Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 25

The great white hope (1/10/2008)

Australian researchers have developed a more accurate, less confronting and more convenient way of administering insulin to diabetics. ...> Full Article

RNA Shown To Silence Cancer Suppressor Gene (1/10/2008)

Discovery sheds light on 'epigenetic' mechanisms in tumor development in plants and animals ...> Full Article

Clinical Trial to Assess Effects of Drug Regimens on HIV-Related Neuro-Cognitive Impairment (1/9/2008)

A clinical trial is being conducted by researchers at UCSD's HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC) to discern which antiretroviral treatments are most effective in treating HIV-related disease in the brain and central nervous system. The study includes the use of novel functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) techniques to non-invasively image the brain changes underlying cognitive impairment due to HIV. ...> Full Article

Lifestyle changes increase life expectancy 14 years (1/9/2008)

Four behaviours which can add an average of 14 years life expectancy have been identified in a study led by Cambridge University. ...> Full Article

Immature Brain Cell Errors May Promote Brain Tumor Growth (1/9/2008)

In experiments done in lab and animal studies, a breakdown in proper cell development has been shown to cause brain-specific stem cells to become starter seeds for aggressive brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme, according to research from a team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS), parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ...> Full Article

Medical Breakthrough For Organ Transplants And Cardiovascular Diseases (1/9/2008)

When a blood vessel clogs up, a localized deficiency of oxygen results, causing the surrounding tissue to die. However, working with mice, VIB scientists connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have been able to prevent muscular tissue with severe hypoxia from dying. The muscles seem to 'adapt' to the lack of oxygen - a metabolic tour de force that animals also use when hibernating, but that has remained a mystery until now. ...> Full Article

Researchers find Sept 11 stress increases risk of heart problems (1/9/2008)

Study is first to demonstrate impact of terrorist attacks on cardiac health ...> Full Article

International team identifies 480 genes that control human cell division (1/9/2008)

A team of U.S., Israeli and German scientists used computational biology techniques to discover 480 genes that play a role in human cell division and to identify more than 100 of those genes that have an abnormal pattern of activation in cancer cells. ...> Full Article

Vinegar beneficial to diabetics, researchers say (1/8/2008)

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

Mini 'Stress Tests' Could Help Condition Heart to Survive Major Attack (1/8/2008)

People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research. ...> Full Article

New Gene Identified for Condition that Causes Blood Clots in Brain (1/8/2008)

Researchers have identified a new gene linked to cerebral venous thrombosis, a condition that causes blood clots in the veins of the brain that can lead to stroke. The condition is more common in young and middle-aged women. The research is published in the January 8, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Smallpox vaccine alternative identified (1/8/2008)

Modified vaccinia virus shows potential to replace current biodefense vaccine stockpile ...> Full Article

New Scholar Award helps young researcher study age-related diseases (1/8/2008)

The Ellison Medical Foundation in Bethesda, Md., supports basic biomedical research on aging relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. ...> Full Article

New Biomarker Predicts Liver Cancer Spread and Survival (1/8/2008)

New research has shown that a unique pattern of microRNAs, small RNA molecules that regulate gene activity, can accurately predict whether liver cancer will spread and whether liver cancer patients will have shorter or longer survival, even patients with early stage disease. The study, which appeared online January 7, 2008 in Hepatology, was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues at Ohio State University, Columbus, and the Liver Cancer Institute in Shanghai, China. ...> Full Article

Home treatment of pneumonia safe and effective, finds study (1/7/2008)

Treating children with severe pneumonia at home is just as effective as treating them in hospitals, a new study has found. The study results could significantly change the way the illness is managed in developing countries, saving a significant number of lives every year and taking pressure off health systems. ...> Full Article

Molecule that Facilitates Cancer Spread in Both Cells and Their Surroundings Found Researchers (1/7/2008)

The discovery that a molecule drives local tumor growth, as well as its ability to flourish and spread, opens a new window for understanding and treating cancer by taking aim at both cancer cells and their surrounding environment. ...> Full Article

Gene Dose Affects Tumor Growth (1/7/2008)

Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Ohio State University have found that the number of copies of a particular gene can affect the severity of colon cancer in a mouse model. Publishing in the Jan. 3 issue of Nature, the research team describes how trisomy 21, or Down syndrome in humans, can repress tumor growth. ...> Full Article

Potentially Harmful Pesticides Found In All Human Subjects Tested (1/7/2008)

A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, found that 100% of Spaniards analyzed had at least one kind of persistent organic compound (POC's), substances internationally classified as potentially harmful to one's health, in their bodies. These substances enter the body through food, water or even air. All of them tend to accumulate in human adipose tissue and easily enter into the organism through the aforementioned mediums. ...> Full Article

Chemical In Red Wine, Fruits And Vegetables Counters Unhealthy Effects Of High-fat Foods (1/7/2008)

Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a new research report shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. These "meal additives" would be based on work of Israeli researchers who discovered that consuming polyphenols (natural compounds in red wine, fruits, and vegetables) simultaneously with high-fat foods may reduce health risks associated with these foods. ...> Full Article

Scientists find key to avian flu in humans (1/7/2008)

Researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines against a deadly flu pandemic. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Important Clue to the Cause of Parkinson's Disease (1/6/2008)

A glitch in the mechanism by which cells recycle damaged components may trigger Parkinson's disease, according to a study by scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The research, which appears in the January 2 advance online issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to new strategies for treating Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. ...> Full Article

New strategies work to put cancer on the firing line (1/6/2008)

New treatment could one day follow tumor surgery and chemotherapy in patients when recurrence is likely ...> Full Article

Researchers Uncover Key Trigger for Potent Cancer-Fighting Marine Product (1/6/2008)

Discovery could lead to new versions of drug being tested as a cancer treatment in humans ...> Full Article

Gene Protects Newborns from Killer Respiratory Disease (1/5/2008)

Yale School of Medicine researchers have isolated a gene that helps protect newborns from the most common respiratory cause of infant death in the United States-respiratory distress syndrome. ...> Full Article

More Teen Women Battling Heart Disease (1/5/2008)

At the age of 18, most young women are embarking on adulthood without a care in the world-health included. ...> Full Article

'Electronic switch' opens doors in rheumatoid joints (1/5/2008)

A breakthrough in understanding the way atoms move across cell membranes in the human body could pave the way for the development of new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. ...> Full Article

Scientists Studying the Effects of High Dose Vitamin C on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients (1/5/2008)

Vitamin C's low toxicity lends high hopes to pioneering study ...> Full Article

Study examines genetic defects linked to body abnormalities in patients with childhood cancer (1/4/2008)

Children with cancer have a higher prevalence of body abnormalities, such as asymmetric lower limbs and curvature of the spine, suggesting that the genetic defect responsible for the abnormality may play a role in the development of cancer, according to a study in the January 2 issue of JAMA. ...> Full Article

Research Unveils New Hope for Deadly Childhood Disease (1/4/2008)

Investigators have uncovered a promising drug therapy that offers a ray of hope for children with Batten disease - a rare neurodegenerative disease that strikes seemingly healthy kids, progressively robs them of their abilities to see, reason and move, and ultimately kills them in their young twenties. ...> Full Article

Scientist produces first-ever study linking increased mortality specifically to carbon dioxide emissions (1/4/2008)

A Stanford scientist has spelled out for the first time the direct links between increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increases in human mortality, using a state-of-the-art computer model of the atmosphere that incorporates scores of physical and chemical environmental processes. The new findings, to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, come to light just after the Environmental Protection Agency's recent ruling against states setting specific emission standards for this greenhouse gas based in part on the lack of data showing the link between carbon dioxide emissions and their health effects. ...> Full Article