Horse auction raises $75,000 for research
...onducted on horses' health problems and a group of studies involves exercise physiology. The center has a high-speed equine treadmill and uses a 50-mile endurance ride to test the horses for the research. Many community participants volunteer to ride the horses for the endurance ride to make it possible for ...Scientists identify new cause of obesity
...g MC4R and increasing appetite. Pioneering genetic studies of extremely obese people carried out since 1998 by Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF, have revealed that mutations that impair MC4R's response to the signals are the most common genetic cause of severe obesity. The p...Hepatitis C virus linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...ction is fairly low in North America, and previous studies from Canada and the United States have not shown a...NHL, confirming the viral-cancer link suspected in studies from other areas of the world where the virus is more prevalent. "People who have been exposed to ...Delay in cutting the cord helps premature babies
...Health and Development in Bethesda, Md. The seven studies in Rabe's systematic review covered 297 infants. The studies measured blood pressure, red blood cell counts, blood volume, bleeding within the brain and the nee...An old adage about apples finds scientific backing
...s, or programmed cell death. "These studies not only offer insights into the mechanisms of the chemopreventive properties of these polyphenols, they also offer proof of their potential to prevent colon cancer," said Francis Raul, Ph.D., the study's lead investigator and Research Director of th...New version of tumor-suppressor linked to progression of childhood cancer
...n, thyroid and prostate cancers. However, previous studies have suggested that TrkA acts as a tumor-suppressor in NB. Dr. Andrew R. Mackay and colleagues from the University of L'Aquila in Italy found a previously undiscovered variant of TrkA, called TrkIII, which exhibits oncogenic properties in human NB ce...UT Southwestern researchers uncover process for sugar-induced fat formation
... turn sugar into fat. Their work appears in two studies in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... hard work," said Dr. Uyeda, senior author of both studies and a research scientist at the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System. "With the discovery...Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
... things, the time-consuming and expensive clinical studies test the safety and effectiveness of a potential medicine. Frequently, the studies indicate that the drug is not really effective at all, or only for a small number of patients. At pr...Medical geneticists elected to Institute of Medicine
...for IOM committees, which conduct a broad range of studies on health policy issues. "We are thrilled that the Institute of Medicine has recognized Drs. Guttmacher and Nussbaum for their outstanding professional achievements and commitment to service. Along with many others at NHGRI, these two physicians ha...Manipulation of epigenome turns off as many genes as it turns on
...tential treatment option already in early clinical studies -- instead turn off as many genes as they turn on, a team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins has discovered. "We don't know what effect all these changes might have, but it's clear that when scientists are looking onl...Common gout drug shown to reduce risk from colorectal cancer
...rom free radicals in the body. "Previous studies have focused on using antioxidants, mainly of nutritional origin, to reduce the risk of cancer," said Dr. Rennert, who also serves as chairman of the Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology with the Carmel Medical Center and is a member of ...Urine testing might prove to be an alternative screening test for cervical cancer
... is through Pap screening and pelvic exams. "More studies involving a much larger group of women need to be ...er with a specificity of over 90 percent. Ongoing studies are examining the increase in sensitivity provided by the addition of other genes. "The implicat...Consuming fruits and vegetables lowers risk of developing NHL
...ke smoking, our results are consistent to those of studies where diet was assessed in healthy people who were followed forward in time to see if they develop cancer. A novel finding was the lower risk observed with selenium and zinc, and confirmation of this observation by other researchers will be an impo...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, according to researchers
... October 18th. Although there have been several studies that have looked at the relationship between dietary fiber and breast cancer, they are equivocal. Researchers have yet to connect the two, to show a true and unequivocal cause-and-effect relationship between fiber and breast cancer risk. However, t...Dr. Harris receives NIH Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
...e's Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award for her studies of anatomical changes that occur at synapses, the ...een determined for the funding, which will support studies to document in living animals the changes in synapses that likely enable learning and memory. Howeve...Gene linked to greater risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetes
BOSTON -- New studies by an international team of scientists led by Josl...s, including the walls of blood vessels. Previous studies had shown that, among other functions, CD36 is involved in transporting free fatty acids into cells....Bloodroot alkaloid aids in exterminating sun-damaged skin cells in culture
...ith a sun screen." Ahmad studies with sanguinarine were presented at the Third Annual American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research held here from October 16-20. Sanguinarine is an alkaloid present in the bloodroot plant...Other highlights in the October 20 JNCI
..., however, drug companies are required to complete studies designed to confirm a drug's clinical benefit. In ... and in mouse model. They conclude that additional studies exploring the potential of this combination of molecules as a treatment for NSCLC are warranted. Con...Expert panel offers prelimary report on health effects of assisted reproductive technologies
...ductive Medicine, conducted a systematic review of studies published in the medical literature that reported on malformations and genetic anomalies, cancer, psychosocial and developmental outcomes, and health outcomes beyond one year. In addition, for neonatal outcomes, including premature birth, low birth ......of a regulatory protein, called Id3, that previous studies in Zhuang's laboratory had revealed to be key to the development of lymphocytes. "In our basic studies, we suspected that if we developed animal models lacking the gene we would not only better understand its role in immune development, but see...