Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise
...churn out vaccine. Thats especially crucial in the fight against bird flu, as Treanor and other scientists have shown that an experimental vaccine appears to be effectively only at high doses. The experimental vaccine differs from approved vaccines in another way as well. The experimental vaccine focuses...Statins linked to lower risk of infection
...s may regulate the immune response to infection or fight microbes directly, Powe suspects. The studys authors also suppose that statins may work like penicillin, since the first statin was originally derived from a fungus which, it is theorized, secretes a statin as a way to starve other competing microorg...Northwestern chemists develop new method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
...ch and to design them to do many things, including fight cancer. A better understanding of the flavanones modes of action will help us improve their potential for use in medicine." Scheidt says prostate cancer, second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men, is an importa...Healthy schools project gets an 'A'
...t the program is working. "Anything we can do to fight childhood obesity in a culture where it is being fostered in so many ways is critical," says Kim Eagle, M.D., professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. In 2004, Eagle and local organizations in Ann Arbor, Mich., fou...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
... small intestine, an indicator of its potential to fight colon cancer, in comparison to control animals that were given water instead of juice, according to Clarissa Gerhuser, Ph.D., a researcher with the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. The anticancer effect is likely due to a potent class of ...Inhibiting blood to save the brain
...ms. "Current strategies to develop therapies to fight MS primarily target T cells," said Katerina Akassoglou, Ph.D., assistant professor in UCSD's Department of Pharmacology, whose study was published in the March 19 issue of Journal of Experimental Medicine. "Blood proteins have been neglected as a t...Infection detectives use disease 'fingerprints' to track common infections in children
...ukocytes, the white blood cells that help the body fight infections. Researchers surmised that if they looked at the leukocytes, they could detect the specific pattern of receptors similar to a disease "fingerprint" and be able to identify which infection was present. The process to identify such biosign...Aspirin reduces esophageal-cancer risk in people with most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus
... is hypothesized that aspirin and other NSAIDs may fight cancer by reducing chronic inflammation, which is a driving force behind the development of many cancers and other diseases. Specifically, NSAIDs have been shown to inhibit the production of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme. Disruption of this pat...... lymphocytes infiltrate a solid tumour in order to fight it. These "defenders" methodically encircle the enemy positions and "patrol" until they meet a tumour cell, which they have previously learnt to recognise. They then halt to eliminate it, before resuming their rounds. The rapidity of the advance a...African scientists will train at Emory University in latest drug discovery techniques
...hemba will focus on developing affordable drugs to fight the diseases of poverty. "We believe that we can develop affordable, effective drugs using a combination of relatively low operating costs and socially conscious investments. This is crucial because, for the most part, there is little incentive fo...Cancer Patients Nationwide Can More Easily Navigate Health Care System
...beginning of a challenging journey to successfully fight this disease, said Richard C. Wender, M.D., national volunteer president of the American Cancer Society. While there are many uncertainties associated with cancer, the Patient Navigator Program can relieve some of these anxieties by providing persona...Preclinical results of Geovax's AIDS vaccines demonstrate potential to protect against disease
...d debilitating effects, would allow individuals to fight off normal infections, live longer and maintain a more normal lifestyle. Such a vaccine, if approved for distribution, would be considerably more cost-effective and without the same side effects associated with current drug treatment programs. T...University Hospitals Case Medical Center researcher awarded
...ies in people with PID, but high doses are used to fight autoimmune diseases such as myasthenia gravis and chronic polyneuropathy. In this situation, the immunoglobulin serves to "modulate" the immune system, bringing the autoimmune process under control, according to Berger who directs the Model Diagnosti...European scientists receive funding from EU to develop novel therapy for cancer
... of the top European scientists and oncologists to fight this deadly disease. We are confident that in the near future, we will be able to progress the best of our developed strategies into clinical practice for the benefit of cancer sufferers."...Hybrid molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
...assive carrier but as additional ammunition in the fight against cancer." The researchers focused on a sugar called N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, or ManNAc, for short. The team created a hybrid molecule by linking ManNAc with butyrate. The hybrid easily penetrates a cell's surface, then is split apart by enzym...Dr. Msiska, UN leader in the worldwide fight to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, to speak at Stevens
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- A leader in the worldwide fight to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Roland M. Msiska of Johannesburg, South Africa, Director of the Southern Africa Capacity Initiative (SACI) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), will deliver a lecture and conduct a discussion at Ste...Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early
...uy go on his merry way without additional tools to fight against getting infected." Opponents of circumcision have speculated that circumcised men may feel they are not at risk of contracting HIV and may be more likely to engage in risky behavior. The Kenya study suggests that circumcision did not increa...Drug that chokes off tumor blood vessels offers new hope to lung cancer patients
...focused on raising awareness and research funds to fight the most lethal form of cancer, has dedicated her career as a medical oncologist to finding a cure for lung cancer. The groups of patients she recruited for the study in conjunction with several major medical centers were seen by Dr. Schiller during...Cancer immunoresistance linked to loss of tumor suppressor gene
...erging therapies that rely on the immune system to fight cancer could potentially be more or less effective based on PTEN function. Immunotherapy for cancer has been effective in some patients but not in others. Its possible that this link between PTEN loss and B7-H1 expression is responsible. We need...Infectious disease researchers develop basis for experimental melanoma treatment
...gy for using radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to fight infectious diseases." His laboratory continues to examine the underlying causes of cryptococcosis, and in continued collaboration with Dr. Dadachova, is exploring the use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to treat infectious diseases....