Reductive stress linked to heart disease
...-- Antioxidants are widely considered an important defense against heart disease, but University of Utah researchers have found excessive levels of one antioxidantreduced glutathioneactually may contribute to the disease. The findings, published in the Aug. 10 issue of Cell, indicate a new class of drugs c...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...ns. Microglia cells are immune cells activated for defense related functions. Effects of A-beta on astrocytes and microglia may create abnormal inflammatory responses that can harm neurons and other brain cells. The next phase of the study includes three projects. Sun will study mechanisms whereby A-beta a...The Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards $8 million to infectious disease investigators
...al two component regulatory systems in innate host defense Ning Zheng, Ph.D. University of Washington Viral hijacking of host ubiquitin ligase machinery...U of M faculty honored by US FDA for contributions to national food safety and defense
...nuing excellence in promoting food safety and food defense to ensure the safety of the American public." In addition, all three recipients will be honored for establishing the NCFPD "in order to advance the security and safety of the nation's food supply through research, education, and outreach." "These a...Research reveals way to speed up treatment of deadly malignant hyperthermia
...tice in 1979, DS continues to be the first-line of defense against reducing the MH mortality rate from nearly 80 percent in the 1970s to less than 10 percent today. "For years, nurse anesthetists have been on the forefront of research that has greatly enhanced anesthesia safety," said Kevin Baker, CRNA, MS...Study finds role of mid-brain in integrating heart and respiratory response to exercise
...ges that are associated with integrated behavioral defense responses. But while the PAG is an important site, it is unclear whether it is a central command area of the brain. The 100-year search for answers appears to continue....General physicals prompt needed cancer screenings
...ctor every year or two for a checkup may be a good defense against cancer, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Washington, and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. The study, to appear in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that regular prevent...Insight on fruit fly immune system could lead to new types of vaccines, Stanford researchers say
...e immune system might also be a boon in the body's defense against bioterrorism or disease pandemics. "The B and T cells of the adaptive immune system take a long time to react," said Schneider. "But you might be able to speed things up if you could snort something up your nose that would make your innate im...New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread
... prompts the body to restore its natural antiviral defense systems against the invading virus." Current drugs for HIV work by blocking one of the steps toward virus replication. "This new anti-HIV compound works by a very different mechanism, and would appear to offer the promise of someday being combine...Flu experts call for mandatory shots for health care workers
...first responders are the community's first line of defense in any public health emergency. Their work also puts them at high risk of illness. They should be prioritized to receive anti-flu drugs and vaccines. Build health care systems capable of responding to mass casualty events. National, regional, and l...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 3, 2007
...Journal of the American Chemical Society How can defense or intelligence agencies safeguard the security of top-secret data protected by a computation device the size of a single molecule? With cryptography approaching that sobering new era, scientists in Israel are reporting development of what they ter...Study explains how NSAIDs halt cancer growth
...sue damage, acute inflammation serves as a natural defense to guard against injury or infection. However, in cases of chronic inflammation for example, inflammatory bowel disease certain signaling pathways that modulate the inflammatory processes become "stuck" in an activated state. Among other outcomes...UCSD researchers discover internal compass of immune cell
...key roles in inflammation and in the body's immune defense against bacteria navigate to sites of infection and inflammation. These findings could potentially lead to new treatments for serious infections and inflammatory diseases in patients. The research, reported in the December 15, 2006 issue of the jo...Robot wheelchair may give patients more independence
...on mobile robotic technology developed at NIST for defense and manufacturing applications. It is built on an off-the-shelf forklift with a U-frame base on wheel-like casters and a rectangular vertical frame. The frame is small enough to pass through the typical residential bathroom. The user drives the chair...Laser probe of a brain pigment's anatomy may offer insight into Parkinson's disease
... brain cells synthesize neuromelanin to serve as a defense mechanism against high oxidation stress, the team's report said. Neuromelanin's layered granular structure could help protect brain cells from damage in several ways, Ito wrote in his commentary. Having eumelanin at their surfaces would protect t...Bacteria get off easy in sinus infections
... of at least four genes in the body's nasal immune defense system were severely decreased, and their production of two proteins critical to this defense was 20 to 200 times less than normal. Comparing nasal epithelial cell samples from nine patients ...SARS: No evidence that any of the treatments worked
...tive oxygen species are thought to be important in defense against pathogens. The researcher tested phytol, which increased oxidative burst in vivo, and found that it improved the arthritis in the mouse model with arthritis. In testing, also in mice, phytol showed comparative effectiveness to standard therap...Scientists stop autoimmune disease without shutting off immune system
CHAPEL HILL -- Skin is our first line of defense against infection. But people with a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease called pemphigus vulgaris lack that protection because their immune system attacks the proteins that hold skin cells together. They develop severe blisters and raw sores a...Exam nerves affects students' immune defense
...is mental stress also affects the students' immune defense systems, particularly amongst those suffering from allergies. While diseases like asthma and allergies are becoming increasingly common in the West, many people believe that we are living ever stressful lives. A new study from Karolinska Institu...Link between autism and abnormal blood-vessel function and oxidative stress
...utism is characterized by an impaired anti-oxidant defense system, higher free-radical production, and improvement of behavioral symptoms after taking anti-oxidants. "In general, it is known that abnormalities in blood vessels can be clinically reflected by an abnormal blood flow," says Pratico. "In this r...