Scientists to study actions of botanical oils
...inical applications of polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from plants such as flaxseed, echium, also known as blueweed, and borage, an herb. The studies will focus on the anti-inflammatory actions of these oils and their potential to prevent and treat inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis and asthm...Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopaedics applications
...d cartilage, and the possibility of use stem cells derived from muscle to improve bone healing. These advances could provide better treatments for sports injuries, cleft palate and osteoporosis, the researchers said. "The potential in orthopaedics is not only to manage devastating congenital or traumatic pro...Probable cause sequences for WTC collapses finalized
...o building and fire codes, standards and practices derived from these and the other five projects in the investigation will be released for public comment in June, along with the draft of the final investigation report and drafts of 27 reports from the remaining five projects. The NIST WTC investigation's g...Shape-altering genes linked to ovarian cancer
...agues tested the effect of four HOX genes on cells derived from the ovarian surface epithelium and found that activating different HOX genes caused the cells to change into different shapes and resemble the forms seen in ovarian cancer. For example, turning on HOXA9 caused cells to form tumors that resemble...10 years before malaria vaccine is ready for widespread use
...re available. Combination therapies based on drugs derived from the plant Artemisia annua (ACTs) have now been adopted by many endemic countries, although cost is likely to be a problem in ensuring their widespread use. ACTs are highly effective, even in areas where there is a high level of resistance to oth...Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...mory employs state-of-the-art empirical approaches derived from the cognitive neurosciences," Keane said. The Science article cites the body of research to date, which shows: child sexual abuse is associated with serious mental and physical health problems, substance abuse, victimization and criminality...Promising new West Nile therapy cures disease in mice
...mice infected with West Nile virus. But antibodies derived from human blood have potential disadvantages: they vary in their ability to fight the disease, and although all precautions are taken to purify the antibodies, the blood might harbor other potentially dangerous infectious agents. The Washington Uni...NIH awards funding to biotech firm for heart disease
...of a method for combining multiple stem cell types derived from the blood in a unique way, and then infusing damaged tissues with them so new blood vessels will grow. Plans call for patient testing to occur at University Hospitals of Cleveland later this year, pending NIH and FDA approval. In the study, pat...Insulin-producing cells from brain cursors
...er early cell types. Kim and colleagues took cells derived from brain which usually mature into neural cells, and exposed them to a series of signals that are known to drive pancreatic islet development. They were able to produce clusters of insulin-producing cells that responded to glucose out of the body. ...How medical research is taking care of your heart
...re recently, his group showed that nitric oxide is derived from the blood vessel wall and is responsible for relaxation of blood vessels and hence controlling blood pressure, explaining the actions of many vascular relaxing drugs including Viagra. In the early 1970s, the endothelium, the thin layer of cells...OHSU study finds ginkgo beneficial for MS symptoms
...use of yoga as a therapy for MS fatigue. Ginkgo is derived from the leaves of the ginkgo tree, one of the oldest species of trees, and has been used for thousands of years by the Chinese as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments. It contains potent antioxidants called flavoglycosides that have been shown...Simple questions may determine children's exposure to smoke
...o child hair cotinine levels. Hair cotinine is not derived directly from environmental tobacco smoke exposure but from absorbed nicotine, which is metabolized to cotinine and then deposited in growing hair. The researchers considered cotinine levels as a "gold standard" for measuring tobacco smoke exposure b...Obesity spreading out to all income levels
...surveys, and defined obesity as a body mass index, derived from a formula that accounts for height and weight, of 30 or above. Researchers used a mobile van to reach the neighborhoods to measure individuals' heights and weights.Family income was adjusted to 2000 U.S. dollars and was divided into income quar...Human eggs can develop from ovarian surface cells in vitro
...om cultured ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) cells derived from adult human ovaries. Oocytes derived from the culture of OSE cells developed in vitro into mature eggs suitable for fertilization and dev...Children with autism have distinctly different immune system reactions compared to typical children
...in the study - tetanus toxoid, lippopolysaccharide derived from E. coli cell walls, a plant lectin known as PHA, and a preparation of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine antigens - the researchers found clear differences in cellular responses between patients and controls following exposure to the bacteri...Researchers consider possible mechanistic links between obesity and asthma
...e are also changes in the blood levels of hormones derived from fat tissue in the obese that may affect the airways. One of these hormones, leptin, is pro-inflammatory and obese individuals have higher leptin levels than lean individuals. Leptin is found at higher levels among asthmatics regardless of the ...Can rice bran oil melt away cholesterol?
...nols. Much research has focused on the tocopherols derived from corn, wheat and soybean. But the tocotrienols...y in scientific research, Minhajuddin says. TRF is derived from barley, oats, palm and rice bran. The best form of TRF comes from rice bran oil, which is conta...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...k cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is an herbal remedy derived from a plant native to North America and a member of the buttercup family. The black cohosh study findings should help patients and their physicians look for other methods that can help control the common symptoms in women during menopause. "The find...Disease progression model of pancreatic cancer developed by Penn researchers
...ancer, Hingorani and colleagues studied cell lines derived from primary tumor and metastasized cells. From this, the researchers established the occurrence of genomic instability in the mouse model. Genomic instabilitycontinuous formation of mutated chromosomesleads to widespread genetic changes throughout t...Exercise, weight control may help reduce risk of breast cancer, Meharry-Vanderbilt study suggests
...se and weight control that is important. Data were derived from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study, in which women 25-65 years old who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer, along with a random sample of healthy controls, were enrolled between August 1996 and March 1998. Information was gleaned from in-per...