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UF researchers develop improved gene therapy agent
Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to make gene therapy a more viable option for treating genetic diseases such as hemophilia, University of Florida researchers say.   view more (2008-05-20)

LSD finds new respectability
It was the drug of choice on university campuses, the drug that spawned psychedelic culture as well as countless jail sentences and fines, but LSD actually has respectable roots-roots that a McMaster University researcher is uncovering.   view more (2005-09-01)

Researchers open door to potential treatments for type 2 diabetes
Researchers funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) have identified an unsuspected role of a protein named SHP-1 that could constitute a new therapeutic path against Type 2 Diabetes.   view more (2006-05-30)

Novel cartilage repair therapy
Diseases involving irremediable tissue damage of the musculoskeletal system account today for about 15% of hospital admissions in developed countries. With the ageing of the population, this is believed to gain significantly in importance in the coming years. The majority of the disorders affecting... view more (2002-04-11)

Philosophers Look To Bentham's Individualism To Promote Philosophy In The UK
The new British Philosophical Association (BPA), set to support learning, teaching and research in Philosophy, is embracing Jeremy Bentham's Individualism to ensure the subject is represented in the UK. Unlike the National Committee for Philosophy that it replaces, membership is open to individual... view more (2003-10-22)

New hybrid virus provides targeted molecular imaging of cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have created a new class of hybrid virus and demonstrated its ability to find, highlight, and deliver genes to tumors in mice.   view more (2006-04-24)

MRI drug may improve cancer-killing ability of chemotherapy, study says
A contrast agent currently used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), called mangafodipir, may increase the cancer-killing ability of some chemotherapy drugs while protecting normal cells.   view more (2006-02-15)

UK companies win European IST prizes
Three UK companies are among the winners of the European Information Society Technologies (IST) Prize 2004. Each will receive EUR5,000 (euros) and will be invited to exhibit their products in the European IST Prize Winners Village at the 2004 IST Event in The Hague from 15-17 November.   view more (2004-09-23)

ESC Congress 2003: Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes: A Novel Source for Cell Therapy
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology Adult heart cells have limited... view more (2003-09-01)

Human genetic 'deserts' are teeming with significant life
Many of the areas of the human genome previously thought to be deserts are in fact teeming with life, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics.   view more (2007-06-19)

U. Iowa team identifies genes that improve survival in mice with ALS
University of Iowa researchers investigating the basic biology of cell signaling have made a discovery that may have therapeutic implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.   view more (2007-09-14)

Breast cancer is more aggressive in African-American women
African American women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age and have larger tumors and more lymph node involvement than Caucasian women, a Yale School of Medicine researcher reported today.   view more (2007-10-30)

Researchers find not all drugs are equal in treating teen drivers with ADHD
Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found that teenage drivers with attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) drive better when they took OROS methylphenidate (OROS MPH), a controlled-release stimulant, rather than extended release amphetamine salts (se-AMPH ER).   view more (2006-09-06)

Exploiting Nature's Weapons in the Fight Against Diabetes
Scientists at the University of Ulster are harnessing molecules produced naturally in the body to tackle one of the world's major health problems - diabetes. Their novel approach involves bioengineering gut peptides - molecules produced in the human intestine and released in response to feeding -... view more (2004-03-23)

UIC researchers make promising finding in severe lung disease
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a novel function for an enzyme that plays a role in the tissue injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS.   view more (2008-06-30)

Intraspinal implant of mesenchymal stem cells may not heal the demyelinated spinal cord
Multiple sclerosis is a disease caused by the loss of the myelinated sheath surrounding the nerve fibers of the spinal cord.   view more (2008-11-13)

Gene therapy with growth factor seems promising therapy for incurable muscle disorder ALS
ALS is an incurable paralysing muscle disorder affecting five in every one hundred thousand people. The disease mainly strikes healthy people in the most active period of their life, without any warning or family history. Researchers from VIB (the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for... view more (2004-05-27)

Brain region central to placebo effect identified
Researchers have pinpointed a brain region central to the machinery of the placebo effect-the often controversial phenomenon in which a person's belief in the efficacy of a treatment such as a painkilling drug influences its effect.   view more (2007-07-19)

New technique in permanent bradytherapy for the treatment of lung cancer
The University Hospital at Navarre University has developed a system for the percutaneous implantation of palladium 103 seeds, a new technique in permanent bradytherapy for the treatment of lung cancer. Recently, the fourth experiment was carried out and the results remitted to the scientific... view more (2004-07-12)

Scientists discover two-component lantibiotic with therapeutic potential
The discovery and preparation of a naturally occurring antibiotic could open the door to new therapeutic drugs for treating nasty infections.   view more (2006-10-31)

High resolution 'snapshots' detail dynamics of a cocaine antibody
Cocaine-binding antibodies have shown some promise in their ability to neutralize cocaine toxicity, but their binding ability is severely impaired by high concentrations of the drug.   view more (2006-02-09)

Chemistry & Industry Press Release for Issue 24 - Cover Date 17 December
NEWS US Chemicals heading toward trade deficit (p783) The US is set to slide into its first trade deficit since the 1920s next year and the Republic of Ireland will run close to Canada in the race to be the largest exporter to the US in value terms. Cartels face EUR135M fines (p783) Citric acid... view more (2001-12-14)

Link found between spontaneous abortion and heart disease
For the first time, a specific link has been found between spontaneous abortion and risk of heart disease in later life, according to researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-02-19)

Researchers identify target for therapeutic drugs to fight most common adult brain cancer
A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered a cell-signaling mechanism instrumental in the most common brain cancer in adults.   view more (2006-01-16)

International scientists tackle obstacles to treating brain disorders
A research team led by scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Oregon Health & Science University have outlined the challenges and made suggestions on how to advance research and improve treatments for brain disorders.   view more (2007-12-21)
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