New Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies Show
... and be manufactured synthetically. UF's research sheds additional light on their original findings. Like other new compounds that indirectly fight tumors, combretastatin A-4 prodrug targets the blood vessels that sprout up to nourish cancerous growths. The idea of battling tumors by attacking their life ...Women at high risk for breast cancer may avoid mammograms
...hared by many high-risk test-avoiders, theresearch sheds light on how to overcome hesitation in the population that canleast afford it. "We focused on high-risk women who worry about breast cancer, but who are notconscientious," said Marc Schwartz, Ph.D., head of the study. "Such women mayhave difficulty ......sts write in today's Nature Medicine. The research sheds light on a previously unknown immune system mechanism thatdepends on gamma/delta T cells, found in small numbers in the lungs, to stopairway constriction independently of other T cells. "Gamma/delta T cells in the lungs are a small population, but ha...High brain centres teach lower brain to adapt to injury
...r brain centres suchas the thalamus. "This sheds new light on the role of the cortex on the thalamus and itcould possibly lead to new ways of dealing with strokes or other neurologicalconditions that involve loss of sensory input," says Dr. Jayson Parker, whoconducted this research as part of his P...NICHD funded researchers discover gene for Rett syndrome
...in and nervous system.) The discovery also sheds light on why only females are affected by thesyndrome: because they have only one X chromosome, males with Rett syndromepossess only the mutant version of MECP2. Presumably, because they do not havea "backup" copy of the gene, males with Rett syndro...New approach to imaging separates thought from perception
... novel information appears. "This research sheds light on the causes of attentional deficits afterbrain injury and could be used to develop new rehabilitation strategies,"Corbetta says. "Information about the neural mechanisms of visual attention alsomay provide insight into the neural mechanisms o...Research challenges conventional thinking on ways to treat prostate cancer
...morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center investigators sheds new light on why existing therapies don't stop the disease from returning. The findings, published in the November 3rd issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, challenge current thinking about how to treat prostate cancer. The study d...Scientists develop transgenic mouse that models Parkinson's, related disorders
...motor deficits, the investigators say. This model sheds light on the role of alpha-synuclein in neurodegenerative disorders and will be useful in the development and testing of new drugs for these conditions, they add....Science, engineering and technology news tips -- August 2001
...the Fetzer Institute of Michigan for research that sheds light on altruistic love. "We want to see if people who volunteer to help others are more secure or, if by volunteering, it makes them become more secure," Shaver says....Younger age explains why smokers more likely to survive heart attacks
A new study sheds light on the so-called smokers paradox -- the fact that a smoker is not only more likely than a nonsmoker to suffer a heart attack, but also more likely to survive it. The answer, research published in the February issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Resea...Use of invasive heart procedures decreases after the age of 75
...rdiology, Duke cardiologist Karen Alexander, M.D., sheds new light on this phenomenon affecting an ever-growing population. "As the population ages, we are seeing more and more elderly people with symptoms of heart disease, and these patients are safely receiving such invasive procedures as bypass ...New data on overcrowding crisis finds critically ill flooding emergency departments
...ergency department use and capacity in California, sheds light on the overcrowding problem nationwide and provides the first objective data on this crisis in the United States. (Trends in the Use and Capacity of Californias Emergency Departments, 1990-1999). The study finds that in the past decade (1990-1...Path from chronic stress to heart disease clarified
... study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, sheds new light on the potentially deadly process. Peter P. Vitaliano, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, reports that while the exact path connecting chronic stress and heart disease may vary from person to person, there appears to be a general patt...Elevated leptin in teens linked with dangerous artery changes
...early sign of cardiovascular disease. The finding sheds light on the role of leptin in the development of early vascular disease and suggests a physiological link between vascular disease and obesity, says lead researcher Atul Singhal, M.D., deputy director of nutrition at the MRC Childhood Nutrition Rese...Chili peppers and inflammation: Researchers unravel mechanism of pain sensitivity
..., like the current finding by the MGH researchers, sheds light on these complex pathways and brings new treatment strategies closer....Research reveals mechanism that influences cancer cells to die
...arch published in today's online version of Nature sheds light on why certain cancer cells die (apoptosis) in response to chemotherapy, while others stop proliferating (citostasis) and try to repair the damaging effects of the drug. For years, scientists have tried to understand what determines this choice...Antibiotics not always beneficial for childhood ear infections
...ms and visible pus. In addition, Hendley's review sheds light on the increasing use of tympanostomy tubes in the eardrum to help drain fluid from the middle ear in children with recurrent ear infections, usually three or four episodes within six months. Hendley says there is no benefit to children unless ...Mild injury may render brain cells vulnerable to immune system attack
...re disease, in this case Rasmussen's encephalitis, sheds light on mechanisms of common diseases," he said. "We would have been unlikely to have gained this invaluable insight into the immune system and the brain, had we not been studying Rasmussen's encephalitis."...Early sexual development, childhood obesity link is opposite for boys and girls, UIC study says
...iation between sexual maturity and obesity in boys sheds new light upon this issue, providing additional evidence for the influence of sexual maturity on fatness. According to Wang, who is assistant professor of human nutrition at UIC, the gender differences observed in the association between sexual matu...... issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigationnow sheds light on how this protective film might be formed. James Nataroand colleagues of the University of Maryland School of Medicine weresearching for proteins that contribute to EAEC's success as a human pathogenas well as those that provoke a robust immu...