National Pilot Study To Test Whether Soy Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
...so have been shown to possess cholesterol-lowering properties that help reduce the risk of heart disease and othercardiovascular diseases. The study will involve 160 men, half African-American, between the agesof 55 and 70 who have high levels of prostate-specific antigen on the PSA test,but who have normal pro...MIT Touch Lab Research Explores The Hand
...arch spansthe fields of biomechanics (the study of properties such as fingerpad stiffnessand friction), neurophy...and skin cancer result inchanges in the mechanical properties of the skin. This microscope couldpotentially detect those properties," Dr. Srinivasan said. In comp...Researchers Uncover Clues About Gateway To The Brain
...ine. Piwnica-Worms hopes to learn how to alter the properties of proteins that keepthis back door shut. "It might be possible to enhance delivery of many drugs byblocking the transporter proteins at the choroid plexus in a selective andcareful way," he says. These efforts might allow entry into the brain of the...Tiny Tools Give New Meaning To 'Cutting Edge'
...chine-makers to integrate mechanical andelectrical properties together in the same device. That means medical tools canbe equipped with built-in sensors and monitors that will instantly communicateback to doctors. Lal said this real-time feedback could greatly expand the use of ultrasonictools, to areas such as...Anti-Depressant Drug Shows Promise As Weight-Loss Treatment
... with a proposal totest bupropion SR=s weight-loss properties in non-depressed women weighing anaverage of 222 pounds. He chose a 1,600-calorie diet because it is just 500calories below what an average woman would eat and thus is considered safe andwell-tolerated. At the end of eight weeks, the 18 women who com...Ph.D. Degree Research Results In Patent For Low-Cost Pharmaceutical Filters Made From Seafood Waste
...ore user-friendlysolvent." Chitosan also has other properties that give chitosan beads certainadvantages over cellulose beads, including greater ease of attachment ofligands. Todd was looking for a project for his Ph.D. "The chitosan bead project seemedinteresting, since it would allow me to combine elements of...Cholesterol lowering margarine may not benefit those already eating a healthy diet
...hat the evidence of Benecol's cholesterol lowering properties is based on trials with people who consume an average fat containing diet. Those studied had an intake of dietary fat of about 35 per cent of total energy intake and a cholesterol intake above 300mg per day, says Dr van Heyningen. These people ach...Duke/Novalon researchers identify potential mechanism behind tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers
...oran anti-estrogen, tamoxifen has its own distinct properties that drive thecell's estrogen receptor into a diff...it implies that SERMs and estrogen all havecertain properties in common, but they each have their own distinct propertiesas well. "It opens up the field o...New imaging method in development to show Alzheimer's progression
...is of a group ofcompounds that have the solubility properties that are commonly associated witheffective brain imaging agents. "Our compounds are also shown to effectivelylabel amyloid plaques in tissue slices from postmortem AD brain," he adds. "Studies are in progress to determine whether these compounds w...New anti-angiogenic proteins discovered
...en. "We are currently investigatingthe anti-tumor properties of both proteins. Providing the preclinical dataremain encouraging, we plan to develop the drugs ourselves. If successful theywould add to HGS's growing list of anticancer drugs, which include MyeloidProliferation Inhibitory Factor-1, now in Phase I...13 lifelines successfully used in unique umbilical cord blood transplant into ailing adult
...nically. Umbilical cord blood, containing the rich properties found in bone marrow, isnow being collected for the express purpose of treating serious diseases such asleukemia and other forms of cancer. The blood is then stored either privatelyfor future use by the family storing the blood, or in a public banki...New studies of a liquid of life -- Lung surfactant
...rzero values, said Ding. The physical and chemical properties of the monolayerdetermine how low the surface tens...ed by monolayercollapse, said Ding. The mechanical properties of the monolayer, especially theshear viscosity, are directly related to the mechanism of monolayer ...Symposium on treating drug addiction -- Tip sheet
... cocaine addicts A compound that has some of the properties of cocaine-but is not addictive-couldhelp cocaine addicts in the same way methadone helps heroin addicts. Currently,no medical treatment for cocaine is available. Like cocaine, the compoundaffects dopamine, a brain chemical responsible for feelings...Nortran Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Hoechst Marion Roussel announce collaborativeagreement
...gs wehave developed exhibit unique pharmacological properties which may lead to a newclass of antiarrhythmic drug, " said Greg Beatch, Vice President Research,Nortran. "The heart rate dependent activity of our molecules is the basis forsafe, effective antiarrhythmic drugs. We are very excited about the potentia...Study tests vitamins in recovery from trauma
... at Harborview. "Vitamins C and E haveanti-oxidant properties and a number of preliminary studies have demonstratedthat they can limit tissue injury caused by oxidants, suggesting thatsupplementation with these vitamins may prevent the development of ARDS." Now halfway through, the one-year study has so far fou...UNC-CH nutrition expert says nation should regulate some diet supplements
...ommit major resources to discover health-enhancing properties of foodsand to boost those properties. Now too, the American Pharmaceutical Associationestimates that 80 percent of U.S. pharmacies sell dietary supplements.......ur of the tissue growth cultureusing the molecular properties of the material itself. The materials are madeby injecting an organic molecule into a plasma of ionised gas. This causes athin plasma polymer deposit to be formed around the molecule while retainingsome of the chemistry of the starting molecule. ...Novel neural net recognizes spoken words better than human listeners
...cal model, a learning rule that allows thetemporal properties of the net connections to change. The USC research was funded by the Office of Naval Research; the DefenseDepartment's Advanced Research Projects Agency; the National Centers forResearch Resources, and the National Institute of Mental Health. The un...High brain centres teach lower brain to adapt to injury
...s plasticity, a process bywhich cells modify their properties in response to the removal of sensory inputfrom another part of the body. "The cortex appears to be necessary to enable these reorganizational changes totake place," Dostrovsky says. "But once it has occurred the cortex is no longerneeded for mainta......es in characterizing the structural and electrical properties ofheart tissue, and they've defined key parameters...the team characterized the structure andelectrical properties of the cardiac constructs grown in conventional spinnerflasks. Using a custom-designed electrode arr...