Needle-free anthrax vaccine shows promise in animal studies
...l as soldiers on the battlefield in the event of a deadly bioterror attack, the researchers say. The develop...inuing to try to develop better drugs to block the deadly bacterium once a person has been exposed. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization,...M. D. Anderson receives SPORE grant for melanoma research
...tor. "Melanoma in its most advanced form is as deadly as brain, lung and pancreatic cancers, with 80 percent of patients dying within five years. To date, therapies approved to treat metastatic disease have all been biologic, also known as immunotherapies. Still, we are only seeing survival past five ye...Lab study defines and blocks mechanism that lets brain tumors sidetrack immune response
...fine-tuned an experimental vaccine therapy against deadly gliomas that hinges on culturing a patient's glioma cells with his or her own dendritic cells. When these new dendritic cells are reintroduced into the body, they are better able to recognize and present glioma antigens. As new discoveries are made a...Higher radiation doses help some lung cancer patients live longer
...ventually find a way to cure more patients of this deadly disease." ...European nations urged to ratify international treaty on tobacco control
.... Tobacco use is the major cause of lung cancer, a deadly malignancy that affects 900,000 more people every year. There is currently no curative treatment available and the five-year survival rate for lung cancer patients is less than 15%. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, passed at the Worl...Hospitalization and restricted activity can lead to disability among elderly
...a chair without assistance, is common, potentially deadly and costly. Gill said preventing the development of disability in ADLs is therefore an important goal in older adults, but relatively little is known about the disabling process. He and his team conducted a prospective, longitudinal study on the rela...Can we learn new tricks from an old drug in treating heart attacks?
.... In a study of 110 patients with AMI, potentially deadly arrhythmias developed in just 8 percent of patients treated with bretylium, compared to 65 percent of those treated with a different drug, liodcaine. Bretylium's adrenaline-blocking effect may lead to other benefits as well. In 31 percent of patie...Stanford study reveals that cells linked to asthma and eczema also help cure deadly illness in mice
...st cells can provide protection from a potentially deadly condition known as sepsis by destroying a molecule that contributes to the pathology and death associated with this bacterial infection. Their results are to be published in the Nov. 14 advance online edition of Nature. The first authors, Marcus Maur...Study finds HER2-positive breast cancer invades organs due to fatal chemical attraction
... this finding may lead to strategies to block that deadly spread. The study, published in the November issue of Cancer Cell , describes a lethal attraction between signals found on HER2-positive breast cancer cells and those on the surface of the organs -a magnetism that explains why this form of breast ca...LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs December 2004
...t of bioterroism, and the ever present threat of a deadly influenza pandemic. Despite the critical need for new antiinfective agents (antibiotics, anti-viral drugs and vaccines), the past decade has seen a substantial decline in their development, a decline that is projected to worsen. Why? Drug discover...Female condoms overlooked in fight against spread of HIV/AIDS
...in African and southeast Asian countries where the deadly virus is most prevalent, according to a new study. "While we're waiting for perfection, people are dying," said Dr. Amy Kaler, a sociology professor at the University of Alberta. In a paper published in the November/December issue of Culture, Health ...New research shows stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone marrow derived stem cells
...over the past 50 years; however, it remains a very deadly disease. While the survival rate is much more favorable when diagnosed early, unfortunately it is often diagnosed at advanced stages, often because its symptoms which include bloating, diarrhea, nausea and fatigue can easily confused with other co...American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
... in all clinical and hemodynamic parameters of the deadly disease severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This illness is often associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The new drug is an oral, dual endothelin receptor antagonist. In HIV, endothelin is believed to be produced e...Study shows haploidentical natural killer cells may provide hope for some patients with AML
...urvive and persist to actively attack and kill the deadly cancer cells. As a result, the disease may go into remission and make the patient eligible for bone marrow transplant, an effective long-term treatment option for AML. Jeffrey Miller, M.D., lead researcher, will present the findings of this study th...Lab study: Protein delivered via genetically engineered virus slowed glioblasoma multiforme growth
...glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) the most common and deadly of brain cancers usually claims the lives of its victims within six to 12 months of diagnosis. This statistic has changed little over the years, largely because the cancer grows so quickly that neither surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy can stop i...Add an 'E' to the alphabet for identifying melanoma
...c list of warning signs of melanoma, a potentially deadly skin cancer, according to a group of NYU School of Medicine dermatologists and their Australian colleagues. Based on a review of the medical literature, they recommend adding the letter "E" -- for "evolving" -- to the first four letters of the alphab...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for Dec. 2004
...ls that result in the immune system's tolerance of deadly brain tumor cells. By blocking the enzyme's expression in gliomas before exposure to dendritic cells, COX-2's effects may be interrupted and a more effective immune response may be launched. Study results are published in the October 1 issue of the J...Anniversary of one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in the US brings experts together
...rgh, Pa. Hepatitis A is a serious and potentially deadly liver disease that may infect nearly 100,000 Americans each year. The disease, which can be prevented through vaccination, is spread via the fecal-oral route through close personal contact or the ingestion of water or food contaminated with the hepa...Stanford study finds new method improves chemotherapy survival in mice
...to find a way to lessen patients' vulnerability to deadly infections following chemotherapy, researchers at ...ure also increased the animals' ability to fight a deadly fungal infection. The team's findings appear in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Blood. The condi...New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
... encourage some people who avoid screening for the deadly disease to be tested. A study published in the December 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that a non-invasive test for DNA mutations present in stool has an encouraging rate of detecting colorectal cancer compared to the stand...