Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...on. This increased fluid level softens the stool, promotes spontaneous bowel movements, and reduces abdominal discomfort, pain and bloating. "This NDA submission marks a significant product milestone in Sucampo's history. We believe lubiprostone could provide an important new treatment option for the mill...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...stitute of Technology describe finding that VEGF-A promotes the development of lymphatic vessels that can carry cancer cells to lymph nodes and can actually prepare the way for tumor metastasis by inducing new lymphatic vessels to grow within the nodes even before a secondary tumor has developed. "This observ......ng, but there's a bigger market for something that promotes healing," said McAdams....Fink receives National Pharmacy Leadership Award
...n as the National Pharmacy Leadership Society, PLS promotes the development of leadership qualities, especially among pharmacy students. By peer recognition, the society encourages participation in all pharmacy activities. UK students who are members of the College of Pharmacy's chapter of PLS nominated Fink ...UPenn receives 2005 Templeton Research Lectures Grant
...arch Lecture Grant. This three-year $270,000 grant promotes the constructive engagement of science and religion through interdisciplinary study groups and an annual distinguished lectureship. The other two 2005 recipients announced earlier this month are Frankfurt University in Germany and Vanderbilt Universi...Certain weight control behaviors may precipitate obesity among adolescent girls
...ter the homeostatic processes. Erratic eating also promotes weight gain because a person does not get regular delivery of nutrients, said Stice, which can alter a person's physiological responses and disrupt a person's normal appetite pattern. Depressive symptoms also contributed to weight gain among adolesc...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
...Lord Is My Shepherd," that looks at the way belief promotes good mental health and reduces feelings of loneliness and depression. A study called "Something to Live For" that examines whether religious belief diminishes social conflicts, improves sleep and provides for successful aging. A study to determin...Seattle inventor to receive Henry Heimlich Award
...e Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, especially good nutrition. PC...dies, opposes unethical human experimentation, and promotes alternatives to animal research....SKCC's Gennadi Glinsky addresses predicting risk in cancer treatment outcome
...o the survival life cycle of cancer stem cells and promotes tumor progression and metastasis. Thus, when this signature expression is found in tumors, there is a high probability of unfavorable therapy outcome, the researchers concluded. However, if this signature expression is not found in tumor cells, ther...Melbourne researchers develop safer and more effective 'aspirin'
...ckson and colleagues identified the mechanism that promotes the formation of pathological blood clots (clots that lead to heart attack or stroke) and how it differed from the mechanisms involved in normal blood clotting. Their research is published today in the international journal Nature Medicine. Dr Jackie...New prostate cancer studies look at hormone and protein connection
...s: it functions to glue cells to each other and it promotes cell growth and survival. Beta--catenin can be modified by having sugar molecules attached to its structure. Persad's team will investigate whether modifying beta-catenin affects its role in promoting cell growth and survival. Modification happens ...MRI study shows hormone leptin alters brains, may ease cravings of people with obesity gene
... (MRI) study finds that the protein hormone leptin promotes development of gray matter in the part of the brain that regulates cravings and the ability to monitor personal behavior. After receiving leptin replacement therapy, research subjects with a recessive mutation in the obesity (ob) gene a population b...Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
...cus on language and cognitive development but also promotes the emotional relationship between a child and other people. "We are examining whether this very early intervention that focuses on social engagement alters the course of development," she said. "As part of our outcomes, we will be examining the ch...Research suggests molecular approaches to brain tumor treatment
...ascular endothelial growth factor D, a factor that promotes the growth of new blood vessels in most malignant brain tumors. "This protein seems to be important in how tumors grow and how they may spread to healthy tissue," said Waldemar Debinski, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence a...Study shows grapefruit extract can heal stomach ulcers
... at the ulcer margin and release of gastrin, which promotes ulcer healing. "Because grapefruit is acidic in nature, people with ulcers might assume that they should not include the fruit in their diet," said Thomas Brzozowski M.D., Ph.D., of the Jagiellonian University Medical College and lead author of the ...Cancer as major cause of childhood death in developing countries not being adequately addressed
... in resource-poor nations and if their development promotes international cell and tissue banks and the ability to collect long-term treatment follow-up data....University of Maryland scientist wins 2005 Kettering Prize
...ced by the body, thereby cutting off the fuel that promotes the growth of cancer cells. Unlike other breast cancer drugs that block the effect of estrogen, such as tamoxifen, they inhibit the production of aromatase, an enzyme that plays a key role in producing estrogen. The drugs also are used to treat post...The promise of a tetracycline antibiotic for treating osteoarthritis
...ge, the tissue in the joint that absorbs shock and promotes smooth movement On the strength of preclinical evidence, a team of rheumatologists affiliated with six clinical research centers across the United States conducted the first long-term clinical trial to determine the benefits of doxycycline in the tre...Kids with bedroom TV sets have lower standardized test scores, Stanford/Packard study shows
...y explicit content, or content or advertising that promotes alcohol or drug use." But cheer up Mom and Dad - there's still hope. Some of Robinson's future research will focus on developing effective ways to help parents extract televisions from their children's inner sanctums.......xecutive director of the not-for-profit BHI, which promotes better hearing with research and educational initiatives. "Parents often minimize their child's hearing loss despite strong evidence that even a mild hearing problem can cause behavioral and learning problems. If parents don't help their children and...