Monthly Archives: November 2007

International award for QUT prostate researcher

International award for QUT prostate researcher
The discovery of a new enzyme found in men suffering prostate cancer is one of many advances that have led to Queensland University of Technology’s Professor Judith Clements being honoured with a prestigious international award.
As the first Australian to ever win the Frey - Werle Foundation Commemorative Gold Medal, Professor [...]

Can fish oil treat ADHD? Australian study to find out

Can fish oil treat ADHD? Australian study to find out
A new study being run by Queensland University of Technology and the University of South Australia will investigate whether daily doses of fish oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids) can improve the attention, memory and learning of school-aged kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
QUT researchers are inviting [...]

Synthetic compound promotes death of lung-cancer cells, tumors

DALLAS — Nov. 12, 2007 — Human lung-cancer tumors grown in mice have been shown to regress or disappear when treated with a synthetic compound that mimics the action of a naturally occurring “death-promoting” protein found in cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
The findings, appearing in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, suggest that [...]

Hormone links sleep, hunger and metabolism, researchers find

DALLAS — Nov. 14, 2007 — While investigating how the hormone orexin might control sleep and hunger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered, to their surprise, that it activates a protein, HIF-1, long known to stimulate cancerous tumor growth.
The study, appearing today in the online version of the journal Genes and Development, is [...]

Dolly scientist abandons cloning

Dolly scientist abandons cloning

An egg being collected for stem cells used for cloning

The scientist who led the team that controversially created Dolly the sheep is abandoning the cloning of human embryos in stem cell research. Professor Ian Wilmut, of Edinburgh University, believes a rival method developed in [...]

Qi Gong energy healing sessions

Free Session Helps Many
New Monthly Sessions Begin November 21

 

Dear Dominique,
 
I want to thank everyone who joined the free healing session and sent the information to others.  Many people from all over the world participated. We can’t always tell how a small action can affect many others. In this letter [...]

Children Internation e news November 2007

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 November 2007  

Welcome, Dominique!
In this issue:

  Art With Heart

  The Lives They Lead

  Reliving Typhoon Durian

  Mayra’s First Gift

SLIDESHOW FEATURE

RELIEF & RECOVERY

The Lives They Lead

Nearly half of all Ecuadorians reside in a state of poverty, earning $2 [...]

New Blood Substitutes Promise Relief for Sagging Blood Banks

November 13, 2007
New Blood Substitutes Promise Relief for Sagging Blood Banks
HemoBioTech says it has solved the toxicity issues that have plagued its predecessors
By Larry Greenemeier
 

Next Back

HELP ON THE WAY: HemoBioTech, Inc.’s HemoTech is expected to not only suppress hemoglobin’s inherent toxicity but also serve to [...]

New Way to Screen for Promising Anti-Cancer Agents

UIC News Release
University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Public Affairs (MC 28
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November 9, 2007

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Effects of Social iscolation traced to brain hormone. UIC press release.

UIC News Release
University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Public Affairs (MC 28
601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607-7113, (312) 996-3456, www.news.uic.edu

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November 14, 2007

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