Neural cell transplants fight immune attack in mice with multiple sclerosis
...s of the brain, whereas MS and MS-like diseases in animal models involve lesions scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. Finding a way to introduce potential replacement cells that can migrate throughout the central nervous system and home in on damaged areas has presented a significant hurdle in th...New proton therapy, breast CT clinical trials, radiation-resistant tumors
...at PET tracers accurately map hypoxic regions. 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...Discovery of T-cell 'traffic control' boosts new drug promise
...s with other immunosuppressive drugs," he says. In animal studies and clinical research with patients over more than a decade, scientists have come to understand that millions of T cells and B cells are "called" into lymph nodes by other immune molecules called chemokines. "But we began to wonder why T cell...Mouse studies of oseltamivir show promise against H5N1 influenza virus
...searchers are planning additional studies in small animal models in which avian flu infection closely resembles the disease in humans....Animal disease reports to be released at July 18 news conference at AVMA convention
... the country's ability to counter new and emerging animal diseases such as mad cow disease and avian influen...aboratories, and private companies responsible for animal health in the United States. CRITICAL NEEDS FOR RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, proposes a research...Calcium may prevent polyps, but effect on cancer still not known, study finds
...has been shown to have a protective effect in some animal and epidemiological studies, according to Dr. Weingarten, the evidence from other studies gave inconsistent results. The review notes that a large randomized controlled trial by the Women's Health Initiative, which was begun in the early 1990s, will...New discovery may help doctors treat infertility
...ayed in reproduction." If the results from this animal study are found to be applicable to humans, a simp...ing fertility treatment. "The tools and animal models necessary to do these types of studies have only recently become available, but are already h...Emory researchers offer new approach for testing potential HIV vaccines in animals
...epartment and lead author of the study. Trials in animal models have long played an essential role in evalu...and treatments. When assessing vaccine efficacy in animal models, the animals are first given the potential vaccination. They are then "challenged" (or infect...Government policy changes lead to dramatic drop in heart disease deaths in Poland
...subsidies for saturated fats - i.e. from dairy and animal sources. Researchers examined how this affected di...nge of foods the population needs, and subsidising animal fats, tobacco and alcohol production. Reform of the Policy is currently on Brussels agenda, but see...Armed forces search for ways to improve survival in the combat zone
...product's effects and toxicity are evaluated using animal models and cell cultures. Ten of the pre-proposals were in the clinical stage of development, which is a follow-on phase that establishes the product's safety and effectiveness in humans. The types of novel resuscitation fluids and adjunct therapie...New finding may aid adult stem cell collection
...or radiation therapy. It has also shown promise in animal studies for possible treatment of organ damage, such as that seen in heart disease and degenerative diseases like Parkinson's. During high-dose radiation therapy treatment, given to kill advanced cancer, normal stem cells found in bone marrow are al...Spinifex secures $3.25m investment to develop pain therapy
...this pathway using small molecules in well-defined animal models of neuropathic pain. Managing Director of investment company Symbiosis, Dr Mark Harvey, said Spinifex was an attractive investment, led by a strong team with extensive experience in the international and local biotechnology industry He said ...Habit leads to learning, new VA/UCSD study shows
... habit learning and have studied it extensively in animal models, but we don't understand the process as clearly in humans because our declarative memory is so dominant," said Larry Squire, Ph.D., professor of neurosciences, psychiatry and psychology at the VAMC and UCSD. Declarative memory is based on acti...Penn named a 'Breast Cancer Center of Excellence' by Department of Defense
...al progression to metastasis and recurrence. These animal models mimic key features of human breast cancer progression. "Understanding the mechanisms that underlie breast-cancer progression will help us to understand the molecular basis for aggressive forms of this disease," says Chodosh. "Similarly, determ...New drug reverses effects of sleep deprivation on brain
...the patterns of activation to the same as when the animal performed the task under normal conditions," Deadwyler said. "The drug didn't cause overall brain arousal, but increased the ability of certain affected areas to become active in a normal, non-sleep-deprived manner." The drug, known as an ampakine, i...Marijuana-derived drug suppresses bladder overactivity and irritation in animal models
...s such as interstitial cystitis (IC), according to animal model study results presented today at the annual ...nificantly suppressed bladder overactivity in both animal models without affecting bladder contractility. By doing this, IP 751 can ease bladder pain. By stop...Yale School of Medicine Neuroscientist receives Javits Award
...signaling pathways and loss of function studies in animal models of disease. "This award will provide substantial resources to continue our investigations of axon growth and guidance in the brain," Strittmatter said. "We are hopeful that insights gained from these studies will lead to novel therapeutic app...Detecting Alzheimer's in the eye, lifting fingerprints without touching the surface
...n human and animaltrials and the second test is in animal trials only. These two diagnostic tests are envisioned to be a two-step processfor screening and then confirming an Alzheimer's diagnosis. Thesenew optical tools can also potentially speed up the development ofnew Alzheimer's drugs, by giving invest...Water channel protein implicated in relative of multiple sclerosis
...his research is to use this knowledge to create an animal model that can be used to confirm the relationhip between aquaporin-4 and NMO, as well as to develop new and improved therapies....Scientists breed special rats to learn more about hypertension
...iceberg. We're just starting to discover what this animal model can teach us." Chappell and colleagues are p...depletion," said Yamaleyeva. The development of an animal that is sensitive to estrogen's effects is significant because most human and animal hypertension re...