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Autoimmune Response in Multiple Sclerosis

...ese destructive T cells is dominant in driving the development of EAE/MS. In a study appearing online on July 12 in advance of publication in the August print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Eli Sercarz and colleagues from the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies immunized mice with an e...

Suven Seeks Permission for Trials of New Drug

...rch and manufacturing services, drug discovery and development support services and collaborative research partner with global pharma majors. Suven's research focuses on developing treatments for Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders through novel mechanisms using small-molecule medicinal chemistry approache...

Folicacid Reduces Congenital Malformations, If Added to Flour

...e is the basis of the embryos nervous system. Poor development of the neural tube, which is sometimes due to a lack of folic acid, can result in major health problems. Folic acid is found in green vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and meat. However, even a balanced diet wont supply enough folic acid for a pregn...

Laser to Fight Root Canal Bacteria

..., conducted by researchers in Austria, credits the development of miniaturized, flexible fiber tips for allowing the laser to be used in endodontic (root canal) treatment. Dr. Ulrich Schoop and a team of researchers in the dental school at the University of Vienna used 60 extracted human teeth with one root ea...

Understanding HIV Interference With Infected Cell Division

...PLoS Pathogens a discovery that could lead to the development of a new class of drugs to combat HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) causes AIDS by depleting essential immune cells called CD4+T lymphocytes in infected individuals, resulting in a compromised immune system. At the center of this pro...

Monoclonal Antibody Induces Death in Liver Cancer Cells

...t was found that at an early foetal stage of liver development in the mouse, the level of expression of PDGFRa was 37 times higher compared to later stages of development in the adult mouse liver. The researchers also found significantly higher levels of PDGFRa in rat an...

Trial of VivaGel in Sexually Active Young Women Commences

...his trial will provide information of value to the development of VivaGel(TM) for all indications, including preventing the spread of genital herpes," added Dr Fairley. The study will enroll 40 sexually active, HIV-negative women aged 18 to 24 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study g...

Vaginal Bacteria Vary Among Healthy Women

...e to infections and other diseases, and avoid the development of health problems. Women suffer from insidious health problems, including bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections, and those problems send them in droves to seek medical treatment, said Larry Forney, a professor of biology at the University of Id...

Lobster Shells Have Great Healing and Antiseptic Properties

...nnovative ones, the study of their properties, the development of new by-products and the testing of their practi... Prof. Peniche said. The research has led to the development of a procedure that involves using chitosan to cover surgical threads and lint, into which antibioti...

India to Monitor Pregnancies to Check Girl Foeticide: Report

...nfant mortality," the minister for women and child development Renuka Chowdhury told the Hindustan Times daily. ...mandatory in a democracy," said a government child development official. "We have to educate people rather than forcing them." Chowdhury's remarks came after sev...

Adding Folic Acid to Flour Lessens Congenital Malformations

...he foundation of the embryo's nervous system. Poor development of the neural tube, which is sometimes due to a lack of folic acid, can lead to major health problems. Folic acid is found in green vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and meat. However, even a balanced diet is not able to provide sufficient folic acid ...

Cosmetic Eye Enhancer may Lead to Disfigurement

... injected superficially; all four exhibited nodule development and inflammation. PLA should not be injected superficially, especially around the eyes, says study author and dermatologist Greg Goodman. This material does not act as a dermal filler, which would be injected superficially to smooth wrinkles, but ne...

Hepatitis Day of Reckoning for a Happening Virus

...is B virus in the liver. This is indeed a positive development for India in the treatment of Hepatitis B. Existing Impediments Worldwide Discrepancies in Hepatitis testing, diagnoses and treatment still exist in some countries. These irregularities could spell disaster in the present day with increased mov...

Cytokine IL6 as a New Chemotherapeutic Target for Ras-driven Cancers

...owth-promoting pathway, is an integral step in the development of a number of human cancers, particularly pancreatic and lung cancer. Unfortunately, though, attempts to target Ras for inhibition in a clinical setting have proved unsuccessful. "We knew Ras was really important for cancer, but time after time i...

Harvard to Develop Medical City in Islamabad

... The complex is part of a large-scale residential development plan to develop a Health and Education City in the capital, and includes a 500-bed teaching hospital and colleges of medicine, nursing, and dentistry. Harvard Medical International (HMI) is a subsidiary of the Harvard Medical School set up to help...

Tumor Painting to Fight Against Cancer

...'s Hospital and co-investigator on the study. This development has the potential to save lives and make brain tumor resection safer. Surgery remains a primary form of cancer therapy. Despite advances in surgical tools, surgeons currently rely on color, texture or blood supply to differentiate tumor from normal...

Yo-yo Dieting Increases Kidney Cancer Risk in Women

...along with a large waistline pose high risk in the development of the kidney cancer in older women than just obesity. Scientists found that women with larger waist to hip ratios were at 80 per cent increased risk of developing a type of kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Researchers noted th...

Curry Ingredient Kills Plaque Leading to Alzheimer's

...une system. The results also suggest a new drug development approach for the disease that differs from the amyloid-beta vaccine. The new approach relies on the innate immune system, which is present at birth rather than on antibodies produced by B cells, which is a later developed part of the active immune sy...

Character Test for Australian Visa Subjective

...olvement in people smuggling, acts of violence and development of weapons of mass destruction. The form, which used to cover two pages but now takes six, states: "If you are of Arabic descent, write the full name of your paternal grandfather." A spokeswoman for the Immigration Department said: "The contents ...

Researchers Find New Target for Anti-cancer Drugs

...on of new blood vessels, which are crucial for the development and nourishment of tumours. IL-6 was like the gas pedal driving the growth of tumours. No gas, no growth, which is exactly what we saw when we inhibited IL-6 in tumours, Counter said. Counter is encouraged that even though these findings are in c...

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