Fruits And Vegetables Protect Lungs
...beta carotene and other antioxidants might protect against lung cancer. Knowing the biology of COPD and following up on earlier reports, Cassano and Hu hypothesized that antioxidants also might protect lung function. Their study is the first to report the effects of beta carotene and selenium on lung functi...Antioxidants May Reduce Harmful Complications Of Diabetes
...We found that the non-diabetics' ability to defend against damage fromthe oxygen free radicals was almost twi...ts rated the ability of thenon-diabetics to defend against free radical damage at 2.7, compared with 1.4for those with microalbuminuria and 1.7 for the diabeti...Environmental Technology Breakthroughs Forecast -- Year 2008
...ater supplies. The same technology will help guard against pathogens used in biologicalterrorism. Enviromanufacturing and recycling--In 10 years, "green" companies will createproducts that are environmentally friendly from cradle to grave. Plastics,paper, beverage containers and inks, as well as cars and c...Jefferson Scientists Link Some Cases Of Scleroderma To Damage From Lingering Fetal Cells
...s, the normally protective immune system reacts against the body in abnormal ways. In scleroderma, the immune system interacts with the body’s blood vessels and fibroblasts, cells that help make collagen, resulting in an excess of collagen. No one understands how, but these events lead to...UPMC Reports On New Liver Assist Device
...re, comparing the performance of the Excorp device against standardtreatment. The animals were divided into three treatment groups, one receivingstandard intensive care attention, and the remaining two groups being placed onthe bio-artificial liver assist device at either 16-18 hours or 24-26 hoursafter liv......mparison was 7.9 percent for early opened arteries against 15.7percent. The researchers reported the impact was the same no matter which therapy wasused. The study was coordinated by the George Washington University, Duke University,Durham, N.C., the Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic, Thoraxecentrum in the Netherlands...Jefferson Scientists Devise Way To Treat Animals Chronically Infected With Hepatitis B
... he says. "Theother ways to inhibit the virus work against an enzyme, viral polymerase. Thiscomes at a differ...with lamivudine, andpredicts N-nonyl-DNJ will work against resistant HBV strains as well. Dr. Blockalso thinks that the drug will be effective against other si......compounds offer thepotential to provide protection against Staphylococcus aureus, or staphinfection, vancomyc...occus aureus had for the first timedefended itself against vancomycin, the last drug reported to kill all of itsstrains. That strain, found in Japan, demonstra......of Ulm have developed a putative vaccine candidate against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative ag...mal vacuoles of resting macrophages and protection against tuberculosis depends on T cell-mediated immunity. Major histocompatiblity complex (MHC) class ...Social Stress Shortens Lives Of Monkeys With AIDS
...at emotional stress can weaken the body's defenses against AIDS-type viruses and even hasten death. Psycholog...y are shunned by friends and family, discriminated against in the areas of insurance, jobs and housing, and even physically attacked. Many also experience the...A Cup Of Tea May Protect Against Skin Cancer
...own that tea may contribute significant protection against development of skin cancers caused by exposure to...e diet have an important role to play in the fight against diseases including cancer. The important new CSIRO study examined the effect of providing tea wi...Wistar Research Yields Information About Colorectal Cancer Cell Invasion
...ronic," says Dr. Herlyn, "that immunotherapy works against an antigenthat controls metastases and kills tumor cells. Obviously, connecting thetherapy success with the function of the antigen is the difficult part." According to Dr. Herlyn, "the GA733 antigen is the glue that makes tumor cellsstick togethe...Cystic Fibrosis Gene Protects Against Typhoid Fever
...tic fibrosis carriers also have enhancedprotection against an infectious agent, but until now, they didn't know whichone. Background Cystic fibrosis develops in children who inherit two mutant copies - one fromeach parent - of the gene that encodes a protein known as cystic fibrosistransmembrane conductanc...Health Effects Of Consuming Alcohol, Dairy Foods, And Iron-Fortified Products ToBe Debated
...ighing thepossible benefits of alcohol consumption against its potential for abuse. "The Role of Dairy Foods in Reducing the Risk of Colon Cancer" (Session22, June 22, 9 AM) will cover the epidemiological, in vitro, animal, and humanstudies associating dairy food components with decreased risk of co...New Insights Into The Enigma Of Lengthening Longevity
...life should be short because there is no selection against mutations that are not expressed until reproductive activity has ceased. While it is not clear how to reconcile these findings with theories about aging, the authors present three biodemographic insightsconcer......ue to the workings of a gene thatnormally protects against cancer. Ultimately, by understanding how both thenormal and the damaged gene work, scientists may be able to find ways tointerfere with the development of cancer. Charles Brenner, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology andimmunology, and ...... growing structures. By applying inhibitors against different proteases into the cortex, Mller and Griesinger show that the recovery of function after restoration of vision with a formerly deprived eye can be fully abolished. When protease activity is blocked during impaireme...Gene Detected That Decreases "Bad" LDL Cholesterol In Men May Cut Heart Disease Risk By 50 Percent
...six percent of the population --would be protected against heart disease would likely apply to women. Dr. Karpe's co-authors are Bjorn Lundahl; Ewa Ehrenborg; Per Eriksson;and Anders Hamsten....Researchers Unable To Document Existence Of Transient HIV Infection In Infants
...es as to what type of immuneresponse could protect against or eliminate the infection." To study cases of possible transient HIV-1 infection, Frenkel andcolleagues looked to exposed infants, because, in contrast to adults, the timeof exposure and the source of the virus are known: from an HIV-positive...New Vancomycin Structure May Point To Path For Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
...chemists at Eli Lilly and Co. show marked activity against vancomycin-resistantbacteria. The findings suggest that the two-molecule vancomycin assembly createdat Lilly -- referred to as a dimer -- may be configured in a so-calledface-to-face orientation of the molecules rather than the back-to-backarrangemen...