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Natural Brain Substance Linked to Parkinson's Symptoms

... quinpirole, boosted dopamine - a standard medical strategy in human cases. The other drug - known as KDS-4103, being developed as a possible pain medication by an Irvine biotech company called Kadmus Pharmaceuticals Inc. - blocked the action of an enzyme that degrades endocannabinoids in the brain. The res...

Scientists Discover New Gene

...dvance by Dr. Mills and her team shows that CSHL's strategy of providing financial resources to outstanding young scientists pays off towards diagnosing and treating disease and human suffering," states CSHL President Bruce Stillman. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Anti-Aging Powers of Enzyme Sirtuins

...ientists at The Wistar Institute points to another strategy for activating sirtuins to unleash their anti-aging powers. They may also be able to control age-associated metabolic disorders, including obesity and type II diabetes. Naturally occurring substances have been shown to activate sirtuins, including ...

Bacteria Fighter Goes Where Antibiotics Can't

...robes, and that his lab will work on repeating the strategy with other peptide chains. The researchers also hope to test these new peptides against infections in animals. Source-Newsise SRI...

Childhood Obesity Linked With Sleep

...ht represent one important and relatively low-cost strategy to add to other efforts to help reduce childhood obesity.” Source-EurekalertBR>SRI...

The Search for Organ Donors

...ncreasing organ donation. “One nearly universal strategy in attempting to raise donation rates has been to encourage individuals to register their wishes about donation,” says Dr Lawlor. However, Dr Lawlor’s review of current organ donation data shows that campaigns to encourage individuals to make a cho...

Does Anti-TNF Therapy Control Ankylosis ?

...mor necrosis factor á (TNFá) is the most effective strategy for controlling the painful symptoms of SpA and slowing vertebral joint destruction. But does anti-TNF therapy do anything to reduce the incidence or severity of ankylosis? To answer this critical question, a quartet of researchers led by Dr. Fran...

'Super Bowl': The Super Buffet Table

...hen stop when the plate is empty. This is the best strategy for unintended overeating at your Super Bowl party,' says Wansink. 'Dish it out, eat it slowly, and stop.' Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Drug Strategy Makes Cancer Genes Get Lost in Translation

A new strategy for fighting cancer aims to make its genes get los...dded. The new findings establish a "possible new strategy for cancer therapy," the researchers said. However, they cautioned, the newly described inhibitor is...

TB Intervention Program Improves Patient Outcomes

...ducted a study to determine the effectiveness of a strategy developed to address the problem of low adherence ...trol (n = 744 patients) group. The intervention strategy included reinforced counseling through improved communication between health personnel and patients,...

Europeans Developing First-Ever Dengue Fever Vaccine

...o malaria, the most effective available prevention strategy is the elimination of the mosquito vector. In hope...pect that they have not only come across a defence strategy for Dengue, but for a whole range of haemorrhage-inducing viruses, such as Ebola, Marburg, or Hanta,...

Scientists Assess Risk of Flu Pandemic Spread Via Global Airlines

...ries. Different strategies are compared: a selfish strategy in which each country relies on its own supplies, ...uter modeling of epidemic spread, "the cooperative strategy is shown to be more effective in delaying the pandemic evolution and mitigating its impact on the po...

Stomach Banding Surgery Effective for Adolescents

...provides a safer and equally effective weight loss strategy compared to the gastric bypass,” said Evan Nadler, M.D., Director of Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery and Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York University School of Medicine, who is the lead author of the study. “This is good news for parent...

Minister Calls for Action Plan To Solve Man-Animal Conflict

...ts has called for an action plan and comprehensive strategy for tackling man-animal conflict. Speaking at a National Workshop// on ‘Human - Leopard Conflict Management’ here today, the Minister - Shri Meena, said that we need to have a re-look at our existing strategies in this regard. He said that man-animal...

Forcible Detention and Isolation Needed for XDR-TB Patients, warn Experts

... in impoverished sub-Saharan Africa to develop one strategy to deal with the twin challenges of HIV and TB. Although South African law permits enforced isolation some lawyers say it comes into conflict with the constitutional guarantees on individual rights. However, the constitution also guarantees commun...

Common BP Drug Treats Muscular Dystrophy

...cific to Marfan syndrome or possibly represented a strategy that could be applied to other muscle diseases suc...lar dystrophy," says Dietz. "First, this treatment strategy comes from understanding the basic science, the molecular underpinnings of the disease. Second, the ...

Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy Can Work for Pancreatic Cancer

...urvival rates.” Mayo currently uses a treatment strategy for most patients that includes a combination of radiation and chemotherapy after surgery. Source-Newswis SRM...

Global Goal to Reduce Measles Deaths in Children Surpassed

...ational partners and setting aside resources.” A strategy to reduce measles mortality, consisting of four co...the massive global decrease in measles deaths. The strategy calls for: · The provision of one dose of measles vaccine for all infants via routine health servi...

Differences Between BP Medicines and Newly-Diagnosed Diabetes Identified

...nts have also played this season. We use a similar strategy to compare, for example, ACE-inhibitors vs. ARBs, which have not been compared directly in any clinical trial to date.” The study is expected to be of greater interest in the United Kingdom than the United States, because the British National Insti...

New Method For Fighting Leukemia

...could represent a particularly effective treatment strategy in leukemia and various other malignancies. This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, and the Department of Defense. Grant, a professor of medicine and the Shirley C...

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