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Stem Cells from Human Fat Tissue to Hunt for and Kill Cancerous Tumours

...apy can then seep out into the tumour, producing a lethal by-stander effect. Researchers first injected the engineered mesenchymal stem cells, then 5-FC in nude mice, animals with an inhibited immune system, engrafted with human colon cancer. The study found that tumour growth was inhibited by up to 68...

Skin Cancer can Be Triggered by P53 Mutation

... insights into the development of this potentially lethal disease. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a form of nonmelanoma skin cancer, which is the most common type of human malignancy with over 1 million new cases in the USA each year. Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene have been implicated in ...

New Insights into Prion Propogation

...l on the behavior and variety of these potentially lethal molecules. The work was done with former UIC post-doctoral fellow Vibha Taneja and University of Bordeaux researchers Sven Saupe, Marie-Lise Maddelein and Nicholas Talarek. Previously, Liebman focused her studies on prion-forming proteins found i...

Mutated Gene Zaps Pancreas Cancer in Mice

...Cancer Center said. The team even created a more lethal mutant, called BikDD, which spares healthy tissue. "There are no good options for pancreatic cancer patients now," said James Abbruzzese, professor and chair of MD Anderson Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology. Two types of mice were treated a...

Gene Therapy Eradicates Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

... different types of mice. Boffins created the more lethal mutant and named it BikDD. Untreated control mice in both experiments all died within 40 days, while mice treated with the mutant gene delivered via a less-targeted viral promoter driven expression system employing cytomegalovirus (CMV) died within...

WBC Selective About Sugar

...ove useful in the research for new drugs to battle lethal pathogens. A scientist in the lab of Whitehead Member Gerald Fink has discovered that neutrophils recognize and respond to a specific form of sugar called beta-1, 6-glucan on the surface of fungi. This sugar comprises just a small fraction of the fu...

Drinking More Milk may Lessen Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...ance of finding new ways to treat and prevent this lethal disease. The recommended three servings of lowfat or fat-free milk provides 900 mg of calcium, 300 IU of vitamin D and 80 mg of magnesium daily. The new meta-analysis and review is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabol...

FDA Approves Phase I Clinical Trial of Topaz Pharmaceuticals' New Head Lice Treatment

...will provide a naturally derived treatment that is lethal to lice and nits, yet safe to children and adults....aturally derived, quick acting ingredient which is lethal to head and body lice....

Insecticide and Repellent Combo Effective in Eliminating Malarial Mosquitoes

...ties. Mosquito nets soaked with this mixture had a lethal power and irritant effect that inhibited the mosqu...se mixtures show a strong synergy in the resulting lethal and paralysing effects on the mosquitoes. However, only the association between the insecticide and ...

6,000 Turkeys Slaughtered at Czech Bird Flu Farm

...sand turkeys at a Czech farm where the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed this week have been slaughtered, officials said on Friday. "All the turkeys on the farm have been killed and the process is underway for the smaller flocks in the area, around 1,000 birds in all," Czech veterin...

EU Move Against Mercury Should Be Adopted in India: NGO

...t would take a cue from the initiative against the lethal metal and ban its import....

Six Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Germany

...oo had been carriers of H5N1, which is potentially lethal for humans. The dead wild birds infected with the virus were found at two lakes near Nuremberg in the past week. Guenther said local authorities had cordoned off an area with a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) radius from where the diseased birds were fou...

Germany Confirms Second Bird Flu Outbreak

...fficials on Tuesday confirmed that the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in wild swans in the east of the country, the second such incident here in a week. The three birds were found dead in the area around Frohburg, near Liepzig, second incidence of the feared virus in a week, th...

Chilean President's Cousin Successfully Tests Allergy 'Knockout' Technique on Mice

...ike stuffy nose, rash and airway constriction, and lethal shock known from food or venom allergies occur when, as a result of exposure to allergens, mast cells react violently and release an enormous array of pro-inflammatory substances, of which histamine is a well-known example. They later on attract infl...

Potentially Lethal H5N1 Bird Flu Resurfaces in Europe

...aid Wednesday the H5N1 virus, which is potentially lethal to humans, had been found in a flock of chickens after its recent discovery among wild birds in Germany. The presence of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed on a poultry farm near the village of Norin, just four kilometers (2.5 miles) from a farm where so...

Pakistan to Launch World's Biggest Anti-measles Drive

...e in Africa. Measles was the world's single most lethal infectious disease before an effective vaccine emerged in 1963....

Potential Target for Allergy Therapy

...rotein can be perfectly harmless to one person and lethal to another, said Dr Nicoletti. We have identified the missing molecule that normally keeps immune responses under control and appropriate. Having a food allergy means that the immune system responds to a food protein as if it was harmful. The immun...

Should the UK Adopt Dutch Rules on Euthanasia in Newborn Babies?

Euthanasia for newborn babies with lethal and disabling conditions is illegal worldwide, but in reality, its acceptance and practice vary between different countries. An editorial in this weeks BMJ asks should it be available? In the Netherlands, about 200,000 live births occur annuall...

Spit Test Kit on the Cards to Ascertain Pre-eclampsia Risk

...s and their babies. Pre-eclampsia, an otherwise lethal pregnancy complication which could kill hundreds of fetuses a year can be averted with a simple saliva test. One in ten pregnancies is fraught with such risks and one in fifty, suffers a virulent repercussion of pre-eclampsia. This test in its deve...

Disease Outbreak Claims Trout From Idaho Hatchery

...n years, the disease appears to have gained a more lethal toehold in 2006 and 2007, according to Frew."For some reason, the last couple of years, we've had some problems with ich at the Nampa hatchery. Theres not really a lot we could do, without a complete rebuild of the Nampa hatchery", Frew was quoted....

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