Nov

16

Immunological Purification Detects Synacthen – A Banned Performance-Enhancing Drug

November 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Sports cheats beware – new test detects previously undetectable drug. ‘Injecting performance enhancing corticosteroid hormones for other than medical treatment is banned, and tests exist that can detect injected hormones. Injecting synacthen, which stimulates the body to produce extra amounts of its own corticosteroid hormones is also banned. But until now there has been no [...]

Nov

13

Polyester Dendrimer as an Anticancer Drug Delivery Vehicle

November 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Single-Dose Drug-Loaded Dendrimer Cures Mice of Colon Cancer. In a dramatic demonstration of the power of nanotechnology, a team of investigators has designed a nanoscale, polymeric drug delivery vehicle that when loaded with a widely used anticancer agent cures colon cancer in mice with a single dose. The researchers, led by Francis Szoka, Ph.D., of [...]

Nov

11

Free Access to Article on MCP by Andrew Z. Fire – 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Free article by Nobel Laureate in November MCP.’The monthly journal, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP), has made an article published by Nobel Laureate Dr. Andrew Z. Fire available free to the public on its website. The article, which appears in the November issue of the journal, is entitled “A Differential Cytolocalization Assay for Analysis of [...]

Nov

1

Antiproton Cell Experiment (ACE): Antimatter Against Cancer

November 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Antiprotons 4 times more effective than protons for cell irradiation. ‘A pioneering experiment at CERN with potential future application in cancer therapy has produced its first results. Started in 2003, ACE (Antiproton Cell Experiment) is the first investigation of the biological effects of antiprotons. “We have taken the first step towards a novel treatment for [...]

Nov

1

Adjudin – Male Contraceptive of the Future

November 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Male Contraceptive Drug In The Works. ‘Scientists report promising results with a male contraceptive drug tested on rats. The drug, called Adjudin, is a long way from human use. But lab tests on rats showed no signs of side effects, and the drug’s effects wore off in 20 weeks. The researchers included Chuen-yan Cheng, PhD, [...]

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