A Jekyll and Hyde of cytokines: IL-25 both promotes and limits inflammatory diseases
PHILADELPHIA The same signal responsible for promoting the type of immune responses that cause asthma and...he researchers were able to define IL-25's role in promoting type 2 inflammation to fight infection. In mice that lack the ability to produce IL-25, researchers...IOF announces Tetra Pak's support of World Osteoporosis Day
...will be a major partner for the IOF during 2006 in promoting awareness of how individuals can build strong bones and contribute to their bone health. Tetra Pak will also be a key partner in the World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) activities. "IOF is delighted to have Tetra Pak's support, especially with this year's W...Jefferson scientists reveal new mechanism that causes spread of colorectal cancer
...in fact, is doing the seeding of the colon cancer, promoting metastasis. No one has ever shown this particular mechanism. The current paradigm suggests that mainly the stromal cell within the tumor is the major MMP-9 producer in colorectal tumors. Surprisingly, MMP-9 is key to initiating metastasis. "This mech...Genes and environment interact to promote cancer
...bate over the role of smoking and the NAT2 gene in promoting bladder cancer. Some studies show that people with a certain version or "allele" of the NAT2 gene have a 40 percent increased risk for bladder cancer. Adding tobacco smoke to the effects of this allele may increase one's risk to 300 percent, said Sch...Helping mentally retarded children and adolescents
...lays important roles in recognition and diagnosis, promoting health and independence, preventing secondary disabilities, supporting both parents and siblings, and, finally, transitioning the adolescent to adult systems of care."...Procedure cures some diabetic mice, but not in the way previously reported
...up has hypothesized that the spleen is erroneously promoting the survival and reproduction of immune cells that attack beta cells; they theorize that injections of spleen cells from healthy mice will help reset this dysfunctional selection mechanism. Finally, scientists took islets, structures in the pancreas...Uniting Africans to save women's lives from postpartum hemorrhage
...ty through a combination of approaches, including: promoting Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL); strengthening the capability of front-line health workers to provide emergency obstetric care and effectively manage PPH when it occurs; and applying an innovative, community-based approach to pr...Environmental chemicals implicated in cancer, say experts
...ut the danger of tobacco smoke, improving diet and promoting physical activity. We should now, however, be focusing on trying to reduce exposure to problematic chemicals." The research team has also looked at anecdotal evidence, from practicing physicians in pre-industrial societies, which suggests that cance...Combining multiple treatments improves multiple sclerosis therapy
...at the combination therapy mediated its effects by promoting the secretion of the anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10 and suppressed production of the proinflammatory molecules IL-12 and TNF-alpha. Importantly, the combined drug therapy utilized doses of each drug that were lower than the doses used in the singl...AstraZeneca, University of Miami, and Humana collaborate to improve consumer health
...o developing treatments for chronic conditions and promoting appropriate pharmaceutical care through research....Potential heart benefit found in stem cells
...f stem cells to heart function, however, may be in promoting cardiomyogenesis (CM, the growth of cardiac muscle). To achieve CM, the source of the cells needs a high rate of cardiac activity and similar gene and protein expression. In two studies presented from researchers at the Keio University School of Me...American Association for Dental Research presents awards, recognitions
...vice in the area of public affairs by consistently promoting the interests and activities of oral health research to a wide constituency. The award is supported by the AADR and consists of a plaque. Previous recipients of the Award are Jack W. Hein (1996), Gertrude Quigley (1997), Christopher Squier (1998), Ja...Multiple sclerosis research into reparative cells offers new avenue for fighting disease
...ns into strategies for treatment that are aimed at promoting preservation of tissue architecture (neuroprotection) and even potentially neurorestoration," said Dr. Frohman, who directs the Multiple Sclerosis Program and Clinical Center at UT Southwestern and holds the Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha Distinguish...Whites more likely than blacks to die soon after spouse's death
... ill, enhanced social support and kinship, and the promoting of healthy behaviors and discouraging of risk-taking. Elwert and Christakis suggest such benefits may be longer-lasting for blacks, persisting even after a spouse's death. Citing prior research, the investigators identify several possible reasons fo...Seminar examines biology of pain and nerve repair in peripheral nerve disease
...at the peripheral nervous system can tell us about promoting successful regeneration." 4:30 5:30 Reception Media are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Nancy Herman, Director of Programs, Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy, at 773.834.8973, or by email at nherman@neurology.bsd.uchi...New treatments based on human behaviour could reduce drug prescribing
...% in a high risk group of patients, by intensively promoting exercise and weight loss - a higher success rate than achieved using conventional medicine. Using behavioural techniques to reorganise clinical teams has also been shown to result in lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients - sometimes more effe...New study evaluates impact of smoking cessation aids and mass media
...ne, evaluated the effect of televised ad campaigns promoting quitting and seven conventional types of cessation help; nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), prescribed medications, professional help or advice, self-help materials, cessation programs, telephone quit line, or web-based cessation sites. The impact o...Learning and memory stimulated by gut hormone
...an enter the hippocampus and bind to local neurons promoting alterations in connections between nerve cells in mice and rats. Further study of behavior in the animals showed that these changes in brain circuitry are linked to enhanced learning and memory performance. Because ghrelin is highest in the circulat...Gum-chewing may speed recovery after colon surgery
...y stimulate the same nerves in the body as eating, promoting the release of hormones that activate the gastrointestinal tract, the researchers write. "Early postoperative feeding may stimulate bowel motility, however, many patients fed early after colectomies do not tolerate this," they write. "In a study wh...Anabolic steroid use increases heart attack risk and causes liver damage
...igram dose was more effective than higher doses in promoting weight gain. Subjects who weighed more and were healthier and were therefore more like athletes who use the drugs, observes Grunfeld required higher doses to gain weight. This is significant, he says, because it demonstrates in healthy people, "you...