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Antibodies are also being drafted to prod the immune system itself into attacking cancer cells. Clinicians have long dreamed of marshalling the body’s own defenses against cancer, if only they could get the immune system to recognize cancer cells as easily as it spots foreign invaders like bacteria and viruses. Researchers at Dendreon Corporation, in Seattle, Wash., have found a way to do just that by enlisting dendritic cells, some of the body’s most potent immune stimulators...
...time hasn’t tempered the enthusiasm of drug designers. "Some knowledge is always better than no knowledge," says Arthur Olson of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. And given the exponential growth of both computing power and data from the genome project, the technology can only get better. -By Unmesh Kher
...compound that can be taken orally and then travel to the brain, where it bonds with proteins in dopamine neurons. The tricky part is that most trophic molecules are too big to cross the blood-brain barrier, so Guilford and Amgen are working on a smaller one that can get where it needs to go. The progress so far is promising. "We’re in phase two human trials and the study is going very well," says Dr. Craig Smith, an M.D. and the president of Guilford. "If the drug proves safe and extremely effective in trials, it could...
...large wet dogs back from a walk in the rain, and few take longer to dry. Their great penchant for exploring the bushes, yards and alleys of the neighborhood never flags, no matter how inclement the weather. Thanks to Livingstone, I have learned, indispensably, that the only way to get a recalcitrant dog out from under the bed is to ring the doorbell...
...continue to offer early action so that students who are eager to have a positive indication can get one," Lewis said. "We of course expect that this will not be the last occasion to admit great students to the Class of 2005, but it's a tremendous start...