on novel vaccine technologies and adjuvants. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...Danish researches solve virus puzzle
How is virus as for example HIV and bird flu able to make the cells within a human body work for the purpose of the virus? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen shed new light on this question. The research is a collaboration between molecular biologists and physicists. ”The molecular biolo...August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights
... anthropogenic activities. The new finding is not only critical in planning long-term strategies for dust control but also is a significant benefit to researches of environmental change-based eolian deposits. Vertebrate extinctions and reorganizations during the Late Silurian Lau Event Mats E. Eriksso...Researchers develop 'brain-reading' methods
...ask, ranging from reading, to memorizing a list, to making complex decisions about whether to take monetary risks, while being scanned using fMRI. The researches were able to identify which of eight tasks participants were involved in with more than 80-percent accuracy by analyzing the participants' fMRI data a...Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques
...n people will reside by 2050. Dr. Anthony Oliver-Smith of the University of Florida and UNU's Institute for the Environment and Human Security, who researches the link between the environment and migration, says the impact of climate change on Indigenous Peoples will be particularly severe because most pract...Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self-esteem
... most exercise benefit, whereas activities like mixing soil or transplanting seedlings give the most benefit to the upper body. Shoemaker, who also researches gardening as a prevention strategy to childhood obesity, said that studying the physical benefits of gardening is important for older adults because g...Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self esteem
... most exercise benefit, whereas activities like mixing soil or transplanting seedlings give the most benefit to the upper body. Shoemaker, who also researches gardening as a prevention strategy to childhood obesity, said that studying the physical benefits of gardening is important for older adults because g...Evolution and climate change research advances at Rutgers-Camden
...uences of a highly adapted species is that any change can be dire," says Saidel. Dan Shain, associate professor of biology at RutgersCamden, also researches highly specialized creatures: worms that thrive in the world's most extreme climates. He studies them for insight into their adaptations and their uni...Scientists uncover new genetic variations linked to psoriasis
...he absence of two skin genes LCE3B and LCE3C increases the risk of psoriasis. Both genes normally are activated after an injury to the skin. The researches suspect the absence of the genes could lead to an inappropriate immune response, which may cause the inflammation that is a hallmark of the disease. ...Protein folding researcher David Baker to receive Sackler Prize in Biophysics
...lear magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray defraction imaging with his computer modeling to more quickly delineate protein molecule structures. He also researches the ways that molecular configurations of proteins determine their functions in biochemical reactions. In addition, Baker and his team have develo...Bridging the gap in nanoantennas
...nic devices and detectors will become more efficient. This bridges the gap between these two disciplines" says Javier Aizpurua. With this work, the researches provide first experimental evidence that the local antenna fields can be controlled by gap-loading. This opens the door for designing near-field patte...Obio Pharmaceutical Announces Product Growth Strategy
...9, "Obio plans to reinforce the global development strategy by focusing its researches on the globally prevalent but underserved diseases such as diabetes and inf... pharmaceutical companies. Obio's research center is located at Beijing and researches are often contracted to outside prestigious medical institutes for confirma...Dow AgroSciences, China National Rice Research Institute Announce Collaboration on Rice Research
...ual leadership of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the Zhejiang Provincial Government. CNRRI focuses on basic and applicable researches with priority on solving significant scientific and technical problems in rice production. Engaging in rice research at population, individual, tissue...Human clinical study demonstrates superior Neptune Krill Oil NKO(R) pharmacokinetic profile
... been shown to have substantial health benefits, and which are stabilized by potent antioxidants. About Neptune Technologies Neptune researches and develops proprietary bioactive ingredients and products for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications and is carrying out clinical research to...Vical Announces News Release and Conference Call Schedule For Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
... further information, contact Vical's Investor Relations department by phone at (858) 646-1127 or by e-mail at info@vical.com . About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...Vical to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
...nvestor Conference in San Diego on Tuesday, October 28, and at the BIO Investor Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 29. About Vical Vical researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its patented DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatenin...Acasti Pharma completes offer to exchange outstanding Neptune Technologies dividend notes
...y potent antioxidants. Acasti Pharma is focusing initially on treatments for chronic cardiovascular conditions. About Neptune Technologies Neptune researches and develops proprietary bioactive ingredients and products for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications and is carrying out clinical research to...Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. reports first quarter results
...ment of several value-creating development and commercialization milestones of Acasti Pharma, its pharmaceutical subsidiary. About Neptune Neptune researches and develops proprietary bioactive ingredients and products for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications and is carrying out clinical research to...