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A new study suggests that combining two experimental anticancer peptide agents might simultaneously block formation of new tumor blood vessels while also inhibiting the growth of tumor cells. This early test of the two agents in a breast cancer model … Continue reading →

University of Pittsburgh researchers have grown arteries that exhibit the elasticity of natural blood vessels at the highest levels reported, a development that could overcome a major barrier to creating living-tissue replacements for damaged arteries, the team reports in the … Continue reading →

The structure of an enzyme that has many regulatory functions and breaks peptide bonds of proteins where they pass through membranes within the cell has been described for the first time by Yale School of Medicine researchers in Nature. The … Continue reading →

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is firmly established among animals in Asia and has begun to extend its reach into Europe. From 7-9 November, more than 400 animal and human health experts, senior policy makers, economists and industry representatives will … Continue reading →

Marseille, France, March 30, 2005 – Ipsogen SAS, a molecular diagnostic company developing tests to improve disease management of cancer patients, announced today that results concerning its breast cancer program have been selected for presentation in a symposium session at … Continue reading →

Compounds found in plastic products used to wrap or contain food and beverages have aroused concerns as possible cancer-causing agents because they can sometimes leach out of the plastic and migrate into the food, especially after heating or when the … Continue reading →

Exactech Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products including orthopaedic implants and biologic materials, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Equinoxe(R) Reverse … Continue reading →

In a demonstration of “reverse-ecology,” biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that one can determine an organism’s adaptive traits by looking first at its genome and checking for variations across a population. The study, to be published … Continue reading →

Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (“Burnham”) have provided the first evidence that gamma-secretase, an enzyme key to the progression of Alzheimer’s, acts as a tumor suppressor by altering the pathway of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a potential … Continue reading →

16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Nice, France – Globalisation is a phenomenon involving ever wider spheres: economic, social, cultural, and religious. But these are not the only areas to be affected. Fading national boundaries caused by … Continue reading →