Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 38

Mathematicians help unlock secrets of the immune system (10/10/2007)

A group of scientists, led by mathematicians, has taken on the challenge of building a common model of immune responses. Their work will radically improve our understanding of the human immune system by allowing all the scientific disciplines working on it to have a common reference point and language. The mathematicians, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), will investigate how the different cellular components of the immune system work together and devise a theoretical and computational model that can be used by immunologists, mathematicians, computer scientists, physicists and engineers. ...> Full Article

Gene may hold key to future cancer hope (10/10/2007)

Scientists may have discovered a new way of killing tumours in what they hope could one day lead to alternative forms of cancer treatments. ...> Full Article

Researchers identify key step bird flu virus takes to spread readily in humans (10/10/2007)

Since it first appeared in Hong Kong in 1997, the H5N1 avian flu virus has been slowly evolving into a pathogen better equipped to infect humans. The final form of the virus, biomedical researchers fear, will be a highly pathogenic strain of influenza that spreads easily among humans. ...> Full Article

Scientists find 'skinny' gene's value (10/9/2007)

Scientists have learned the role of a key gene in the war on weight, a tiny bundle of DNA discovered in fruit flies 50 years ago. ...> Full Article

Appendix Isn't Useless at All: It's a Safe House for Bacteria (10/9/2007)

Long denigrated as vestigial or useless, the appendix now appears to have a reason to be – as a "safe house" for the beneficial bacteria living in the human gut. ...> Full Article

Molecular biology brings new approach to age-old mystery of malaria (10/9/2007)

In what might be one of medicine's oldest puzzles, molecular biologist marvels at how little modern researchers know about how the pieces fit together. ...> Full Article

Study shows strong link between a mother's hip size and the risk of breast cancer in her daughters (10/9/2007)

An international study has shown a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer. ...> Full Article

Drug Cocktail Stops Brain Damage Caused by HIV (10/9/2007)

A combination of drugs widely used to treat infections caused by HIV appears to stop brain damage caused by the virus as well. ...> Full Article

Problems with insulin folding may lead to diabetes (10/9/2007)

Botched production of insulin molecule may kill pancreas cells and lead to diabetes ...> Full Article

Can Chinese herbal medicines help manage obesity? (10/8/2007)

Researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in a new weight loss study which will investigate the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal preparation. ...> Full Article

Pregnancy after breast cancer is possible (10/8/2007)

Expert says new cancer treatments, technologies give women more hope of preserving fertility ...> Full Article

Researchers find way to fight treacherous Hepatitis B (10/8/2007)

One in four people who are chronically infected with hepatitis B will die from its impact if untreated, but a team of researchers have identified the most cost-effective way of fighting this treacherous infection. ...> Full Article

Gene that lowers cell stress could protect against Parkinson's Disease (10/8/2007)

The discovery of a relationship between two cell enzymes and their role in keeping the cell's energy generating machinery working smoothly could provide a new target for development of therapies for Parkinson's disease. ...> Full Article

Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease (10/7/2007)

Finding may lead to changes in androgen deprivation therapy ...> Full Article

Researcher Defends Against E. Coli's Deadly Kidney Punch (10/7/2007)

Researcher blocking the toxins created by the E. Coli bacteria before it doesn't damage to kidney's ...> Full Article

'Bad Carbs' Not the Enemy, Professor Says (10/7/2007)

The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called "bad" carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, "that's just nonsense." Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, isn't going to kill you, or necessarily even lead to obesity, he said. ...> Full Article

'Enterprizing' vaccine for Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/7/2007)

Enterprize finalist, Dendright, will be pitching its vaccine technology for rheumatoid arthritis to venture capitalists and the public for a $100,000 prize next week. ...> Full Article

Innovative dual action anthrax vaccine-antitoxin combination (10/6/2007)

Researchers develop a highly effective agent that provides protection against anthrax by combining a fast-acting anthrax toxin inhibitor with a vaccine in a single compound. ...> Full Article

Daisies Lead Scientists Down Path to New Leukemia Drug (10/6/2007)

A new, easily ingested form of a compound that has already shown it can attack the roots of leukemia in laboratory studies is moving into human clinical trials. ...> Full Article

Pollution Killing up to 25,000 Canadians Annually (10/6/2007)

Canadians are awash in toxic chemicals - and it is costing our health care system up to $9.1 billion and 1.5 million hospital days annually. ...> Full Article

Breast cancer drug in fight against prostate cancer (10/6/2007)

A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer also gives impressive results for prostate cancer when combined with radiation therapy. ...> Full Article

Identifying 'Genetic Fingerprint' May Predict Drug Effectiveness (10/5/2007)

Scientists believe identifying a genetic "fingerprint" could help predict which specific therapies will be most effective for patients with gastric cancer. ...> Full Article

Stomach stem cell discovery could bring cancer insights (10/5/2007)

Researchers identify rare population of progenitor cells in mouse stomachs, paving way for learning origins of tumors ...> Full Article

Cancer cells enlist adult stem cells to promote metastasis (10/5/2007)

Study shows that a cancer cell's metastatic powers are not intrinsic to the cell itself, rather they may be influenced by the signals the cancer cell experiences from stromal cells in the context of the primary tumor. ...> Full Article

Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity (10/5/2007)

Methusalah of the mammalian kingdom ...> Full Article

Misuse of Tamiflu can create resistant influenza viruses (10/4/2007)

Swedish researchers have discovered that oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiviral drug used to prevent and mitigate influenza infections is not removed or degraded during normal sewage treatment. Consequently, in countries where Tamiflu is used at a high frequency, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza viruses in nature will develop resistance to it. ...> Full Article

Researchers show first results from new Epstein Barr cancer vaccine (10/4/2007)

Researchers are using a vaccination for a common virus as a way of stimulating the body's immune system to attack cancer cells. ...> Full Article

Stem cells could be a key factor in cancer (10/4/2007)

One day in the not too distant future, stem cells could help repair diseased tissue and may become a therapeutic tool of excellence to treat Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, hepatitis and Parkinson's disease. However, there is a more pressing reason to study stem cells: some types of cancer are known to originate from these cells and they may even be the root cause of all cancers. ...> Full Article

Unlocking the secrets of aging (10/4/2007)

You've heard that anti-oxidants are good for us - but do you know why? ...> Full Article

Anti-cancer compound once only found in a shrub can now be synthesized in lab (10/4/2007)

The search for anti-cancer compounds in plants often hits a brick wall when only small amounts of the substance can be extracted. Researchers have now developed a technique which can synthesize relatively large amounts of a potent compound, previously only found in a shrub. ...> Full Article