Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...veral other cardiac problems. Mice treated with an experimental medication that alleviates the skeletal weakening ...topped vascular calcification. In another group of experimental mice, injections of a substance that binds to compounds with phosphorous but has no effect on the sk...New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
... there in March 2003. Their results mark the first experimental confirmation of the presence of the SARS virus in the air of an infected patient's hospital room. The authors cautioned that their results do not document any cases of airborne transmission of the SARS virus from one person to another, only the disse...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...ndidates, Good says. She notes, for instance, that experimental vaccines targeting beta amyloid proteins have been tried in animals, but these have triggered severe immune responses that have prevented their use. "We are currently trying to make decoys with higher affinity and specificity for beta amyloid by modi......start experimenting with marijuana or to move from experimental to regular use? Involvement with other substanc...stages of marijuana involvement: (1) initiation of experimental use, (2) initiation of regular use, (3) progression to regular use, (4) failure to discontinue exper...Study shows acrylamide in baked and fried food does not increase risk of breast cancer in women
...e as a probable human carcinogen, based chiefly on experimental data. Acrylamide appears to form as a result of a reaction between specific amino acids and sugars found in foods when heated to high temperatures. It's found in foods such as potato chips, French fries, cereals, breads, biscuits, coffee and meatball...New fingerprint visualization method uses X-rays to reveal missing clues
...rther testing and refinement prove successful, the experimental technique could be used commercially for fingerprint visualization in two to five years, the researchers predict. In addition to revealing fingerprints, the MXRF technique also reveals chemical artifacts present in the prints themselves, providing ne...2005 Craniofacial Biology Research Award
... Hylander has made seminal contributions to modern experimental studies of bone adaptation, craniofacial evolution, and masticatory function. He pioneered the use of foil strain gauges bonded to the skull to investigate the mechanics of the mandible and the temporomandibular joint. He was the first to demonstrate......on for the breadth, depth, and thoroughness of his experimental investigations in dental biomaterials science. He leads a very significant research group in dental biomaterials, based in Athens, and undertakes major international research collaborations. For several years, his research group was based at the Gree...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...ied, and a second to ensure the performance of all experimental protocols and the proper acquisition of data by the computer. "He's been a huge mentor for me," Hahn said of Akar. "Being an undergraduate, you still have to have direction. He's given me guidance, freedom and credit." Tomaselli also praised Hahn for...Computational tool predicts how drugs work in cells, advancing efforts to design better medicines
... The team used a combination of computational and experimental methods to build and verify their tool, first using a reverse-engineering approach to decipher the multitude of regulatory networks operating among genes in a simple organism, then testing the ability of the resulting network models to predict gene a...Mayo Clinic develops first genomic-based test to predict stroke from ruptured brain aneurysm
...ict which patients with aneurysms are at risk. The experimental blood test researchers developed detects specific variations in the gene that encodes an important blood vessel-relaxation protein. Dr. Khurana notes that the Mayo Clinic group's effort is just the beginning of their research. Their hope is that a la...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...re complicated test really restricted use of CT to experimental purposes."...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
... into its rapid access program, which aims to move experimental drugs from the laboratory to human clinical trials as quickly as possible. "This research is a very important step in setting the stage for future development of a new therapy for leukemia," says Jordan. "We have proof that we can kill leukemia stem ...Celecoxib safe for short-term use in patients with cirrhosis
...ley.com/journal/hepatology . Previous studies in experimental cirrhosis have shown that selective COX-2 inhibitors, such as celecoxib, do not affect renal function. By contrast, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including naproxen, have long been associated with acute renal failure in cirrhotic patients. To...Physical activity linked to protection from Parkinson's disease
...disease -- this convergence of epidemiological and experimental data is what we are looking for, because consistent results are more likely to reflect biological mechanisms with important clinical implications. Future studies should also address the possibility that physical activity slows the progression of Par...Air pollution thickens the blood
... thickens the blood and boosts inflammation, finds experimental research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine . This may help to explain why air pollution is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, and worsening respiratory problems. The research team tested the inflammatory and blood c...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
... for her. We explained that anything else would be experimental and provided on a compassionate use basis." For a number of years Henry Ford has been researching stroke recovery using Viagra in laboratory animals with good outcomes. In this case what had been learned in the lab would be transferred to the bedside...Another look finds promising proteomics test is not biologically plausible
...f Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer fro... say their findings indicate that claims about the experimental protein-based assay are not biologically plausible. "We view this as a cautionary tale. If you are ...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
...s research and celebrates his many creative, novel experimental approaches and numerous ground-breaking discoverie...as made an assistant professor of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics the following year. In 1970, by age 31, he had risen to full professor in both departme...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
... received uric acid just before and right after an experimental spinal cord injury recovered motor function both faster and to a greater extent than mice that received only saline. Subsequent tests found that the uric acid actually prevented inflammation and some damage. Tests in cell culture showed that uric aci...