Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...ions, exercise, extreme temperature condition, and chemical irritants and also by the same allergens that cause seasonal allergies to pollen or mold spore or perennial allergies to dust mites, cockroaches, feathers, animal fur and other allergens. In fact, the vast majority of patients with asthma also exper...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
CHICAGO Adaptive changes in chemical activity in certain regions of the brain of former methamphetamine users who have not used the drug for a year or more suggest some recovery of neuronal structure and function, according to an article in the April issue of Archives of General Psychia...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
...current study, the researchers analyzed the active chemical components of white onions and found that the most likely compound responsible for the decreased bone loss was a peptide called GPCS. The researchers then obtained a group of isolated bone cells from newborn rats and exposed the cells to parathyroid ...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
... Triphosphate (ATP). ATP is an important cellular chemical that bonds at nerve terminals for normal neural communication. The low levels of cellular ATP at nerve terminals may lead to the loss of synapses and synaptic function, and may ultimately cause cognitive decline in AD patients. To conduct this res...Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
...problems, including eye and throat irritation. The chemical has been shown to be a human carcinogen, and in some circumstances it may be a concern in some residential building products. The other key advantage of the new adhesives is their superior strength and water resistance. "The plywood we make with ...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...ed with proteins are capable of turning light into chemical energy. "These technologies will help people in developing countries avoid recurrent shortages and price fluctuations that come with dependence on fossil fuels, as well as the environmental consequences of mining and burning oil and coal," he says. ...Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
...gineering, has shown in his research that when the chemical triclosan, present in many antimicrobial soaps, reacts with chlorine in tap water, chloroform is produced. Chloroform is classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a probable human carcinogen. Vikesland's work was reported in last wee...Ovary removal elevates risk for Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism
...Parkinson's disease. If an animal receives a toxic chemical able to destroy the cells of this part of the brain along with estrogen, the damage will be reduced compared to injecting the toxic substance alone." Dr. Rocca indicates that the design of the current study does not provide the data needed to addres...New treatment for hereditary breast cancer
...e, published in Nature, describes how the use of a chemical inhibitor can specifically kill tumour cells, whic... PARP to fix the damage. The new treatment uses a chemical that prevents PARP from repairing the DNA, making recombination essential. The breast cancer tumour ...MR spectroscopy may be superior for determining prostate cancer prognosis
...oscopy, which provides detailed information on the chemical composition of tissue samples, researchers from Ma...ssachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that chemical profiles of prostate tissue can determine a tumor's prognosis better than standard pathological stud...Tea may help prevent diabetes and cataracts
...betic rats for three months and then monitored the chemical composition of the rats' blood and eye lenses. At ...inary membership of more than 158,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferen...Technique may speed drug production, reduce costs and waste
...sity of Toronto researchers have a developed a new chemical reaction that could greatly accelerate pharmaceuti... used a metallic element as a catalyst to form two chemical bonds and create a diverse range of indole-containing compounds. These compounds could then be used ...World-leading scientific databases now accessible via handhelds
...tracts Service (CAS) demonstrated the delivery of chemical information, including structures, via live intera...led databases at any time and anywhere." Bringing chemical information including structure diagrams to the small-screen handheld devices resulted from a CAS te...Study links cigarette smoking with progression of multiple sclerosis
...and his colleagues speculate that nitrous oxide, a chemical present in cigarette smoke, may play a role in hastening the degeneration of nerve fibers. Alternatively, chemicals in cigarette smoke could damage the cells that create myelin, a protective coating for neurons, or may predispose smokers to autoimmu...Trusts perform better on chemical incidents but protective suits and tents still imperfect
...r better prepared to deal with patients injured in chemical incidents following national training but the design and distribution of chemical protective suits and shelters are still a problem, says research published this week in Emergency M...Environmental factors, particularly air pollution, increases risk of myocardial infarction
...ve smoking, air pollution, noise pollution and the chemical composition of drinking water. Even if such environmental factors give only a small increase in risk, they can have serious consequences for public health bearing in mind the prevalence of the disease and their widespread and indiscriminate affect on...K-State professor takes chemistry to another world
...lytical chemistry that is focused on miniaturizing chemical analysis instrumentation. To demonstrate the capab...n uses a variety of devices for performing complex chemical analyses. "Essentially, a microfluidic device is just a small piece of glass with channels etched in...'Fickle' enzyme helps protect, but also can promote heart failure, animal study shows
...o suggest future therapies for heart failure using chemical cofactors that control the enzymes' action. Nitr...ysis revealed that mice with NOS3 had a mix of two chemical forms of the enzyme. The form of NOS3 that works best with the BH4 cofactor dominated in the non-en...Tumor detection, data encryption to benefit from UH research
...ces, quantum cryptography, information storage and chemical sensors. On the medical side, this research may one day aid doctors in detecting and surgically removing cancerous cells in the body. "Among many other applications, quantum dots can be used as biological labels," Sharma said. "For example, one ...Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
...trating a protective effect, fighting oxidation (a chemical process that damages cells) and inhibiting inflammation. In their review, Dr. Rambaldi and colleagues conclude, "Milk thistle could potentially affect alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C virus liver diseases. Therefore, large-scale randomized clinical ...