Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 24

Gene Predicts Heart Attack Response and Cardiac Damage (2/2/2008)

A protein has been found that influences the response of the heart to a lack of oxygen and blood flow, such as occurs during a heart attack, a team of Yale School of Medicine researchers report today in Nature. ...> Full Article

New Brain Tumor Treatments Offer Hope (2/2/2008)

In 2008, approximately 215,000 Americans will be diagnosed with one of more than 100 types of brain tumors. Patients who receive such a diagnosis should remain hopeful, however, as treatment options at the nation's leading brain tumor centers have never been better, according to Philip Theodosopoulos, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery and director of the division of skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC). ...> Full Article

New Vaccine against Deadliest Strain of Avian Flu Tested by Scientists (2/1/2008)

New Vaccine against Deadliest Strain of Avian Flu Tested by University of Pittsburgh Scientists ...> Full Article

Two pieces of DNA linked to breast cancer metastasis (2/1/2008)

Two MicroRNAs Promote Spread of Tumor Cells: MiR-373 Could Be Indicator of Breast Cancer Metastasis ...> Full Article

Black Death Selective in its Wrath (2/1/2008)

Report finds that plague targeted the weak, frail ...> Full Article

Sedentary Lifestyles Associated With Accelerated Aging Process (1/31/2008)

Individuals who are physically active during their leisure time appear to be biologically younger than those with sedentary lifestyles, according to a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article

Study Finds Increasing Rates Of Diabetes Among Older Americans (1/31/2008)

The annual number of Americans older than 65 newly diagnosed with diabetes increased by 23 percent between 1994 to 1995 and 2003 to 2004, according to a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...> Full Article

New research explains link between SIDS and smoking (1/31/2008)

A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant, or are exposed to second-hand smoke, and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies. ...> Full Article

Expression Patterns Of Micrornas Appear Altered In Colon Cancer, And Associated With Poor Outcomes (1/31/2008)

Preliminary research has found an association between certain microRNA expression patterns and poor survival and treatment outcomes for colon cancer, according to a study in the January 30 issue of JAMA. ...> Full Article

Kidney Cancer Drug Attacks a Major Type of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (1/31/2008)

Researchers show Sorafenib targets AML driven by mutant FLT3 gene ...> Full Article

Research May Lead to Improved Treatments for Cancer (1/30/2008)

Researchers at the University of Guelph have moved a step closer to explaining why cancer drug therapies work differently in patients with the same type of tumour. ...> Full Article

Vinegar may aid diabetics, study finds (1/30/2008)

Those suffering from type 2 diabetes may be able to take advantage of an inexpensive functional food product to help lower their waking blood glucose, reports a study by an ASU researcher in the December issue of Diabetes Care. ...> Full Article

Mammalian Protein Plays Unexpected Role In Cell Division, And Perhaps Cancer (1/30/2008)

The French Nobel laureate Jacques Monod famously said, "What's true for E.coli is true for an elephant." With this in mind, researchers at Rockefeller University set out to determine the function of Tel2, a protein originally found in yeast where it maintains the length of chromosome tips called telomeres. But one experiment after another informed the group that Tel2 in humans plays an altogether different role. ...> Full Article

Drug Helps Brain Tumor Patients Live Longer (1/30/2008)

People who receive high doses of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate to treat a certain type of brain tumor appear to live longer than people receiving other treatments, according to research published in the January 29, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Novel Molecular Pattern Linked to Colon Cancer Prognosis (1/30/2008)

An international research team has identified a link between the expression patterns of a class of molecules called microRNAs and how a patient's colon cancer may progress ...> Full Article

Environmental pollution and diabetes may be linked (1/29/2008)

Scientists call for more research into neglected area ...> Full Article

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and AstraZeneca Form Alliance to Advance Understanding of Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain (1/29/2008)

New Alliance Could Pave Way for New Therapies ...> Full Article

Metabolic Syndrome Affects Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Teens (1/29/2008)

Lack of Standard Definition of Risk Factors Makes Measuring Problem Difficult ...> Full Article

Evolutionary 'battle scars' identify enhanced antiviral activity (1/29/2008)

Rapid evolution of a protein produced by an immunity gene is associated with increased antiviral activity in humans, a finding that suggests evolutionary biology and virology together can accelerate the discovery of viral-defense mechanisms ...> Full Article

Chopped Up Proteins Trigger Autoimmunity (1/28/2008)

Dutch biochemist Geurt Schilders has mapped several proteins that can regulate the activity of the human exosome and which play a role in the degradation of RNA molecules. He has also discovered that PM/Scl-75, one of the components from which the exosome is built, is cut as soon as a cell dies. ...> Full Article

Mitochondrial 'bottleneck' cracked (1/28/2008)

Scientists have shown for the first time how a particular family of diseases are passed down from mother to child and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, offers hope of being able to predict a child's risk of developing a mitochondrial disease which can cause muscle weakness, diabetes, strokes, heart failure and epilepsy. ...> Full Article

Genes Linked To Parkinson's Protection Identified (1/28/2008)

Researchers have identified five genes within animal models displaying protective capabilities against a hallmark trait of Parkinson's disease. ...> Full Article

The Pill gives long-lasting protection against ovarian cancer (1/28/2008)

The contraceptive Pill gives women substantial and long-lasting protection against ovarian cancer, according to a new report led by Oxford scientists published in The Lancet. ...> Full Article

Elusive Pancreatic Stem Cells Found In Mice (1/28/2008)

Just as many scientists had given up the search, researchers have discovered that the pancreas does indeed harbor stem cells with the capacity to generate new insulin-producing beta cells. ...> Full Article

Anthrax Cellular Entry Point Uncovered (1/27/2008)

The long-sought-after biological "gateway" that anthrax uses to enter healthy cells has been uncovered by microbiologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. ...> Full Article

Early Promising Results in Malaria Vaccine Trial in Mali (1/27/2008)

A small clinical trial conducted by an international team of researchers in Mali has found that a candidate malaria vaccine was safe and elicited strong immune responses in the 40 Malian adults who received it. The trial was the first to test this vaccine candidate, which is designed to block the malaria parasite from entering human blood cells, in a malaria-endemic country. Based on these promising results, the research team is now conducting trials of this vaccine in 400 Malian children aged 1 to 6 years. Malaria is a leading killer in Africa and other developing countries, claiming more than 1 million lives each year, most of them children. ...> Full Article

Quality Control Mechanism Tags Defective Sperm Cells Inside the Body (1/27/2008)

Defective sperm cells do not pass through the body unnoticed. A new University of Missouri study provides evidence that the body recognizes and tags defective sperm cells while they undergo maturation in the epididymis, a sperm storage gland attached to the testis. According to researchers, only the best sperm that have the highest chance of succeeding in fertilization will survive the production process without a "tag." ...> Full Article

Drug-Coated Stents Perform Better Than Bare Metal Stents in Higher Risk Patients (1/27/2008)

The use of drug-coated stents in patients with complex heart disease is associated with a lower rate of repeat procedures without an increased risk of death or heart attacks compared to bare metal stents ...> Full Article

Obesity in Young People (1/27/2008)

Influence of peer pressure, cost of healthy foods, image, taste and hunger satisfaction highlighted in University of Leicester led study ...> Full Article

New technology to help curb blindness caused by diabetes aiming for marketplace (1/26/2008)

A revolutionary software programme that could help reduce the risk of blindness caused by diabetes is a major step closer to the market. ...> Full Article