Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...magnet simultaneouslyto establish constructive and destructive sound patterns in the inner ear," saidSpindel. The device could enhance the sound of a person's voice, for example, bygenerating sound waves matching those of the voice as it reaches the ear. What ultimately reaches the brain and what the user actu......raints and can cause a buildup of the osteoclasts' destructive army. Boneremoval then begins to exceed bone replacement, resulting in a net bone loss. Most osteoporosis drug development has focused on agents that suppress boneremoval. Estrogen; selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), such asraloxifene; b...Federal, private funding to establish inflammatory disease center at UNC
...mation is the normally protective -- but sometimes destructive --immune system response that occurs when the body perceives a real threat, suchas infectious microorganisms, or a threat that apparently does not exist, hesaid. Arthritis may be an example and result of the latter. Flood, also associate pro...Scientists declare global warming and human impacts are combining destructive forces on coral reefs
...y other threats facing coral reefs, among them the destructive fishing practices that are the main threat to cora...olute need for strict enforcement measures against destructive fishing. "Carrot" programs such as alternative income schemes are highly prone to failure if not com...Chronic periodontal disease could lead to diabetes
...mmatory biological signals (cytokines) that have a destructive effect throughout the entire body. In the pancreas, the cells responsible for insulin production can be damaged or destroyed by the chronic high levels of cytokines. Once this happens, it may induce Type 2 diabetes, even in otherwise healthy indivi...Fever immediately after heart bypass surgery associated with cognitive decline
...lls release elevated quantities of potentially destructive oxygen free radicals. It is likely, Grocott explained, that there are many factors that contribute to cognitive decline in heart surgery, and the Duke team is investigating different strategies to protect the brain, including the possibility o...College drinking problems and research solutions
...nsequences of college drinking are larger and more destructive than commonly realized, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Commissioned by the NIAAA Task Force on College Drinking, the study reveals that drinking by college students age 18-24 cont...Studies yield key insights in preventing destruction of insulin-producing cells
...that it reorients the immune response, suppressing destructive T cells and stimulating production of protective immune-signaling molecules. In fact, the antibody may selectively inhibit previously activated immune cells that are involved in the development of diabetes," said senior author, University of Califor...Type 1 diabetes safely arrested with short-term use of new drug
...rst time it has been shown that progression of the destructive autoimmune response can be stopped with few side effects and islet function preserved. Furthermore this provides the basis for expanded clinical studies that may extend the range of individuals who can be helped, including use before onset of dis...U-M study finds new target in war against graft-versus-host disease
...ls in the patients new bone marrow into an army of destructive effector cells all primed to attack and kill the host. Cytokines can travel through the bloodstream and, therefore, inflict their damage from a distance, Ferrara adds. So theres no need for direct contact between donor effector cells and host target ...Sandia helps public health officials with anti-terror 'decision analysis' tool
... identify effective counter measures to reduce the destructive impact of such a threat. For their part, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in California are developing a sophisticated tool meant to assist government officials and others involved in emergency response. The program, initially designed for...Stanford researcher to find cure for widespread Celiac disease
...n the intestine, where it remains intact to have a destructive effect on the intestinal lining. Using this information, they identified a bacterial enzyme (a peptidase) that can rapidly degrade this and other related toxic fragments from gluten. The entire paper was published this week in the international wee...New strategy may protect brain against stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
...trast, target the common, underlying cause of this destructive process: the death of brain cells. "By turning off cell death, you rescue brain cells from lethal insult," Greig says. He compares other drugs to "bandages" that help alleviate brain damage after it occurs, whereas p53 inhibitors act as "seat belts" ...Cholesterol drug could lead to new therapy for multiple sclerosis
...known as the T helper (Th) 1 cell, which unleashes destructive cytokines, or chemicals, that incite inflammation, thus setting in motion the cascade of events that lead to damage of the myelin sheath. In their study, the UCSF-Stanford team built on a finding reported by investigators (Nature Medicine, December 2...Shedding some light on teeth whiteners
...ming radical intermediates (extremely unstable and destructive molecules) that then break down into water and oxygen. Researchers believe these radical intermediates react with pigments that stain teeth, at least in part by destroying the double-bond network that gives such compounds as polyphenols their color. ...Parkinson's medication linked to gambling
...ne agonists may be a catalyst to bringing out this destructive behavior," said Stacy. Dopamine is a chemical substance produced in the brain that enables people to move smoothly. Parkinson's patients have a severe shortage of dopamine, which results in symptoms including tremor, rigidity and walking problems....Mayo Clinic researchers discover that donor kidney protects itself in new body
...hat the kidney is 'accommodating' to the otherwise destructive antibodies by developing processes that actually protect it." Accommodation, he adds, may actually be a fairly general phenomenon present in a variety of human diseases....T cell lifespan during HIV infection
...ody reacts to HIV infection and how HIV wields its destructive power. In an accompanying commentary Guido Silvestri and Mark Feinberg from the Emory Vaccine Center in Atlanta, Georgia, discuss how the dynamics of the T cell population effects the progression of HIV disease. These authors add that the present stu...Experimental drugs reduce neuron death in rats following insulin shock
...n injury that already may have been initiated. The destructive biochemical pathway triggered by insulin shock sha...ll nuclei when DNA is damaged -- can inhibit these destructive pathways. To test whether they can also protect brain cells from insulin shock, he and his team exam...... "We made a drug out of a virus by engineering its destructive abilities from a foe into a friend," said Gromeier. His most recent results -- a collaborative effort with Darrell Bigner, M.D., Henry Friedman, M.D., Allan Friedman, M.D., and John Sampson, M.D., of the Brain Tumor Center at Duke -- will be publishe...