Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...rodegeneration. In the current study, Good and her associates found evidence that beta amyloid preferentially binds to sialic acids, naturally occurring sugars that have increasingly been shown to be involved in many cell activities, including signaling and differentiation. Sialic acids are particularly abundan...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...quent rise in tolerance to the drug, Janda and his associates theorize. Tolerance refers to the capacity to have a decreased response to a drug after prolonged use. Increased drug tolerance raises the likelihood that a person will become addicted. "Right now, there's nothing really effective in getting people o...New fingerprint visualization method uses X-rays to reveal missing clues
...ratory studies using the technique, Worley and his associates demonstrated that they could even detect fingerprints when lotion, soil, saliva or sunscreen was applied to the hands. Such prints might be difficult to detect using conventional screening methods. This process represents a valuable new tool for for...Tumor-targeted immune cells cure prostate cancer in mice without causing systemic immune suppression
...f the TGF-beta receptor into CD8+ T cells, Lee and associates transplanted the tumor-specific immune cells into mice that had been given a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer, called TRAMP-C2. TRAMP-C2 prostate cancer cells produce large amounts of TGF-beta, and possess such potent immunosuppressiv...National Academies news: Academy honors 17 for major contributions to science
...r gas." The lecture wasestablished by friends and associates of Howard P. Robertson and hasbeen presented since 1967. TROLAND RESEARCH AWARDS - a research award of $50,000 given annually toeach of two recipients to recognize unusual achievement and to furthertheir research within the broad spectrum of experi...Rice scientist recognized as pioneer in tissue engineering
...ndergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral research associates in my group over the years," said Mikos. Over the ... orthopaedic injuries. For example, Mikos and his associates have created several novel materials based on fumaric acid, a natural product found in mammalian cel...O Christmas tree: Your bark may fight arthritis
...your own pine bark remedy at home, Pihlaja and his associates warn, as further studies are needed to ensure the safety of its components. The National Technology Agency of Finland provided funding for this study. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a m...Chemical cousin of anti-anxiety drugs holds promise for psoriasis treatment
...epartment; Hilary Scherzer and Kevin Fay, research associates in pathology; Kent Johnson, professor of pathology; Sewon Kang, professor of dermatology; and Anthony Opipari, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Glick and Opipari are shareholders in GMP. ...International study provides culture-by-culture clues to family violence and abuse
...ch people live. Malley-Morrison and her team of associates found wide discrepancies between definitions of abuse used by participants from the various countries. For spousal abuse, for example, U.S. participants were on average most likely to cite physical violence as an example of extreme abuse. Among par...NCI scientists create model that predicts follicular lymphoma survival
...tic approaches." To create their model, Staudt and associates used follicular lymphoma biopsies taken from 191 untreated patients. The biopsies were taken between 1974 and 2001 and came from North American and European institutions that are part of the NCI-sponsored Lymphoma/Leukemia Molecular Profiling Projec...Compound in apples may help fight Alzheimer's disease
...ed to confirm the findings. Previously Lee and his associates have shown that apples may help protect against cancer too. For the current study, the researchers exposed groups of isolated rat brain cells to varying concentrations of either quercetin or vitamin C. The cells were then exposed to hydrogen peroxid......fiber research being conducted by Dr. Fong and his associates at South Dakota Tech will go a long way toward the elimination of these health worries....Strong-flavored onions show promise for fighting cancer
...the worlds largest scientific society. Liu and his associates analyzed 10 common onion varieties and shallots for total antioxidant activity and their ability to fight the growth of cancer in human cell lines. Although shallots resemble onions, they are actually a separate, distinctive species. Fresh, uncooked ...Health and politics: Lessons learned from the Iraq conflict
...etween civilian and military function, and falsely associates them with the military forces'. In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, the US administration gave the task of planning and execution of humanitarian relief to the Department of Defense. That relief effort is now widely perceived to have been mismana...Glue-like polymer could replace sutures used for cataract surgery
..., Grinstaff says. In the current study, he and his associates crafted a transparent liquid hydrogel with optical properties similar to a human cornea. Cataracts are characterized by the clouding of the lens, severely limiting vision. In a typical cataract removal procedure, physicians usually cut an incision i...Blueberry compound shows promise of lowering cholesterol as effectively as drug
...en found in blueberries, says Rimando. She and her associates earlier showed that this compound may help fight cancer. Pterostilbene has been reported previously by others to have anti-diabetic properties as well. In this new laboratory study using rat liver cells, Rimando and her collaborators, Rangaswami Nagm...Compound in salsa may fight food poisoning
...(UC MEXUS) provided funding for this study. Kubo's associates in this study were Ken-ichi Fujita, Aya Kubo and Ken-ichi Nihei, of UC Berkeley, and Tetsuya Ogura, of Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico....UMHS study links gonorrhea, prostate cancer in men
...en Jacobsen from the Mayo Clinic; and U-M research associates Julie McLaughlin and Rodney Dunn....'Science' showcases research on forgetting
...sue among psychologists. The UO researcher and his associates have provided a way to scientifically investigate and map the cognitive and brain process in the laboratory. Among the immediate benefits may be the ability to better understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms by which people deal with the memory......by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health associates air pollution with an increased risk of dying from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. Published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, the study shows that patients with SARS are more tha...