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Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick.
Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were published online this week in a pair of papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
biological sciences professor Dring Crowell is attempting to create, through genetic engineering, drought-resistant potato and soybean plants that require less water to grow.
The world has often been changed by a piece of technology that appeared obscure to the generation in whose time it was invented. What are those things called? Stirrups? And you do what, you put your feet in them? But then you can... swing your sword a lot harder... and not fall off? Oh I see.
Using computer simulations and lab experiments, physical biochemists have discovered how a small genetic mutation that's known to cause Wilson disease subtly changes the structure of a large, complex protein the body uses to keep copper from building up to toxic levels. The new study is available online from the Journal of Molecular Biology. Wilson disease, which affects about 150,000 people ...
We some more hands-on time in with LittleBigPlanet again in Leipzig, Germany.
Telik, Inc. announced today that the lead compounds of its Aurora kinase and VEGFR dual inhibitor program met a significant development milestone. Aurora kinase is a critical signaling enzyme whose function is required for cancer cell division, while vascular endothelial growth factor receptor plays a key role in tumor blood vessel formation, ensuring an adequate supply of nutrients to support ...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2008 -- Theravance, Inc. announced today that Rick E Winningham, Theravance's Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 10:55 a.m.
Telik, Inc. announced today that its novel small molecule proteasome inhibitor program met a preclinical development milestone by demonstrating anticancer activity in preclinical models of human leukemia.
Title: Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis Category: Health News Created: 8/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/21/2008
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