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Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

...ine is effective. An adjuvant, such as alum, is an ingredient that enhances the immune response of a stand-alone vaccine. Other common vaccines, such as tetanus, are typically administered with an adjuvant and can confer immunity for years. Dr. Smallshaw is currently determining whether the vaccine protects a...

Team discovers possible 'universal strategy' to combat addiction

...ch Council, looked at nicotine and THC (the active ingredient in marijuana). However, Zhang says the results could also hold true for other drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and even methamphetamine. Zhang's U of S research team is part of the Neural Systems and Plasticity Research Group, one of several interdisc...

Basic research leads to a novel cancer therapy

...le led to the development of SUTENT®, whose active ingredient is Sunitinib. SUTENT® was recently approved for cl...f the project continued at Pfizer. SUTENT® (active ingredient Sunitinib) has now reached the market as a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which blocks bo...

Protein finding could lead to treatment for inflammatory diseases

...poxvirus from the immune system may become the key ingredient in a new topical treatment for inflammatory diseases, say medical researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In a study appearing this month in the Journal of Virology, the scientists revealed both the function of the protein (MC...

Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent transmission in women

...ve and HIV negative women. Tenofovir is the active ingredient in the antiretroviral drug Viread made by Gilead S...p of women in the study to determine if the active ingredient in tenofovir gel was absorbed into their bloodstream. Approximately half of these women had low teno...

Brain's own cannabis compound protects against inflammation

...indicated that marijuana or its active cannabinoid ingredient alleviates symptoms of the inflammatory disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Also, researchers have found that the brain's natural "endocannabinoids" are released after brain injury and are believed to alleviate neuronal damage. However, scientists have ...

Natural vitamin E tocotrienol reaches blood at protective levels

...r author of both studies. "It is a regular dietary ingredient in Asia, so it can safely be a part of a daily diet within prepared foods or as a supplement in the United States . Can it be therapeutically used to prevent stroke? Results from animal studies are encouraging, but it is still too soon to tell for hu...

Study defines effective microbicide design for HIV/AIDS prevention

...ined. That slowing would give the HIV-neutralizing ingredient in the microbicide layer, as well as the body's natural defenses against HIV, more time to work. If left untreated, HIV attacks a person's immune system and can progress to AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The HIV pandemic continues to o...

Study shows enzyme builds neurotransmitters via newly discovered pathway

...aturally produced substances similar to the active ingredient D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana. Cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in 1988; the first endocannabinoid, anandamide, which shares some of the pharmacologic properties of THC, was identified in 1992. Other research has shown that...

Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducer

...aturally produced substances similar to the active ingredient D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana. Cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in 1988; the first endocannabinoid, anandamide, which shares some of the pharmacologic properties of THC, was identified in 1992. Other research has shown that...

Nanotechnology propels advances in regenerative medicine research

...aturally produced substances similar to the active ingredient D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana. Cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in 1988; the first endocannabinoid, anandamide, which shares some of the pharmacologic properties of THC, was identified in 1992. Other research has shown that...

'Conversation stoppers' fight deadly bacterial infections

...aturally produced substances similar to the active ingredient D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana. Cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in 1988; the first endocannabinoid, anandamide, which shares some of the pharmacologic properties of THC, was identified in 1992. Other research has shown that...

New sunscreen ingredient to heal sunburn and help prevent skin cancer

...om sunburn could soon benefit from a new sunscreen ingredient that actively repairs sunburnt skin and helps prev... act as a filter for UVA and UVB sunlight, the new ingredient releases an active ingredient which mops up free iron that is released when the skin burns. This r...

Tarantula venom and chili peppers target same pain sensor

...ce that sense high temperatures and the hot, spicy ingredient in chili peppers, UCSF scientists have discovered. The findings demonstrate that some plants and animals have evolved the same molecular strategy to deter predators -- triggering pain by activating a specific receptor on sensory nerves. The research...

UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV

...icidal microbicides like nonoxynol 9, which was an ingredient in a variety of contraceptive products from condoms to contraceptive creams and gels, was eventually found to increase rather than decrease HIV infection rates. "Nonoxynol 9 was used commonly and was thought to be an extremely safe type of anti-mi...

ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

...lay was rich in kaolinite. (Kaolinite is the major ingredient in the over the counter remedy Kaopectate). But one day, they ran out of clay and moved over to another mountain and people began dying. We wanted to know why." The key to clay's variable nature seems to be its structure. "Clay is a mineral; it ha...

Anti-dandruff compound may help fight epilepsy

...ers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that the same ingredient used in dandruff shampoos to fight the burning, it...el recovery was zinc pyrithione (ZnPy), the active ingredient in many dandruff shampoos. Li explains that ZnPy has a shape that allows it to fit into the gate reg...

Boosting brain power -- with chocolate

...sumption of a cocoa drink rich in flavanols ?a key ingredient of dark chocolate ?boosts blood flow to key areas of the brain for two to three hours. Increased blood flow to these areas of the brain may help to increase performance in specific tasks and boost general alertness over a short period. The find...

Active ingredient in common Chinese herb shown to reduce hypertension

...ovascular disease. Tanshinone IIA is an active ingredient of danshen. Since tanshinone IIA is widely availa...earchers has used it to investigate if this active ingredient can reduce blood pressure. In a soon-to-be-released study, using an animal model, the scientists ha...

Discovery of an HIV inhibitor in human blood points to new drug class

A new study has pinpointed a natural ingredient of human blood that effectively blocks HIV-1, the virus predominantly responsible for human AIDS, from infecting immune cells and multiplying. The virus blocker might play a role in the progression of HIV to full-blown AIDS and—because it works in a ...

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