Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...inked to cardiovascular problems and dementia, for battling symptoms such as hot flashes. Initially, the researchers will focus on the biological effects of pure isoflavones, including genistein and equol. Next they will target the effects of complex mixtures of the various soy isoflavones that show up i...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
...biomechanics. Why would a biologist spend her days battling crustaceans? Because from them she gets insight into the physics of animal movement. Patek has parsed the mechanics of the odd antenna twitches that lobsters use to make noise and is helping develop a physiology-based method to predict what each lobs...Charting the future in prostate cancer care: A call to action
...rom the disease. Today, about two million men are battling prostate cancer, and over the next decade, about three million more will be compelled to join the war. The need for new therapies is great, and since 1993, The Prostate Cancer Foundation has played a pivotal role in supporting and funding R&D breakt...Jefferson Lab detector technology aids development of cystic fibrosis therapy
...able for cystic fibrosis patients, who are already battling chronic lung infections and inflammation. "If we deliver a virus to the lungs, even if it's a hollow virus, it will initiate an inflammatory response, making the patient even sicker. So that's the last thing we need in the cystic fibrosis patient," L...Wistar-discovered antibody will help diagnose appendicitis
...ed into the blood, NeutroSpec binds to neutrophils battling an infection, allowing physicians to detect the infection with a gamma camera, a common piece of equipment in hospital nuclear medicine departments. The FDA approved NeutroSpec for use in patients five years of age or older with equivocal symptoms of...Highlights of the July Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...yle are the real reasons why so many Americans are battling the bulge. In 1992, the United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services introduced the Food Guide Pyramid as an educational tool to help teach people how to achieve a healthy lifestyle by following a healthy eating plan and inc...Scientist honored for studies of genetic influence on chemotherapy, tumor development
...otherapy today remains the most used technique for battling cancer and Dr. Lowe is on the front lines of this research. His research in the genetic understanding of cellular life and death is exactly what will allow us to continue to make gains in how cancer is treated, diagnosed and eventually defeated." ...Why lung cancer in women is different from men
... Maywood, Ill. "We must devote more resources to battling this devastating disease." Albain is calling for more research funding targeted to examining why lung cancer is so deadly and why it affects men and women so differently. "Cigarette smoke damages women's lungs more than men's lungs and lung cance......toes that cannot transmit malaria are one hope for battling the disease that still kills over one million people a year. But that plan faces some serious snags, according to UC Davis researchers who are suggesting an alternative strategy. Other scientists have proposed controlling malaria by releasing into t...Immune system's attack dogs kept on genetic leash
St. Louis, Feb. 12, 2004 -- When they're not busy battling invaders, some of the cells that act as the attack dogs of the mouse immune system have to be kept on a genetic leash to prevent them from mounting inappropriate attacks on the mouse's own tissues, researchers from Washington University School of Med...Watching social behaviour evolve
... both light on intriguing questions and utility in battling social pathogens....The Rett Syndrome Research Foundation commits $1.3 million for 2003 research awards
...The suffering of the countless children and adults battling RTT must be eased," said Monica Coenraads, VP of Research for RSRF. The 67 proposals received this year represent a 50 percent increase over last year's response to RSRF's Request for Proposals. This year's 13 awards encompass a wide range of resear...New protein may play a role in obesity
...els of ASP," says Cianflone. "One potential key to battling this condition is to disrupt the ASP-C5L2 complex. In the future, we may be able to slow down this fat-producing process by identifying molecules that will block C5L2 activity." In North America obesity is at epidemic levels in all age groups. A larg...Study offers new insights into angiogenesis inhibitors
...se two agents combined may prove more effective in battling cancer than either one used separately. "Just as aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen each work in different ways to relieve pain, it now appears that endogenous inhibitors like endostatin and tumstatin work in different ways to halt angiogenesis," e...Researcher explores tumors' survival strategy
...ese regulatory elements, the better off you are in battling tumors and cancer."...UT Southwestern named one of 10 NIH centers for 'Human Proteome Project'
...ers for major functions like triggering growth and battling diseases. Scientists around the world are now working to describe all the proteins and how they interact with each other. Dr. Thomas Kodadek, professor of internal medicine and molecular biology and the grant's principal investigator, said the funds ...Natural-born killers enlisted to fight anthrax
...es. Bacteriophages, also known as phage, have been battling anthrax and other species of bacteria for billions of years. By isolating one of their primary weapons, the Rockefeller scientists have developed a powerful new agent that can specifically target and wipe out millions of anthrax bacteria within secon...Cooking sweet corn boosts disease-fighting nutrients
...ulic acid, which provides health benefits, such as battling cancer. "It's not a free acid," says Liu. "It's bound to the cell wall and in the corn's insoluble fibers. We found that ferulic acid was substantially increased after the sweet corn was cooked at high temperatures and by cooking it at the same tempe...Genistein-containing supplements may stop tamoxifen
...oxifen, a commonly prescribed medication for women battling estrogen-dependent breast cancer, according to new findings appearing in the May 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research. The research was led by William G. Helferich, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois at Ur...... area, and prevent clotting while at the same time battling the mammals immune system response to the biting arthropod. Two University of Rhode Island researchers believe that the proteins in the ticks saliva may be the key to developing a new vaccine for preventing Lyme disease and other tick-transmitted in...