Imperial to lead the way in developing vaccines against bio-weapons
...erging infectious diseases. Dr Danny Altmann, lead researcher at Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital comments: "Despite many of the current possible bio-weapons having existed for many years we only have a limited defence against them. With the increased threat of terrorism and bio-terrorism it is ...Nicotine more addictive when combined with other tobacco smoke chemicals, UCI study finds
...-two ratio to nicotine," said James Belluzzi, lead researcher and adjunct professor of pharmacology in the UCI C... play a role in alcohol addiction." Belluzzi, researcher Ruihua Wang and Frances Leslie, professor of pharmacology and TTURC director, evaluated possible ace...New analysis links breastfeeding to reduced risk of childhood leukemia
...mia," said Marilyn Kwan, UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher in epidemiology at the School of Public Health and lead author of the study. "We conducted this meta-analysis because the studies that had been conducted previously have been inconclusive and contradictory. Our review of the scientific literature sho...Researchers develop neural prosthesis allowing a monkey to feed self using only its brain
...ersity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior researcher on the project. The research was detailed in a press conference today at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. According to Dr. Schwartz, a part of the brain that controls movement, called the primary motor cortex, con...Smoking affects same 'feel good' brain chemical system as heroin
...ly rooted in neurochemistry." Adds veteran tobacco researcher and U-M emeritus pharmacology professor Ed Domino, Ph.D., "Nicotine addiction is one of the most destructive forces in human health, and we must increase our comprehension of it in order to defeat it. This study represents a key step toward that goal...Researchers identify brain protein that halts progression of Alzheimer's
...aren't these nerve cells dying?" Dr. Thor Stein, a researcher in Johnson's laboratory and first author of the study, then analyzed the brains of mice and noticed that the levels of transthyretin had increased dramatically. When Stein treated the mouse brain with an antibody that prevented transthyretin from rea...Strong-flavored onions show promise for fighting cancer
...ease the risk of disease, particularly cancer, the researcher says. Onion varieties with the mildest flavor Emp...e potentially better at fighting colon cancer, the researcher says. The strongest cancer-fighters tested were the New York Bold variety, Western Yellow and shallo...Techniques for making Barbie dolls can improve health care
...lso improve health care delivery," said operations researcher William P. Pierskalla, the John E. Anderson Professor and former dean of the Anderson School at UCLA. "These techniques offer major cost, quality, and access improvements to the healthcare system." The remarks are scheduled to be delivered at the ann...Researcher says screenings vital to reduce stroke rate
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A leading stroke researcher says the aging of the American population means that more people are at risk for stroke, and unless new approaches are developed to reduce stroke incidence, it will surpass heart attacks and cancer as the major cause of long-term disability and prema...Posssible link between diabetes and liver cancer found
... liver cancer, according to a Universit de Montral researcher who is presenting her team's findings at the Front... diabetes and the incidence of liver cancer. Lead researcher Dr. Marie-Claude Rousseau, an epidemiologist in the university's Faculty of Medicine, helped discove...NYU Child Study Center researcher receives award from NARSAD
...n of severe child psychiatric illness. The chosen researcher is one who gives particular promise for advancing ...sychiatric disorders. Dr. Klein has been an active researcher in child psychiatry for several decades and has been involved with a number of National Institute of...Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain
...geries," said Varyunyupa Roykulcharoen, Ph.D, R.N, researcher and recent graduate of the France Payne Bolton School of Nursing's doctoral program at Case. Dr. Roykulcharoen is currently an assistant professor at Red Cross College of Nursing in Bangkok, Thailand. The study aimed to examine the ...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
...cardiovascular disease," said Dylan W. de Lange, a researcher at the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Laboratory of the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands and corresponding author for the study. "In these large studies, overall mortality was lowest among people who drank two to five glasses daily,...Herbal, nutritional supplements linked to ocular side effects
...y can cause. An Oregon Health & Science University researcher reviewed reported cases of ocular side effects associated with these products. His findings are published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology this month. The researcher, Frederick W. Fraunfelder, M.D., assistant professor of ophthalmology in the...Exercise prevents Parkinson's symptoms in lab model mimicking human form of the disease
...irst author of the paper and a former postdoctoral researcher in Smeyne's lab. "If exercise is started early enough, it might be possible to prevent the neurons from dying in the first place. It will be important to find out how much exercise is effective."Other authors of the paper are Kennie Raviie Shepherd a...Scientists find new clues underlying mood disorders
...ty on brain anatomy and is recognized as a leading researcher of the central nervous system. "Knowing this may help guide future pharmaceutical development." Information gleaned from specific genetic profiles, however, can help pinpoint what biological mechanisms are impaired so that more specific drugs w...Summa study finds portion control induces greatest weight loss
...re likely to gain weight. According to lead Summa researcher Everett E. Logue, Ph.D., the greatest weight loss in the study was related to portion control. "Although we saw similar patterns of weight loss related to reduced dietary fat consumption, increased fruit and vegetable consumption, increased physical...U-M professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side
...at the U-M School of Public Health and a life-long researcher on cold and flu. "We want to be able to say whether there is an advantage in protection." Both the injectable flu shot and the inhaled nasal spray use three different strains of flu every year as their base. A group of leading scientists uses dise...National Institute on Aging, industry launch Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative
...r causes of memory problems, still not leaving the researcher or the clinician with a very clear idea of what is going on. By the end of this study, we should be able to use imaging and other biomarkers to accurately monitor disease progression and detect the effects of treatments which can slow that progressi...Healthy foods choices highlighted during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 17-23
...tudy presented at a recent ACS national meeting, a researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reported that honey contains antioxidants that help protect against heart disease. Honey also helps prolong the freshness of meat, protects against off flavors, and guards against harmful byproducts o...