Lupus and the role of Epstein-Barr virus
...he immune system functioning properly. Due to its interference with immune function and promotion of certain antibodies, EBV has been implicated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly referred to as lupus. Lupus is a chronic, potentially debilitating autoimmune disease that more often affects women and...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...atigue on a scale of severity, distress, degree of interference in activities of daily living, and timing. Study Background In this eight-week double-blind trial, 529 patients with fibromyalgia were randomized to receive one of three daily doses of Lyrica (150 mg, 300 mg, or 450 mg) or placebo. The primary obj...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...rson Cancer Center have developed a way to use RNA interference (RNAi) so that it permanently hampers breast cancer development. The technique permanently silences activated STAT3, a crucial gene found in some human breast tumors, thus reducing the cancer's ability to become invasive. The study, presented at the ...Physical pain aggravates majority of Americans, according to poll
...Does it matter? Yes. About four in 10 people cited interference with each of these quality-of-life indicators: work and other duties, mood, day-to-day activities, sleep and enjoyment of life. What helps? In desperation, people have tried everything from over-the-counter drugs to alcohol. For effectiveness, praye...NIST method improves timing in oscilloscopes
...tually working, or to increased electronic "noise" interference with measurements of microwave signals from radar. The NIST method, based on an approach developed in laboratory experiments and implemented in freely available software, constructs an alternative time base. The software analyzes an oscilloscope's me...A vaccine approach to treating Parkinson's disease
...is associated with degeneration of nerve cells and interference with normal inter-cellular communication, leading to Parkinson's disease and dementia. The work marks the first time a vaccine for this family of diseases has been found effective in animal studies. Scientists at Elan Pharmaceuticals have been wo...Children who are prone to ear infections have high rates of potential disease producing bacteria
...moking parents and 16 in their children. Bacterial interference against potential pathogens were noted in 58 instances in smoking parents and in 55 instances in their children compared to 129 instances in non-smoking parents and 55 instances in their children. "A high recovery rate of potential pathogens and a l...Italian law on ART brings problems for doctors and patients
...aly is a modern-day state and should not allow the interference of religious authorities in its affairs. In the 21st century the church should not be able to dictate Italian policy, particularly where it concerns the rights of individuals and society, and it is shocking that very few Italian politicians were pr...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...simply want to avoid menstruation, leading to less interference in daily life, and fewer menstruation-related days off from work or school. The Cochrane Review Authors set out to see if women experienced any differences when taking COC's in the standard pattern versus continuously. Their conclusion was that the t...Tiny worms paving way for better anesthetics
...w they need to look at proteins, sophisticated RNA interference technology enables researchers to do so by stopping the usual process in which information encoded by a singular gene is transformed into a cellular protein. Tiny C. elegans, free-living soil nematodes that share 50 percent to 60 percent of their ge...Young cancer researchers honored
... Lowe has used the relatively new technique of RNA interference (RNAi) to more closely regulate the expression of genes in mice. Characterizing cellular communication Dr. Wrana's work has focused on the Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-) family of cell signaling proteins that regulate cell growth and funct...Mental stress may be another culprit in raising cholesterol levels in healthy adults
...The stress tasks used were computerized color-word interference and mirror tracing. The color-word task involved flashing a series of target color words in incongruous colors on a computer screen (ex. Yellow letters spelling the color blue). At the bottom of the computer screen, four names of colors were displaye...Cellular molecule spurs growth of prostate cancer
...oup found Ack1 activity could be inhibited through interference with its molecular interactions, thus offering a target for treatment. First, the group discovered that Ack1 bound to a protein called Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90), which associated with many oncogenic, or cancer-causing, signaling proteins. "If yo...Artificial light at night stimulates breast cancer growth in laboratory mice
...lock is associated with cancer in humans, and that interference with internal timekeeping can tip the balance in favor of tumor development," said Blask. "The effects we are seeing are of greatest concern to people who routinely stay in a lighted environment during times when they would prefer to be sleeping," sa...Predicting the future of primary care in England
...e finds general practice under pressure. Political interference has left the largely female profession feeling undervalued. The nature of general practice has also changed considerably, with larger practices offering a wider range of services and video phone consultations relieving some of the problems of access....Tool developed to silence genes in specific tissues using RNAi
...have jumped a significant hurdle in the use of RNA interference (RNAi), believed by many to be the ultimate tool to both decode the function of individual genes in the human genome and to treat disease. Reporting in the journal Genes and Development, investigators have developed a simple way to use the RNAi appr...Gene therapy 'turns off' mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
...turn off alpha-synuclein in dopamine neurons. RNA interference is a sophisticated method to selectively turn off ..., leaving others unaffected. By placing the RNA interference into a crippled, non-disease-causing virus, scientists in the Bohn lab have been able to deliver the...Current interpretation of data protection law hampers medical research
...But it should be allowed to do so when the privacy interference is proportionate," they write. "Regulators and researchers need to improve their ability to recognise these situations and adjust their approach." "With over 250 studies granted access to information without consent, the real issue is not that few st...Using mobile phones reduces error rate in hospital care
...esthesiology and Neurosurgery, said the electronic interference from mobile telephone was a problem in the past be..." Ruskin said. "The small risks of electromagnetic interference between mobile telephones and medical devices should be weighed against the potential benefits of im......that certain transmission technologies create more interference than others and hearing aid wearers' use of microp...ng cell phone interference. Data also suggest that interference alone does not fully predict the usability of a cell phone for hearing aid wearers. These findings h...