Stress impairs thinking via mania-linked enzyme
...gns of increased PKC activity in bipolar patients' blood platelets and in the brain cells of deceased patients. Susceptibility to bipolar disorder may involve variants of genes that code for a key PKC precursor and for a stress-sensitive signaling protein that normally puts the brakes on PKC activity. The ...Human embryonic stem cells promising for replacement of blood supply
...Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic s...research better defines the conditions under which blood cell development occurs, making the process easier to replicate. The findings are published in the ...Gimli gobblers Mercury scientists to conduct unique human experiment next week
...esearch has revealed a mysterious anomaly. Hair or blood samples of individuals in the communities with the...e fish but drink no tea. Participants will provide blood samples for mercury level testing at the beginning and end of the conference. (Dr. Lucotte stresses ...DASH diet may do more than lower blood pressure
...he National Institutes of Health as a way to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, may have health benefits that go beyond its stated purpose of lowering people's risk of heart disease, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researc...Fat buildup found in hearts of obese or diabetic heart failure patients
...ating in the artery walls and blocking the flow of blood to the heart. What we are finding now is that the buildup of fat doesn't stop in the blood vessels, it's actually worse in heart muscle cells," Taegtmeyer said. "We also report in this paper...Bristol scientists find key to unlock body's own cancer defence
...of any cancer depends on its ability to maintain a blood supply that will deliver nutrients. For a cancer t... the size of a pinhead to that of a golf-ball, the blood supply of the tumour has to grow with the expansion of the tumour itself. Most forms of VEGF help t...Safety and immunogenicity data available for new pertussis booster vaccine candidate for adolescents
...owing. Later symptoms may include fever, elevated blood pressure and severe muscle spasms. GlaxoSmithKline: A Leader in Vaccines GlaxoSmithKline, with U.S. operations in Philadelphia, PA, and Research Triangle Park, N.C., is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare compan...JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...ch into the genetic underpinnings that control HDL blood levels. Individuals with Tangier disease have essentially no HDL in the blood. Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, which is essential for the first step in the synthesis of HDL. When...Sleeping, waking, ... and glucose homeostasis
...ulation is controlled in part by a balance between blood sugar level and insulin production (insulin lowers the blood sugar level). In people and in mouse models, both glucose level and insulin level are subject to cir...Mutations in transporter protein effect HDL levels in the general population
...ch into the genetic underpinnings that control HDL blood levels. Individuals with Tangier disease have essentially no HDL in the blood. Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, which is essential for the first step in the synthesis of HDL. When...Joslin Diabetes Center awards 1st Mary K. Iacocca Faculty Fellowship
... pancreas), immunology, muscle and fat metabolism, blood vessel complications and inflammatory diseases. ...heart attacks, strokes, blindness, kidney failure, blood vessel damage and nerve damage. The Iacocca Foundation was founded by Lee A. Iacocca in memory of h...First human trial of bioartificial kidney shows promise for acute renal failure
...icial kidney includes a cartridge that filters the blood as in traditional kidney dialysis. That cartridge ...ysis machines remove these important components of blood plasma, along with toxic waste products, and cannot provide the cytokine regulation function of livi...Loyola begins study on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury
... PolyHeme®, an investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute designed to increase survival of critic... nationwide and the only one in Illinois. "If the blood substitute works the way we hope it will, it could be the first major advance since the introduction...Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection
...m of "mad cow" disease, can be transmitted through blood transfusion, according to Roger Eglin, Ph.D., Head... joined by prominent government, public health and blood safety experts from around the globe, including the U.S. and Canada, who raised concerns about a sec...Research confirms that vCJD prions can be removed from blood
...NYSE: PLL) reduces infectious vCJD prions from red blood cell concentrates, the most commonly transfused blood component. The study, conducted at a leading prion research institute in Europe, found that the Pal...Growth factors confer immortality to sperm-generating stem cells
...and the hematopoietic stem cells that generate new blood cells are the only types of adult stem cells that can be positively identified using functional assays. It may also be possible to convert spermatogonial stem cells to totipotent cells, capable of becoming almost any other cell type and similar to e...Researchers discover transport molecule that allows boron into cells
...ampered by the blood-brain barrier, the network of blood vessels and tissues that feed and protect the brain, because only a small amount of the compound can cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the tumor. Dr. Muallem said that perhaps redesign of the boron-based chemicals to be transported by NaBC1 ...National Eye Institute funds search for genetic key to corneal disease
...m," Yee said. "Physicians will be able to send us blood samples of patients, which we can screen for known mutations using genetic markers -- not just for Thiel-Behnke but for other dystrophies -- and perhaps help with diagnosis."Interested physicians may call 713-704-1839 for further information. Corneal...Mayo researchers define celecoxib pathways and mechanisms for tumor reduction
...g both cell proliferation and the sprouting of new blood vessels that feed growing tumors, according to a study reported in the November issue of Molecular Cancer Research. The study, conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Scottsdale, Ariz., suggests this drug one day might be ...Cranfield collaborator receives multi million dollar financing
...y years and created the current generation of home blood glucose testing devices used throughout the world....her they have created the first, fully integrated, blood sampling and glucose measurement device a truly one step procedure. Now in one of the largest medi...