Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 52

Better Sleep May Put Huntington's Disease Sufferers Back On Track (7/19/2007)

Mice carrying the genetic mutation that causes Huntington's Disease (HD) showed marked improvements in alertness and their ability to learn after they were given drugs that put them to sleep. ...> Full Article

Scientists Take Next Step In Understanding Potential Target For Ovarian Cancer Treatment (7/19/2007)

A traffic cop protein in the cell may have an even more important role: transporting a messenger protein that tells components in the nucleus to stop cell growth. The discovery of this additional role may lead to diagnostic tools and earlier treatments for ovarian cancer. ...> Full Article

Metabolic Syndrome Not Caused By Abdominal Fat (7/19/2007)

Abdominal fat, the spare tire that many of us carry, has long been implicated as a primary suspect in causing the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and changes in cholesterol. ...> Full Article

Repeated Sessions Of Exercise Burn More Fat Than A Single, Long Session (7/19/2007)

Taking a break in the middle of your workout may metabolize more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan. Researchers conducted the first known study to compare these two exercise methods-exercising continually in one long bout versus breaking up the same workout with a rest period. The findings could change the way we approach exercise. Who wouldn't want to take a breather for that? ...> Full Article

New Use For A Cell Toxin Found To Inhibit Survival Proteins In Cancer Cells (7/19/2007)

Findings could lead to new drug to lower resistance to cancer therapies ...> Full Article

Scientists To Research 'Resurrection' Plants (7/18/2007)

A group of University researchers led by John Cushman, professor and director of the graduate program in biochemistry and molecular biology, recently received a competitive National Research Initiative grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The group, including lead researchers from the University of Missouri, Columbia, was awarded $450,000 for a three-year project on resurrection plants. ...> Full Article

Tumor Painting Revolutionizes Fight Against Cancer (7/18/2007)

A tumor paint developed by researchers at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will help surgeons see where a tumor begins and ends more precisely by illuminating the cancerous cells. ...> Full Article

Immune System 'Escape Hatch' Gives Cancer Cells Traction (7/18/2007)

Scientists at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere say they have mapped out an escape route that cancers use to evade the body's immune system, allowing the disease to spread unchecked. ...> Full Article

Bak Protein Sets Stressed Cells On Suicide Path (7/18/2007)

When a cell is seriously stressed, say by a heart attack, stroke or cancer, a protein called Bak just may set it up for suicide, researchers have found. ...> Full Article

Diet Very High In Fruit, Vegetables And Fiber And Low In Fat Does Not Appear To Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence (7/18/2007)

Women with early stage breast cancer who adopted a diet very high in vegetables, fruit and fiber and low in fat did not have a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to women who followed a diet of five or more servings a day of fruit and vegetables (the "5-A-Day" diet), according to a study in the July 18 issue of JAMA. ...> Full Article

Cancer Center Studies New Chemo Pill for Lymphoma (7/18/2007)

Rochester Is First Site To Offer Therapy For Patients With Few Choices ...> Full Article

Cancer Cures Could Work For Canines And Humans (7/17/2007)

One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best friend is an increase in the incidence of cancer. Even though they cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain cancers develop. In turn that could lead to better treatments for both canine and human cancer patients. ...> Full Article

Killer Cells May Actually Be Picky Eaters (7/17/2007)

Biology textbooks are blunt--neutrophils are mindless killers. These white blood cells patrol the body and guard against infection by identifying and destroying any bacteria or fungi that cross their path. But new evidence, which may lead to better drugs to fight deadly pathogens, indicates that neutrophils might actually distinguish among their targets. ...> Full Article

Gene Test to Detect Deadly Childhood Disease (7/17/2007)

Rochester has become one of only a handful of communities around the world to offer a genetic test to detect Batten disease, a deadly inherited disorder. ...> Full Article

Heavy Hearts And The Risk Of Sudden Death (7/17/2007)

OHSU's Cardiac Arrhythmia Center has received a $2 million federal grant to find clues to the identity of those who are at greatest risk of sudden cardiac arrest ...> Full Article

Selenium Supplements May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (7/16/2007)

Selenium, an antioxidant included in multivitamin tablets thought to have a possible protective effect against the development of type 2 diabetes, may actually increase the risk of developing the disease, an analysis by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown. ...> Full Article

Major Breakthrough In Understanding How Hiv Interferes With Infected Cell Division (7/16/2007)

Dr. Eric A. Cohen and his team will publish on Friday, July 13, in PLoS Pathogens a discovery that could lead to the development of a new class of drugs to combat HIV. ...> Full Article

Study Finds Western-Style Diet Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Asian Women (7/15/2007)

A new study finds that the more "western" the diet -- marked by red meat, starches and sweets -- the greater the risk for breast cancer among postmenopausal Chinese women. According to researchers who conducted the analysis at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Harvard University, Shanghai Cancer Institute, and Vanderbilt University, the findings mark the first time a specific association between a western diet and breast cancer has been identified in Asian women. ...> Full Article

High Blood Pressure May Mask Potentially Deadly Heart Condition (7/15/2007)

New research published in Psychophysiology finds a relationship between increased blood pressure and decreased pain perception in a variety of circumstances, including among individuals with heart disease. This phenomenon extends to those who typically suffer chest pain during exercise, and may be correlated with a potentially deadly heart condition. ...> Full Article

A Gene That Protects From Kidney Disease (7/15/2007)

A combination of mice and patient studies sheds light on cause and possible new therapies of kidney diseases ...> Full Article

Biodesign Institute Leads Innovative Project to Prevent Breast Cancer (7/14/2007)

$7.5 million Department of Defense award ramps up ASU, Mayo Clinic collaboration to develop cancer vaccine ...> Full Article

Major Advance In Colon Cancer Genetics (7/14/2007)

A 10-year study involving thousands of Israeli Jews and Arabs, led by researchers from American and Israeli institutions, has yielded important new information in the search for the genes that make a person more likely to develop colon cancer. ...> Full Article

Gene's Activity Points to More Lethal Subtype of AML (7/14/2007)

A new study shows that the activity of a particular gene can identify people who have a more lethal form of acute myeloid leukemia, singling out those patients who should receive more intense therapy. ...> Full Article

Tiny Tweezers And Yeast Help Show How Cancer Drug Works (7/13/2007)

The annoying bulges of an over-wound telephone cord that shorten its reach and limit a caller's motion help to explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Delft University of Technology. ...> Full Article

New Way To Target And Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found (7/13/2007)

Putting bacteria on birth control could stop the spread of drug-resistant microbes, and researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found a way to do just that. ...> Full Article

Neuroscientist Comments On Stem Cell Study's Success In Helping Primates With Parkinson's (7/13/2007)

A University of South Florida neuroscientist reports that the cutting-edge research study of human stem cells in primates with Parkinson's disease is compelling on several fronts – particularly how the transplanted cells did their job of easing disease symptoms. ...> Full Article

Scientists Follow Familiar 'TRAIL' To New Cancer Therapy (7/13/2007)

A new study identifies a combination therapy that may sensitize human cancer cells to a promising treatment currently being used in clinical trials. The research, published in the July issue of the journal Cancer Cell, published by Cell Press, provides a pharmacological method for enhancing the potency and effectiveness of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) death receptor ligand against a variety of human cancers. ...> Full Article

Hormone Inhibitor Promising For Hard-to-Treat Prostate Cancer (7/12/2007)

For prostate cancer patients whose tumors have continued to grow despite medical or surgical castration, a new drug candidate that inhibits production of male hormones anywhere in the body is showing promise in early trials ...> Full Article

Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer in Preclinical Trial (7/12/2007)

A molecularly engineered therapy selectively embeds a gene in pancreatic cancer that shrinks or eradicates tumors, inhibits metastasis, and prolongs survival with virtually no toxicity, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the July 9 edition of Cancer Cell. ...> Full Article

Study Links Colon and Prostate Cancer (7/12/2007)

A study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that one of seven genetic risk factors previously identified as increasing the probability of developing prostate cancer also increases the probability of developing colorectal cancer. ...> Full Article