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ChemGenex reports successful personalized dosing of Quinamed at ASCO
06-04-2007 · EurekAlert!Data from a phase 1/2a dose-escalation study of Quinamed, an anti-cancer compound under development by ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals against a variety of solid tumors was presented at ASCO. The key outcomes from this study were: demonstration that dose level could be optimized according to patient genotype; the drug was well tolerated, with predictable and manageable side effects; and there was evidence of anti-cancer activity in several solid tumor types.
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01-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
A team of UCLA and Caltech chemists reports in the January 25 issue of the journal Nature the successful demonstration of a large-scale (160 kilobit) memory device that stores information using reconfigurable molecular switches. This research represents an important step toward the creation of molecular computers that are much smaller and could be more powerful than today's silicon-based computers.
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- Personalized diets may offer relief to advanced cancer patients
03-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Psychological needs of military personnel and their families are increasing, reports APA Task Force
02-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today calls attention to the increasing mental health needs of military personnel and their families -- needs that are straining the current military health services system. Many service personnel and their family members are going without mental health care because of the limited availability of such care and the barriers to accessing care.
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- Sunny days pose risk of 'flicker illness' for a few airlifted patients
03-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
A case report published in the current issue of the journal Prehospital Emergency Care suggests that light streaming through whirling helicopter rotor blades during medical air transport can cause symptoms ranging from nausea to full-blown seizures in a very small number of patients. The report, published in the January/March volume, cites several studies, case reports and historical examples related to photosensitive epilepsy, suggesting that the phenomenon is an under-recognized but highly preventable complication of helicopter transport.
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- Wolves of Alaska became extinct 12,000 years ago, scientists report
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The ancient gray wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12,000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendents but a different subspecies, an international team of scientists reports.
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- CERN Director General reports on LHC progress
12-14-2007 · EurekAlert!
CERN Director General Robert Aymar today delivered an end-of-year status report at the 145th meeting of Council, the Organization's governing body. Dr. Aymar reported a year of excellent progress towards the goal of starting physics research at the Large Hadron Collider in summer 2008.
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