http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 2:35 PDT kcowing@reston.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2007, 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 Wistar Institute scientists have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor capable of blocking a biochemical pathway that plays a key role in cancer development. Based on studies in human melanoma cells, the research paves the way for developing new ways t http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51281 Celecoxib, the anti-inflammatory medication also known by the trade name Celebrex, has proven to be safe and reduces a specific proliferation measurement of precancerous lesions in the lung, according to a study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51275 Chemotherapy given in conjunction with cancer vaccines may boost the immune system’s response, potentially improving the effectiveness of this promising type of cancer therapy, according to a study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51276 Patients who have undergone surgical procedures for the removal of lung cancer can tolerate and benefit from exercise regimens started just a month after surgery, according to a new study led by researchers at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51277 By targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to extend the lives of patients diagnosed with the most prevalent and deadly type of brain tumor, according to a study led by researchers in Duke's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51278 A quality-control audit of community hospitals associated with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia suggests that a partnership between a major academic cancer center, where most new treatment protocols are created, and community hospitals, where most http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51279 The University of Leicester is leading on a national study to calculate the number of adults with autism, it has been announced today. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51268 Contrary to long-held assumptions, high-salt diets may not increase the risk of death, according to investigators from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. They reached their conclusion after examining dietary intake among a nati http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51267 This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, May 15, 2008, in the JCI, including: Look to the future: new drug reduces one cause of vision loss; Genetic mutation causes http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51266 In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes-- loss of strength or energy, major effects of fatigue and ass http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51261 Compared to humans, bacteria have a much tidier genome. The tiny microorganisms pack their genes closely together, and don't carry around a lot of extraneous DNA, so-called junk DNA that fills in the gaps between genes. Some 90 percent of the complete ge http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51254 On the 25th anniversary of the first scientific article linking a retrovirus to AIDS, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, reflects in an essay in Nature http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51242 According to nurse-researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, participation among nurses in the institution's unique Professional Action Coordinating Teams has increased 50 percent in one year. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51243 Researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive to attack by immune system cells while making the immune system cells more powerful. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51244 A large genetic study in mice has identified hundreds of genes involved in the development of cancer by examining the DNA of more than 500 lymphomas to find the cancer causing mutations. The study found just over 10,000 mutations in total, which together http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51245 Cells that undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition show properties of stem cells, including the ability to self-renew. In addition, stem cells exhibit properties of cells that undergo EMT. Strikingly, both normal and cancer stem cells can be gener http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51246 People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51235 More than 40 percent of parents have used cough medicine for children younger than two -- even though it is not recommended, nor proven effective for children in this age group, an Australia-first study has found. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51233 According to a new study from the University of Minnesota, the earliest event in the development of sun-induced skin cancer may have been identified. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51222 By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=51218