http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:01 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=75902 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75902 An analysis of genetic and clinical data for nearly 800 patients with non-small cell lung cancer has identified differences in genetic characteristics that are associated with age and sex specific patterns of increased or decreased recurrence-free surviva Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75903 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75903 The biology of lung cancer differs from one patient to the next, depending on age and sex, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center. The findings may help explain why certain groups of patients do better than others, even though they appe Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries reveal that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of substandard quality and thus may contribute to the growth of dr Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75897 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75897 Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Published in the February issue of Clinical Cance Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75889 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75889 Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly two-fold compared with individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:17:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75878 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75878 A recent UCLA study demonstrates that with advanced imaging technique, the vesicular stomatitis virus can be modified to serve as an anti-cancer agent because it displays high selectivity in killing cancer cells while sparing normal cells. It can also be Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:17:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75876 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75876 In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, Loyola researchers are zeroing in on a workhorse protein called RSK. When activated, RSK is involved in cell survival, cell proliferation, cell enlargement Tue, 9 Feb 2010 05:17:08 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75877 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75877 Treatment of prostate cancer using a very low dose of nitroglycerin may slow and even halt the progression of the disease without the severe side effects of current treatments, Queen's University researchers have discovered. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 05:17:08 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75871 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75871 Higher viral load during early pregnancy, poor adherence, associated with increased risk of HIV infection for infants Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:15:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75872 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75872 HIV treatment responses in everyday care matching clinical trial levels Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:15:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75867 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75867 This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Feb. 8, 2010, in the JCI: Marker of Ewing sarcoma: potential new drug target?; Enhancing arrest of cell growth to treat can Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75868 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75868 Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown. Now, researchers have identified a crucial role for CD99 in the development Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75869 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75869 New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has identified a new type of cellular senescence (i.e., irreversible arrest of cell growth) and determined a way to enhance it to suppress prostate tumor development and growth in mic Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75862 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75862 Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the US than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new brief communication published online February 8 in the Journal of th Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:17:23 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75861 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75861 Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75852 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75852 A study published online on Feb. 8 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine reports that several distinct mutations found in a subset of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia result in excess production of the same metabolite. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 06:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75850 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75850 Less resistance with FTC than 3TC when combined with tenofovir Mon, 8 Feb 2010 06:15:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75851 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75851 Vision loss affecting one in ten Ugandan people with HIV Mon, 8 Feb 2010 06:15:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75841 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75841 Increased sugar intake may stimulate tumor growth through effects of insulin. Pancreatic cancer rates increased nearly twofold over the past several decades. Drinking two or more soft drinks a week led to an 87 percent increased risk. Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:17:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75842 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75842 Women with medium or low levels of income are more susceptible to anxiety and depression after ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis. Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:17:03 PDT