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- Production Of Key Alzheimer’s Protein Monitored For First Time In…
- Breakthrough In DNA Sequencing For Cancer Research Announced By Dana…
- Chocolate, Wine, Spicy Foods May Be OK for Heartburn, Stanford Study…
- Cancer-causing protein may heal damaged spinal cord and brain cells
- Treatment of substance abuse costs South Africa billions every year
- Move over Tracey and Damien . . . we have a new hero.
Production Of Key Alzheimer’s Protein Monitored For First Time In…
Science Daily - Science Daily (press release) - Jun 28, 2006
Bateman RJ, Munsell LY, Morris JC, Swarm R, Yarasheski KE, Holtzman DM. Human amyloid-b synthesis and clearance rates as measured in cerebrospinal fluid in vivo. Nature Medicine, June 25, 2006. Funding from the American Academy of Neurology and the National Institutes of Health supported this research. Adapted from materials provided by.
Breakthrough In DNA Sequencing For Cancer Research Announced By Dana…
Medical News Today - Jun 28, 2006
The research, published online (ahead of print) in the journal Nature Medicine, describes how the 454 Sequencing&trade method identifies rare cancer-associated genetic variations at the molecular level, potentially enabling the personalization of targeted therapies. 454 SequencingTM technology was used to analyze mutations in five exons of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) gene in tumor samples from 22 patients with lung cancer. The EGFR gene is the target for several new anti-cancer drugs called EGFR inhibitors. This research proposes that 454 SequencingTM may help to validate the ability of EGFR mutations to predict patient responsiveness to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor. It has been realized that genetic mutations are responsible for sensitizing some tumor cells to chemotherapy, while other mutations render tumor cells completely resistant to drug treatments.
Chocolate, Wine, Spicy Foods May Be OK for Heartburn, Stanford Study…
Free with registration - Business Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jun 28, 2006
Gerson says that for most heartburn patients, there’s insufficient evidence to support the notion that eating these foods will make heartburn worse — or that cutting them out will make it go away. Many of Gerson’s patients walk into her clinic upset, having been advised elsewhere to severely limit their diets to help reduce their heartburn symptoms. But recent research by Gerson, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, indicates there’s no evidence to support a need for dietary deprivation, except for the unlucky few whose heartburn is clearly triggered by a particular food. Gerson’s advice runs counter to the long-standing recommendations of virtually every professional organization of gastroenterologists, including the American College of Gastroenterology, as well as the National Institutes of Health.
Cancer-causing protein may heal damaged spinal cord and brain cells
EurekAlert - EurekAlert (press release) - Jun 28, 2006
The research will be published in the journal Nature and will be available Wednesday, June 28 on the journal’s web site. “Our finding suggests that the same process this protein uses for proliferating cancer could also potentially be used to regrow axons that are damaged in spinal cord injuries or neurological diseases,” said Antonio Iavarone, M. , associate professor of neurology and pathology at Columbia University Medical Center’s Institute for Cancer Genetics, and the study’s lead author. The proteins
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