Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 44

Gene Abnormality Tied to Getting Parkinson's Disease at a Younger Age (9/18/2007)

People with a certain gene mutation are more likely to get Parkinson's disease before the age of 50 compared to those without the gene abnormality, according to a study published in the September 18, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Sugar Helping Profs Map New Ground Against Deadly Bug (9/18/2007)

Sugar may help the medicine go down, but what about a medicine that targets sugar to "take down" disease-causing bacteria? ...> Full Article

Unraveling interconnected paths to disease (9/18/2007)

Under new NIH initiative, Broad Institute scientists partner with researchers nationwide to unveil genetic and environmental triggers of human disease ...> Full Article

Penn School of Medicine Receives $2.3 Million to Study Biological Indicators of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke (9/17/2007)

researchers propose to screen smokers, non-smokers and those regularly in contact with second-hand smoke for a variety of biochemical markers. The plan is to develop a panel of biochemicals, or biomarkers, that indicate if a person has been exposed to smoke to then distinguish between a group of non-smokers and disease-free tobacco smokers. ...> Full Article

Immune police recognize good and bad guys in the body (9/17/2007)

Immune system police are as good at recognizing bad guys, such as bacteria and viruses, as they are our own tissue, researchers say. ...> Full Article

Prostate cancer treatment trial reaches recruitment milestone (9/17/2007)

Australia and New Zealand's largest cancer trial has reached a significant milestone, meeting its recruitment target 16 months earlier than expected. ...> Full Article

Study suggests brain tumors need treatment with multiple targeted drugs (9/17/2007)

Researchers have shown that several, rather than just one, cell-growth switches are simultaneously overactive in many brain tumors and other solid tumors, explaining why treatment with just a single "targeted" switch-blocking drug often yields disappointing results. The laboratory finding argues for quickly moving to clinical trials that combine three or more such targeted drugs for such cancers to shut down all the malfunctioning growth switches. ...> Full Article

Probing a Chink in the Immunological Armor (9/17/2007)

Herpes simplex virus is a common pathogen - infecting about eight out of every 10 adults. Most people who are infected develop nothing more than a bothersome cold sore. But for some, infection with the virus can develop into herpes simplex encephalitis, which can lead to mental retardation, epilepsy and possibly death. ...> Full Article

Novel Program Underway to Increase Participation in Clinical Trials-a Critical Step in Development of Improved Medical Therapies (9/17/2007)

First Phase of IMPACT Study Will Focus on Cancer, In Collaboration with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ...> Full Article

Restoring Fertility in Cancer Patients (9/16/2007)

The Oregon National Primate Research Center and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine have been named to a national team of institutions hoping to preserve or restore fertility in women battling cancer. The Oncofertility Consortium, funded for five years by the National Institutes of Health, features participants from five universities and comprises researchers, physicians, engineers, educators, social workers and medical ethicists. ...> Full Article

Lowering homocysteine levels does not improve outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease (9/16/2007)

Patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with high doses of folic acid and B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels did not have improvement in survival or reductions in the incidence of vascular events, according to a study in the September 12 issue of JAMA. ...> Full Article

Generic prostate drug helps find high-risk cancers early (9/16/2007)

Study resolves lingering question about possible downside of finasteride ...> Full Article

Overweight, obese children more likely to live in rural America (9/16/2007)

The nation's first report on obesity and physical inactivity among rural youth shows that children living in rural areas are more likely to be overweight or obese than their urban peers. ...> Full Article

U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years (9/16/2007)

A child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live nearly 78 years (77.9) - a new high - according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2005." ...> Full Article

Compounds Inhibit Tumor Cell Growth in the Cell Culture and in Zebrafish (9/15/2007)

Twenty-five years ago, the first component was discovered of what was later found to be part of one of the most important signaling pathways for development and disease, the Wnt signaling pathway. Now, researchers are using the insights they have gained into this cell communication to interfere with this pathway to develop new therapies against cancer. ...> Full Article

Dendritic cells stimulate production of immune-repressing T cells (9/15/2007)

Scientists stimulate production of regulatory T cells (also known as T regs) which can suppress some of the immune system's propensity to attack the body's own tissues, and possibly organs from transplant donors. ...> Full Article

Parkinson's Center Established With $5.5 Million Gift (9/15/2007)

A $5.5 million gift has established the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders at the Neuroscience Institute at University Hospital and the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine. ...> Full Article

New approach to fighting obesity and diabetes (9/15/2007)

World-first equipment will determine how to produce food which is better for us, but still tastes good. ...> Full Article

$11.5 million SPORE grant spurs lymphoma research at Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital (9/15/2007)

A five-year $11.5 million award from the National Cancer Institute allows physicians and scientists at Baylor College of Medicine to look for new ways to fight lymphoma and a form of chronic leukemia, in cooperation with The Methodist Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital and other affiliated institutions, including Ben Taub General Hospital and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ...> Full Article

Landmark study to determine best approach to treating prostate cancer (9/14/2007)

The Canadian Cancer Society, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, is announcing the launch of the first international study that will help answer one of the thorniest questions in prostate cancer today - which patients benefit from aggressive treatment at the time of diagnosis. ...> Full Article

Health System Researcher Receives $3.6 Million Grant to Combat Bacterium's Deadly Effects (9/14/2007)

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded a University of Virginia researcher a $3.6 million grant to combat a growing international health crisis. ...> Full Article

Burning extra calories with a 'futile protein cycle' (9/14/2007)

A new study led by a Penn State College of Medicine scientist points to a new method for burning off all those irresistible extra calories-by turning on an energy-draining, but otherwise futile, cycle of protein synthesis and breakdown. ...> Full Article

Researchers develop technology to detect cancer by scanning surface veins (9/14/2007)

A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers. ...> Full Article

Fishing for Superbug and Seafood Safety (9/14/2007)

If you have been avoiding shellfish since that brutal attack of gastroenteritis after eating oysters on the halfshell, you may be assuming you are allergic to the tasty delicacies. More likely, you experienced an attack of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacterial infection that is the leading cause of seafood gastroenteritis in the U.S. Alternatively, it may have been its cousin, Vibrio vulnificus, which causes severe septicemia, has a hospitalization rate of 91%, and is responsible for 95% of U.S. seafood deaths. ...> Full Article

Customized Virus Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells that Drive Lethal Cancer (9/14/2007)

A tailored virus destroys brain tumor stem cells that resist other therapies and cause lethal re-growth of cancer after surgery, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Sept. 18 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...> Full Article

Molecular probe 'paints' cancer cells in living animals (9/13/2007)

Researchers have developed a molecular probe that sets aglow tumor cells within living animals. Their goal is to use the probe to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. ...> Full Article

New Class of RNA Molecules May Be Important in Human Cancer (9/13/2007)

Research here shows that an obscure form of RNA, part of the protein-making machinery in all cells, might play an important role in human cancer. ...> Full Article

Dozens of cancer-clogging drug molecules loaded onto gold nanosphere (9/13/2007)

Chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, many times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug. ...> Full Article

Cancer Center Seeks To Develop Proton/Particle Treatment and Research Center (9/13/2007)

The University of California, San Diego is planning to establish a center for proton and particle therapy, the most powerful forms of radiation therapy available to treat cancer patients today. ...> Full Article

Shrinkage of Prostate Led to Overestimation of Cancer Risk in Trial (9/13/2007)

Reanalysis of data from the first long-term randomized trial of a chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer shows that the excess prevalence of high-grade prostate cancer in the drug-treated group may be attributable to shrinkage of the prostate at the time of biopsy. ...> Full Article