Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 27

Researcher helping Estonia develop system for HIV/AIDS (12/22/2007)

A researcher has received a grant from Estonia to develop a program to understand its burgeoning number of HIV/AIDS cases. ...> Full Article

Researchers reveal missing link in a heart disease pathway (12/22/2007)

Scientists have helped characterize a previously unknown link in the chain of biochemical reactions implicated in some forms of heart disease. ...> Full Article

Team Finds a Widely Used Anti-Malarial Drug Prevents Cancer Development (12/22/2007)

Study Offers Proof of Principle for Novel Anti-Tumor Therapy ...> Full Article

Studies New Treatment for Advanced Melanoma (12/22/2007)

researchers are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Allovectin-7, an investigational treatment for advanced melanoma. ...> Full Article

Heart Attack Risk From Smoking Due to Genetics (12/22/2007)

Heart attacks among cigarette smokers may have less to do with tobacco than genetics. ...> Full Article

Scientists Report Ability to Identify and Repress Breast Cancer Stem Cells in Mouse Tissue (12/21/2007)

An approach based on the manipulation of microRNAs ...> Full Article

National study looks at genetics of COPD (12/21/2007)

The identification of genes and other risk factors that influence the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD are under study at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ...> Full Article

Why don't we get cancer all the time? (12/21/2007)

The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research. ...> Full Article

Mutant Gene Identified as Villain in Hardening of the Arteries (12/20/2007)

A genetic mutation expands lesions in the aorta and promotes coronary atherosclerosis, more commonly known as hardening of the arteries, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine in Cell Metabolism. ...> Full Article

Researchers Train the Immune System to Deliver Virus that Destroys Cancer in Lab Models (12/20/2007)

An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body's own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that spread from primary tumors to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system. In addition, their study shows that this technology could be the basis for a new cancer vaccine to prevent cancer recurrence. ...> Full Article

Firefly genes allow testing of new therapy against lymphoma (12/20/2007)

Researchers here have figured out a way to use a firefly gene to let them see just how effective a new drug combination actually is against some forms of cancer and its serious complication. ...> Full Article

Molecular 'trip switch' shuts down inflammatory response (12/19/2007)

Like a circuit breaker that prevents electrical wiring from overheating and bringing down the house, a tiny family of three molecules stops the immune system from mounting an out-of-control, destructive inflammatory response against invading pathogens, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found. ...> Full Article

Cancer and Arthritis Therapy May Be Promising Treatment for Diabetes (12/19/2007)

An antibody used to treat certain cancers and rheumatoid arthritis appears to greatly delay type 1 diabetes in mice, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. ...> Full Article

Drug combination shrinks breast cancer metastases in brain (12/19/2007)

A combination of a "targeted" therapy and chemotherapy shrank metastatic brain tumors by at least 50 percent in one-fifth of patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer, according to data presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. ...> Full Article

Even Tiny Breast Tumors Can Be Aggressive and May Require Maximum Therapy (12/19/2007)

Breast tumors that are 1 centimeter in size or smaller - no more than 0.4 inch in length - can still be very aggressive and may require more intensive therapy than is routinely offered today, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. ...> Full Article

Do everyday foods influence risk of prostate cancer? (12/19/2007)

The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project. ...> Full Article

High-Dose Chemotherapy, Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Little or No Survival Benefit as Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer (12/18/2007)

Definitive Study Reviewed 15 Randomized Studies of Controversial Treatment ...> Full Article

Crawling Worms May Illuminate Dopamine's Role in Human Aging Diseases (12/18/2007)

Research carried out with a paintbrush bristle, a metronome, smelly chemicals and thousands of microscopic worms called nematodes may reveal important information about human aging diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, thanks to a grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation awarded to a University at Buffalo neurobiologist. ...> Full Article

Abdominal fat distribution predicts heart disease (12/18/2007)

Abdominal obesity is a strong independent risk factor for heart disease, and using the waist-hip ratio rather than waist measurement alone is a better predictor of heart disease risk among men and women, researchers reported in a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...> Full Article

Researchers nix low-carb diet (12/18/2007)

For most of the past decade, there was much hubbub about the Atkins and Zone diets. Both focus on quick, effective ways to lose weight through high-protein and low-carbohydrate foods. Today, many still swear by them. ...> Full Article

Can interacting pathogens explain disease patterns? (12/18/2007)

The way in which parasites interact with each other could help predict more successfully when infectious cyclical diseases in humans are likely to occur, according to a new collaborative study. ...> Full Article

Genetic Causes for Male Infertility Studied (12/18/2007)

Researchers suggest epigenetics, or the way DNA is processed and expressed, may be the underlying cause for male infertility. ...> Full Article

Space-tech could make life easier for diabetics (12/17/2007)

German student Nicole Schmiedel has come up with a design for a trendy-looking wristwatch that contains an innovative ultra-light insulin pump to help people with type 1 diabetes. The watch produces its own electricity thanks to the use of piezo-electric technology originally developed for European satellites. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Virus Using Same Tools as Host Cell (12/17/2007)

Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma encodes a molecule for controlling gene regulation nearly identical to one found normally in human cells. Both versions of the molecule, known as a microRNA, appear to play a role in the development of cancer. ...> Full Article

A drink to healthy aging (12/17/2007)

A study by the University's Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, in collaboration with the Hunter Medical Research Institute's (HMRI) Public Health Program, indicates that moderate consumption of alcohol in older women, in line with Australian alcohol guidelines*, is associated with better survival and quality of life. ...> Full Article

Bringing Viruses Back to Life (12/17/2007)

It's a prospect that may unnerve some-scientists bringing extinct viruses back to life to learn more about how they evolved along with humans. But when it comes to retroviruses like HIV, which take up permanent residence in our DNA, the past can provide important clues about how to treat them. ...> Full Article

Men Unaware of Their Risk of Cancer When Female Family Members Test Positive for Cancer-Causing Gene Mutation (12/17/2007)

Men whose mothers, sisters or daughters test positive for a cancer-causing gene mutation also have an increased risk of developing the disease but are unaware of that risk. That is the conclusion of a study at Fox Chase Cancer Center exploring how families communicate genetic test results. ...> Full Article

Sperm's immune-protection properties could provide link to how cancers spread (12/17/2007)

Sugar-based markers on human sperm cells which may prevent them from being attacked by the female immune system could provide a vital clue to how some cancers spread in the human body ...> Full Article

New technique reveals insights into lung disease (12/16/2007)

Doctors at the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester are collaborating in the use of a magnetic resonance technique to image and quantify the air spaces inside the lungs - and the results of their research may lead to a link between childhood disease and later degenerative lung disease. ...> Full Article

Scientists Discover Reasons Behind Cancerous Cellular Interactions (12/16/2007)

Cellular processes, such as when to multiply, are often regulated by switches that control the frequency and timing of interactions between proteins. North Carolina State University scientists have discovered the way in which a specific protein-protein interaction prevents the cell from turning one of its switches off, leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation - one of the hallmarks of cancer. ...> Full Article