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Researchers Discover Gene Essencial to Cerebellum Formation

...ed by the Fundació La Caixa, the scientists aim to explore the potential of this gene to produce Purkinje neurons in a laboratory setting. The researchers will investigate whether the expression of Ptf1a/p48 can induce the production of Purkinje cells from stem cells and neurospheres, progenitor cells of adu...

Natural Antibiotics Yield Secrets to Atom-level Imaging Technique

...orthy's research group is using solid-state NMR to explore the germ-killing properties of natural antibiotics called antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are produced by virtually all animals, from insects to frogs to humans. AMPs are the immune system's early line of defense, battling microbes at the first ...

A Combination of Botox and Surgery Cures Migraines

...t Case Western Reserve University and the first to explore using surgery to relieve migraines, following the ...ue by performing anatomical studies on cadavers to explore the nerves and pathways that might cause migraines. Together they have identified four specific trig...

Gene Therapy Shows Promise as Treatment for Diseased Limbs

...ts that gene therapy is a safe treatment method to explore in patients whose lower limbs are at risk for amputation because of poor// circulation caused by blocked blood vessels. In a Phase I clinical trial, almost half the patients receiving gene therapy reported complete resolution of chronic pain one ye...

Cancer Drug can Extend Survival in Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors

..., Vredenburgh said. "Going forward, we will also explore the efficacy of this treatment in newly diagnosed patients," he said. "Ultimately, our hope is that this will offer a real weapon in what is now a very limited arsenal for treating a very challenging cancer." Source-Eurekalert SR...

Research Paper Examines Depression in 3 Cities in Pakistan

...on the prevalence of depression. Our study aims to explore the prevalence of depression among households in three capital cities of Pakistan." A sample of 820 people was randomly selected and a cross sectional telephone based study was conducted for a duration of six months. "It was found that there was a ...

Researchers Warn Against the Use Of Garlic To Treat Childhood Ailments

...disease in youngsters, and more study is needed to explore the plant's effects on blood pressure and lipid concentrations in children at cardiovascular risk. As with conventional medical treatments, there is potential for adverse effects with garlic use, Vohra said. Adverse effects of garlic described in a...

Unknown Species of Bacteria Among a ‘zoo’ of Them on the Human Boy

...ere on the human body. Stating that he wanted to explore the skin as a source of bacteria, as it was practically uncharted area, unlike the intestinal tract, vagina, mouth etc., Blaser says he was astounded by results of his work, which he describes as ‘deep.’ Investigators discovered 182 bacterial spec...

Environmental Toxicants Target Stem Cells

... and role of these cells has enabled scientists to explore the molecular origin of these diseases, and the Rochester team's findings are part of a growing number of discoveries that indicate that certain developmental syndromes may be the result of disruption in stem cell function. There are tens of thousa...

On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale

...ber of the brain- dead. The need of the hour is to explore the possibilities of tapping this pool of potential organ donors as is done in the western world. In the past decade, 1200 transplants have been performed in India from such brain- dead donors. The American Medical Association (AMA) , is ponder...

Breast Growth in Boys and Herb Based Products-probable Link, Say Scientists

... looking into cases of prepubertal gynecomastia to explore a possible usage of such products. <BR...

Research on Human Metabolic Disorders

...that cell. The tool is designed to help scientists explore hundreds of human disorders in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, and other molecules. It also is intended to be used in the future to study metabolic variations between people as a way to individually tailor diet for wei...

A Protein in Brain Cells Controls Obesity: Research

...in both locations. Rui and his team now hope to explore SH2B1's role in the brain and body even further, and hope to translate their findings into clinical research involving humans. They hope that their findings will help lead to better tactics for understanding the causes of obesity and its consequences...

Benefits of Carbon Monoxide

...monoxide is an anti-inflammatory, and they want to explore its potential in treating high blood pressure, heart disease and possibly cancer. The project builds on a study conducted by Roberto Motterlini (Northwick Park Hospital in London) and Professor Brian Mann (University of Sheffield), and preliminary st...

Skin Patch Vaccine to Combat Alzheimer’

... study is the first of its kind. He is planning to explore if this vaccine would have a benefiting effect in controlling memory loss in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s. Clive Ballard of Alzheimer’s Society said that though this finding is very promising, the safety and efficacy of the vaccine should be...

The Evolution of Costly Traits

...bility of using the tools of hitchhiking theory to explore social problems that have so far been too complicated to analyze using traditional kin selection technique. Source-Eurekalert...

Study Explains How Costly Traits Evolve

...bility of using the tools of hitchhiking theory to explore social problems that have so far been too complicated to analyze using traditional kin selection techniques. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Link Found Between Periodontal Disease and Pancreatic Cancer

...firm this finding in other populations and also to explore the role of inflammation in this particular cancer,' she said. Source-Newswise...

New Gene to Help in Understanding Alzheimer’s Diseas

...arding the new discovery "It opens new pathways to explore the cause as well as potential targets for treatment of this devastating disease." About 4.5 million elderly Americans are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's, an incurable disease that slowly destroys the patient's brain and always ends in death...

A New Strategy to Control Breast Cancer

...ht prove to be an important additional approach to explore for inhibition of this pathway.” “We have designed an entirely new way of targeting EGFR signaling in breast cancer,” said Kenny. “Almost all the work to date has involved the use of antibodies that stick to kinases or drugs that block kinase activ...

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