MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A new anti-cancer drug has been patented at the University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Khalid El Sayed collected samples of sponges in the Red Sea in 2003 and presented some of the extractions to his colleague Dr. Girish Shah in 2007 hoping that his findings would help in Shah's prostate cancer research.
"So we screened his fifty compounds and one of them showed this activity," says Dr. Shah.
The two professors isolated the compound from the sample of the sponge and then ran a series of tests on lab mice to determine its affect. The experiment found that the compound slowed the growth and stopped the spread of prostate cancer. The professors are hoping the drug will have the same effect in humans.
"We have some evidence to show that the mechanism that we have identified is applicable ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, several other cancers," says Dr. Shah, who says the department's research will expand to other types of cancer in the future.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:01:27 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Monroe Police and Ouachita Parish Deputies continue to investigate multiple shootings, a murder and a weekend stabbing in the parish.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Monroe Police and Ouachita Parish Deputies continue to investigate multiple shootings, a murder and a weekend stabbing in the parish.
Wednesday, April 3 2013 3:18 PM EDT2013-04-03 19:18:47 GMT
UPDATE: KNOE 8 News has learned an account to assist the family of Wednesday morning's double fatal fire has been established Ouachita Independent Bank.
UPDATE: KNOE 8 News has learned an account to assist the family of Wednesday morning's double fatal fire has been established Ouachita Independent Bank.
State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered...
State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day...
The Jefferson Economic development Commission says it has revamped its policies after questions emerged in 2012 about its executive director's residency, expense filings and use of email for political purposes.
The Jefferson Economic development Commission says it has revamped its policies after questions emerged in 2012 about its executive director's residency, expense filings and use of email for political purposes.
