Anti-dandruff compound may help fight epilepsy
...So now we have a chance to actually try to fix the causes of epilepsy, rather than traditionally circumventing them. Plus, this study really shows that we dont fully appreciate the biological roles of many familiar chemicals that surround us. ...$7.5 million NIH grant to Yale for Autism Center of Excellence
...l further strengthen our commitment to finding the causes of autism and developing more effective treatments...btypes of autism exist. There are probably several causes giving rise to this neurodevelopmental syndrome, but researchers have found that it is the most stro...Obesity increases workers' compensation costs
...xtremity, wrist or hand, and back. The most common causes of these injuries were falls or slips, and lifting. "We think these findings can be generalized to the community as a whole, since the demographics of Duke closely reflect the local area," said study co-author John Dement, Ph.D., professor of occup...Penn study on lung-infecting bacterial enzyme suggests new approach to cystic fibrosis treatment
...otein that conveys ions from lung cells to airways causes thick mucus to buildup inside the lung. The finding suggests a new therapeutic target for treating lung infections in some cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Lung infection, facilitated by CF mutations, is the main cause of death in CF patients. This...UQ researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure
... Excess hormonal activity by the adrenal glands causes this type of hypertension. When only one of the two adrenal glands is overactive, it can be safely removed, curing the condition. Professor Stowasser said people with hypertension should ask their doctor about whether they could benefit from the p...Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
...nd mostly in developing nations. The parasite that causes the disease is spread by female mosquitoes feeding...ormwood. The oxygen-oxygen unit in the peroxides causes malaria parasites essentially to self-destruct. The parasites digest hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying...Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
...ited disorders, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which causes progressive muscle weakening. The myelin sheath that surrounds a nerve cell is analogous to the insulating material that coats an electrical cord or wire, keeping nerve impulses from dissipating, allowing them to travel farther and faster along the...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...hen planus is a severe inflammatory condition that causes painful wounds in the mouth. Approximately 1 perc...s stomatitis, oral erosive lichen planus and other causes of mouth ulcers, write Alison Bruce, M.D., and Roy S. Rogers III, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic, Rocheste...Johns Hopkins develops pancreas cancer risk model
...- who has the disease, their age, family size, and causes of death - our model can provide a good estimate of an individuals risk, says Klein. Early risk assessment has long been sought for pancreas cancer that runs in families, Klein says because of the difficulty doctors have diagnosing it before it has...Help the Aged funds the University of Nottingham to research pain affecting older people
... is to discover whether inflammation of the bowels causes the pain of diverticular disease. We will test new anti-inflammatory drugs to see if they could become a valuable treatment for this condition, which in varying degrees affects as many as two-thirds of the older people in our society. Dr Lorna Layw...MacroChem completes patient enrollment for Phase II trial of EcoNail for treatment of onychomycosis
... half of those over age 70. Untreated, the disease causes nails to thicken, resulting in localized pressure-related pain. Topical treatments currently marketed in the U.S. reportedly succeed in fewer than 12 percent of patients, and existing systemic treatments, which are effective in less than half of all ...Experimental flu vaccine appears promising in early tests
...nfluenza virus hemagglutinin (HA; an antibody that causes red blood cells to clump together) using recombinant (genetic recombination) DNA techniques. John J. Treanor, M.D., of the University of Rochester, N.Y., and colleagues evaluated an experimental influenza vaccine consisting of recombinant HA expres...Drugs for Parkinson's disease may ease stroke-related disability
...y different condition known as motor neglect. This causes them to be slow to act toward the left side of their environment. It might, for example, make them slow to swat at a bug that lands on their left side. How to separate slowness to notice a stimulus (spatial neglect) from slowness to act on a stimul...Tai Chi boosts immunity to shingles virus in older adults, NIH-sponsored study reports
...ine, can help protect older adults from VZV, which causes both chickenpox and shingles. The research was supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), both components of NIH. The study's print publication follows its online r...Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
...f severe RSV and influenza in Chile. (Although RSV causes extensive serious illness and a significant drain on medical resources in the United States, the widespread availability of advanced respiratory therapy makes U.S. RSV fatalities rare.) Analysis of the lung samples showed high concentrations of RSV a......hich have fed on blood from infected aminals. This causes a blockage in the proventriculus the tube which c... gut and the oesophagus of the flea. This blockage causes the flea to continually regurgitate and feed again, introducing Y. Pestis into the bloodstream of wh...Opportunistic chlamydia screening 'not underpinned by sound evidence'
...nosed, sexually transmitted infection that usually causes no symptoms. It can, however, cause devastating complications, including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, neonatal infection, and facilitation of HIV transmission. There are two types of screening programme proactive and opportunistic. Proactive sc...Slick and springy: Brown research reveals protein's role in joints
...bricin. This rare condition, called CACP syndrome, causes premature joint failure, often prompting the need for joint replacement surgeries for patients in their 20s. Using a camera and a microscope, the research team observed how these beads moved through the fluid. Those movements were measured and usi...Washington University surgeon develops treatment for foot deformity
..., 2007 -- Children born with a foot deformity that causes them to have a rigid flatfoot once faced extensive surgery to fully correct the problem. A treatment developed by a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown early success in correcting congenita......re than love in the air this spring! Air pollution causes around one thousand premature deaths each year, and we must do everything we can to cut emissions. "This pioneering service will provide people with crucial information about peak periods of air pollution localised for their part of London, so they c...