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Immunotherapeutic strategy allowing patients to use their own immune system to fight their cancer

Scientists affiliated with the Harvard University Medical School have devised ways of bolstering patients' immune response against kidney and breast cancer.

15 Jul 2004

Dietary niacin may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease

Dietary niacin (vitamin B3 ) may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease and the cognitive decline associated with ageing in older people, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

15 Jul 2004

Adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

According to a 20-year study published in the July issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), patients with asthma were 12 times more likely than nonasthmatics to develop COPD later in life.

13 Jul 2004

New hereditary spastic paraplegia research

In work reported this week, researchers have taken our understanding of HSP to a new level with the development of an animal model for the disease.

13 Jul 2004

Research provides new insight into the carefully controlled architectural changes that underlie organ development

A new research study demonstrates that a single chemical growth factor orchestrates a complex developmental process by sequentially activating distinct subsets of molecular signals.

13 Jul 2004

Molecular mechanisms behind XsalF's anterior specifying activity

Embryologists have long been interested in working out the means by which this regionalization is achieved, and for years the dominant theory has involved a two-step mechanism in which neural tissues are first induced lengthwise down the entire body axis, followed by a transformation step where a second signal specifies the posterior identities of the neural tissue

13 Jul 2004

Human antibodies that thwart the SARS virus in mice can be mass-produced quickly

Human antibodies that thwart the SARS virus in mice can be mass-produced quickly using a new laboratory technique developed by an international research team collaborating with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

12 Jul 2004

Genetic mutation is a major contributor to type 1 diabetes

A natural mutation of a gene that helps regulate the reactivity of the immune system is a major contributor to type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers have found.

12 Jul 2004

International leader backs regional brain injury research

President-elect of the International Brain Injury Association Dr David Burke will become patron of a new research partnership between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the Greater Murray Area Health Service (GMAHS).

12 Jul 2004

First recipients of the Fogarty-Ellison Fellowship in Global Health and Clinical Research

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the first recipients of the Fogarty-Ellison Fellowship in Global Health and Clinical Research.

11 Jul 2004

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Dr Ian Reid, professor of mental health at the University of Aberdeen, told delegates that for many years psychiatrists believed that poor mental health was just caused by imbalances in various brain chemicals.

10 Jul 2004

Evidence that new anti-inflammatory drug may sensitize leukemia, and breast and lung cancers to conventional chemotherapy

Ohio researchers have used a recently developed anti-inflammatory drug as a starting point to construct a possible new, targeted anti-cancer agent.

10 Jul 2004

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

10 Jul 2004

Myriad Genetics awarded a $14.2 million contract for AIDS and hepatitis research

Myriad Genetics has announced that it has been awarded a five-year, $14.2 million contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Jul 2004

Researchers uncover new information source, the cornea of the human eye

Two Columbia University scientists, Dr. Ko Nishino and Prof. Shree K. Nayar, have discovered how images reflected in the cornea of the human eye can provide the basis for technical advances in such varied areas as the analysis of historical photographs and the development of communications tools for paralyzed patients.

10 Jul 2004

Recent tuberculosis research holds promise for developing a more effective vaccine

Tuberculosis, a mycobacterium that infects human lungs, still claims the lives of about 2 million people every year. Existing vaccines provide questionable protection, and they can even cause disease in individuals with compromised immune systems.

9 Jul 2004

The structure of AGT shows how one human protein reduces the potency of chemotherapy

The fine details of this x-ray structure may help scientists find ways to fight certain cancers, such as brain tumors, which express high levels of AGT making them resistant to chemotherapy.

9 Jul 2004

Exposure-based treatment offers the best form of therapy for dealing with trauma caused by a tragic death

Fleming and his team of York researchers are investigating the relationship between bereavement and other psychological difficulties when grieving a significant loss. Such losses may include a spouse, child, parent, sibling, close relative or friend and may involve a horrific situation such as a murder, car accident or house fire.

9 Jul 2004

Mitochondria in spinal cords is Lou Gehrig’s disease target according researchers

The selective killing of spinal cord neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, occurs when tiny cellular components called mitochondria actively recruit a mutant disease-causing protein into specific neuron cells, according to new research by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine investigators.

9 Jul 2004

California church coalition lends support to Proposition 71 for stem cell research

Supporters of Proposition 71 today announced the measure has been endorsed by California Church IMPACT, the legislative advocacy sister organization of the California Council of Churches. Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative

9 Jul 2004

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Immunotherapeutic strategy allowing patients to use their own immune system to fight their cancer

Dietary niacin may protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease

Adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

New hereditary spastic paraplegia research

Research provides new insight into the carefully controlled architectural changes that underlie organ development

Molecular mechanisms behind XsalF's anterior specifying activity

Human antibodies that thwart the SARS virus in mice can be mass-produced quickly

Genetic mutation is a major contributor to type 1 diabetes

International leader backs regional brain injury research

First recipients of the Fogarty-Ellison Fellowship in Global Health and Clinical Research

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Evidence that new anti-inflammatory drug may sensitize leukemia, and breast and lung cancers to conventional chemotherapy

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

Myriad Genetics awarded a $14.2 million contract for AIDS and hepatitis research

Researchers uncover new information source, the cornea of the human eye

Recent tuberculosis research holds promise for developing a more effective vaccine

The structure of AGT shows how one human protein reduces the potency of chemotherapy

Exposure-based treatment offers the best form of therapy for dealing with trauma caused by a tragic death

Mitochondria in spinal cords is Lou Gehrig’s disease target according researchers

California church coalition lends support to Proposition 71 for stem cell research

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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