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Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system

A series of studies by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center sheds light on the mechanisms used by viruses to thwart a host's immune defenses and may aid in the development of more effective drugs to fight hepatitis C and West Nile viruses, as well as the flu and the common cold. In a study to appear in a March issue of the Journal of Virology and currently available online, UT So...

Nano-Probes Allow an Inside Look at Cell Nuclei

Nanotechnology may be in its infancy, but biologists may soon use it to watch the inner workings of a living cell like never before. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a way to sneak nano-sized probes inside cell nuclei where they can track life's fundamental processes, such a...

NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step

Treena Arinzeh, a young professor who last year won a Presidential Award, the nation's highest scientific honor, is bringing the promise of stem cell research one step closer to reality. Arinzeh, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, is researching the use of stem cells to induce bone repair. Her research will help diabetics whose impaired bones will not properly heal...

Molecule that usually protects infection-fighting cells may cause plaque deposits inside arteries

A molecule that usually protects the body's infection-fighting cells might also contribute to fatty buildups that coat arteries and lead to heart disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. The molecule, called apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage or AIM, inhibits cell death in macrophages, which circulate in the bloodstream and help the body fend off infection and foreign...

The lopsided brain: Attention bias is shared by humans and birds

When it comes to the world laid before us, our mind's eye has a bias. For reasons that are not entirely clear, during some tasks humans have a tendency to devote more visual attention to the left side of the visual world than the right side, a phenomenon known as pseudoneglect. Researchers now report that pseudoneglect is not restricted to humans but is shared by birds, suggesting not only that b...

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CNS Side Effect Profile (CNS SEP) from Novascreen-a Caliper Life Sciences Company

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Quintessence Biosciences names new president

The appointment was made by the company's board of directors and announced at the company's annual shareholder's meeting. <...

Hendee promoted to president of MCW Research Foundation; Gutterman steps up

T. Michael Bolger, the college's president and CEO, made the announcement on Friday. "Over the past 14 years, Bill Hendee has provided outstanding leadership...

New Cape Clear president is UW business alum

Joe Voica, whose MBA and undergraduate degree were minted at the University of Wisconsin, has been named president of Cape Clear Software's North American operations, the company said on Wednesday. He has 20 years of management experience. Cape Clear, headquartered in Massachusetts, provides "enterprise service bus" technology to a list of clients that includes the State of Wisconsin Dep...

Covance Appoints Co-Presidents for Early Development Services

PRINCETON, NJ - Covance Inc. has promoted Wendel Barr to the position of president, early development, in Madison, Wis., and Anthony Cork to the position of president, early development, in Harrogate, UK. The company said the move supports the regional decision-making employed by its clients in the preclinical segment. With the promotion, Wendel and Tony have become corporate senior vic...

Governor Gathers Biotech Leaders at his Residence

MADISON, WI-- Governor Doyle gathered over 100 executives and leaders of Wisconsin's Biotechnology Industry to his residence Tuesday night to preview his new economic growth package. These leaders included government officials, the Wisconsin Biotechnology Association leadership, The Wisconsin Technology Council as well many biotechnology CEO's and leading UW-Madison researchers and venture capita...

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Acupuncture May Help Chemotherapy Side Effects

Oriental medical practice of Acupuncture along with commonly used medications may help ease the distressing and disabling side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, if researchers at National Institute of Health (NIH) are to be believed. According to Dr. Joannieshen MD, MPH, research associate at NIH, electro-acupuncture was more effective in controlling vomiting than...

Clinton's new problem - Is the outgoing American president suffering from skin cancer?

The outgoing U.S. president Bill Clinton will be remembered as one of the most controversial presidents ever. He created history by becoming the first American president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Only because he managed to win at the senate did he save himself and his country further damage. He has been the center of many burning controversies throughout...

Doctors at risk- the ugly side of the noble profession

A recent study shows that doctors are amongst the top victims of workplace crime. They are often threatened and abused by relatives of patients who die during treatment. Without going into who is right and who is wrong the report says doctors are targeted and sometimes made to pay a very heavy price if things go wrong.Calling it the ugly side of the noble profession, the study says that d...

Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003

Health care major Apollo Hospitals announced on Thursday that plans are afoot to consider listing on US bourses in 2003. "We would consider listing on the US bourses after 2002," Pratap C Reddy, chairman of the Apollo Hospitals group said, adding it was a part of the business plan for the post-2002 period. Though further details are not available at the moment, Dr. Reddy added that plans...

The flip side of AIDS cocktails – HAART regime damages live

HIV infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART regime) are forced to stop the treatment because of the toxic side effects of the treatment, which causes liver damage. According to a study led by Dr. Raymond T. Chung, who presented the findings at Digestive Disease Week in Atlanta last week, severe liver toxicity forced almost one in every four patients to stop the t...

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Common Preterm Labor Drug Has More Side Effects Than Alternative, Finds Study from Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 29, 2007 - The drug mostcommonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, is morelikely than another common treatment to cause mild to serious sideeffects in pregnant women, according to a study from researchers atLucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University Schoolof Medicine. Their findings suggest that, since the effectivenessof...

President Bush Ignores America's Plea for Support of Stem Cell Research

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowing statement may be attributed to Sean Tipton, president,Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR): "In the face of spiraling health care costs, President Bush onceagain used the stroke of his veto pen deliberately to hamper theprogress of scientific and medical research, as well as endangerthe future hea...

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Expresses Disappointment Over President Bush's Veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

SHORT HILLS, N.J., June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheChristopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF), the national,non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures and treatmentsfor spinal cord injuries and improving the lives of people livingwith paralysis, today expressed strong disappointment in PresidentBush's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which wouldhave p...

Dean: President Bush Has Turned His Back on the American People

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DemocraticNational Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the followingstatement today after President Bush once again put politics aheadof science by vetoing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of2007. The legislation, providing federal funding for life-savingembryonic stem cell research, has the overwhelming support of theAm...

Remarks by President Bush on Stem Cell Veto and Executive Order

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowing is a transcript of remarks by President Bush on stem cellveto and executive order: THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. I'm glad you're here. America is anation that leads the world in science and technology. Ourinnovative spirit is making possible incredible advances inmedicine that could sa...

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