Progress toward a vaccine to fight cocaine addiction is reported
...rget, the centralnervous system. Cocaine does not produce antibodies because its molecule is too small to berecognized by the immune system. Janda said he has overcome this obstacle byattaching a cocaine derivative to a larger protein, an effect he calls "paintinga bulls-eye" on the derivative. Over a per...LSU scientist says new drug will save brain cells attacked by neurological injury or disease
... triggers a chain reaction thatsignals the gene to produce the chemical messenger RNA, which in turn instructsthe gene to produce the killer protein. His new drug prevents the productionof COX-2 and stops the signaling process b......y morequickly and the manufacturer will be able to produce more carpetin less time. And if we can dry carpet with less energy, that'sultimately good for the environment." The benefits could also extend to property owners in humidclimates where mildew can be a problem. By understanding howwater enters and ......fused into her system with the hope that they will produce a newhealthy, strong immune system. If the bone marrow transplant is successful, Mollie will be able to play free ofpain with her brother and two sisters and finally go back to school. At3-foot-2-inches, Mollie's dream following the transplant is to ...Emergency angioplasty or bypass surgery saves lives of heart attack patients with cardiogenic shock
...to be cold andclammy, mentally confused and do not produce adequate amounts of urine. The investigators randomly assigned 152 patients to emergency balloonangioplasty or coronary bypass surgery. Procedures were to be performed as soonas possible-- within 6 hours of assignment to the group. Another 1...Selective and nonselective beta-blockers equally effective in preventing sudden death
...ny physiciansnote that the heart attack itself may produce these. "This is significant because it gives us a better idea of how effectivedifferent beta-blockers are in treating congestive heart failure," said Dr. EricEichhorn, UT Southwestern professor of internal medicine and director of thecardiac c...Penn study shows that head trauma produces Alzheimer's-like neurodegeneration
... found that their induced injury was sufficient to produce animmediate break in the nerve fibers (axons) connecting neurons -- much likewould occur if one were to stretch a cooked spaghetti noodle until it finallysnapped apart. This type of instantaneous, inertial damage -- known as diffuseaxonal injury, or...Non-drug techniques help reduce symptoms of fibromyalgia
...dicine. Overall, both drug and non-drug treatments produce significant improvements inFMS patients' physical condition, their report of FMS symptoms, and their mentalcondition. Non-drug treatments were superior to drug treatments in reducing thenumber of FMS symptoms patients reported and in improving their...Turning off cancer shield may allow safer cancer therapy
...tumor-suppressors, which healthy cells in the body produce to protect themselvesfrom turning cancerous. Approximately 60 percent of all human cancers do nothave a functioning p53, which normally acts as a brake on cell division andtells a damaged cell to commit suicide for the greater good of the wholeorgani...UNC AIDS vaccine researchers awarded $12 million federal grant
...ical tissue of the immune system. "The vector will produce the immunizingprotein in the heart of the immune system. And we think some of itseffectiveness derives from that biological feature," Johnston says. In their most recent studies, the researchers have immunized four rhesusmacaques using the SIV-VRP va...Research shows low lead in body can cause spontaneous abortion
...ut now a newstudy shows that lower lead levels can produce that result too. The risk of spontaneous abortion nearly doubles for every increase offive micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the research revealed. Dr. Irva Hertz-Picciotto, professor of epidemiology at the University ofNorth...UB scientists discover role of melatonin in bone formation
... fully differentiated ratosteoblasts -- cells that produce and mineralize bone matrix components -- tomelaton...tedosteoblasts, and induced both types of cells to produce increased amounts ofseveral bone matrix proteins responsible for bone formation. "After bind...Study suggests some unruptured aneurysms do not need treatment
...entally when another aneurysm ruptures, or if they produce symptoms, such as headache or cranial nerve palsy, due to compression of neighboring structures. Co-authors of the UCSF study were Daryl R. Gress, MD, UCSF associate professor of neurology and James G. Kahn, MD, MPH, UCSF associate adjunct professor ...UI researchers find more natural method to possibly induce vascular growth
...n Tomanek's lab, was able to getlaboratory rats to produce the needed VEGF by using a heart rate lowering dru...retch, which Tomanek believes induces theanimal to produce VEGF. VEGF then triggers endothelial cells, the building blocks of the blood vessels,to proliferate....Cautious evidence of third generation pill link to increase in thromboembolism
... benefits of the less androgenic (ie less prone to produce masculine characteristics) third generation pills, such as reduced acne, are yet to be proved but, if present, for some women these benefits may outweigh the small extra risk of thrombosis. He concludes that "It is not that third generation contrace...University Of Wisconsin to launch center to study how emotions affect health
...n insider's view of theprecise brain circuits that produce and control emotional reaction. UWresearchers are going further by correlating individual differences in thecircuitry of emotion with physiological measures. Now they will examine theanatomy and activity of brain circuits linked to resilience and vul...UK College of Medicine researchers study technologies to deliver drugs to the brain
... from degeneration of nerve cells in the brainthat produce the chemical dopamine. Although treatment with the drugs levodopa and carbidopa almost cancompletely restore normal movement to many with early Parkinson's disease, thetreatment gradually loses effectiveness as the disease progresses. ...MGH researchers identify angiogenesis inhibitor in gallbladder cancer
...gallbladder cancercells grown under the skin - may produce misleading results. The study's results, appearing in the October issue of Nature Medicine, maysomeday lead to strategies to prevent the growth of metastases from gallbladdercancer, a serious problem in treatment of the disease. They also add furth...U.S., Mexican scientific societies honor former Penn State professor
... his landmark work to develop a cheaper way tomass produce the hormone progesterone. The work later led to t... gather more cabeza de negro root and proceeded to produce three kilos(6 1/2 pounds) of progesterone-at the time, the largest lot ever produced. In 1944, Marke...Novel neural net recognizes spoken words better than human listeners
...erstand speechin noisy environments, and instantly produce clean transcripts of conversations,identifying each of the speakers. The U.S. Navy, which listens for the soundsof submarines in the hubbub of the open seas, is another possible user.Potentially, the system's novel underlying principles could have a...