Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 53

'Network' approach yields discovery of a potential breast cancer susceptibility gene (10/13/2007)

Like a crossword-puzzle solver who uses the letters in some answers to figure out others, researchers have used data on genes involved in inherited forms of breast cancer to identify a novel gene potentially linked to the disease. ...> Full Article

Swiss study suggests surgery may offer best chance of long-term prostate cancer survival (10/13/2007)

A study suggests that men who have surgery for prostate cancer appear less likely to die of the disease within 10 years than men who choose other treatment options, especially if they are younger or have cancers with certain tumor cell characteristics. ...> Full Article

Could Cardiovascular Disease Be Controlled Through A Brain Pathway? (10/13/2007)

A discovery made 25 years ago about how the brain controls blood pressure regulation is only now being explored. ...> Full Article

Genetic 'Roadblock' Hoped To Inspire Future Type 2 Diabetes Research (10/13/2007)

A team of researchers has found that a 'genetic roadblock' identified in a recent study could pave the way toward novel treatments for type 2 diabetes. ...> Full Article

Proteins not only potential keys to genetic diseases (10/12/2007)

Scientists may have been looking in the wrong place for key clues to what causes genetic diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. ...> Full Article

New class of drug offers hope to treatment-resistant AIDS patients (10/12/2007)

For the estimated millions of AIDS patients worldwide who are resistant or are developing resistance to currently available medicines, a discovery by a University of Georgia researcher may offer a new treatment option by targeting a previously elusive enzyme in the complex retrovirus responsible for the devastating disease. ...> Full Article

Potential early warning system for lung cancer identified (10/12/2007)

New research has pinpointed a potential early warning system for lung cancer. ...> Full Article

Scientists Find Protein May Play a Key Role in Development of Deadly Form of Pancreatic Cancer (10/12/2007)

A tumor-blocking protein previously implicated in prostate and breast cancer development may also be behind the most aggressive type of pancreatic cancer. ...> Full Article

Research links gene to cholesterol (10/12/2007)

Research could lead to drugs for atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's ...> Full Article

Feline Virus, Antiviral Drug Studied To Understand Drug Resistance (10/11/2007)

Researchers at Ohio State will spend the next two years testing their theories about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines that are thrown against it. ...> Full Article

Low doses of a red wine ingredient fight diabetes in mice (10/11/2007)

A research group led by Prof. ZHAI Qiwei from the Institute for Nutritional Sciences under the CAS Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences has discovered that even relatively low doses of resveratrol--a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine--can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin ...> Full Article

Scientists identify Genes that Affect Responses of Multiple Sclerosis Patients to Copaxone® (10/11/2007)

A group of scientists have recently identified genes responsible for the positive response of many multiple sclerosis patients to the drug Copaxone®. These findings may contribute to the development of personalized medicine for multiple sclerosis sufferers. ...> Full Article

Quick treatment following minor stroke reduces risk of major stroke by 80 per cent (10/11/2007)

Treating patients immediately after a minor stroke reduces the early risk of a major stroke by 80 per cent, Oxford research has found. ...> Full Article

Students use designer virus to attack bacterial drug resistance (10/11/2007)

Rice team prepares to compete at iGEM synthetic biology competition ...> Full Article

Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer (10/11/2007)

Multicenter study suggests HMMR increases breast cancer risk ...> Full Article

David H. Koch gives $100 million to MIT for cancer research (10/10/2007)

MIT to establish an integrative research institute to develop new paradigms in cancer research ...> Full Article

Avoiding Sweets May Spell A Longer Life, Study In Worms Suggests (10/10/2007)

A new study reveals that worms live to an older age when they are unable to process the simple sugar glucose. Glucose is a primary source of energy for the body and can be found in all major dietary carbohydrates as a component of starches and other forms of sugar, including sucrose (table sugar) and lactose. ...> Full Article

Researchers Know More About How Our Cells Respond to UV Rays that Can Cause Damage (10/10/2007)

It's well-known that overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays can cause major skin problems, ranging from skin cancer to sunburns and premature wrinkles. A tan, for example, is nature's own UV protection and an unhealthy sign that your skin is damaged. ...> Full Article

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

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

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

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