UGA researchers find caffeine reduces muscle pain during exercise
...niversity of Georgia have found in a recent study exploring why muscles hurt during exercise. The research group previously learned that aspirin, though commonly used to treat muscle pain, did not reduce muscle pain produced by vigorous exercise. "Muscle contractions produce a host of biochemicals that can ...Starve a tumor, or feed a tumor?
...erfluous, less efficient blood vessels. His lab is exploring ways to kill tumors more efficiently by adjusting the timing of the delivery of such drugs with radiation. In addition to Lord, Fenton and Okunieff, other Rochester researchers working on hypoxia or the tumor micro-environment include John Frelinger...Brain cells found to hold key to growth of certain breast cancers
... surface. Polyak and her associates are currently exploring ways of influencing those receptors. Blocking them in invasive breast cancers may slow the tumors' growth, while stimulating them in patients with stroke or Alzheimer's disease may protect nerve cells from dying. "DCD's role in a variety of differen...Taking Ecstasy during pregnancy may cause brain damage, behavior problems in babies
...ir littermates, they spent significantly more time exploring and did not habituate as easily to the new environment. Such findings suggest that the Ecstasy exposed rats may have learning or attention deficits or alterations in their anxiety levels. Another possibility is that they are simply hyperactive as a r...Purdue chemist wins national award for new ways to fight cancer, AIDS
...t. 9 by the world's largest scientific society for exploring new approaches to block diseases such as cancer and AIDS. She will receive the 2003 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society at its national meeting in New York. Chmielewski and her research team at Purdue University "design an...Emory biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies
...ool of Public Health at Emory University have been exploring ways to measure vaccine effectiveness accurately, despite two persistent problems that threaten to confound statistical analysis: bias in reporting illness and non-specific definitions of disease. The research, conducted by lead authors and Emory e...Solving the mystery of musical harmony
...faced with a very different challenge from that of exploring visual perception. In the work on vision, Purves and his colleagues concentrated on analyzing the perception of visual illusions. "After studying the research literature on psychoacoustics, we discovered several phenomena in tone perception that, des...UCSF-led team discovers possible cancer 'susceptibility' gene
...ys Balmain, should heighten scientific interest in exploring whether an inhibitor of the gene, already being developed by pharmaceutical companies, helps to prevent the recurrence of colon tumors and to treat existing cancers. The discovery of the Ile31 variation's apparent impact on cancer susceptibility sho...Nine chosen to receive funding for geriatric social work research
...g from diabetes and depression in older adults, to exploring successful aging while combating a chronic illness. Race and minority issues are also a prominent theme in the scholars' research projects, with the scholars looking at aging issues related to Korean, Japanese, African American, and Latino older adu...For markets of the future, success depends on advanced materials
...addition, researchers are currently developing and exploring innovative applications, including the use of biorubber in engineering blood vessels, heart valves, liver, and cartilage. Although not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, they are optimistic about its success. Despite high production co...For determining protein structures, a new method boosts precision and speed in high-dimensional NMR
... A patent has been filed on the method and UB is exploring licensing opportunities. "Our method allows researchers to get the information from their NMR experiments faster, while at the same time increasing accuracy," explained Thomas Szyperski, Ph.D., UB associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry an...Self-management program proves beneficial for macular degeneration patients
...n but retains peripheral vision. Researchers are exploring treatments to slow the breakdown of cells and prevent vision loss, but to date there is no effective preventive therapy or disease treatment. Shiley Eye Center specialists were prompted to develop this program based on other studies showing that such...Beijing conference to address lung cancer crisis in China
...Thoracic Oncology Research Laboratory dedicated to exploring the molecular carcinogensis of mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal and other thoracic malignancies. The Laboratory's effort is primarily translational in nature with the intent to bring advances from the laboratory to clinical application. Its scie...Children's Hospital Boston releases results at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting
... Atala and other regenerative medicine experts are exploring a wide array of avenues to create laboratory-grown tissues and organs. In the study, mesenchymal stem cells from human foreskins were grown on biodegradable scaffolds in a culture containing specific growth factors and nutrients known to be needed by...OSU cancer researchers win $9.5 to study immunity
.... Caligiuri will lead another laboratory project exploring the role of two key subsets of NK cells that appear to be important players in the immune response. Through earlier studies, Caligiuri and his colleagues determined that the two subsets (dubbed CD56 bright and CD56 dim in humans) are functionally di...Real time health records reduce clinical errors, enhance time with patients
...s in other areas such as obstetrics/gynecology are exploring potential applications as well. After completing the model here, the research group hope to create a non-profit 'portable health intelligence network' linking hospital information systems regionally and across the country. This would facilitate patie...Schepens is recipient of the most National Eye Institute funds in 2001
...e boasts a team of the highest caliber researchers exploring all parts of the eye and all aspects of the diseases that most severely impact it. The research reorientation that began a decade ago has enabled The Schepens to emerge as the largest independent eye research institute in the world. The Schepens Eye ...Children with asthma plagued by smokers and pets
...t. "As a result, physicians may have more success exploring the family's decision to acquire the pet, rather than simply telling them to get rid of the animal. If the family knows the child is not allergic to that particular animal or the child's exposure to the animal dander is well-controlled, then the bene...Wake Forest researchers find brain region 'exquisitely' sensitive to alcohol
...e said. Use of the ferret thalamus "is optimal for exploring such mechanisms, because they possess all of the n...ralleling an alcoholic's consumption. "We are now exploring whether chronic consumption of alcohol may turn this channel off, not just acutely, but permanently,...Cord blood cells improve rats' neurological recovery from brain injury, new study finds
...n and brain repair. It is one of several articles exploring the therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells as an alternative to embryonic stem cells. While studies of cellular therapies continue to grow in importance, the emphasis has been on neurological diseases like Parkinson's diseas...