Cancer Research

PHOTO ADVISORY-- Gwyneth Paltrow Announced As EIF Ambassador To Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign

New York, August 4 /PRNewswire/-- Editors are advised that an updated photo is available to accompany the news release, NYW052, Gwyneth Paltrow Announced as EIF Ambassador to Saks Fifth Avenue's 2008 KEY TO THE CURE Campaign, issued Wednesday, July 3 ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 4 2008 - 5:30pm

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Broadens Its Patent Protection To Japan

HALIFAX, Canada, August 5 /PRNewswire/-- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, today announced receipt of patent approval from the Japanese Patent Office for its vaccine platform. The specific patent, Vaccines with enhanced ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 5 2008 - 8:33am

Halitosis Takes A Bath

It’s been used as a cleaning solution, as an antidote for gonorrhea, a sterilizer during surgery and now is used to fight off bacteria and halitosis. The oxidation of bacteria though the use of a rinse is one of the easiest ways to sterilize an environment ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Aug 6 2008 - 6:59pm

Health Canada Cuts Fluoride- To Protect Children’s Teeth

Canadian children are ingesting too much cavity-fighting fluoride and it can ruin their teeth. U.S. children ingest even more fluoride but no such sound advice is evident from US officials. To avoid fluoride-induced yellow and tan discolored teeth (moderat ...

Article - Carol Kopf - Aug 7 2008 - 10:19am

Carna Biosciences Signs Reagent Supply Agreement With Caliper Life Sciences

KOBE, Japan, August 8 /PRNewswire/-- Carna Biosciences, Inc. ("Carna") is pleased to announce the signing of a collaborative agreement with Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. USA ("Caliper") on August 6 (US Eastern Daylight Time). Carna will ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 8 2008 - 2:34am

CHRNA5 Gene, Smoking And That First 'Buzz'

Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly- it likely brought either a nasty coughing fit or a rush of pleasure- a "buzz." A new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a pe ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 9 2008 - 10:48am

Prevotella Histicola- New Species Of Bacteria Found In The Human Mouth

Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August issue of the International Journ ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2008 - 11:27pm

Solving The Cell: Will The Future Of Biology Be Boring?

How do you know when a scientific problem is finished? Biologists have been cracking open the cell and studying its molecular insides for a very long time now. How much more is there to learn? Perhaps it seems obvious that we are still missing much: we can ...

Article - Michael White - Aug 11 2008 - 12:08pm

M. D. Anderson To Initiate Clinical Validation Study On Rosetta Genomics' MicroRNA-based Diagnostic Assay Identifying The Origin

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, August 11 /PRNewswire/--- The Study Will Correlate the Results of Rosetta Genomics' MicroRNA-Based CUP Assay With Diagnostic Work Conducted at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center- Data on the Company's MicroR ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 11 2008 - 8:33am

MicroRNA MiR-126 Controls Blood Vessel Development

Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and UCSF have identified a key regulatory factor that controls development of the human vascular system, the extensive network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that allow blood to ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2008 - 1:32pm