Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences researchers are seeking participants in a clinical study designed to determine whether nutritional supplements...
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A new study indicates that rituximab (anti-CD20),an antibody used to treat certain cancers and rheumatoid arthritis, may also have potential in treating type 1 diabetes. The antibody, rituximab...
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Researchers have identified a gene target called 14-3-3zeta for selective anti-cancer drugs. Using RNAi techniques, they discovered that when 14-3-3zeta is turned off, lung cancer cells become less...
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Researchers have identified a hormone that plays a role in cardiovascular disease and other cell functions which may also be a drug target to treat lymphedema, a condition that causes painful...
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Researchers have discovered protein that controls bone growth, and thus may be used as the basis for finding treatment for people with bone diseases affecting skeletal growth. Osteocrin is a small...
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A research team genetically engineered mosquitoes which carry the malaria parasite to produce a lectin protein in their gut when feeding. The lethal protein, CEL-III, found in sea cucumbers, kills the...
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Dragon's blood is a bright red resin extracted from four different plants: Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus. In traditional Chinese medicine, this extract is used to fight ulcer...
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the official launch of the Human Microbiome Project, the collective genomes of all microorganisms present in or on the human body. Part of the...
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Using an animal model, researchers have discovered and patented a method to stop and revert idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease characterized by abnormal gas exchange in the lungs which quickly...
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Researchers in McGill University's Department of Animal Science have successfully produced three litters of cloned pigs, Canada's first. These pigs are meant to contribute to biomedical...
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Cornell researchers have developed a drug candidate against potential bioterror agents, Hendra and Nipah viruses. The compound is a peptide (protein) related to a parainfluenza virus that appeared to...
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Surgilux is a thin polymer bio-film made from material extracted from crab shells that seals surgical wounds without the need for sutures. Measuring just 50 microns thick, the film is placed on a...
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The sixth edition of the most widely used undergraduate textbook in molecular biology, Molecular Biology of the Gene, has just been released. Now in its sixth edition, Molecular Biology of the Gene...
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Scientists have developed a quicker, easier and more cost-effective method of sorting stem cells using electrodes to identify which cells will turn into specific cell types once they have been...
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By altering a single gene in an animal model, researchers have demonstrated that the effects of the fragile X mutation can be reversed. As such, this research offers potential treatment of fragile x...
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Slovenian firm Vitiva is launching Aquarox 10, a rosemary-derived natural preservative, to extend the shelf-life of prawns. "We have tested Aquarox on prawns sold in vacuum packs and in brine...
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Researchers have discovered that the bacteria Shewanella can produce semiconducting nanotubes that may be useful in the creation of a new generation of nanoelectronic devices. This is the first report...
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The Global Institute for Bio-Exploration, GIBEX, a joint initiative of the University of Illinois and Rutgers University, The Global Institute for Bio-Exploration, a joint initiative of the...
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Time Magazine lists down the Top 10 scientific discoveries of 2007. Among them are: 1. Stem Cell Breakthroughs 2. Human Mapped (J. Craig Venter's genetic sequence) 3. Brightest Supernova Recorded...
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An aerosol preparation of live <span style=" />Haemophilus influenzae delivered to the lungs of mice has been found set off a healthy immune response and provided powerful protection...
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