Researchers are exploring the use of genetic profiling in lung tumors to to predict the tumors' likely response to therapy and determine the best treatment strategy for lung cancers. Researchers...
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The recently concluded second Future of Male Contraception conference highlighted the progress in the developments of male contraceptives. Among those that have promising potential: DepoProvera. It...
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Researchers have patented a process that uses eggshells to absorb carbon dioxide in a durign hydrogen fuel production, including a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the...
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According to Phase II clinical trial data with 130 patients, an experimental drug called pertuzumab prolonged the survival time for women with stage 3 recurrent ovarian cancer. Pertuzumab is a...
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Researchers have discovered that a deletion of a gene for progranulin leads to the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain which subsequently results to dementia. In the Sept. 26 issue of the...
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Scientists have cracked the genetic sequence of Giardia lamblia, a common protozoan parasite causing gardiasis, an intestinal infection considered to be one of the most common causes of waterborne...
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Texas A&M University researchers are developing a nose spray flu vaccine that uses aloe vera as its carrier. "We take Aloe vera leaves and put them through a series of complex extraction...
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UC Irvine researchers have developed a non-invasive breath test to measure the blood sugar levels of type-1 diabetes patients. The test is based on the findings that children with type-1 diabetes...
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A new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggests that an antioxidant compound in pomegranate juice may have chemopreventive properties against prostate cancer. In the...
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Researchers have developed a miniaturized device which can detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus in throat swab samples, with results released within half an hour. The device comprises a...
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A new topical lotion developed by NanoBio Corporation, a spin-off company from the University of Michigan, has been shown to penetrate deep enough to treat onychomycosis, or toenail fungus, without...
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Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, 27 differentially expressed protein biomarkers for colorectal adenoma have been identified. The differential expression of two of these...
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Photo: Plot of genetic markers for 255 individuals from four continental regions. Red and green represents identical genotypes. Black represents genotypic variations. Notice the distinct patterns...
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A recent animal study indicates that certain infants and children who carry a certain gene variant may be more vulnerable to fetal alcohol syndrome, a condition characterized by severe mental...
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Researchers have identified a blood protein linked to lung cancer which may be used as a basis for a diagnostic blood test to screen high-risk individuals for lung cancer. The protein targeted in the...
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Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created ACuRay™ (stands for standing for ACoustic micro-arRay), an acoustic sensor that can detect small amounts of mesothelin, a molecule...
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>The traditional method for pre-natal screening for Down syndrome entails karyotyping, and the procedure requires two weeks. Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institut, however, have...
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Filed in archive Microbiology
by ruth on September 20, 2007
Researchers from the University at Buffalo have filed several patents related to genetically engineering microorganisms, such as E. coli, into tiny "cellular factories" to produce...
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Got a favorite blog focusing on the life sciences? The Scientist is inviting nominations for the most popular science blogs. Although this is not the first attempt to list the best science blogs, this...
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The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)m is the first online academic journal devoted to video-publication of biological research. The 7th issue, just released online, features instructional...
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