Researchers in the Neurobiology Program at Children's Hospital Boston have found in animal studies that nicotinamide injections may prevent further nerve-fiber damage in patients on the chronic...
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Doctors at the Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center are already using the PillCam ESO to help diagnose and monitor esophageal varices, a serious and common...
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Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that a once-yearly infusion of Aclasta (zoledronic acid 5 mg solution for infusion) was highly effective in reducing the incidence of bone fracture in women with...
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What: Biotech 2006 When: October 16-17, 2006 Where: loews Philadelphia, PA Jointly hosted by the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey (BCNJ) and Pennsylvania Bio, this conference will focus on...
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Advance Cell Technology, the biotech firm who has recently announced having successfully generated embryonic stem cell lines without destroying the embryos, now says it has used human embryonic stem...
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According to a meta-analysis study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, aromatase inhibitors --such as vorozole, letrozole, examestane, and anastrazole-- improve the survival of...
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Scientists from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston have been able to chemically induce tanning in mice, i.e., tanning without exposure to sunlight. According to the...
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Using a patented process, scientists have been able to develop bioplastics which is made from inexpensive corn, soybean and other bio-based oils. According to the developer, the plastics have...
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What: 3rd Annual RNAi Europe Conference and Exhibition When: 28-29 September 2006 Where: Prague, Czech Republic Twenty speakers, over 25 exhibitors and more than 40 poster presentations will gather to...
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Thomas Jefferson University researchers have identified a protein which may be a potential biomarker for heart failure. In a study presented during the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart...
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Scientists are developing a new method of developing antibiotics which may be used against the increasing number of "superbugs" -- pathogens with multiple antibiotic resistance. By studying...
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Cell Therapeutics, Inc. and Novartis will collaborate to co-develop XYOTAX™ (poliglumex paclitaxel), an investigational agent in Phase III for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and...
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A controlled clinical study involving 860 patients showed that infliximab (brand name: Remicade), a drug currently used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, is also effective as an...
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What: Duke medicine's 75th Anniversary Science Symposium When: Sept. 25-26, 2006 Where: Searle Center/Fitzpatrick Center, Duke University Campus Three Nobel Prize winners and 10 other leading...
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Scientists from the MSU's Center for Biofilm Engineering are exploring the use of chitosan, a compound derived from chitin presents in the shells of crabs and shrimps, as an antimicrobial. In the...
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A compound found in brown seaweed that is widely used in Asian soups and salads has been demonstrated in animal trials to promote weight loss by reducing the accumulation of fat. The compound, called...
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a genetic diagnostic test to predict whether melanoma of the eye will spread to the liver, where it quickly turns...
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Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are tapping a microorganism called Thermatoga neapolitana to produce hydrogen gas that may be used as an...
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A recent study published in the Journal of Periodontology showed that, melatonin, a supplement commonly used to ease jet lag ad sleeping disorders, may be potentially valuable in the treatment of...
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cranberry juice has been shown to prevent bladder infections, although the exact mecahnism by which this prophylxis happens remain unclear. Scientists speculate that compounds in the juice prevent...
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According to a new study published in the Cancer journal, colchicine, an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to treat gout, may be able to prevent liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC) in...
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