Research suggests new avenue for stopping, preventing colon cancer
...-2) enzyme. COX-2 is a major target for drugs that relieve the pain and inflammation of arthritis, but COX-2 gene expression is also elevated in a variety of malignancies including colorectal tumors. COX-2 generates several potent, hormone-like substances called prostaglandins that play a role in a wide var...9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
...erican Veterinary Medical Association, should help relieve fears about the after-effects of working at the 9/11 sites. For the last three years, the Penn researchers tracked the health of dogs and handlers from the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Fresh Kills Landfill site on Staten Island, where d...MIT research that stops pain of needle jabs gets FDA approval
... MIT get to the point where it can help people and relieve pain," said Robert Langer, the Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at MIT, who developed the device along with colleagues Joseph Kost and Professor Daniel Blankschtein of MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering, and MIT alu...Vioxx in high doses causes hypertension
...x (celecoxib) are selective COX-2 inhibitors. They relieve inflammation by blocking the cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme, but they don't inhibit the related COX-1 enzyme, which protects the stomach lining. Therefore they don't irritate the stomach as much as NSAIDs that block both enzymes. "They cause fewer ulcers," ...Targeted therapy for lung cancer patients shows promise in extending lives
...tinib) and Celebrex (celecoxib) can shrink tumors, relieve symptoms and offer improvement and survival for patients with stage IV lung cancer. This is the one of the first efforts involving the combination of two targeted therapies in the treatment of advanced lung cancer without chemotherapy. Molecular prof...Landmark, pivotal Phase IIb/III trial of biotoxin for cancer pain begins
...ys at the studied doses, is well tolerated and can relieve refractory cancer pain for up to two weeks in some patients. Consistent with the interim analysis, the final results show that almost three-quarters (72%) of cancer pain patients experienced a clinically meaningful analgesic response. Based on these ...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...th their brace. Bracing is a treatment strategy to relieve pain, maintain function and activity level, and delay knee surgery. Forty-six patients with a minimum two-year follow-up were surveyed by phone about pain relief, function, knee surgery, and brace complications. Medical records and knee X-rays were r...Breaking the rules on artifical blood
...ajor effort for decades. An artificial blood would relieve shortages and prevent patients being infected by contaminated supplies. Ideally, it could be given to anyone without triggering rejection, so accident victims could be given transfusions immediately without testing to see what blood group they are. ...Studies suggest brain injury results from developmental exposure to alcohol, anesthesia, and lead
...t-term exposure to the epidurals that women use to relieve pain during labor. Olney said that nerve cells are genetically programmed to commit suicide if they fail to make synaptic connection on time. Alcohol and anesthetic drugs interfere with the brain's neurotransmitter systems, thereby retarding the for...UT Southwestern researchers study benefit of exercise, medication on depression
DALLAS Feb. 2, 2004 Exercise is known to help relieve stress, boost spirits and fight symptoms of depression. But can a regular exercise routine combined with targeted medications actually cure major depressive disorder? UT Southwestern researchers, partnering with The Cooper Institute in Dallas, hope...Researchers develop computer application to 'read' medical literature, find data relationships
...a and vomiting, behavior problems in children, and relieve severe hiccups....Bridging the gap between genetics and motivations to drink alcohol
...icularly important motivations involve drinking to relieve social anxiety and improve mood. Alcohol research...inking motives: drinking to manage mood states, to relieve social anxiety, in social situations, and to improve mental functioning. They also determined lifet...OHSU team discovers compound that lacks estrogen's risks
...estrogen treatment used by postmenopausal women to relieve symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and sleeplessness. Martin J. Kelly, Ph.D., and Oline K. Rnnekleiv, Ph.D., professors of physiology and pharmacology at OHSU, led the team of investigators that discovered a novel estrogen signaling pathwa......rchers, to extend their research opportunities, to relieve them of administrative work and to make it easier for them to employ particularly qualified young researchers. Scientists and academics from all research areas can be nominated for the award. The DFG Nominations Committee considers the many suggestio...Cervantes mission concludes with Soyuz TMA-2 landing
...eriment programme, the Cervantes mission served to relieve the ISS Expedition 7 crew. Yuri Malenchenko and Edward Lu had been stationed on the ISS since 28 April 2003. They have now been replaced by the ISS Expedition 8 crew, Michael Foale (NASA) and Alexander Kaleri (Rosaviakosmos), who arrived with Pedro D...When heme attacks: After trauma, the molecule that makes life possible rampages
...olleagues, there is already a known agent that can relieve Maxi-K from heme inhibition. NS1619 is known as the "Maxi-K opener," and, as the researchers have shown, readily reverses the heme-mediated inhibition. "I can envision the use of a drug similar to NS1619 as an emergency treatment," said Tang. "In t......approach for pharmacological treatments that might relieve or even prevent memory deficits associated with ageing", Thomas Blank adds....Farming the tigers of the sea undermines the promise of aquaculture
... issue. "Many people expect that aquaculture will relieve pressure on ocean fish populations, most of which are now already fished beyond capacity," stated Michael Weber, the report's author. "But it takes approximately three pounds of wild caught fish to produce just one pound of carnivorous fish. Clearl...Air dried sperm could allow home storage
...ported without the need for specialized equipment, relieve laboratories of the responsibility of caring for preserved sperm and allow decisions and responsibilities for disposal to be borne by owners in the privacy of their own homes. Storing sperm at home also removes fear of the potential transmission of H......ial defects called dislocations to move around and relieve stress concentration at crack-like flaws. One of the next big challenges for humanity is to develop hard and tough materials without dislocations, as this would open a vast new territory in materials science and technology to make novel materials wit...