Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 5

Scientists Correlate Enzyme Expression Levels (7/20/2008)

A method that could be applied widely to explore genetic basis of cancer drug resistance ...> Full Article

Researchers discover new gene that causes early diabetes (7/20/2008)

Patients with a rare developmental disorder which causes early diabetes are helping researchers to discover genes that are of fundamental importance for the normal development of the unborn baby. ...> Full Article

Preventing sudden death in the young (7/20/2008)

researchers have established a new way to identify gene mutations, which will directly lead to improved diagnosis of those at risk of sudden cardiac death. ...> Full Article

As Rates Rise, Researchers Find Better Way to Identify Melanoma (7/19/2008)

Researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women. ...> Full Article

TG2 identified as potential therapeutic target in chemo-resistant ovarian cancer (7/19/2008)

Team silences protein with siRNA, implicates TG2 in fourth cancer ...> Full Article

New Approach to Cancer: Find Most Tightly Controlled Genes (7/19/2008)

Scientists have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases. ...> Full Article

Researchers hone technique to KO pediatric brain tumors (7/19/2008)

Researchers a step closer to delivering cancer-killing drugs to pediatric brain tumors ...> Full Article

Flu-infected fly cells reveal dependencies of the virus (7/18/2008)

By giving fly cells the flu, scientists have identified scores of host genes the pathogen requires for successful infection, revealing a raft of potential new pressure points to thwart the virus. ...> Full Article

How cells die determines whether immune system mounts response (7/18/2008)

Finding could have important implications in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. ...> Full Article

Kinesiology researcher receives $1.7 million grant to explore use of electric stimulation of muscles as tool against diabetes (7/18/2008)

Researchers have developed a treatment that improves blood sugar levels in paraplegics, reducing their risk of becoming diabetic ...> Full Article

Quick Formula Could Forecast Which Cancers Chemo Could Kill (7/18/2008)

Researchers have coined a simple formula that predicts how well a certain chemotherapy will work for targeting brain and other nervous system cancers. ...> Full Article

Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cure (7/17/2008)

Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003. ...> Full Article

Tumor-inhibiting protein discovered by Temple researchers could be effective in the treatment of leukemia (7/17/2008)

Angiocidin also shown to stimulate the body’s immune system ...> Full Article

Improved Culture System for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (7/17/2008)

Researcher has developed the first tissue culture of normal, human liver cells that can model infection with the Hepatitis C virus ...> Full Article

New Technique Gets to the Root of Cancer (7/17/2008)

Scientists have developed a new method for reconstructing a cell's 'family tree,' and have applied this technique to trace the history of the development of cancer. ...> Full Article

'Snapshots' of eyes could serve as early warning of diabetes (7/17/2008)

FA imaging measures metabolic stress in retina ...> Full Article

Mitochondrial cholesterol makes response to chemotherapy difficult in hepatic cancer (7/16/2008)

The mitochondrion is an essential organelle for cell metabolism and for the organisation of the molecular mechanism responsible for cell death. IIBB-CSIC-IDIBAPS researchers have demonstrated that the increase of cholesterol concentration in the mitochondrial membrane makes the action of chemotherapy difficult in cellular hepatocarcinoma. According to these results, drugs such as statins could sensitise cancer cells against chemotherapy since they diminish the level of mitochondrial cholesterol. ...> Full Article

TG2 Identified as Potential Target in Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (7/16/2008)

Team silences protein with siRNA, implicates TG2 in fourth cancer ...> Full Article

Stopping cancer before it spreads (7/16/2008)

A new EU-funded network aims to take the fight against cancer to its environment ...> Full Article

Can diet alone control type 2 diabetes? No evidence yet (7/16/2008)

Despite strong evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and good dietary advice ...> Full Article

Malaria prevention reduces anemia and improves educational potential in Kenyan schoolchildren (7/16/2008)

Call for improving malaria prevention among schoolchildren as first study of benefits of malaria treatment for African schoolchildren finds positive health and cognitive benefits ...> Full Article

New clues for Huntington's disease (7/15/2008)

Researchers have discovered a new pathway of inflammatory activation in Huntington's disease ...> Full Article

Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery (7/15/2008)

Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases ...> Full Article

Researchers use salmonella as a way to administer vaccines in the body (7/15/2008)

Researchers have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered organism that can effectively deliver an antigen in the body ...> Full Article

Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages (7/15/2008)

A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure ...> Full Article

Researchers link Huntington's disease to overactive immune response in the brain (7/15/2008)

The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington's disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain ...> Full Article

State Scientists Discover Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying by Pregnant Mosquitoes (7/14/2008)

Scientists have figured out one reason why pregnant yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), one of the most important disease transmitters worldwide, choose to lay their eggs in certain outdoor water containers while eschewing others. ...> Full Article

Cancer therapies from the ocean? (7/14/2008)

Scientists have studied the properties of natural products derived from animals found in Fijian waters, and shown that not only may certain compounds have potential use in anti-cancer therapies, but others may also be useful for improving drug delivery ...> Full Article

Bacterial peptide provides new insight into common tumor suppressor (7/14/2008)

Scientists have identified a new antitumor drug that might prove useful in developing treatments for a multiple human cancers ...> Full Article

The way to a virus' 'heart' is through its enzymes (7/14/2008)

Research outlines our current understanding of the "heart" of the virus, which may help us to develop antiviral therapies to treat many human pathogens. ...> Full Article