Cancerous stem cells researched

Staff Writers
New York (UPI) Dec 21, 2007
Researchers at three U.S. medical centers are testing a cancer drug under the theory that some cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells.

The researchers said cancerous stem cells are aberrant cells that maintain and propagate malignant tumors. The stem cells may be impervious to most standard cancer therapies, The New York Times said Friday.

While critics say the stem cell enthusiasts are heading down a blind alley, proponents of the theory are looking for ways to kill the stem cells, the newspaper said.

Proponents of the hypothesis say chemotherapy and radiation often destroy most of a tumor but if they do not kill the stem cells, it can grow back.

The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston plan to begin testing a drug developed by Merck to treat Alzheimer's disease. It did not work on Alzheimer's but kills breast cancer stem cells in laboratory studies, the report said.

The study will start with a safety test on 30 women who have advanced breast cancer.

New York NY (SPX) Nov 12, 2007
The world community quickly needs to reach a compromise that outlaws reproductive cloning or prepare to protect the rights of cloned individuals from potential abuse, prejudice and discrimination, according to authors of a new policy analysis by the United Nations University's Institute of Advanced Studies.

April 14 - - - under U.S. News and World Report 2007 Graduate School of the latest survey show that the Baylor School of Medicine in Houston, Texas in the United States ranked 125 in the School of Medicine, were reported 10, entered the United States ranked top 10 medical schools. The ranking of the year rose 3.

Baylor Department of the Faculty of Medicine of the top 22 from last year promoted to the rank of section 11, Baylor School of Medicine in the Graduate School of Biomedical professional doctorate in the United States 400 in the Graduate School No. 22, up two. Baylor School of Medicine from the National Institutes of Health last year was 454 million research fund, the average teaching staff of about 250,000.

In the Faculty of Medicine, Department of biological research and three are in the top 10% of the institutions only four, Baylor School of Medicine, North Carolina Duke University, the University of California at San Francisco and University of Washington, Seattle (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON).

University of Texas at Austin School of five graduate students in the country s top 20 list.

University of Texas School of Information ranked seven, the College of Engineering ranked 13, No. 15 Institute of Education, Faculty of Law, section 16, section 18 business schools.

Seven of the College of Engineering in six ranks in the top ten. Business School ranks of the accounting profession in the second.

Below are the other professional rankings.

Biology (Ph.D.) Rank:

1st place: Stanford University (CA)

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked 19, Baylor School of Medicine ranked 22, the University of Texas at Austin ranked 24,

Rice University ranked 51, the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston, ranked 56, Texas A M University-College Station ranked 68, the University of Texas Medical Center in San Antonio ranked 73.

Earth Sciences (Ph.D.) Rank:

The first: California Polytechnic University. University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University tied for No. 9.

Department of Computer Science (Ph.D.) Rank:

Tied for first: Carnegie Mellon University (PA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University (CA), University of California, Berkeley.

University of Texas at Austin ranked 9, Rice University ranked 22.

Department of Chemistry (Ph.D.) Rank:

Tied for first: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley.

Additional information :

From www.spacedaily.com:
The Rat Genome Sequencing Consortium is led by the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center, and is a collaboration with Celera.
International effort to determine the complete genetic composition of this simple eukaryote. Incorporates mapping data, sequencing.
Our mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of women with breast disease and breast cancer through comprehensive, high quality, and efficient.
The mission of Baylor College of Medicine is to promote health for all people through education, research, and public service. The College.
Treatment options for Hyperhidrosis a medical condition that causes.
The Center for Educational Outreach at Baylor College of Medicine develops programs to advance quality teaching and learning in science.