Chemical compounds present in diet increase risk of colon cancer
...hought that vegetables, fruit and fibre-rich foods protect against it; fats, red meat, as well as excessive consumption of calories, and obesity increase the risk of developing it. To better understand the causes, a team of researchers led by Victor Moreno, researcher at the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona...Ingredient in garlic protects against severe chronic pulmonary hypertension in rats
.... Ku's team found that garlic treatment also could protect coronary vascular function and lessen the severity of right heart hypertrophy, two of the serious byproducts of chronic pulmonary hypertension. Garlic has long been thought to have medicinal properties, and reports have suggested that garlic suppleme...Growth factor in baby formula could reduce NEC, most devastating GI disease in preemies
...urrent experiment was designed to see if EGF could protect enterocytes from apoptosis, or cell death, prior to the full onset of NEC. The Bcl-2 family of proteins is an important class of molecules that regulates intestinal cell apoptosis. Gene expression of two major Bcl-2 family members, Bcl-2 and Bax were...Cranberry juice modulates atherosclerotic vascular dysfunction
...idants, flavonoids, and polyphenols) that may help protect against heart disease. Researchers at the Universi...esterol and atherosclerosis is critical to helping protect these patients from consequences such as heart attack or stroke," according to lead researcher Kris ...14 highlighted physiology papers from IUPS 2005: From 'genomics to functions'
...igh cholesterol and atherosclerosis is critical to protect them from consequences such as heart attack or stroke. "Cranberry juice modulates atherosclerotic vascular dysfunction." Physiology 387.14. Kris Kruse-Elliott and Jess Reed, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. In anoxia, w...On the hunt for deadly frog disease
... Once we know that, we can implement procedures to protect animals and the environment," Dr Hyatt says. The workshop's presenters include: Dr Joyce Longcore from the University of Maine, Associate Professor Rick Speare and Dr Lee Berger from James Cook University and Dr Hyatt....Altering steroid receptor genes creates fat burning muscle
... help enhance muscle strength, combat obesity, and protect against diabetes in these patients....Genetic testing could bolster radiotherapy's effectiveness against cancer
...rio of proteins often present in cancer cells that protect the tumor from destruction by radiotherapy. Because no single protein in the group is responsible for keeping the cancer alive, Li said that the key to a successful assault could rest in a deeper understanding of the relationship among these protein ...VCU research shows Viagra prevents anti-cancer drug induced heart damage
...ars after treatment cessation. "Viagra is able to protect the heart from damage that would otherwise disrupt... ongoing research into "preconditioning," a way to protect the heart muscle from serious damage in the future by subjecting it to very brief periods of depriva...Vitamins, foods might improve your genes
...nd blueberries are loaded with antioxidants, which protect genes from damage. Drink green tea. It protects genes from the cancer-promoting effects of dioxin and other pollutants. Go easy on foods high in refined carbs and sugars. They boost levels of insulin, a hormone that turns on fat-storage genes. "Th...Clearing the air on airplane cabin air
... use with respiratory and ventilation equipment to protect patients and health care workers in hospitals from SARS. Advice to the Flying Public Although helpful, Lundquist explains that even state-ofthe-art cabin air filters cannot prevent the possibility of direct person-to-person transmission within the......atened with extinction. Without immediate steps to protect these unique creatures and their habitat, we will lose more of our planet's natural heritage forever." The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates list, compiled at the 20th Congress of the International Primatological Society in Turin, Italy, follow...2005 AAAS human rights directory now available
...ed or violated. Mobilizing effective assistance to protect the human rights of scientists around the world remains central to its mission, as well as making the tools and knowledge of science available to benefit the field of human rights. Please visit http://shr.aaas.org/dpsehp/ to download a PDF of the ...Schizophrenic antifungal bacteria
...al alternatives to chemical pesticides in order to protect crops against pathogens. One of these is the use of bacteria which protect plants, for example, by producing antifungal substances. Danil van den Broek investigated how to imp...... the necessary alarms, helping human guards better protect their perimeter. The Smart Sensor Enabled Neural Threat Recognition and Identification (SENTRI) system from Safety Dynamics, Oak Brook, Ill., incorporates software developed by Dr. Ted Berger at the University of Southern California Center for Neural...Designing vaccines by computer
... to experimentally test to develop new vaccines to protect both humans and economically important livestock." Professor Nigel Brown, BBSRC Director of Science and Technology, said, "Predictive biology, such as this work, has the potential to bring vaccines and medicines to patients faster, and may also offer...Unchecked DNA replication drives earliest steps toward cancer
...l into apoptosis, or programmed death, as a way to protect against the cell developing into a tumor. If the mutations occur in p53 itself, however, or the p53 pathway is unable to completely halt the process, further mutations will occur, leading the cell to become cancerous, with the number of mutations con...Vitamin E loss through smoking increases health risks
...lants, Traber said, will produce more vitamin E to protect themselves when they are under stress. Humans do not have the ability to do that, and must obtain the nutrient from their diet. When certain agents, such as cigarette smoke, place the body in a condition of constant oxidative stress, the stage can be...The promise of new medical uses for sodium nitrite for heart attack and organ damage
...rch in people, the chemical may one day be used to protect and preserve tissue and organ function after heart attack, high risk abdominal surgery, and organ transplantation. The new study was conducted by scientists with the National Heart, Lung, andBlood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Hea...Examining the serotonin transporter gene and family function
...results suggest that a favorable family milieu can protect against a genetic vulnerability. "Study results help us see an interaction of the gene and the environment," said Nilsson, "and that a hereditary risk for alcohol consumption 'amplifies' the risk from a poor environment and/or vice versa. Furthermo...