Black raspberries a potentially powerful agent in fight against colon cancer
...otentially powerful biological weapon for health -- a mix of compounds suspected of thwarting colon cancer -- hiding deep inside the juicy sweetness of a black raspberry. And if it can be harnessed, it could play a major role in...Bug vs. bug: scientists use microorganisms to target destructive termites
...ril 11 Government scientists are developing a new weapon against the Formosan subterranean termite, a highl...e a long way to go, she said, adding that the best weapon against these termites is probably an integrated approach involving a combination of biological cont...Bacteria's iron-absorbing mechanisms may open gates for new types of antibiotics
...e cell, they may eventually provide an alternative weapon to treat systemic bacterial infections. Understanding the mechanism of iron transport is an important first step toward this goal, said Deisenhofer, winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Other authors on the March 1 study in Science included B...Wheat may be vital in battle against cancer and other diseases
MANHATTAN A new weapon has been discovered in the battle against disease: whole grain wheat. According to Kansas State University biochemist Dolores Takemoto, new research is showing that wheat contains powerful antioxidants which are key to its ability to prevent colon ca......se. Whereas interferon acts as a sort of a generic weapon that will attack nearly any type of virus, the body has a backup system recognizing antigens, the unique molecular fingerprints of pathogens like viruses and bacteria. Dendritic cells acquire these unique markers, activate immune cells, and thus are ...How vitamin C prevents cancer--but apples are better
...through a different mechanism. "The most powerful weapon we have in the ght against cancer is prevention," concludes Lee. "A diet rich in phytochemicals and vitamin C will reduce the risk of cancer. These phytochemicals and nutrients are most readily available in fresh fruits and vegetables." These recomm...Cancer-fighting drug may work in prevention and treatment
...ity, Oltipraz could turn out to be a doubly potent weapon against cancereither helping prevent it in high-risk people or shrinking cancerous tumors by depriving them of their blood supply. This wouldnt be the first time Oltipraz showed promise beyond its established use, however. It was first approved as a...Bacteria's natural foe fights drug-resistant infections
... these two strategies might prove to be a powerful weapon against infectious bacteria and, additionally, may reduce the amount of traditional antibiotics a person is required to take. Fischetti and colleagues says that hospitals, day-care centers and nursing homes would greatly benefit from a treatment base...PNNL science, technology help keep America safe
...treaty verification and for inspection of chemical weapon stockpiles in Iraq following the 1991 Gulf War. A handheld device roughly the size and shape of a large flare gun and containing a sensor head, the AID is tethered to a personal digital assistant, linked to a data library and can determine the conte......cells, it has made the drug a potentially powerful weapon against AIDS, Sinko said. "In laboratory testing, it was as effective or more effective than many AIDS drugs on the market today."......s that though the use of anthrax as a bioterrorist weapon is haunting, it is not nearly as frightening as th...x is not easily transferred, so to develop it as a weapon is difficult, and in most cases, it responds quite well to antibiotics, said Matthews. However, wha...University of Ulster spearheads giant leap forward in medicine
...at the University of Ulster have uncovered a vital weapon in the fight against killer conditions like cancer and heart disease frog venom. The team, headed by Professor Chris Shaw, has discovered that molecules called peptides, secreted by rain forest frogs to ward off predators, have the potential to: ...How bacteria harden their "armor"
...the body's innate immune system, as a first-strike weapon against bacteria, and by bacteria themselves in their continual war against one another for survival. "It was suspected that aminoarabinose was involved in the resistance, but how it is made, and the enzyme that attaches it were not known," Raetz sa......ras and shotguns, but theres a new law enforcement weapon on the horizon. Actually, the weapon is a micro-robot about the size of a june bug, so its only on the horizon if youre at floor level. A...Potential new anthrax therapy discovered
...ns, anthrax is especially dangerous as a potential weapon in terrorism and biological warfare. Though a vaccine exists, most people have no vaccine-induced immunity to anthrax because the rarity of infection makes a mass vaccination program impractical. Yet current therapies demand that any unvaccinated per...Heat kills inoperable liver tumors without initiating onslaught of harmful hormones
...nie Fridl Ross Gainesville, FL --- The hottest new weapon in the surgeon's arsenal against liver cancer uses heat instead of cold, a shift that could put the freeze on what until now has been the standard therapy for inoperable tumors. What's more, it's easy, cheap and considerably less risky to perform tha...New method for studying ocean currents to help fight erosion
... scientists may have a new weapon in the battle to protect U.S. coastlines from erosion. Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new way to map the ocean currents that erode beaches, cost coastal t...Energy department's Idaho lab teams with Russia to establish Ecological Biotrade facility
...e program funds peaceful research by former Soviet weapon scientists, in cooperation with DOE national laboratories and U.S. industry partners. Projects are selected for their commercial potential and are intended to lead to long-term employment for former Soviet weapons specialists, while also providing U....Little-known substance regulates inflammatory response
...sponse. Inflammation may be a valuable short-term weapon against infection, but prolonged inflammation can cause extensive damage to affected tissues by interfering with normal cellular processes, altering blood flow through the area, and triggering the death of affected cells. High levels or prolonged r......ansplantation medicine. The most important weapon in the defense of diseases in the human organism are Y-shaped antibodies, the so-called immunoglobulins (Ig). Many quintillions of antibodies with more than a trillion different specificities are found in the blood of the human body. These ...