Curing Death by Curing Aging Archives Page 55

Breath analysis offers potential for non-invasive blood sugar monitoring in diabetes (9/28/2007)

Diabetics found to have elevated methyl nitrate content in exhaled breath ...> Full Article

Researchers investigate new suspect in West Nile deaths of pelicans (9/28/2007)

Stable flies are the latest suspect that may be involved in the West Nile virus deaths of hundreds of pelican chicks at the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Montana. West Nile virus killed 800 to 1,000 pelican chicks in 2003, averaged 400 in each of the next three summers and more than 600 this year. ...> Full Article

Prostate cancer survival affected by seasons (9/28/2007)

The season in which a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer has been shown to affect his survivability. Men diagnosed in the summer and autumn months have a better chance of survival than if they were diagnosed in the spring and winter. ...> Full Article

Got Stress? It May Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence (9/27/2007)

Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other women, according to a report by a University of Rochester Medical Center scientist. ...> Full Article

Study shows 'flesh-eating' disease among children rare but costly (9/27/2007)

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found that the prevalence of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), or more commonly known as "flesh-eating disease," is quite rare among children, despite many reports to the contrary. ...> Full Article

Researcher injects new hope for skin cancer patients (9/27/2007)

Scientists have hit upon a revolutionary way to deliver agents for the treatment of skin cancer. ...> Full Article

Diet rich in fatty acids could thwart diabetes onset (9/27/2007)

A study of nearly 1,800 children at risk for type 1 diabetes has found that increased consumption of dietary omega-3 fatty acids appears to reduce the risk of the body attacking its own insulin-producing cells, a precursor to this form of the disease. ...> Full Article

MicroRNA convicted of triggering metastasis (9/27/2007)

The jury is in: microRNAs can cause tumors to metastasize. These tiny molecules fine-tune protein production and play a powerful role in biological processes ranging from development to aging. Now scientists have proved that they can prompt otherwise sedentary cancer cells to move and invade other tissues. ...> Full Article

Eat Less To Live Longer: Calorie Restriction Linked To Long Healthy Lives (9/26/2007)

For nearly 70 years scientists have known that caloric restriction prolongs life. In everything from yeast to primates, a significant decrease in calories can extend lifespan by as much as one-third. But getting under the hood of the molecular machinery that drives this longevity has remained elusive. ...> Full Article

Patients with coronary artery disease appear to have increased prevalence of colorectal tumors (9/26/2007)

Patients in Hong Kong who were newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease had nearly twice the prevalence of colorectal tumors and cancers, with this association stronger in persons who had smoked or have the metabolic syndrome. ...> Full Article

Gene Profiling Can Single Out the Worst Cases of Multiple Myeloma and Guide Therapy (9/26/2007)

Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they respond to treatment, but now researchers have identified a small subset of genes whose activity could predict high-risk cases and potentially guide therapy in the future. ...> Full Article

MR Spectroscopy Identifies Breast Cancer, Reduces Biopsies (9/26/2007)

With proton MR spectroscopy (1H MRS), the need for biopsy of suspicious, non-mass enhancing breast lesions is reduced significantly. ...> Full Article

Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids associated with decreased risk of type 1 diabetes (9/26/2007)

Preliminary research suggests that in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to the development of diabetes. ...> Full Article

Stem Cells Show Promise For Treating Huntington's Disease (9/26/2007)

Paying close attention to how a canary learns a new song has helped scientists open a new avenue of research against Huntington's disease -- a fatal disorder for which there is currently no cure or even a treatment to slow the disease. ...> Full Article

Blood clot test may help prevent strokes (9/26/2007)

A common test used to detect blood clots in the leg may increase the chances of finding clots in the heart and avoiding strokes. ...> Full Article

Exercise proven helpful to diabetics (9/25/2007)

A diabetes specialist has found that aerobic or weight training improves blood sugar levels for people with diabetes, and that the improvements are twice as good with combined aerobic and weight training. ...> Full Article

Growth hormone could promote cancer, according to new research (9/25/2007)

Growth hormone and associated proteins could be responsible for promoting many types of cancer, including breast and prostate cancer. ...> Full Article

Eating competence may lower risk of heart disease (9/25/2007)

People who are confident, comfortable and flexible with their eating habits may be at a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease than people who are not. Researchers at Penn State suggest that a curriculum that helps people understand their eating habits could prove to be an important medical nutrition therapy. ...> Full Article

Genes identified which predict response to breast cancer treatment (9/25/2007)

Scientists have identified two genes that identify which breast cancer cells are resistant and which respond to a common chemotherapy treatment. ...> Full Article

Microscopic Pollution May Trigger Heart Attacks/Strokes by Spurring Blood Clots (9/24/2007)

Tiny particles that spew from the exhaust of diesel trucks, buses and coal-burning factories killing thousands of people. ...> Full Article

Immunizations Are Discontinued in Two HIV Vaccine Trials (9/24/2007)

HIV Vaccine trials canceled after participants taking the vaccines became infected with HIV at a higher rate than those participants taking a placebo. ...> Full Article

Researchers Studying Model to Learn Why Certain Cancers Become Resistant to Drugs (9/24/2007)

Resistance to chemotherapy treatments can be the worst news a cancer patient ever receives. A pair of researchers are working steadfastly to learn why some tumors eventually build a tolerance to the common chemotherapy drug cisplatin, in hopes of identifying the particular genes that can be manipulated to make treatment as effective as possible. ...> Full Article

Ancient Mechanism For Coping With Stresses Also Gives Cancer A Boost (9/24/2007)

An ancient mechanism for coping with environmental stresses, including heat and toxic exposures, also helps cancerous tumors survive, reveals a new report in the Sept. 21, 2007, issue of Cell, a publication of Cell Press. ...> Full Article

Age adjustment may be delaying detection of prostate cancers in senior men (9/24/2007)

Age adjustment, a method used by physicians to evaluate prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and cancer risk in men according to age, may be hindering the early detection of prostate cancer in older men. ...> Full Article

Blood Protein Detects Lung Cancer, Even at Earliest Stage (9/24/2007)

Biopharmaceutical researchers have found a protein in blood they say is linked to all stages of lung cancer but which rarely shows up in the blood of people without the disease. Testing for this protein might help physicians decide whether smokers or others at high risk for lung cancer should be referred for lung imaging. ...> Full Article

Scientists decipher mechanism behind antimicrobial 'hole punchers' (9/21/2007)

In the battle against bacteria, researchers have scored a direct hit. They have made a discovery that could shorten the road to new and more potent antibiotics. ...> Full Article

Radiation Oncologists to Use Real-Time System to Help Plant 'Seeds' Against Prostate Cancer (9/21/2007)

Radiation oncologists and urologists have begun using a real-time system to implant radiation-emitting seeds in prostate cancer patients. While the system is only being used for imaging and planning purposes so far, it ultimately will help with the actual placement of the seeds. ...> Full Article

Gene Chip Data Improved Therapy in Some Patients with Incurable Cancer (9/21/2007)

"Crude" personalized medicine holds promise even when it is still in its infancy as a technology ...> Full Article

Using Antiretrovirals as a Prevention Strategy Could Dramatically Slow The Spread of HIV Infection in Africa (9/21/2007)

Model predicts potential prevention of more than 3 million new HIV infections over 10 years ...> Full Article

Genetic Cause Discovered for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (9/21/2007)

Genetic cause of lupus, and other auto-immune diseases found, may lead to better treatments and eventually a cure. ...> Full Article