Physicians, researchers to talk about new treatments for oral, head and neck cancers
...nts will be on hand to talk about their experience fighting the disease. Reporters are invited to attend the media availability in room 518 of the The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University, or to participate via conference call, where they will be able to listen as well as to ask questions. The ...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...iversity in Texas have developed a new approach to fighting cancer, based on nanoscale particles that can both detect and destroy cancerous cells. The report appears in the April 13 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters . ACS is the world's largest scientific society. Current molecul...NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...ics, therapeutics, and public health approaches to fighting emerging infectious diseases. Each report provides video and audio files as well as comprehensive coverage of the lecture. This multimedia eBriefing includes: Overview of the NIAID-sponsored series Bulleted highlights and complete journalist's r...Louder neurons form more connections, Stanford research shows
... space," Hua said. Hua gave those losing neurons a fighting chance through another molecular twist. She managed to silence some neurons near the green, quietly-firing cells. When she did that, the green cells were able to compete successfully and formed longer, more complex arbors. Although this work specific...Monoclonal antibody cures West Nile virus-infected mice
...ind and inadvertently enhance infection instead of fighting it. "We don't really understand on a molecular level what's happening in these cases, which are called enhancing antibodies," Diamond explains. "Epitope mapping may help us better understand this potentially dangerous interaction." Researchers at M...OHSU study finds ginkgo beneficial for MS symptoms
... remain one of the many weapons in her arsenal for fighting the disease. "I would do it again," she said of taking ginkgo. "It could have a benefit for me that I didn't have before." But she emphasizes that "every MS is different, so what might work for me may not work for anybody else. But when it comes to a...New study finds combat vets face more cardiovascular risks
...inkers than both veterans not directly involved in fighting and non-veterans, according to Anna Johnson, an epidemiology doctoral student at the UNC School of Public Health. Others involved in the research were Drs. Kathryn Rose and Gerardo Heiss, assistant professor and professor, respectively, of epidemiolo...Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
...of liver cells, demonstrating a protective effect, fighting oxidation (a chemical process that damages cells) and inhibiting inflammation. In their review, Dr. Rambaldi and colleagues conclude, "Milk thistle could potentially affect alcoholic and/or hepatitis B or C virus liver diseases. Therefore, large-scal...New partnership launched to accelerate and evaluate national malaria control program in Africa
...eveloping countries to devote greater resources to fighting malaria. The Gates Foundation's goal is to demonstrate what can be achieved with existing malaria tools." The Zambian Ministry of Health will coordinate efforts to purchase, transport, and distribute hundreds of thousands of insecticide-treated mos...Increased Vitamin B consumption reduces women's risk of colorectal cancer
...g helping to maintain normal blood glucose levels, fighting off infections and creating hemoglobin to ensure that oxygen gets to important organs and tissues. While the study shows that consuming high amounts of vitamin B6 reduces the risk of colorectal cancer in women who drink, researchers say findings ne......ytochemicals in raisins may benefit oral health by fighting bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease." "Moreover, raisins contain mainly fructose and glucose, not sucrose, the main culprit in oral disease." In an earlier unpublished study, Wu's collaborator Shahrbanoo Fadavi, a pediatric dentist at UIC, f...UCI researchers create method for predicting most effective use of cancer-fighting drugs
...p doctors choose the best combination of drugs for fighting cancer -- a development that may lead to more effe...n a combination of drugs will be more effective in fighting a cancer. Researchers Natalia Komarova and Dominik Wodarz present their findings in this week's onli...Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
...w being planned, Dr. Kalman says. "The approach of fighting disease by targeting drugs to cellular molecules rather than to disease agents themselves may be applicable to a wide variety of pathogenic microorganisms," he says. Routine vaccinations for smallpox ended in this country in the early 1970s, and the ...Notch protein signaling directs early T-cell development
...e required for many aspects of immunity, including fighting viral infections, providing cancer surveillance, and regulating multiple aspects of the immune response. T cells are made in the thymus, a small organ situated under the breastbone near the heart, whose primary function is T-cell production. However...HIV therapy success rates similar in developing and developed world, study shows
...n free ART drugs will do "significantly" better at fighting the disease compared to those who must pay for the drugs. "ART programs are complex therapeutic regimens that require patients to take a minimum of three pills a day for the rest of their lives," said Dr. Karen Doucette, a professor in the U of A Div...Options for Parkinson's patients abundant
...ients and their families cope with the prospect of fighting a chronic, degenerative, incurable neurological di...idered the most common and effective treatment for fighting Parkinson's symptoms. "One of the biggest controversies now is whether a doctor should start by putt...Arranon cancer drug receives advisory committee support
...n is targeted towards adult and pediatric patients fighting T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL), -- blood cancers that affect how the body makes blood and provides immunity from other diseases. The new drug, developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), would be an opti...Gold nanoparticles show potential for noninvasive cancer treatment
...old nanoparticles may result in a valuable tool in fighting not only oral cancers, but also a number of other types, including stomach, colon and skin cancers." The research was supported by a grant from the Chemical Science, Geoscience and Biosciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy. UCSF is a lead...NCI/NIH Pain Consortium Science Writers' Seminar
...pain? Ann O'Mara, Ph.D. (NIH), New approaches to fighting cancer pain Michael J. Iadarola, Ph.D. (NIH), Novel therapies to treat severe pain Jeffrey S. Mogil, Ph.D. (NIH grantee, McGill University), The genetics of pain Blossom Patterson (breast cancer patient), How I've dealt with pain from metast...Work on cancer-killing compound nets FSU professor major grant
...much easier to determine how effective they are at fighting certain types of cancers." Naresh Dalal, chairman of FSU's department of chemistry and biochemistry, called Dudley an innovative researcher in a promising field of cancer research. "Many labs across the world have been and continue to be interested i...