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A New Gene to Contribute in Insulin Metabolism

... a group of cellular proteins, the cytohesins, and described their function in the immune system. Two of his co...y reverse the resistance to insulin.' A new method described by Michael Famulok in the Nature paper could help in the search for this kind of drug. With its help...

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Stimuli from Nervous System

... disorder characterized by numbness of extremities described by patients as “pins and needles” or burning. This disorder could be the result of the nervous system’s role in the development of the disease, postulated the researchers. Since the tests are not toxic, clinical trials may soon be initiated once t...

Exertion Incontinence - A Common Postnatal Problem

...a number of physical complaints, most of the women described themselves as feeling well. To the question: "All in all, how would you describe your present state of health"", 91% responded "good" or "very good" two months after childbirth. When the question was asked again after one year, the number had dropped...

Team Discovers a Gene That Causes Familial Pancreatic Cancer

...eatic cancer gene in 1996 when one of her patients described his family’s “curse.” His grandfather, father, four uncles and three cousins had all died of pancreatic cancer, some at a very young age. Brentnall designated this family as “Family X” and set off to identify the source of the fatal inheritance. The ...

Britain Scientists Support the Use of Primates in Research

... a non-animal medical research charity in Britain, described the report as short-sighted, uninspired and misguided. "The report seriously underplays the importance of non-animal research methods," said Dr Gill Langley, the charity's science director. SI...

Mushroom Extract Protects Poultry From Parasite Diseases

...cross the globe. The results of the findings were described in a recent issue of the journal Poultry Science. The scientists injected lectin extracted from Fomitella fraxinea (a wood-rotting mushroom seen mostly on black locust tree stumps) into 18-day-old embryos to activate their innate immune systems and...

When Teens Actually Want to Become Mothers

Doctors from Rhode Island New York have described as remarkable findings that show some teenagers fear not getting pregnant as opposed to the contrary.// This can be termed significant, as choices in contraception are made based on this. Out of studies carried out involving 300 adolescents, almost...

The GreeneChip- First Tool to Provide Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

...microorganism in a fatal hemorrhagic fever case is described in the January 2007 issue of the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases (online December 6 at www.cdc.gov/EID/13/1/06-0837.htm). Globalization of travel and trade brings new infectious agents into new contexts. It is increasingly important to be prepar...

Former Chilean Dictator Hospitalised After Heart Attack

...an official statement said.// A medical bulletin described Pinochet's condition as "serious but stable". It said his heart was not working sufficiently and that his lungs were also affected. On Nov 25, Pinochet, who ruled from 1973-90, marked his 91st birthday, with a group of supporters gathering outsid...

NMNAT Protein Protects Against Nerve Cell Degeneration

...ellow in Bellen’s laboratory, did much of the work described in the paper. The story began two decades ago when researchers in the U.K. discovered a mouse whose injured nerve cells were slow to die. Even when the nerve was cut, it had some function two weeks later while in a normal mouse injured nerves are n...

Now, a Hormone-free Contraceptive Pill for Men

...one of Britain's leading experts on contraception, described the pill as "a brilliant discovery". He said its strength lay in its ability to prevent pregnancy without using hormones, which could cause side effects such as hot flushes and moodiness. Other male pills are under development but many of them a...

Fresh Water, HIV Biggest of India's Six Challenges: Chidambaram

... Speaking on the demographic issue, the minister described this as "an opportunity" as India's number of young people will continue to grow till 2040 and possibly 2050 before it begins to decline. Then he added a rider: "We have to provide them adequate education to ensure they get meaningful work and con...

Adolescent Smokers Have Greater Vulnerability To AUDs Than Do Non-Smokers

...ctive drugs all act on a part of the brain that is described as the 'central reward circuitry.'" Once this system is exposed to one drug, the brain may become more sensitive to the effects of other drugs, as demonstrated by a number of rodent studies. "Studies like this will set up an alert – for those who ...

Downstate Researchers Target Multiple Sclerosis

...ownstate and Maimonides Medical Center researchers described the use of the calpain inhibitor for the treatment of a mouse model of MS. Whether administered by injection or by mouth, the inhibitor produced an almost complete cessation of the disease's progress. The calpain inhibitor, developed at Downstate, ...

New data from NIH lab confirms protocol to reverse type 1 diabetes in mice

...tribution of spleen cells to islet recovery, first described in the 2003 study, is confirmed in the current work. NIH researchers used cell lineage tracking in the form of Y-chromosomal fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), in combination with insulin staining, to follow the fate of male spleen cells tran...

New Anti-Clotting Drug Less Risky For Heart Attack Patients

...or reduction in bleeding episodes." The journal described a trial that involved around 14,000 patients with heart attack or other acute coronary syndromes. The patients were assigned to one of three drug regimens: a package treatment including heparin; a similar package including bivalirudin; or bivalirudi...

Yeast Model Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Test

...onth, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer formally described characteristics of the neurodegenerative disease //which ultimately came to bear his name. While international efforts to learn about Alzheimer's disease and develop treatments have progressed significantly in recent years, a cure remains an elusive ...

"Tribbles" Protein Implicated in Leukemia

... the original Star Trek series. Tribbles was first described in fruit flies. “Tribbles had never been directly linked to human malignancy,” says senior author Warren S. Pear, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. “This is a new protein to human cancer and has a specific and overw...

Regulatory Mechanism for Tumor Suppressor Protein Identified

...l of cancer in humans. The new molecular pathway described in the study suggests intriguing approaches to diagnosing or intervening in the progression of many types of cancer. A report on the team's findings will be published online November 15 in the journal Nature. "The p53 protein is vital for controllin...

Joslin Diabetes Center Launches Veraxa Health

... tool for diabetic retinopathy has been rigorously described and validated in scientific peer review journals such as Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology and Diabetes Care. In addition, the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) recommendations state that patients with diabetes have a dilated eye e...

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