Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 4

Researchers Unravel Key Mechanism of Cellular Damage in Aging and Disease (7/28/2008)

Researchers have taken a first snapshot of how a class of highly reactive molecules inflicts cellular damage as part of aging, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer's disease to name a few. ...> Full Article

Life expectancy of HIV patients increases (7/28/2008)

HIV-infected patients in high income countries are living some 13 years longer thanks to improvements in combination antiretroval therapy ...> Full Article

Hopes for TB vaccine boosted (7/28/2008)

The world's leading candidate for a tuberculosis vaccine, is to move into the next stage of development. ...> Full Article

Novel structure proteins could play a role in apoptosis (7/27/2008)

Isoforms from Novel Structure Proteins (NSP), a new family of genes discovered by researchers could be involved in apoptosis or programmed cell death. ...> Full Article

Plasma DNA level is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer, study finds (7/27/2008)

Elevated plasma DNA levels occur prior to clinical evidence of recurrence in majority of patients ...> Full Article

Genetic Mechanisms linked to Parkinson's Disease Uncovered (7/27/2008)

Researchers show direct pathway which could be targeted for drug therapy ...> Full Article

New research underlines link between lower birth weight and heart disease in later life (7/27/2008)

Researchers have found the first evidence that children who were smaller at birth already have specific alterations in heart and blood vessel function in early childhood, which may help to explain why they are more likely to develop heart disease in later life. ...> Full Article

Has Cancer Spread? Research Identifies Best Way to Find Answers (7/26/2008)

Streamlined Care Will Speed up Diagnosis and Treatment, May Save Lives ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Gene Responsible for Rare Childhood Disease (7/26/2008)

The chromosomal abnormality that causes a rare, but often fatal, disorder that affects infants has been identified. ...> Full Article

Virus structure reveals a target for novel anti-bird flu therapeutics (7/26/2008)

A research team led by Chinese Academy of Sciences biologists has recently decoded the fine structure of a polymerase complex from an avian flu H5N1 virus, which may meet the urgent need for improved influenza therapeutics. ...> Full Article

Gene clue to statins side effect (7/25/2008)

Researchers have discovered that a common gene variation is a major cause of a rare side-effect of the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins ...> Full Article

Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered (7/25/2008)

Study showing balance between body clock and energy use in cells points to treatments for diabetes and obesity ...> Full Article

Exercise could be the heart's fountain of youth (7/25/2008)

Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts ...> Full Article

Once Suspect Protein Found to Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer (7/25/2008)

Scientists caution against targeting HMGB1 to treat other disease ...> Full Article

Identification of protein able to stimulate production of T-cells (7/24/2008)

Discovery by Canadian and Finnish researchers could fight age-related decline in immune response ...> Full Article

Using Heparin After Cardioembolic Stroke Increases Risk Of Severe Bleeding (7/24/2008)

The common practice of giving patients the anticoagulant heparin after one of the most common forms of stroke can increase the risk of serious bleeding ...> Full Article

Sex and lifespan linked in worms (7/24/2008)

Sex and lifespan linked in worms: a family of sugar-like molecules controls both ...> Full Article

Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer (7/23/2008)

Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer ...> Full Article

New breast cancer test under study (7/23/2008)

20 centers studying new technology developed by Z-Tech Inc ...> Full Article

Checking more lymph nodes linked to cancer patient survival (7/23/2008)

May explain why patients at cancer centers and high-volume hospitals live longer ...> Full Article

Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells (7/23/2008)

Imaging system may help understand origins of cancer ...> Full Article

Viral recombination another way HIV fools the immune system (7/22/2008)

Immune system pressure can lead to selection of more potent strains ...> Full Article

Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells, study shows (7/22/2008)

Results help explain how cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections ...> Full Article

Scientists figure out how the immune system and brain communicate to control disease (7/22/2008)

In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. ...> Full Article

Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson's disease (7/22/2008)

Genetic mechanisms at play in blood cells also control a gene and protein that cause Parkinson's disease. ...> Full Article

A Viral Cloaking Device (7/21/2008)

biologists show how Human Cytomegalovirus hides from the immune system ...> Full Article

'Smothered' genes combine with mutations to yield poor outcome in cancer patients (7/21/2008)

Researchers have identified a set of genes in breast and colon cancers with a deadly combination of traditional mutations and "smothered" gene activity that may result in poor outcomes for patients. ...> Full Article

HIV Conquers Immune System Faster than Previously Realized (7/21/2008)

New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. ...> Full Article

Genetic cause of innate resistance to HIV/AIDS (7/21/2008)

Researchers demonstrate how 2 specific genes are involved in an innate resistance to HIV infection ...> Full Article

Chemo Pill Shows Promise for Advanced Lymphoma (7/20/2008)

A new chemotherapy pill for people with stubborn lymphomas is showing promise in early clinical studies ...> Full Article