Man-Made Proteins Could Be More Useful Than Real Ones
...roteins, discovering that they can form a complex, stable structure that closely resembles a natural protein... a a-peptide could self-assemble into the kinds of stable bundles of spiral-shaped helices that are characteristic of natural proteins, Schepartz said. In ...Common Ingredient in Big Macs and Sodas Can Stabilize Gold Nanoparticles for Medical Use
..., creating a new type of gold nanoparticle that is stable and nontoxic and can be administered orally or inj...d create a "coating" that makes gold nanoparticles stable and nontoxic. Katti and Raghuraman Kannan, assistant professor of radiology, have been collabora...Sword Removed from Thai Teenager's Face
.... Ronnachai Tiemsanguan, 16, was said to be in a stable condition after the sword's removal from his face in an operation that took five hours and 10 minutes Tuesday, reported the Thai Rath newspaper. Ronnachai received his sword wound Saturday when "enemies" attacked him after attending a music concert...No Carrier Necessary: This Drug Delivers Itself
...m. "It's a controlled formation of a colloidally stable suspension of nanosized crystals," explained Tymish Ohulchanskyy, Ph.D., UB senior research scientist and a co-author. The researchers originally were investigating nanocrystals as a delivery method for hydrophobic dyes in bioimaging applications, ...Sunscreen Covering Earth Becoming Thinner
...lobal aerosols had dropped as much as 20% from the stable level between 1986 and 1991. GPL...Malaria-resistant Mosquito Developed
...and, finding a gene that confers resistance and is stable for a long period of time is significant," said Black, who was not part of the research team. If they can repeat the work using the human parasite then there is a chance of taking it into the field, he said. Dr. Woodbridge A. Foster, an entomolog...Atherothrombosis Patients at High Risk for CV Events
...cipants. The researchers found that in the overall stable population with established arterial disease, approximately 1 in 7 patients had a cardiovascular event (CV death, heart attack, and stroke) or was hospitalized for a CV event or revascularization procedure within a year of enrollment. Patients with e...Atherothrombosis Associated With High Rates of Cardiovascular Events
...cipants. The researchers found that in the overall stable population with established arterial disease, approximately 1 in 7 patients had a cardiovascular event (CV death, heart attack, and stroke) or was hospitalized for a CV event or revascularization procedure within a year of enrollment. Patients with e...Role of Lifestyle Choices in Heart Risks
... pollution on myocardial ischemia in patients with stable coronary heart disease. "While substantial evidence links exposure to air pollution with cardiovascular disease, these observations are limited by the effect of potential confounding environmental and social factors," said David Newby, M.D., of the...Aspirin Resistance Is Higher in Diabetics
... treated patients (30 patients with diabetes) with stable coronary artery disease. Participants were randomly assigned to receive 81mg, 162mg, or 325mg of aspirin daily for four weeks each, for a total of 12 weeks. The response to aspirin was then tested by multiple laboratory methods. It was found that dia...New Age Sweetener Launched for Diabetics
...ients are as follows:- The pellets are apparently stable with heat and this should work in India where temperatures soar in summer. - It is available in a convenient pen dispenser - making it easy to use and carry in the pocket. - It need not be stirred as the pellets have an effervescent property Sou...Emergency Department Strain As Ice Problems Grows
...n cannabis use and psychosis, theyfound relatively stable numbers of hospital separations for cannabis-induced psychosis over thefive years from 1999 to 2004. "In contrast, hospital separations for amphetamine-induced psychosis had increased, particularlyamong those aged 20 years and older," says Assoc Pr...Bolivian Glacier Melts, Dangerously Fast
...celerated in recent years, placing even previously stable glaciers in jeopardy. The loss of glaciers in South America and Asia would threaten the water supplies of millions of people within a few decades, experts warned. And now comes more concrete proof of the highly disturbing trend. Latin Americ...Thailand Claims World’s First Successful Heart Separation in Siamese Twin
...an 50 days later the separated twins were still in stable condition. 'This was the first time in the world that doctors have successfully separated Siamese twins joined by their hearts in which both survived the operation,' said Laohapensaeng, a pediatrician at the hospital. The conjoined twins were bor...Is There Any Clinical Benefit to Staying on a Failing Regimen?
...eriod, the mean CD4 cell count remained relatively stable at ~280 cells/mm3 with an estimated loss of 9.79 cells/mm3 while viral load rose by approximately 0.14 log10 copies/mL, resulting in a mean viral load of 3.87 log10 copies/mL. The prevalence of resistance to the failing regimen at the time of the f...Study Challenges Conventional Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
...y, labeled lactate with C13, a non-radioactive and stable isotope, then added it to the patient’s standard intravenous solution. The isotope served as a marker they could follow to see if the lactate molecule had produced carbon dioxide, the natural byproduct of lactate after use by the brain as fuel. “Ou...20-year Study Shows Significant Rise in Childhood Obesity, Especially Among Girls
...The percentage with a BMI of more than 30 remained stable at one per cent. "Children living in Sweden tend to be more active than children in other countries such as the USA. But they spend more time in front of televisions and computers and tend to do less physical education at school than before" says Dr...New Research Shows That Flu is a Trigger of Heart Attacks
...clerosis. However, in some patients the quiescent, stable atherosclerotic plaques undergo sudden changes, mainly due to exaggerated inflammation, leading to rupture of these vulnerable plaques and subsequent formation of clots resulting in heart attacks. "This study shows that flu is an important trigger...Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer Halts Progression of Disease in Some Patients
...ose six months later. Four patients demonstrated a stable and continuous presence of antibodies against MUC1 and have no evidence of disease more than three years after the vaccination was completed and close to five years after diagnosis and surgery. The research team also examined the specific immune r...Researchers Discovers DNA Repair as Key to Huntington's Disease
...epeated tracts of replacement repair segments seem stable until the animals reach about 4 months of age. After that point -- which represents middle age for a mouse -- the segments expand and continue to do so as the animals age. Researchers also showed that the expansion of the tracts -- an inherited chara...