Ritalin may improve Parkinson's symptoms, OHSU study says
...at methylphenidate, known commercially as Ritalin, bolsters the effects of levodopa, a drug converted in the brain to dopamine. Methylphenidate inhibits the reabsorption of dopamine into nerve cells, increasing the neurotransmitter's potency. Parkinson's disease is caused by a deficiency of nerve cells that p...Oregon Stem Cell Center result of OHSU research strides
...to protect them." Dorsa and Grompe hope the center bolsters the development of OHSU-born spinoff companies while enhancing the university's partnerships with local and national biotechnology firms. It also could make OHSU more of a target for federal grants. "There are very likely new industries that will be ...Rockefeller, Weill Cornell researchers find link between estrogen, brain structure changes
...n mixed about whether estrogen replacement therapy bolsters brain functioning in postmenopausal women. McEwen says that the new study suggests some form of postmenopausal estrogen replacement may indeed be both helpful and neuroprotective. "Even without estrogen, there are still plenty of synaptic connections...New research supports the link between cooking and carcinogens
...irst to go through the peer-review process, and it bolsters the results made public by the Swedish National Food Administration and others. It also gives detailed information about the analytical methods used to measure acrylamide levels and the evidence for the identification of acrylamide in heated foods. "...Traits link viruses from common cold to HIV
...milies. Finding commonalties on such a grand scale bolsters prospects for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral agents. "These results have added considerably to our understanding of these viruses, and any new basic knowledge is useful in control," Ahlquist says. "If you know the machinery, you know w...Right better than left in asthma medication for children
...erol belongs in emergency rooms. The research also bolsters the argument that albuterols left isomer does indeed have negative effects. Had it been truly inactive, then it should have taken twice as much racemic albuterol, not eight times as much, to produce an equal benefit......., reported the results of a simple experiment that bolsters their argument that aneuploidy, not genetic mutation, causes cancer. The experiment showed that cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes respond very differently to chemotherapeutic drugs than do cells with a normal number. Aneuploid cells with 5...Open-Air Experiment Shows High CO2 Boosts Tree Growth
...wn without the extra CO2." Another report bolsters that scenario. Duke graduate student AndrewAllen used a multivariant statistical analysis method to evaluate nitrogenlevels in the decaying plant matter in FACTS-1 soils in the fall of 1997.Allen's results showed a "significant decrease" in nitrogen ......etraditional staging method. The UPCI report also bolsters the theory thatblocking overproduction of these two proteins might effectively cure head andneck cancer. The marker proteins, transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-") and itsreceptor, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), are known to be o...Social Stress Shortens Lives Of Monkeys With AIDS
...w research at the University of California, Davis, bolsters long-held suspicions that emotional stress can weaken the body's defenses against AIDS-type viruses and even hasten death. Psychologist John Capitanio and colleagues found that in monkeys with an AIDS-like illness, those allowed to form stable social...UPCI Researchers Find Drug Improves Cancer-Fighting Ability Of Vitamin D
...r, Drs. Johnson and Trump also showed that 1,25-D3 bolsters the anti-tumor activity of a standard chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, in animals with cancer. The investigators are currently incorporating these findings into clinical trials. One of 31 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in t...Methane Deep In Ocean Crust Could Feed Chemical-Hungry Microorganisms
...ck beneath the seafloor. Such a large food source bolsters speculation about how pervasive these life forms might be. Kelley has been studying the source of these nutrients in what is called "layer three" of the oceanic crust. Located at a depth of about two and a half miles, this layer consists of rock ...