GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Research Grant Program 2003
...aking work toward new pharmaceutical strategies to combat the HIV virus. The research grant carries no obligation to the recipient's organization for licensure, patenting or transfer of confidential information, although GSK may discuss the possibility of future collaboration with some applicants. An Expe...Soaking in the genius of Mother Nature
...the drugs and treatment protocols normally used to combat cancer. Once introduced into multidrug-resistant cancer cells, though, lamellarins act quickly to disable and disrupt the cells' pumps. They are then free to remain in the cells until their work is done, meaning until the cells are killed off by eith...Expecting a laugh boosts stress-busting hormones
... biological underpinnings and may help researchers combat the harmful effects of stress. The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. Lee Berk, assistant professor of family medicine and a researcher at the Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alte...NIAID releases 20th anniversary edition of Jordan Report on vaccine research
...prehensive overview of vaccine research efforts to combat the above-mentioned diseases and many others more than 60 infectious diseases in all caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. For example, NIAID has collaborated with private and academic researchers to plan the first human trial of a new ...Perception of punishment undermines HIV treatment adherence
...ping ability and a patient's beliefs about HIV can combat these stressors. "[HAART] causes longer life expectancy, reduction of HIV disease progression, and fewer complications related to compromised immunofunctioning," said Safren. "These advancements, combined with the increasing number of new HIV infect...HHS awards University of Wisconsin $55.8 million to fight asthma in inner-city children
...-City Asthma Studies (NCICAS). Launched in 1991 to combat asthma in inner-city children, this network has developed several successful so-called "interventions," public education and outreach methods that have proved to reduce the severity of asthma in inner-city children. Unlike NCICAS, whose goal is to de...Delay in diagnosis for AS patients can lead to permanent spinal damage
...breathing, attention to posture and medications to combat the symptoms of pain and stiffness....St. Jude to receive multi-million dollar grant for sickle cell program
...s hydroxyurea and magnesium used in combination to combat the clinical complications of sickle cell disease. As a result of the grant, St. Jude sickle cell patients will have more opportunities for new therapies and participation in groundbreaking clinical trials. "This is the first step toward the developm...New compound holds promise for lupus and related diseases
... or molecular perspective in thinking about how to combat a complex, life-threatening disease." Working with a compound that belongs to one of the most well-studied families of drugs---the benzodiazepines---is remarkably helpful in moving Bz-423 into clinical trials, because so much is already known about ...A little blue and purple helps body fend off deadly parasites
...d, but that a healthy immune system may be able to combat the remaining parasites. "The immune-suppressed mice showed us that the body's immune system must still play a role in the elimination against Chagas disease," Ocariz said. "Now, we hope to measure how well the dyes work in concert with a healthy imm...Research on cells' 'power centers' sheds light on AIDS treatments
...ell.The researchers hypothesized that the drugs to combat HIV infection also might inadvertently affect the functioning of the mitochondria. "Finding that a drug affects a different target than the one it was designed for is not unusual," said Weiner, an expert on protein processing in the mitochondria. The...United States to host World Sight Day celebration October 10
...World Sight Day by launching a major initiative to combat vision loss and diabetic retinopathy among Hispanics and others in California. Lions are mobilizing screening units and healthcare professionals to screen adults and children for diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and general vision problems at the Mon...Foot pressure device may stamp out muscle loss
...earchers have developed technology that could help combat the loss of muscle mass, strength and coordination experienced by astronauts during long-duration stints in microgravity. The system also may have earth-bound applications in rehabilitation therapy for bed-ridden patients. Charles Layne, associate p...Fred Hutchinson Research Center awarded $7 million grant
...gram and one of the largest coordinated efforts to combat leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin's disease with funding that rivals federal support for blood cancers. Through SCOR grants, teams of researchers representing different disciplines focus on improving the treatment and diagnosis of blood cancer...Cipro, related antibiotics over-prescribed, fueling microbe resistance
...e the only antibiotics patients can take orally to combat Pseudomonas aeurginosa, the most common bacterium associated with cystic fibrosis, Guglielmo said. Pills offer important quality- of- life benefits to patients who would otherwise need intravenous antibiotics. However, in just 10 years Pseudomonas a...Fogarty International Center announces first awards for international tobacco and health program
...rs announce 14 new research and training grants to combat the growing incidence of tobacco-caused illnesses and death in the developing world. FIC led the development of the International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program in close collaboration with five NIH institutes, the Centers...World Heart Day spotlights cardiovascular disease pandemic
...s, we can more effectively address the issue." To combat what the authors term a "true cardiovascular pandemic" and global burden, the World Heart Federation has created the World Heart Forum, an international panel of 50 organizations that includes the American Heart Association, the National Heart, Lung,...Don't overlook terrorism's long-term effects on elders
...lder soldiers who have lived through the stress of combat have a well-documented resilience and less helplessness in older age. So do adults of the generation that endured the Great Depression, the Holocaust, and World War II. However, the authors cite other research showing "some clinicians believe that ...Virus that can infect both mice and humans is driven to extinction with cancer drug
...That the introduction of more mutations could help combat viral disease seemed totally unrealistic a decade ago. Now, despite obvious difficulties and a lot of work to be done, it is a sound scientific proposition," commented Dr. Domingo....Emory researcher claims stress-induced changes in brain can create psychiatric disorders
...in the wee hours of the morning with a Vietnam War combat veteran who was trapped in the middle of a post-traumatic "flashback," Dr. Bremner was struck by the seemingly reflexive and uncontrollable nature of the symptoms, which were similar to those of patients having seizures. Dr. Bremner wondered if the ...