Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 54

Can Chinese herbal medicines help manage obesity? (10/8/2007)

Researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in a new weight loss study which will investigate the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal preparation. ...> Full Article

Researcher Defends Against E. Coli's Deadly Kidney Punch (10/7/2007)

Researcher blocking the toxins created by the E. Coli bacteria before it doesn't damage to kidney's ...> Full Article

Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease (10/7/2007)

Finding may lead to changes in androgen deprivation therapy ...> Full Article

'Enterprizing' vaccine for Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/7/2007)

Enterprize finalist, Dendright, will be pitching its vaccine technology for rheumatoid arthritis to venture capitalists and the public for a $100,000 prize next week. ...> Full Article

'Bad Carbs' Not the Enemy, Professor Says (10/7/2007)

The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called "bad" carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, "that's just nonsense." Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, isn't going to kill you, or necessarily even lead to obesity, he said. ...> Full Article

Breast cancer drug in fight against prostate cancer (10/6/2007)

A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer also gives impressive results for prostate cancer when combined with radiation therapy. ...> Full Article

Daisies Lead Scientists Down Path to New Leukemia Drug (10/6/2007)

A new, easily ingested form of a compound that has already shown it can attack the roots of leukemia in laboratory studies is moving into human clinical trials. ...> Full Article

Pollution Killing up to 25,000 Canadians Annually (10/6/2007)

Canadians are awash in toxic chemicals - and it is costing our health care system up to $9.1 billion and 1.5 million hospital days annually. ...> Full Article

Innovative dual action anthrax vaccine-antitoxin combination (10/6/2007)

Researchers develop a highly effective agent that provides protection against anthrax by combining a fast-acting anthrax toxin inhibitor with a vaccine in a single compound. ...> Full Article

Identifying 'Genetic Fingerprint' May Predict Drug Effectiveness (10/5/2007)

Scientists believe identifying a genetic "fingerprint" could help predict which specific therapies will be most effective for patients with gastric cancer. ...> Full Article

Stomach stem cell discovery could bring cancer insights (10/5/2007)

Researchers identify rare population of progenitor cells in mouse stomachs, paving way for learning origins of tumors ...> Full Article

Cancer cells enlist adult stem cells to promote metastasis (10/5/2007)

Study shows that a cancer cell's metastatic powers are not intrinsic to the cell itself, rather they may be influenced by the signals the cancer cell experiences from stromal cells in the context of the primary tumor. ...> Full Article

Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity (10/5/2007)

Methusalah of the mammalian kingdom ...> Full Article

Misuse of Tamiflu can create resistant influenza viruses (10/4/2007)

Swedish researchers have discovered that oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiviral drug used to prevent and mitigate influenza infections is not removed or degraded during normal sewage treatment. Consequently, in countries where Tamiflu is used at a high frequency, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza viruses in nature will develop resistance to it. ...> Full Article

Researchers show first results from new Epstein Barr cancer vaccine (10/4/2007)

Researchers are using a vaccination for a common virus as a way of stimulating the body's immune system to attack cancer cells. ...> Full Article

New system to lead to safer drugs for tropical disease Leishmaniasis (10/4/2007)

The fight against the deadly tropical disease Leishmaniasis, also known as black fever, has been boosted by scientists whose new screening system has raised the possibility of new, safer drugs. ...> Full Article

Stem cells could be a key factor in cancer (10/4/2007)

One day in the not too distant future, stem cells could help repair diseased tissue and may become a therapeutic tool of excellence to treat Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, hepatitis and Parkinson's disease. However, there is a more pressing reason to study stem cells: some types of cancer are known to originate from these cells and they may even be the root cause of all cancers. ...> Full Article

Unlocking the secrets of aging (10/4/2007)

You've heard that anti-oxidants are good for us - but do you know why? ...> Full Article

Anti-cancer compound once only found in a shrub can now be synthesized in lab (10/4/2007)

The search for anti-cancer compounds in plants often hits a brick wall when only small amounts of the substance can be extracted. Researchers have now developed a technique which can synthesize relatively large amounts of a potent compound, previously only found in a shrub. ...> Full Article

Depression, Aging, and Proteins Made By A Virus May All Play Role In Heart Disease (10/2/2007)

Researchers here have linked an increase in two immune system proteins essential for inflammation to a latent viral infection and proposed a chain of events that might accelerate cardiovascular disease. ...> Full Article

New Treatment for Stroke Works up to a Day After Symptoms Start (10/2/2007)

People treated with the drug minocycline within six to 24 hours after a stroke had significantly fewer disabilities, according to a study published in the October 2, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say minocycline may be an alternative treatment for stroke because current treatments only work during the first few hours after the onset of symptoms, and many people don't get to the hospital in time to be treated. ...> Full Article

Researchers announce new methods of beating breast cancer (10/2/2007)

Researchers reveal new ways of controlling and treating breast cancer at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham. ...> Full Article

Residual fetal cells in women may provide protection against breast cancer (10/2/2007)

Fetal cells that persist in a woman's body long after pregnancy - a common occurrence known in scientific circles as fetal microchimerism - in some cases may reduce the woman's risk of breast cancer. ...> Full Article

Ozone shuts down early immune response in lungs and body (10/1/2007)

As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body's first line of defense, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as bacteria. ...> Full Article

Second pathway behind HIV-associated immune system dysfunction identified (10/1/2007)

Researchers may have discovered a second molecular "switch" responsible for turning off the immune system's response against HIV. Last year members of the same team identified a molecule called PD-1 that suppresses the activity of HIV-specific CD8 T cells that should destroy virus-infected cells. Now the researchers describe how a regulatory protein called CTLA-4 inhibits the action of HIV-specific CD4 T cells that control the overall response against the virus. ...> Full Article

MicroRNAs may be key to HIV's ability to hide, evade drugs (10/1/2007)

Tiny pieces of genetic material called microRNA (miRNA), better known for its roles in cancer, could be a key to unlocking the secrets of how HIV, the AIDS virus, evades detection, hiding in the immune system. Researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have shown that when an individual infected with HIV receives a powerful cocktail of antiviral agents called HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy), the virus calls on miRNAs to help it remain quiet and practically undetectable, temporarily shutting down its ability to replicate and infect. ...> Full Article

Researchers discover one of the mechanisms that prevents the spread of colon cancer (10/1/2007)

The first step in the development of colon cancer is the formation of benign tumours, called adenomas, in the intestine. Over time, these tumours may progress to produce colon cancer if they undergo a series of mutations and genetic alterations. ...> Full Article

Researchers say lack of sleep doubles risk of death, but so can too much sleep (9/29/2007)

Researchers have found that lack of sleep can more than double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. However they have also found that point comes when too much sleep can also more than double the risk of death. ...> Full Article

New Research Shows How H5N1 Virus Causes Disease (9/29/2007)

Avian Influenza H5N1 virus affects much more than respiratory system: disseminates to gastrointestinal tract, immune and central nervous systems, and can be transmitted mother to fetus through placenta ...> Full Article

Altering the fingerprint of cancer (9/29/2007)

It has become clear over the past few decades that cancer is a genetic disease, with vast combinations of gene mutations, translocations, additions, and deletions contributing to the diverse cancers that afflict humans. Given this knowledge, a sea change is brewing in the search for new cancer treatments. ...> Full Article