Experimental cancer drugs counter muscle deterioration seen in muscular dystrophy
... September 17, 2006) -- Muscle weakness and fiber deterioration seen in muscular dystrophy can be countered by a c...iseases, characterized by progressive weakness and deterioration of skeletal muscles. All are inherited, caused by a mutation in one of a group of genes responsible ...Cabernet sauvignon red wine reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease
...educes AD-type -amyloid neuropathology, and memory deterioration in ~11-month-old transgenic mice that model AD," r...t Cabernet Sauvignon significantly reduced AD-type deterioration of spatial memory function and A neuropathology in mice relative to control mice that were treated w...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...trol mechanism. Likewise, loss of hearing leads to deterioration of speech and song. In humans, auditory feedback contributes to speech in real time, and so it is for birdsong, as Sakata and Brainard show this week. They recorded target "syllables" from the songs of the Bengalese finch and played them back at a sh...Better sludge through metagenomics
...to protect lakes and rivers from eutrophication, a deterioration of water quality characterized by excessive algae blooms. Accumulibacter play a vital role in wastewater management, accumulating massive amounts of phosphorus inside their cells. "Engineers and microbiologists have been trying for 35 years to gro...Joslin Diabetes Center study examines insulin pump therapy in adolescents
...ump therapy, the group still was able to avoid the deterioration of blood glucose control that happens frequently among adolescents. Caused by such factors as increases in growth and puberty hormones, or the declining adherence to good health practices that occurs as they become more independent from their parents...Common cause of heart disease, diabetes may be treatable with malaria drug
...ors, immunological problems and severe progressive deterioration of a part of their brain that controls muscle function and coordination. In the present study, the Washington University/St. Jude team demonstrated that the ATM enzyme is important for many of the beneficial effects of insulin and that loss of ATM ...Dartmouth researchers identify a gene that enhances muscle performance
...cluding helping the elderly who suffer from muscle deterioration and improving muscle performance in endurance athletes. The researchers report that the enzyme called AMP-activated protein kinase (or AMPK) is directly involved in optimizing muscle activity. The team bred a mouse that genetically expressed AMPK i...Pittsburgh-based team engineers muscle, bone cell differentiation with aid of ink-jet printer
...ed with aging joints, accidental trauma, and joint deterioration due to autoimmune disorders. The custom-built ink-jet printer, developed at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, can deposit and immobilize growth factors in virtually any design, pattern or concentration, laying down patterns on native extracellu...Technology exists to keep E. coli out of food
...it produces a pH-neutral solution that won't cause deterioration or off-flavors when sprayed on food. The system is environmentally friendly; its only outputs are water and salt. Feirtag sees great potential for the system and is working to get it into the food industry (a few Minnesota companies are already usin...Toward more effective paleolgenetic analysis
...forward in order to explain the increasingly rapid deterioration of the DNA taken from treated bones. An interdisciplinary approach involving close collaboration between molecular biologists and fieldworkers led to this important discovery. This opens up the prospect of more extensive paleogenetic analyses, reg...Biogen Idec acquires Brandeis spin-out
...ree times a week greatly reduces progressive joint deterioration commonly seen in hemophilia patients as a result of the bleeding....Stem cells act through multiple mechanisms to benefit mice with neurodegenerative disease
...oordinatingbody movement and results in inexorable deterioration of the brain andspinal cord. Children suffering with Sandhoff rarely see their sixthbirthday. Sandhoff mice are similarly affected. Tay-Sachs is predominantto Ashkenazi Jewish populations, while Sandhoff, a severe form ofTay-Sachs, is not limited to ...The Parkinson's Institute to conduct Phase III Clinical Trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
...no proven treatments that can slow the progressive deterioration in function. Creatine is marketed as a nutritional supplement. Studies have suggested that it can improve the function of mitochondria, which produce energy inside cells. It also may act as an antioxidant that prevents damage from compounds that ...NIH announces phase III clinical trial of creatine for Parkinson's disease
...no proven treatments that can slow the progressive deterioration in function. Creatine is marketed as a nutritional supplement. Studies have suggested that it can improve the function of mitochondria, which produce energy inside cells. It also may act as an antioxidant that prevents damage from compounds that ...Deactivating protein may protect nerve fibers in MS
...cular events that leads to progressive nerve fiber deterioration in MS, including the development of free radicals such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen that slow the cell's energy generation capability. It also throws off mitochondrial function by causing calcium to build up in the cell, reducing levels of ATP tha...Keeping the immune system from starting a 'food fight'
...of insulin action, resulting in systemic metabolic deterioration over the long term," he continued....Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
...eatment, which still showed that the rate of brain deterioration slowed by 67 percent. In addition, muscle mass increased an average of 1.7 kilograms, about 3.74 pounds, during the treatment phase. They were no reported adverse effects. "The other optimistic thing about this study was that the protective effec...Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry
...ementia, is characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration and declining daily activities. One of AD's pathological hallmarks is the abnormal aggregation of a protein called tau within nerve cells. Scientists have long suspected that this process contributes to the progressive damage or death of neurons but,...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 23, 2007
...d that sensors made from the material would resist deterioration from exposure to sunlight, another drawback with existing sensor materials. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"Detection of Explosives with a Fluorescent Nanofibril Film" DOWNLOAD PDF http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jacsat/asap/pdf/ja070747q...Omega-3 fatty acids protect eyes against retinopathy, study finds
... the development and progression of retinopathy, a deterioration of the retina, in mice. This is the major finding of a study that appears in the July 2007 issue of the journal Nature Medicine. The study was a collaborative effort by researchers at Childrens Hospital Boston, the primary pediatric teaching affiliat...