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Tag: "potential" at medical news

Researchers Devise New Compound to Treat Fungal Infections

... "We have discovered a new compound that has the potential to treat common chronic nail infections caused by fungi," Alley said. The mechanism crucially depended on a boron atom that is part of AN2690, which is needed to link the compound to the tRNA. "We are now working towards finding related antibacte...

Potentially Violent Individuals can Be Identified by STAMP System

...ed: Staring was an important early indicator of potential violence. It was frequently noted in observational data and featured in nine of the 16 observed violent episodes. Nurses felt that staring was used to intimidate them into prompter action when they responded to this cue violence tended to be avoided...

Omega-3 Fattyacids Keeps Retinopathy at Bay

...director of the NEI, said, This study explores the potential benefit of dietary omega-3 fatty acids in protecting against the development and progression of retinal disease. The study gives us a better understanding of the biological processes that lead to retinopathy and how to intervene to prevent or slow di...

Taking Animals Out of Laboratory Research

...als must be adequately tested in order to identify potential hazards to human and animal health, and to the environment. Boots plc contributed to the official opening on July 6, a further gesture of support for FRAME and its research programme, which has been given in various ways for more than 20 years....

World Wine Sales Brisk, but French Producers Hungover

... Robert Beynat said international visitors -- read potential buyers -- rose two percent from 2005. Of those, 2,000 were from Asia -- 400 from China, three times the number in 2005, and 150 from Hong Kong, double the attendance in 2005. Other countries with a strong presence at Vinexpo this year included Indi...

This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'

...d are akin to other drugs of their genre, with the potential to cause irreparable brain damage. A strong team effort between public and private companies is imperative to end this problem. The UN body in India has set up nearly 400 de-addiction centers and 200 trained personnel have been inducted as counselo...

SARS Patients Experience Mental Health Decline

...s and caregivers during and after an epidemic, the potential benefit of a family-centred approach to followup care, and the importance of exploring strategies to minimize the psychological burden of an epidemic illness as part of future pandemic-planning initiatives Survivors used health care services freque...

Patient Confidentiality Must Be Ensured-UNAIDS

...llion men, women and children living with HIV from potential stigma and discrimination, the United Nations agency dealing with AIDS today released new guidelines to ensure that patient confidentiality is not compromised in the process of collecting and storing information on the virus. UNAIDS Senior Technica...

Estrogen Therapy Protects Against Fading Mental Powers: Study

...ff. The findings indicate that the debate on the potential benefits of HRT is not over yet, said John Morrison, a professor in the department of neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "There's been a great deal of confusion as to whether estrogen helps or harms post-menopausal wome...

Gene Therapy Awakens the Brain Despite Blindness from Birth

...sponses in animals born blind, and that it has the potential to do the same in humans. "The retina of the eye... findings are significant because they support the potential for human benefit from retinal therapies aimed at restoring vision to those with genetic retinal dis...

Common Antidepressants Linked to Increased Bone Loss in Older Adults

...at the two hip subregions among SSRI users. "One potential explanation for our findings is that SSRI use may have a direct deleterious effect on bone. This theory is supported by findings of in vitro and in vivo laboratory investigations," they write. "Our findings suggest that, in this cohort, use of SSRI...

Adherence of Nanoparticles to RBC- Very Effective Drug Delivery Method

...chemistry of the entire particle, which offers the potential to attach chemicals to the exposed surface for targeting applications. The researchers have learned that particles adhered to red blood cells can escape phagocytosis because red blood cells have a knack for evading macrophages. Nanoparticles arent ...

Theory of How HIV Attacks is Wrong: Study

...nsight into the nature of HIV disease and indicate potential new approaches to therapy," they concluded. A potential explanation for the slow process could be that the virus slowly adapts over the course of the infect...

Researchers Find Way to Safely Store Hydrogen for Use in Future Cars

...d the results are very promising as they provide a potential solution to one of the major problems of hydrogen storage for mobile applications. Hydrogen has been much touted as the clean fuel of the future for electric vehicles and portable devices. But, despite holding more energy than hydrocarbon fuels, it...

Brain Tumor Drug in Frogs A New Report

... of novel ribonuclease based therapeutics with the potential to help patients suffering from cancer and other dismal diseases.The company is now working on pre-clinical trials of Amphinase with a view to beginning clinical trials in the future....

Obesity Linked to Lower Tuberculosis Risk in Older Chinese Population

...re indicated to explore the underlying mechanisms, potential clinical utilities and possible epidemiological consequences, the authors said. The study has been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....

Tree Bark Substance may Hold New Lung-cancer Treatment

...ed on beta-lapachone and NQO1 interaction have the potential to play a major role in treating devastating drug-resistant cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer, said Dr. Erik Bey, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher in the Simmons Cancer Center. This is the first step in developing chemo...

Replidyne Announces Positive Phase I Results for Topical Antibiotic REP8839

...9 is a promising development candidate and has the potential to be an important treatment option for physicians...recorded in any of the subjects, and low irritancy potential was confirmed. Additionally, in all Phase I studies no serious adverse events were observed in any s...

Emotions Play 'significant Role' in Recovery from Hip Surgery

...better and more customized treatment plans has the potential to help patients recover more fully - and not just after hip surgery. "The number one issue is recognition - we need to acknowledge that there's more going on with patients than what current clinical tests tell us," he says. The research is pub...

Obesity is Related to Lower Tuberculosis Risk

...re indicated to explore the underlying mechanisms, potential clinical utilities and possible epidemiological consequences....

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