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Start today of human tests for a preventive vaccine against the respiratory disease SARS

Powerful research tools that speed up vaccine development have led to the start today of human tests for a preventive vaccine against the respiratory disease SARS. The disease killed hundreds of people around the world before it was brought under control in 2003 with aggressive conventional public health measures.

13 Dec 2004

New approach to genomic testing identifies women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence

An initial validation study presented by Exagen Diagnostics at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests it may soon be possible to distinguish good prognosis from poor prognosis in any newly diagnosed breast cancer patient based on DNA changes in the patient's tumor.

13 Dec 2004

Study of early stage breast cancer patients identifies women at low risk of breast cancer mortality

Kaiser Permanente researchers are presenting results of a large epidemiologic study of a unique breast cancer test at the 27th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The KP study shows the test can identify patients with early stage disease who are at low risk of breast cancer death at 10-years.

13 Dec 2004

Escalating costs and lengthy clinical trials are major concerns for researchers in the field of drug discovery

Escalating costs and lengthy clinical trials are major concerns for researchers attempting to boost productivity and efficiency in the field of drug discovery. Biomarkers are emerging as the solution to these problems with their ability to reduce drug development costs and time.

7 Dec 2004

Children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk

“This important study shows the value of continuing periodic blood transfusions in preventing the serious and debilitating consequences of stroke,” says NHLBI Acting Director Barbara Alving. “At the same time, there are risks of chronic transfusions and the decision to continue with this treatment must be made on a case-by-case basis.”

6 Dec 2004

Gene decoding revealed at atomic level

A recent finding by a North Carolina State University biochemist advances the fundamental biology of how genetic information, encoded in DNA, is decoded for the production of proteins.

4 Dec 2004

Study links a novel protein pathway to the aggressive progression of breast cancer

Cytogen Corporation today announced the publication of a study linking a novel protein pathway to the aggressive progression of breast cancer.

24 Nov 2004

Discovery of a new cancer gene, which, when damaged, may promote prostate cancer

Together with an international research team, researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed an effective method for the screening and identification of genes that under normal conditions suppress cancer growth.

24 Nov 2004

Evidence of exposure to a monkey virus possibly related to cancer has been found in the blood of North American zoo workers

The virus, a polyomavirus known as simian virus 40 (SV40), has long been a subject of public health concern, in part because it has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals, and some investigators have reported SV40 DNA in human tumors.

18 Nov 2004

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can lead to more accurate detection of cancer genes

Researchers at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have developed a new algorithm that can lead to more accurate detection of cancer genes than previous versions.

8 Nov 2004

Scientists enticed back to Australia to tackle major health challenges

CSIRO and the Queensland Government are attracting leading overseas-based Australian scientists to return to work on major health challenges at the e-health Research Centre in Brisbane.

8 Nov 2004

Atomic switch capable of discriminating color in a bacterial membrane protein

Researchers using extremely high resolution imaging have found an atomic switch capable of discriminating color in a bacterial membrane protein.

5 Nov 2004

Studies reveal complex molecular choreography with implications for human health and disease

As interactions of cellular proteins increasingly take center stage in basic biomedical research, studies are revealing a complex molecular choreography with implications for human health and disease.

10 Oct 2004

Powerful new processor helps unlock the secrets of an iron-eating bacteria known as Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Gerrit Voordouw, PhD, a microbiologist at the University of Calgary, has spent the past 20 years trying to unlock the secrets of an iron-eating bacteria known as Desulfovibrio vulgaris.

6 Oct 2004

New genomic, proteomic tools yield clues to exercise/diet effects on obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Applying the latest genomic and proteomic techniques has given researchers new clues for the interaction between exercise and diet, glucose metabolism and improvement in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.

5 Oct 2004

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

What they die of is not one disease, but a bewildering array of cancers, each of which behaves differently, grows differently and - crucially - responds to treatment differently.

29 Sep 2004

Clusters of genes within human aortas appear to predict risk for atherosclerosis

Duke University Medical Center researchers have identified specific clusters of genes within human aortas that appear to predict with great specificity which patients may be at highest risk for developing atherosclerosis, as well as the severity of the disease.

28 Sep 2004

Genomic News and Research

Start today of human tests for a preventive vaccine against the respiratory disease SARS

New approach to genomic testing identifies women with low risk of breast cancer recurrence

Study of early stage breast cancer patients identifies women at low risk of breast cancer mortality

Escalating costs and lengthy clinical trials are major concerns for researchers in the field of drug discovery

Children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk

Gene decoding revealed at atomic level

Study links a novel protein pathway to the aggressive progression of breast cancer

Discovery of a new cancer gene, which, when damaged, may promote prostate cancer

Evidence of exposure to a monkey virus possibly related to cancer has been found in the blood of North American zoo workers

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can lead to more accurate detection of cancer genes

Scientists enticed back to Australia to tackle major health challenges

Atomic switch capable of discriminating color in a bacterial membrane protein

Studies reveal complex molecular choreography with implications for human health and disease

Powerful new processor helps unlock the secrets of an iron-eating bacteria known as Desulfovibrio vulgaris

New genomic, proteomic tools yield clues to exercise/diet effects on obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

Clusters of genes within human aortas appear to predict risk for atherosclerosis

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