A new ion channel involved in cell proliferation: evidence for its oncogenic potential
...lowed by checkpoints that determine if it has been successfully completed. Under normal conditions, an alteration detected at any of these checkpointsresults in the immediate destruction of the cell (see Figure 1) Such a complexmechanism can fail either if cell starts the division without an external signaland an...Strain makes for stronger engineered tissues
...ce some dauntingchallenges. Even when tissues are successfully grown in the lab, the engineeredtissues are not as strong as the ones that nature makes. But new research by aUniversity of Michigan team suggests ways of enhancing the mechanical propertiesof engineered tissues. The work is described in the Octobe......mates previously exposed to amphetamines failed to successfully perform the tasks even with continued testing, for up to one and a half years. "The results show the presence of profound cognitive deficits in the amphetamine-treated animals," said Castner, associate research scientist in Neurobiology. "This fin...Hormone-like gel causes speedier deliveries, study suggests
...e point that labor could be successfully induced," Samuels said. This study used healthy women as subjects to test the safety of using PGE2 to induce labor on an outpatient basis. "We hope to use PGE2 on women with proble...Studies of growth hormone result in new class of drugs
...e something discovered in their laboratory be used successfully in the treatment of a human disorder. We are very proud of our discovery of this new class of drugs," said John Kopchick, Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and professor of molecular and cellular biology at Ohio University. "We've discovered something that c...Noveau neurons are better than no neurons at all
... team, led by Alan Selverston and Henry Abarbanel, successfully integrated their electronic neuron within a group of 14 biological neurons from the California spiny lobster. The neural network controls the rhythmic way food passes from the stomach to the lobster's digestive system. By removing crucial biological......r of particularLeptospermum trees has been used to successfully heal a wide variety of wounds and infections whichhave not responded to other treatments. Research conducted by Associate Professor Dr P.C. Molan at University of Waikato Department ofBiological Sciences in New Zealand, has shown that the antimicrob...Eastman gives Clemson University $38 million fiber technology
...'s strategy, but that can be further developed and successfully commercialized and marketed, creates value for the donor company1s bottom line, Bourne said. "It creates much more value for everyone to license or donate technology that we're not going to use, rather than allow it to sit on a shelf and gradually l...Cancer summit launches global commitment to improve cancer care, research and treatment
...as become increasingly apparent that cancer cannot successfully be fought in isolation. The battle can only be won by creating unprecedented global partnerships between government, industry, the scientific community, healthcare providers and those affected by cancer," said David Khayat, M.D., of the Pitié......trated that computer crash simulation software can successfully predict the likelihood and severity of injuries to children from airbag activation. Flaura Koplin Winston, M.D., Ph.D., Kristy Arbogast, Ph.D., and Rajiv Menon, Ph.D., co- authors of a study appearing in the March 15 issue of Archives of Pediatrics a......s, can encapsulate hard-to-deliver medications and successfully carry them to their targets. They are especially promising for delivering vaccines and gene-therapy molecules, the researchers say. They recently created a "smart" fat droplet fitted with special molecules that allow it to attach to specific cells, t...Drug that curbs nicotine craving may do same for cocaine
...at Duke University Medical Center researchers have successfully used to help some people quit smoking may also help curb cocaine cravings, according to studies conducted in rats. The drug mecamylamine, used in combination with nicotine to help reduce the urge to smoke cigarettes, has now been shown in an...Protease inhibitor could help prevent alzheimer's
...nciple it is similar to a treatment currently used successfully to combat the AIDS virus, Tang continued. The work differs from other Alzheimer's research because it prevents the beginnings of the disease rather than treating the symptoms or coping with the damaged cells. "I think (memapsin 2) is one of the m...FDA approval means Americans with osteoarthritis have a new option
...thritis Center. "Many of these patients cannot be successfully treated with current options, and even the newest choices do not work for everyone. MOBIC tablets provide patients with a new alternative when other treatments are discontinued, whether due to lack of efficacy or side effects." The safety and effica...Patients with social phobia benefit from long-term treatment with sertraline HCl
...zed social phobia, who typically have been treated successfully for 20 weeks and risk relapse of their disorder if they stop medication, now can substantially benefit from staying on treatment with sertraline for nearly a year, as evidenced by these study results," said Van Ameringen. Sertraline is a selective ......re demand - and highlights organisations that have successfully improved access by adopting these approaches. For instance, a primary care group in Alaska significantly reduced patient waiting times by adding extra work with current staff for six weeks to clear their backlogs, ensuring that patients saw their own...Scientists successfully grow insulin-secreting cells to treat diabetes
UCSD School of Medicine scientists have successfully cultured human beta cells that grow indefinitely, and that could potentially serve as an unlimited source of insulin-producing tissue for transplantation to cure people with diabetes, according to reports presented Sunday, June 11 at the American Dia......stem." For example, chiropractic neurologists have successfully treated attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD) without drugs, according to the JACA article. Doctors isolate aspects of the brain that are not developing or functioning properly and determine the appropriate therapeutic approach. "We use modalitie...First protein 'biochips' may deliver improved detection, diagnosis
... with Ladisch and his graduate students, the group successfully attached the protein avidin to the chip. Avidin binds to a vitamin called biotin, and fluorescently labeled biotin molecules did attach to the avidin embedded on the biochip. A key element of this research was verifying that the chips actually held ...