Nanoscale diagnostic sets sights on Alzheimer's
...ments from NSF: "The researchers have pioneered a promising new technology in the emerging area of nanobioengineering. These nanoengineered particles have the capability to effectively interface with biological molecules." Sohi Rastegar, a bioengineering expert and the NSF program director who oversees the a...New non-hormonal hot flash treatment set for clinical trial
...h 15 postmenopausal women. "The study showed very promising results in decreasing hot flashes among these women, indicating the treatment deserved further investigation," Guttuso related. He now is preparing to conduct a 12-week study involving 100 women with hot flashes. Half the women will get the active ...Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells
...ons in chicken embryos. While the new results are promising and provide access to critical cells that may one day be used in therapy, it will likely be many years before they can be tested in humans, Zhang says....Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
...ithin the reach of everyone," Dr. Levine says. So promising is the role of NEAT in explaining obesity that Dr. Levine believes further studies are warranted to help expand scientists' understanding of the biology of obesity. Collaboration and Support In addition to Dr. Levine, members of the Mayo Clinic re...Researchers discover genetic variant that may explain why women develop M.S. more than men
... ultimately, effective treatment. It's also a very promising lead about gender differences that may pertain to susceptibility of other diseases, too, such as rheumatoid arthritis." About MS MS is a complex neurological disease of the covering of the brain and spinal cord that disrupts nerve transmission. It ...Mayo Clinic researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy in adults
...ward discovering treatments, because genes offer a promising target at which aim new therapies. The report on the discovery will appear in the Jan. 26 online version of the journal Annals of Neurology ( http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/78504407 ). The Mayo Clinic researchers found that any o...Olson family donates $1 million to Arizona Cancer Center
... through this endowment will ensure the pursuit of promising new leads in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease and attract the basic science and clinical strength in ovarian cancer research to pursue these discoveries. "This extremely generous gift from Coach Lute Olson and the entire Olson ...Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
...s widespread, rapid adoption of an interesting and promising but expensive and largely untested medication by millions of people with little or nothing to gain from long-term use," Alexander said. "The findings," the authors note, "demonstrate the challenge of limiting innovative therapies to the settings in ...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...s designed to block IL-6 signaling may represent a promising approach to the treatment of the inflammation associated with allergic asthma in humans. The study will appear online on January 20 in advance of print publication in the February 1 edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigatio...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
... in a restoration of the ability to breathe. Very promising ongoing studies are investigating whether this app...als will begin. We all look forward to seeing this promising research translated into successful clinical trials at the earliest possible stage. We are launching...Future of clinical medicine research is at risk, warns professor
...ntified. The same techniques have shown similarly promising results in other lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." Professor Greening's lecture is entitled: A Lung Physician: Lost in Translation? He adds: "The ability to conduct serious clinical research within the struct...Penn study may lead the way for first medication to treat cocaine addiction
...side effects. "These preliminary results are very promising and three larger studies of modafinil for cocaine dependence are currently underway, including one at Penn," adds Dr. Dackis. This study was funded by research grants from the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Cephalon Inc. provided Modafinil and ma...The sustained benefits of very early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with anti-TNF-alpha therapy
...rly, poor-prognosis, previously untreated RA. The promising results and practical treatment implications of their pilot study are featured in the January 2005 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritis). ...New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers
...re rarely found among proteins and make the SP-1 a promising candidate for a multiplicity of uses in developing medicinal applications in the rapidly growing field of nanobiotechnology. SP-1 nanocapsules will be capable of delivering cell-destroying drugs specifically to certain types of solid cancer tumors...New 'ITN Scholars Program' provides junior faculty opportunity to develop clinical trials expertise
...ical research fellowship program that will provide promising junior-level faculty with intensive, hands-on training in the planning, design and implementation of clinical trials. The "ITN Scholars Program" aims to begin addressing the need for well-trained clinical research professionals in the area of immune ...Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...proves walking poststroke This study tests two promising treatments for restoring gait poststroke: body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) alone and a combination of BWSTT and functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) with intramuscular (IM) electrodes (FNS-IM). Sixteen volunteers were randomly a...Animal studies show stem cells might make biological pacemaker
...human embryonic stem (ES) cells might one day be a promising biological alternative to the electronic pacemaker...ss isn't done properly, it could jeopardize a very promising field." The genetic engineering of the ES cells, accomplished by Tian Xue, Ph.D., a postdoctoral ...Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes
...ntain anthocyanins, cherries appear to be the most promising source of these compounds on the basis of serving size, according to the researcher. The compounds are found in both sweet and sour (tart) cherry varieties. The potential benefits of cherries extend beyond diabetes. Previous studies by the researche...How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
...PA receptors present on tumor cells may be another promising target for reducing or preventing bone metastasis....UGA researchers receive NIH contract to create a stem cell-based drug assay for SMA
...n health issues through better ways of identifying promising drug therapies for diseases like SMA." Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited and often fatal diseases that destroys the nerves necessary for voluntary muscle movement, such as crawling, walking, head and neck control and even swallowing. A...