http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:01 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77080 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77080 Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77063 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77063 Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson's disease and smoking. Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study published in the March 10, 2010, online issue of Neurolo Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77050 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77050 Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research involving UT Southwestern Medical Center and 28 other medical instituti Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:17:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77045 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77045 Hearing scientist Daniel Polley, Ph.D., an investigator at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories of Auditory Physiology, has gained insight into why short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77043 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77043 Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? According to Rainu Kaushal and colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, electronic prescriptions can dramatically red Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77038 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77038 New research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators may change neutropenia treatment for all childhood cancer patients. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77039 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77039 Shahriar Koochekpour, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prosta Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77033 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77033 Pressure growing on wealthy nations for clear signal on long-term funds for HIV Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:15:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77024 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77024 Sonic hedgehog is at work in mice limb buds in what is known as the ectoderm, the cell layer that gives rise to skin, researchers discovered. Finding Sonic hedgehog here is akin to discovering that yeast has crept from the batter to the frosting, where it Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77025 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77025 Papaya extract seems to have a toxic effect on cancer cells in culture, suggesting a potential treatment. Scientists documented for the first time that papaya leaf extract boosts the production of key signaling molecules called Th1-type cytokines. This re Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77015 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77015 Results of a clinical trial conducted in a largely self-contained religious community during the 2008-09 influenza season show that immunizing children against seasonal influenza can significantly protect unvaccinated community members against influenza a Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77016 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77016 Immunizing children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in their community compared to a similar community in which children did not receive the vaccine, suggesting that vaccinating children may help p Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77013 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77013 Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55 percent of all US women having a hysterectomy, or ap Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:17:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77014 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77014 Patients with irritable bowel syndrome are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than healthy people undergoing colonoscopies. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:17:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77008 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77008 A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The study appears in the open access journal PLoS ONE, and finds a downturn in cancer death rates sinc Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77004 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77004 Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati has concl Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77005 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77005 Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77001 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77001 The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University. However, the funding increase to health departments does spur epi Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76999 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76999 Dolores Takemoto, a K-State professor of biochemistry who was researching protein kinase C gamma in the lens of the human eye, found her work taking a fascinating turn when she discovered a correlation between the protein Coonexin46 and hypoxia -- a defic Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76998 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76998 South Africa: Delayed drug registrations hard to swallow Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:15:02 PDT