Antisense Therapy Prevents Burkitt's Lymphoma In Mice
...urkitt's lymphoma, such a therapy might be applied against many types oflymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancerand colon cancer. The next step, Dr. Wickstrom says, is to test the therapy in humans. "Myclinical colleagues here at Jefferson would like to test th......o aim theemerging arsenal of weapons in the battle against Alzheimer's disease," Mattsonsaid. Par-4 may play a critical role in nerve cell death in Alzheimer's disease andrelated brain disorders. Cell death is a fundamental problem in age-relatedneurodegenerative disorders -- in Alzheimer's disease, nerve c...University of Florida Research Shows Zinc Triggers Body's Defenses
...n coldremedies -- may provide immediate protection against disease. "We were startled that the respon...ements can help fight infectionsand protect people against stress." Cousins worked with former UF doctoral student Vicki Sullivan on theresearch, which...Russian Queens Bee-Little Mites' Impact
... resistance to the one pesticide approved for use against them, notes Thomas E. Rinderer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture honeybee laboratory in Baton Rouge, La. Such pesticide-resistance leaves beekeepers defenseless, he says. Indeed, he notes, because wild honeybees never received treatment, "t...New Evidence Shows How Some Flu Viruses Become Lethal
...h requires new vaccines to be developed to protect against them. More dangerous is a "shift," when two different viruses mix together to create a radically different strain. A continual pursuit of virologists is to identify these shifts and drifts each year in order to develop effective vaccines. The...Alaska Natives Provide New Evidence Linking Common Infection To Heart Disease
...ing antibodies --cells the body produces to defend against disease -- to C. pneumoniae. The team identified the bacteria in coronary artery plaques from 22 (37percent) of the Alaska natives who were studied. The organism was found in 39percent of the early-stage plaques and in 35 percent of the mor......cysteine proteaseinhibitor may be highly effective against American trypanosomiasis or Chagas1disease, which is caused by an infection with the parasite Trypansoma cruzi (T.cruzi). Chagas is the leading cause of heart disease in Latin America and approximately50,000 people die every year as a result of it. ...Structure Of Enzyme Involved In Gentamicin Resistance Revealed For First Time
...ramycin andnetilmicin, which are commonly directed against certain bacteria that areresponsible for hospital-acquired infections in people with compromised immunesystems. Bacteria acquire AATs and become resistant to these antibiotics throughoveruse. The enzyme's structure resembles a cupped right hand wrapp...Virus Linked To Causing Enlarged Hearts In Children With Certain Genetic Makeup
... Aug. 25 -- A certain virus may make the body turn against itself insome children, leading to development of an enlarged heart, say scientists intoday's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Although researchers already know that inflammation can lead to idiopathic(cause unknown) dilated ca...Commercial Fish: Eat Up, Despite Low Levels Of Mercury
...ns aresufficient to safeguard frequent fish eaters against mercuryexposure, say the investigators. Consumers ...nly a few ounces of fish per week before bumpingup against the new limit. "Eating lots of ocean fish isn't much of a hazard comparedto missing out on the ...Study Demonstrates High Conservation Potential Of Logged Rainforest
...rby unlogged forestland. "These results go against a lot of popular dogma," said Charles Cannon,a Duke University doctoral student in botany who is lead author of a report onthe work to be published in the Aug. 28 issue of the journal Science. "The results to me are very preliminary, but I th...How A Common Protein Becomes A Cancer Killer
...k about tailoringproteins to work more effectively against specific forms of cancer." Raines' research questions begin with the 1991 discovery that a ribonucleaseprotein in the Northern leopard frog possesses anti-cancer properties. The NewJersey-based biotechnology firm Alfacell Corporation, which is credit...Scientists Discover How Bacteria Protect Themselves Against Immune System
...y enormously in their ability to defend themselves against nitricoxide," says Dr. Salzman. "But if you remove this protein from bacteria, youcan kill them with almost nothing. They're exquisitely sensitive to nitricoxide. Yet, if they're exposed to nitric oxide all the time, the bacteria revup this system......er age. "Despite considerable interest, we caution against testing for the APC mutationoutside of research trials, as the effect is not yet significant enough tojustify clinical intervention," says Dr. Offit, who notes that inherited breastcancer only accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers. Mem...UV Skin Damage In A Different Light
...ltraviolet B light. It was thus thoughtto protect against damage by such rays, which can potentially lead to...ctor) in sunscreen refers to its ability toprotect against the burning rays of ultraviolet B light. But currently thereare no world-wide standards to measure ...Flexibility In Cutting Toxic Releases Yields Dividends
... concluded that "credible penalties" must belevied against companies that make little or no effort to clean up toxicwastes. "New generation policy initiatives should be regarded as complementsto rather than substitutes for mandatory environmental regulation."......o read the newspaper, I findeditorials lashing out against evolutionary biology in the name of religion andreports of school boards mandating equal time for creationism in the scienceclassroom." Despite those worries, Avise, in The Genetic Gods, set out not to drivea wedge between belief and science...Cattle Diets Could Control E. Coli Danger
...h the invaders and provide atleast some protection against food-borne illness. "Escherichia coli "is acommon bacterium in the GI tract, but it is usually outnumbered by other types. "E. coli" is never a beneficial bacterium, but under normal circumstances theanimal and "E. coli" tolerate each other. Some s...New Study Highlights Hazards On Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
...edge basis in thisfield in order to direct actions against this group of compounds", says TitusKyrklund of theResearch Secretariat at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. "Naturally, there has been a need to cover the specific environmental issues ofScandinavia and theBaltic Sea also with regard to ...HOPES of protecting people against some of the most dangerous sexuallytransmitted dis...immunisation. A team in Montana has immunised mice against Chlamydia, abacterium that can cause infertility in women. The same approach might even workagainst ...