Newly created cancer stem cells could aid breast cancer research
...ells in the injection to as few as 100 in hopes of slowing tumor growth. The cancer cells continued to seed tumors and those tumors metastasized. In sharp contrast, scientists must inject about 1 million cells to get a tumor when working with the cancer cell lines routinely used in the laboratory. In the p...New study suggests Concord grape juice may provide protection against breast cancer
...elping to slow the progression of breast cancer by slowing the multiplication of cancer cells. Diets high in natural antioxidants have been associated with a reduced risk of some types of cancers, and Welchs 100% Grape Juice made from Concord grapes is particularly high in anthocyanins, potent natural antiox...Immune system 'escape hatch' gives cancer cells traction
...hers say, is to find some means of accelerating or slowing down T-cell activity gone awry....A compound from olive-pomace oil gets 80 percent slowing down of HIV spread
...hat the use of olive-pomace oil can produce an 80% slowing down in AIDS spreading in the body. Maslinic or crataegolic acid is a pentacyclic terpene with antioxidant and anticancer effects found in wax from olive skin, alongside oleanolic acid. The effects of this compound in the fight against AIDS are sim...Loss of hemlocks will affect water dynamics in southern Appalachian forests
...ern hemlock, feeding on carbon fixed by the trees, slowing growth and causing the needles to drop. Needle loss causes the crown of the tree to thin and dieback in branches; in a surprisingly short timeusually 5 to 10 yearsthe tree fades away and dies. To estimate the impact the loss of hemlock will have o...New genetic test developed at Emory advances detection and diagnosis of muscular dystrophy
...fferent treatment strategies, all with the goal of slowing or stopping muscle degeneration. Several clinical trials are underway and many others are in development, including testing of an oral medication intended to circumvent mutations in the dystrophin gene and increase normal gene expression. According...Weizmann Institute scientists develop a general 'control switch' for protein activity
...f controlling these applications strengthening or slowing the rate of protein activity in an immediate and reversible manner can be of great value....Undergraduate research shows leaderless honeybee organizing
...changing her behavior -- reducing her food intake, slowing egg laying and becoming more active. At this point, the workers begin to send a second signal that researchers call worker piping at a fevered pitch. Piping, which consists of bees making contact and vibrating their wing muscles rapidly, appears to b...Salvage logging, replanting increased biscuit fire severity
...egion to test the effectiveness of fuel breaks for slowing the spread of severe fires. ...Salty oceans provide early warning for climate change
...iness in South African waters could be linked to a slowing down of the North Atlantic circulation. Models and data both indicate that these changes in ocean circulation occur over very short time-scales, usually in less than a decade or two. Ocean water cant possibly travel this fast (it takes nearly a cen...When lava flows and glaciers recede, predicting how species take over
...matemay hinder the arrival of new species, thereby slowing the rate at which the community fills with species and sometimes causing peak rates of change to occur later in succession. Anderson's study provides a framework to understand why communities mature at different rates. According to the author, "Und...Combining NSAIDs with chemotherapy, radiation may improve cancer treatment
...as Clinoril sulfide) are particularly effective at slowing cancer cell proliferation and at killing cancer cells. Of these two, celecoxib is by far the most potent, killing up to 60 percent of head and neck cancer cells under the study conditions. None of the other 10 NSAIDs in the study, including aspirin, ...Brazil demonstrating that reducing tropical deforestation is key win-win global warming solution
... Brazil. CR would help Brazil offset the costs of slowing deforestation rates. In Brazil, the cost of reducing deforestation emissions by half will be less than $5 per ton of carbon dioxide, as estimated in an unpublished study of IPAM and the Woods Hole Research Center. The CR proposal may be far more u...Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
... saw an improvement in cognitive performance and a slowing of brain deterioration, said Voskuhl. During the first nine months of the study, the mens symptoms were simply monitored, then followed by just three months of treatment, which still showed that the rate of brain deterioration slowed by 67 percent. ......n the pacemaker cell, playing an important role in slowing down the heart rate. "The enzyme works through c...of this previously unknown molecular mechanism for slowing the heartbeat may offer new avenues of diagnosis, drug design and treatment of many common heart dis...Study shows tight diabetes control does not impact cognitive ability in type 1 diabetes
...ess of tight blood glucose control in dramatically slowing the onset and progression of diabetes complications. However, intensive control increased episodes of severe hypoglycemia abnormally low blood glucose levels that can cause confusion, irrational behavior, convulsions and unconsciousness that is as...Stem cells provide new tool for studying disease and identifying ALS drugs
...ides a target for potential new therapies aimed at slowing motor neuron degeneration in ALS. "That's what happens when scientists from major institutions work together toward shared goals. Project A.L.S. prides itself on building productive research teams from elegant parts," said Valerie Estess, director...Anti-wrinkle compound causes pathological reaction in skin cells
...ion of DMAE, the researchers observed an important slowing down of cell divisionsometimes coming to a complete stop, the inhibition of certain metabolic reactions, and the death of a significant percentage of fibroblasts. The mortality rate of fibroblasts, which varied according to DMAE concentration, was ab...Jefferson scientists identify protein key to breast cancer spread, potential new drug target
...otential target for new drugs aimed at stopping or slowing the growth and progression of breast cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director Richard Pestell, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of cancer biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and colleagues genetically e......ed or silenced neuronal firing. The ketone-induced slowing was absent in mice lacking the Kir6.2 subunit of K ATP channels in plasma membranes. In a twist yet to be fully resolved, the effect also required signaling through GABA B receptors. The authors propose that loss of glycolytic ATP production under...