UT Southwestern joins national clinical trial to uncover long-term effects of West Nile virus
DALLAS May 17, 2007 UT Southwestern Medical Center has ...joined a national clinical trial to identify the long-term health effects of West Nile virus infection and to learn more about the disease's progression, symptoms and mortality. ... ... Study participants undergo brain imaging and blood, neurological and cognitive testing...Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation salutes passage of Senate stem cell bill
... "The Senate passage of this bill marks another important step in the road to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and related complications," said Larry Soler, Vice President of Government Relations for JDRF. "We need to accelerate the development of a cure for dia...Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered will help piece together human development
... "It's extraordinarily rare to have such a complete skeleton," said Kimbel, science director at the Ins...Research pinpoints West Nile virus antibody binding site
... "Science doesn't yet fully understand exactly how neutralizing antibodies work," said Michael Rossmann, the Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences in Purdue's College of Science. "This work has shown precisely where the antibody binds to the virus, and we now have a theory for how it interacts with the virus to disarm it. Perhaps we are starting to...New strategy developed to combat West Nile Virus
CORVALLIS, Ore. The spread of West Nile Virus appears to be triggered by a complex interaction of mosquitoes, nesting birds and specific weather patterns, scientists say, which leads to "amplification" of the virus within mosquito populations.... Researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Florida have identified how those factors mesh to create heightened risk of the West Ni...Can senile amyloidosis spread from mother to offspring?
Matsumoto, Japan -- Researchers have demonstrated spread of senile amyloidosis from affected mice to their nursing offspring. The paper by Korenaga et al., "Transmission of amyloidosis in offspring of mice with AApoAII amyloidosis," appears in the March issue of The American Journal of Pathology and is highlighted on the cover of the Journal. ...... Dementia can result from several disease mechan...Researchers reverse juvenile diabetes in animal model; Clinical trial FDA approved
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researchers Massimo Trucco, MD, and Nick Giannoukakis, PhD, observed marked amelioration of diabetes in a mouse model by a novel treatment strategy involving specific modification of the animal's own dendritic cells, thereby reversing diabetes in animal studies. ......The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved...Screening blood for West Nile virus
A recent mandate to screen blood donations in all US states for West Nile virus (WNV) makes little sense from a public health point of view, say researchers from Columbia University and Harvard School of Public Health. ...... And while this is not yet the time of year to worry about mosquitoes, it seems a good time to take a look at the current policy on screening blood products for WNV, and to e...Secrets to antibody's success against West Nile Virus surprise scientists
Sept. 28, 2005 -- A monoclonal antibody that can effectively treat mice infected with West Nile virus has an intriguing secret: Contrary to scientists' expectations, it does not block the virus's ability to attach to host cells. Instead, the antibody somehow stops the infectious process at a later point. ......"This was a complete surprise to us, but it gives us some very useful insights," says...Mosquito study shows new, faster way West Nile can spread
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) have discovered a quick new way that mosquitoes can pass West Nile virus to each other. The new study challenges fundamental assumptions about the virus' transmission cycle and may help explain why it spread so rapidly across North America despite experts' predictions that it would progress more slowly or even die out.... ....Weather forecasts may be predictors for prevalence of West Nile virus
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Weather forecasts could become barometers for predicting the potential threat of West Nile virus to humans and wildlife, according to scientists at two state agencies based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....... Researchers at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) and the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) report a reliable link between weather conditions...UCSD medical researchers discover molecular pathway that turns a juvenile heart into an adult heart
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered the molecular sequence of events in mice that turn a juvenile heart into an adult heart capable of responding to increased workloads....... , the study identifies a protein called ASF/SF2 as a regulator of a calcium enzyme responsible for heart contraction and tissue growth. Mice born with mutated or...