Synthetic version of scorpion venom delivers radioactive iodine to malignant brain tumors
...surgery. "Only in the recent past have we begun to discover some of the molecular, genetic and immunologic mechanisms that enable these deadly cancer cells to evade or defy our treatments, and we are developing innovative approaches, such as this one, that capitalize on these revelations." Patients who cons...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
...ine the appropriate dosage of the botulinum toxin; discover whether the injections are useful for better healing of scars elsewhere on the body, such as heart surgery wounds; and to provide more findings to present to the FDA to seek approval for this treatment. ...Terrorism and mental health focus of NIMH-funded study
...er, through this study, there is hope that we will discover new means to help those in need cope with the events surrounding them." ...UK hospitals poorly prepared for a 'major incident,' say researchers
...public transport in London, the authors set out to discover if emergency care departments across the country were any better prepared than in 1996, when they were last surveyed and found severely wanting. For the current survey the authors telephoned 179 senior doctors working in anaesthesia, emergency care...'My life sucks!' The 10 most common causes of childhood unhappiness
... the growing child and parents, so mom and dad can discover the secret pain that children are so good at keeping from them. Parents are often at a loss as to how they can help a child who looks and acts unhappy most of the time or makes statements such as:"My life sucks.""I'm going to kill myself.""I hate m...Better after-school snack choices boost nutrition for low-income kids, UC Davis research confirms
...tting fresh fruit, and it's been great seeing them discover that they like it." If all Americans ate at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, cancer rates would drop by more than 20 percent, according to the National Cancer Institute. The NCI based the estimate on a review of 4,500 research st...Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families
...nique, examining a subtype of illness, was used to discover a familial relationship in breast cancer in women -- a finding that paved the way to discovering a link between the BRCA1 gene and that disease. Data for the GenRED project and for first-degree relatives was gathered using the Diagnostic Interview ...Thirty percent of nurses report both verbal and physical abuse in the last four working weeks
...rld-wide problem and further research is needed to discover why levels are so high in modern healthcare settings, adds Professor Farrell, who was based at the University of Tasmania at the time of his research. He and the other researchers believe that the restricted time frame of the study four working w...UCSD researchers create roadmap to integrin activation
...o define and map sites where known drugs work, and discover targets along the pathway for new drugs. "If you think of these pathways as interstate highways on a map, this study now enables us to see other back roads that lead to the destination," said Ginsberg. Talin is also critical for activation of relat...Researchers examine why food tastes bad to chemotherapy recipients
...prevent the metallic flavor production. "If we can discover the cause of the production of metallic flavor, then preventive methods can be taken accordingly," Dietrich said. In correct amounts, metals in drinking water are actually important sources of micronutrients in the human diet. In fact, iron and cop...Rochester launches Cancer Stem Cell Research Program
...dical Center's top scientists are collaborating to discover cures for cancer by closely examining the "master cells" of this deadly disease. This program is one of only three formal programs in the United States. The two others are at Harvard and Stanford universities. This is a new avenue for scientists ...Why Popeye only has eyes for spinach
...rovides some protection against AMD but we want to discover whether eating vegetables rich in these chemicals will have a direct impact on the disease. "Since macular pigment is wholly derived from our diet we would expect that eating foods containing high levels of these compounds increases macular pigment...NCI creates network of Clinical Proteomic Technology Centers for cancer research
...are critically needed in order to more effectively discover and validate proteins and peptides relevant to cancer, or "biomarkers." This should lead in turn to improved diagnostics, therapies and even prevention. "Emerging proteomic technologies have potential to improve cancer diagnostics and treatment, bu...Progesterone shows promise as treatment for traumatic brain injuries
...dy. "Emory scientist Donald Stein was the first to discover that progesterone has neuroprotective effects, and much of the foundational work on progesterone for TBI was from his laboratory. Their results were so impressive, that we felt it was time to take this treatment to the bedside for testing in patients...UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
...pediatrics will find it easier to work together to discover better ways of treating and curing disease. These range from having access to streamlined, consolidated and amplified research services, such as grant writing, to having professional support in the use of novel tools and technologies to conduct resea...Brain cell and face perception research wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
...iments using recordings from individual neurons to discover what it is about a face that these cells like. Surprisingly, most of the neurons responded to human, monkey and even highly simplified cartoon faces. She discovered that each face-recognizing neuron is "tuned" to respond to a set of facial characteri...Penn researchers find Lou Gehrig's, FTD disease protein
... form of FTD and ALS will drive renewed efforts to discover more effective treatments for these otherwise lethal diseases....Baylor Research Institute receives $6.2 million grant to establish Center for Lupus Research
...latory proteins. This information will allow us to discover immune system markers of disease activity and to measure responses to therapies that we are developing. We expect to have a clear picture of how a lupus patient's immune system is 'reprogrammed' to attack the patient's own body," adds Dr. Pascual. ...Indiana University researchers discover unique marker to identify breast cancer protein
...le detection of cancer in its early stages, and to discover malignant cells left after cancer treatment. The article notes that the antibody discovered by the IU scientists may be useful in the future in a variety of ways, such as screening for early stage cancers, monitoring patients whose cancer is in rem...Pioneers in field of functional genomics work toward gene therapy for vision defects
...as also provided them with unique opportunities to discover the steps in the causal chain from the gene, to protein function, to neural signal. They are applying these lessons to other genetic defects that cause visual impairment. "We anticipate that our studies of the basic mechanisms controlling gene expr...