Now the second NGF-1 antibody, from Regeneron and Sanofi-Aventis, has been put on ice, too.

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The researchers will take cells called fibroblasts from the patients' skin and genetically engineer them to produce NGF.

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Yet, UTM encompasses NGF, and indeed most of the NGF vendors also include URL content inspection, and anti-malware features.

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Experiments on rodents and primates have shown that NGF can reverse memory loss.

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She said they were currently funding research into drugs that mimic the action of nerve growth factor (NGF), the name given to the gene therapy involving stimulating cell function.

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"In principle, if you can get the NGF into the brain successfully, this could offer a way of slowing down the decline of mental abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease, " she said.

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As you listen to Francois, compare his story to that of the so-called Next Generation Firewall vendors who have settled on a subset of network protections to define NGF, namely IPS and application awareness.

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Earlier this year, Pfizer, which is in the lead with an antibody trageting nerve growth factor one (NGF-1), announced that the Food and Drug Administration had told it to put clinical trials of its drug on hold.

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New Scientist magazine reports that the researchers, led by Mark Tuszynski, of the University of California, San Diego, believe a substance called nerve growth factor (NGF) can prevent the death of cells in the brain known as cholinergenic neurons, and stimulate new connections between the cells.

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