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Researchers Train The Immune System To Deliver Virus That Destroys Cancer In Lab Models

2007-12-18T22:46:25Z

Researchers Train The Immune System To Deliver Virus That Destroys
Cancer In Lab Models

ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2007) -- An international team of researchers
led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body's own
cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that spread from primary

Eliminating disease

2007-12-10T14:04:42Z

Eliminating disease
12/10/2007 05:55 AM
By: Ivanhoe Newswire

BOSTON -- What if you could pop a pill and kill cancer before you even
knew you had it? Or destroy diabetes before it destroys you? Would you
let doctors inject a tiny robot into your body that targets disease
without you even realizing it? These innovations could add decades to

Re: Viruses can cause -- and fight -- cancer

2007-12-09T18:19:57Z

Researchers hope virus leads to cancer vaccine

By Tom Corwin| Staff Writer

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Yukai He has to badge his way through three locked doors to get into
his lab at Medical College of Georgia Cancer Research Center, steps
that he jokes about circumventing. The virus he works with, the

Biotech company gets funding for avian flu vaccine/Inviragen

2007-11-28T02:01:15Z

Biotech company gets funding for avian flu vaccine/InViragen

By Coloradoan staff

InViragen, a small biotechnology company in Fort Collins, received a
two-year $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to work
with the University of Wisconsin to develop a safe and effective avian

Infectious enthusiasm - MSU scientists discover new microbes in Yellowstone - Viruses delivering drugs

2007-11-25T15:30:04Z

Infectious enthusiasm - MSU scientists discover new microbes in
Yellowstone

By GAIL SCHONTZLER Chronicle Staff Writer

Scientist Mark Young brought out a small bag of green- and yellow-
coated chocolate candies to explain something cool about viruses.

"A virus is an M&M," Young said. "It has a hard shell on the outside

Anticancer drug - highlighting tumor cells in MRI images + antibody Herceptin to shrink tumor.

2007-11-18T13:46:09Z

1-18-2007 17:53

Smart Drug Developed to Show, Treat Cancer

Yonsei University's nano-drug team poses for a photo on Thursday. From
left: medical professors Hur Yong-min and Suh Jin-suck, and chemical
engineering professor Haam Seung-joo. / Courtesy of Ministry of
Science and Technology

By Cho Jin-seo

Viruses can cause -- and fight -- cancer

2007-11-16T16:39:16Z

Viruses can cause -- and fight -- cancer

By KEVIN CRUSH, SUN MEDIA

Viruses are being linked to certain types of cancer, say medical
officials.

But people shouldn't be too concerned because chances are slim, said
Capital Health medical officer of health Dr. Gerry Predy.

"Most of the common viruses that are around don't cause people to be

Magnetic nanoparticles detect and remove harmful bacteria

2007-11-14T20:38:53Z

Magnetic nanoparticles detect and remove harmful bacteria
Toledo, OH | Posted on November 14th, 2007
Abstract:
Researchers in Ohio report the development of magnetic nanoparticles
that show promise for quickly detecting and eliminating E. coli,
anthrax, and other harmful bacteria. In laboratory studies, the

Different takes on targeted treatment

2007-11-13T14:52:50Z

Different takes on targeted treatment
Nov 9, 2007
Targeted cancer therapy involves delivery of a tumouricidal agent - be
it heat, radiation, cytotoxic drugs or antibodies - directly to the
tumour cells in order to effect selective cancer destruction with
minimal damage to healthy tissue. In research published last week, two

Remote magnetic field triggers nanoparticle drug release

2007-11-11T14:38:15Z

Remote magnetic field triggers nanoparticle drug release
Posted: November 8, 2007
(Nanowerk News) Magnetic nanoparticles heated by a remote magnetic
field have the potential to release multiple anticancer drugs on
demand at the site of a tumor, according to a study published in the
journal Advanced Materials. Moreover, say the investigators who

Gold nanorods/Cancerous cells/Pierced by nanorods/Influx of calcium kills cancer cell

2007-11-09T21:30:14Z

Scientists' discovery may lead to cancer treatment
By Emily Fata
Publication Date: 11/08/07
Staff Reporter
Recent discoveries in the biomedical engineering lab at Purdue show
that a potential treatment for cancer may loom in the future.
Ji-Xin Cheng, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and

'Fossil DNA' in our cells could be key to effective AIDS vaccine: researchers

2007-11-09T14:06:55Z

'Fossil DNA' in our cells could be key to effective AIDS vaccine:
researchers
9 hours ago [Nov. 9, 2007]
TORONTO - Canadian and U.S. scientists have identified a potential new
"Trojan Horse" method for creating a vaccine against AIDS, even as
repeated efforts by researchers to prevent HIV infection using

Re: Rossi/Dicerna/Will it Rain RNAi Companies? Dicerna Co-Founder John Rossi Says New IP Opens Avenues

2007-11-06T23:01:21Z

Results of Search in PGPUB Production Database for:
IN/Rossi AND IN/Behlke: 2 applications.
Hits 1 through 2 out of 2
PUB. APP. NO. Title
1 20050277610 Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition
of gene expression by double-stranded RNA
2 20050244858 Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition

Re: Rossi/Dicerna/Will it Rain RNAi Companies? Dicerna Co-Founder John Rossi Says New IP Opens Avenues

2007-11-06T22:58:26Z

Results of Search in PGPUB Production Database for:
IN/Rossi AND RNAi AND IN/Behlke: 2 applications.
Hits 1 through 2 out of 2
PUB. APP. NO. Title
1 20050277610 Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition
of gene expression by double-stranded RNA
2 20050244858 Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition

Rossi/Dicerna/Will it Rain RNAi Companies? Dicerna Co-Founder John Rossi Says New IP Opens Avenues

2007-11-06T22:31:11Z

Will it Rain RNAi Companies? Dicerna Co-Founder John Rossi Says New IP
Opens Avenues
Malorye Allison 11/6/07
If all goes as planned, Cambridge-based RNAi pioneer Alnylam (NASDAQ:
ALNY) will be celebrating Thanksgiving with a new competitor in its
backyard, in the form of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, a brand-new startup