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Gene mutation gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A mutation of the gene for lamin A protein gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

29 Jun 2004

A new mobile screening service will cut waiting times for patients needing scans to diagnose cancer

The new service will increase NHS capacity by more than 15 per cent and will help to tackle long waits for MRI scans in some parts of the country. The extra capacity will help to cut the time that patients wait from GP referral to hospital treatment to a maximum of 18 weeks by 2008, as set out in the NHS Improvement Plan last week..

29 Jun 2004

An EU-funded research project will help to uncover the genetic factors linked to depression to develop new drug treatments

120 million people worldwide suffer from depression. An EU-funded research project launched recently will help to uncover the genetic factors linked to depression to develop new drug treatments.

29 Jun 2004

Oxford Therapeutic Antibody Centre receives Manufacturer’s Authorisation

Oxford University's Therapeutic Antibody Centre (TAC) has received a Manufacturer's Authorisation (Investigational Medicinal Products) from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

29 Jun 2004

New £18M Medical Research Council facility

A new £18M Medical Research Council (MRC) facility to understand and compare the genetics of disease in mice and humans will be opened today, Wednesday 30 June, by Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Technology.

29 Jun 2004

Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer

Doctors in Denmark have succeeded in producing a two-cell embryo after ovarian tissue was removed, frozen, and then thawed and replaced two years later.

29 Jun 2004

Chromosomal chaos in early embryonic development is linked to abnormalities in cytokinesis and spindle formation

Abnormalities in the spindles (the bi-polar thread like structures that link and pull the chromosomes during cell division) of human embryos before implantation may be the primary reason for many of the chromosome defects observed in early human development

29 Jun 2004

Five children have been born conceived from previously isolated and frozen egg cells

Five children have been born conceived from previously isolated and frozen egg cells, Italian scientists announced today (Wednesday 30 June 2004) at the 20th annual conference of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology.

29 Jun 2004

About 40 percent of U.S. adults ages 40 to 74 — millions of whom are Hispanic or Latino — currently have pre-diabetes

About 40 percent of U.S. adults ages 40 to 74 — millions of whom are Hispanic or Latino — currently have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

29 Jun 2004

Chemotherapy agents as well as the newest biologic and targeted cancer therapy drugs, can harm a patient’s heart

Cancer treatments, including the most commonly used chemotherapy agents as well as the newest biologic and targeted therapy drugs, can harm a patient’s heart, sometimes fatally

29 Jun 2004

For the 700 million people in the least developed countries, United Nations’ decisions could mean the difference between opportunity and poverty, peace and war, life and death

For the 700 million women, men and children in the least developed countries (LDCs), United Nations’ decisions - and their follow-up - could mean the difference between opportunity and poverty, peace and war, life and death

29 Jun 2004

$1.6 million ecological stoichiometry grant to study how certain nutrients affect the development of disease in humans and animals

Two University of Kansas and four Arizona State University researchers have received an almost $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study how certain nutrients affect the development of disease in humans and animals.

29 Jun 2004

Immune modulation therapy, latest treatment for people with chronic heart failure

Here is the latest treatment for people with chronic heart failure: a nurse draws blood from the patient, runs that blood through a machine, superheating and “stressing” the blood, and then, injects it back into the patient.

29 Jun 2004

On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

Teenage girls who have never smoked, never even puffed on a cigarette, are far more likely to start smoking if their favorite movie star smokes in movies, according to a 3-year study

29 Jun 2004

Relatively difficult for the AIDS virus to develop resistance to the drug, tenofovir, or the DAPY (diarylpyrimidine) family of compounds

HIV is a moving target, unpredictably changing direction to elude anti-AIDS drugs, but researchers at Rutgers are clearly on the track of solutions to combat HIV drug resistance.

29 Jun 2004

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan researcher Nils Walter.

29 Jun 2004

12 sites testing a new vaccine to prevent anthrax

The phase II trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenic response of a new recombinant anthrax vaccine, known as rPA102. The vaccine candidate consists of recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA), a synthetic protein that induces antibodies designed to prevent illness by neutralizing anthrax toxins, and aluminum hydroxide to enhance the immune response.

29 Jun 2004

Study questions 20,000 people who worked in WTC towers

On Monday, May 24, invitations to complete a comprehensive questionnaire on the evacuation and fire safety practices of the WTC were mailed to 20,000 employees who worked in Towers 1 & 2 of the World Trade Center (WTC).

29 Jun 2004

U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether anti-drug laws should apply to the medicinal use of marijuana

The U.S. Supreme Court is to decide whether anti-drug laws should apply to the medicinal use of marijuana.

29 Jun 2004

Atkins responds to lower female fertility from low carb diets claim

It is important to note that there was no mention of carbohydrate control in the research conducted by Dr. Gardner. The study subjects were mice, which are herbivores. Whether or not these findings or effects would apply to humans, who are omnivores, is unknown.

29 Jun 2004

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Gene mutation gradually causes devastating effects on cellular structure and function in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A new mobile screening service will cut waiting times for patients needing scans to diagnose cancer

An EU-funded research project will help to uncover the genetic factors linked to depression to develop new drug treatments

Oxford Therapeutic Antibody Centre receives Manufacturer’s Authorisation

New £18M Medical Research Council facility

Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer

Chromosomal chaos in early embryonic development is linked to abnormalities in cytokinesis and spindle formation

Five children have been born conceived from previously isolated and frozen egg cells

About 40 percent of U.S. adults ages 40 to 74 — millions of whom are Hispanic or Latino — currently have pre-diabetes

Chemotherapy agents as well as the newest biologic and targeted cancer therapy drugs, can harm a patient’s heart

For the 700 million people in the least developed countries, United Nations’ decisions could mean the difference between opportunity and poverty, peace and war, life and death

$1.6 million ecological stoichiometry grant to study how certain nutrients affect the development of disease in humans and animals

Immune modulation therapy, latest treatment for people with chronic heart failure

On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

Relatively difficult for the AIDS virus to develop resistance to the drug, tenofovir, or the DAPY (diarylpyrimidine) family of compounds

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

12 sites testing a new vaccine to prevent anthrax

Study questions 20,000 people who worked in WTC towers

U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether anti-drug laws should apply to the medicinal use of marijuana

Atkins responds to lower female fertility from low carb diets claim

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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