Drinking for just eight weeks impairs learning and memory in mice
Previous human and animal studies have shown that chronic alcohol consumptio...o 12 weeks after drinking stopped. Both human and animal studies have shown that chronic alcohol consumption can produce deficits in learning and memory. Ro...Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
...rent disciplines to compare results from human and animal studies of the effects of alcohol on the brain," s...ciency." - Combining in vivo brain imaging and animal research allows for an unprecedented examination of underlying mechanisms of damage. "Alcohol depen...A vaccine approach to treating Parkinson's disease
...his family of diseases has been found effective in animal studies. Scientists at Elan Pharmaceuticals have been working for the past few years in a vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease. The researchers focused on a spectrum of neurological disorders called Lewy body disease, which include Parkinson's and Alzhei...Arteries bio-engineered from elderly cells
...n demonstrated she could grow new blood vessels in animal models by using a novel bioreactor she developed that mimics the fetal environment. When implanted back into the animals, the bioengineered vessels functioned like natural arteries. Unlike the cells in these experiments, however, human artery cells d...Johns Hopkins scientists use gene therapy to prevent heart arrhythmias from stem cell transplants
...reated using gene therapy." Previous research from animal transplants showed that heart tissue regrowth produced a mix of skeletal and heart muscle, resulting in long strands of muscle fibers. In the Hopkins experiment, for example, muscle fibers ranged in length from 500 microns to 1.5 millimeters when vi...New food allergy research consortium focuses on peanut allergy
...nologic mechanisms associated with food allergy in animal models and humans, and, ultimately, to test novel ...s that have been shown to be safe and effective in animal models. The consortium will evaluate these modified allergens in human clinical trials led by Robert...A step forward in stem cell research
...ial of embryonic stem cell-derived muscle cells in animal models of muscle disorders....Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
...ice died. This finding, if confirmed in additional animal model studies, suggests that Gleevec might play a role in addressing a public health emergency in the event of a smallpox outbreak, Dr. Kalman says. Specifically, Gleevec might be useful as a preventative against adverse effects of smallpox vaccine, ...4D proton therapy, radiation-resistant tumors, interpreting medical images
...of hypoxia, such as the chemical pimonidazole. In animal studies of prostate tumors, they found that two sp...ng PET tracers in a two-step process (first, using animal tumor models and then patient tumor biopsies), researchers hope that they will soon be able to produ...What don't we know? Science presents the great unsolved scientific mysteries of our time
... to science teachers on the importance of studying animal brains. Issues over the following decades included articles by Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Louis Leakey and other great scientific thinkers. Over time, the prominence of the journal's coverage of science and science policy has increased, accordin...Does manganese inhaled from the shower represent a public health threat?
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A new analysis based on animal studies suggests that showering in manganese-conta...g the medical literature and calculating, based on animal studies, the amount of manganese people would absorb by showering 10 minutes a day. Because manganes...The building blocks of schizophrenia and drug addiction
...ges in the gene and protein levels from brains of animal models of mental disorders. The localization, identity and shape of nerve cells expressing these genes and proteins of interest are a core component of her research. She will also look at the relationship between these findings to behavioural study...Scientists discover how Nipah virus enters cells
...tified in the mid-1990s, gain entry into human and animal cells. Nipah and Hendra are emerging viruses that ...and the growth of blood vessels in human and other animal embryos. Ephrin-B2 is found in humans, horses, pigs, bats and other mammals, which explains the unus...Household dust is main source of flame retardants in humans
...eople from toddlers to adults followed by eating animal and dairy products, according to a report in the J...ssociated with cancer and other health problems in animal studies. Our work is good news and bad news, says the studys lead author, Miriam Diamond, Ph.D., an ...Potent spice works to block growth of melanoma in lab test
...iven this news of curcumin's activity in melanoma, animal studies will soon begin, Aggarwal says. Ground fro... should be followed by a test of the spice in both animal models of melanoma and in human trials, they say....Ingredient that makes curry yellow effective against melanoma cells
...estigation to determine the effects of curcumin in animal models of melanoma and clinical trials are planned."...Speed and endurance are doled out by the pound
...among specialized track athletes -- and even among animal runners in nature." Previously, scientists and others considered massiveness in any form to be disadvantageous for running performance. This idea was based on studies of distance runners and studies of the limited running abilities of elephants and b...News tips from the journal of Neuroscience
...MPTP) treatment, a neurotoxin that is the standard animal model of this neurodegenrative disorder. This week, Choi et al. show that in both circumstances, myeloperoxidase (MPO) is active and potentially detrimental. Although MPO produces oxidants during inflammation, it was not previously considered to be a...Estrogen, estrogen-like drugs' ability to protect brain after stroke under study
...ing several of the key death kinases." In a stroke animal model, he's analyzing the activity of known pro-death and pro-life kinases in the brain in the hours after stroke as well as the usual levels in a healthy brain. And, he's looking at whether estrogen and/or estrogen-like compounds can regulate pro-de......ncy Tufford allege that Merck wrongfully relied on animal tests that showed Vioxx to be safe while setting aside mounting evidence that Vioxx increases risk of cardiac events in human patients. PCRM has obtained previously undisclosed Merck data that form one of the cornerstones of the legal challenge. WH...