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Minuscule molecules pack a powerful punch

... response by T-cells. They also develop changes to lung tissue, with scarring that is similar to some human systemic autoimmune disorders. To uncover how miR-155 might cause such widespread disruption of the immune system, the team used genomic studies to identify protein genes whose activity was contr...

Stem cell therapy shows promise in regenerating damaged muscle in heart attack patients

...thmias, and had significant improvements in heart, lung and global function compared to those who received a placebo, according to six-month Phase I study data presented at the American College of Cardiology's Innovation in Intervention: i2Summit in New Orleans on March 25. Rush was one of 10 premier car...

Light-based probe 'sees' early cancers in first tests on human tissue

...g fa/LCI into instruments for examining the colon, lung and other organs. Based on a study in hamsters, Wa... might also be used in the identification of early lung cancer. Wax said he and his colleagues have launched a company, called Oncoscope, to pursue the c...

Improving outcomes in premature births

...rinatal death, markers of brain damage and serious lung and bowel complications, mothers treated with nitroglycerin had significantly healthier babies. Graeme N. Smith, MD, PhD, states, "Our team is very excited about these findings. It is estimated that it costs the Canadian health system almost $2 bi...

Plastic that degrades in seawater could be boon for cruise industry and others

...rinatal death, markers of brain damage and serious lung and bowel complications, mothers treated with nitroglycerin had significantly healthier babies. Graeme N. Smith, MD, PhD, states, "Our team is very excited about these findings. It is estimated that it costs the Canadian health system almost $2 bi...

In presence of fragrant cleaning products, air purifiers that emit ozone can dirty the air

...problems, and have been linked to higher death and lung cancer rates. Excess ozone can damage the lungs, causing chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath and throat irritation. Nizkorodov and students Ahmad Alshawa and Ashley Russell conducted their experiment in a sparsely furnished office with a flo...

Bacteria from patient's dental plaque causes ventilator-associated pneumonia

... they are in the hospital, they may easily develop lung disease." The presentation is part of a three-year longitudinal, double-blind study funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and headed by Frank A. Scannapieco, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Or...

Quitting smoking reduces risk of lung cancer mortality by 70 percent

...oking is highly effective in preventing death from lung cancer and can reduce the risk of dying from the d...ing substantially increases the risk of dying from lung cancer in both Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) and Asia, and importantly highlights the continuing popul...

Antibody signal may redirect inflammation to fuel cancer

...n, cervical and colon cancer, and most likely also lung and breast cancer," she said. "If we confirm that what we've discovered in the mice studies also occurs in human cancers, we may soon be in a good position to slow this cancer process using drugs already under study for severe immune disorders." C...

Scientists uncover new target in cancer mutation puzzle

...icularly dangerous, implicated in colon, pancreas, lung and other cancers. Ras is part of a family that transmits signals controlling the way cells behave. Hyperactive Ras can lead to the uncontrolled growth of tumors. On the other hand, p53 is a tumor suppressor gene. Mutant p53 loses its ability to supp...

Napoleon's mysterious death unmasked, UT Southwestern researcher says

...aging in the lining inside the heart, and no skin, lung or bladder cancers were present. Gastric cancer was more likely at fault, Dr. Genta said. Other scholars have recently found that the plump emperor lost at least 20 pounds in the last six months of his life, a sign of gastric cancer. The autopsy d...

New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks

...amp; Prevention, found that the predicted risks of lung cancer from PREP cigarettes is not meaningfully lo...e close to what's observed for the smoking-related lung cancer rate in the population," he said. Grover Bagby, M.D., professor of medicine (hematology an...

Intravenous nanoparticle gene therapy shows activity in stage IV lung cancer

...successfully delivered into the tumors of stage 4 lung cancer patients via an intravenously administered...ound to be active in the metastatic non-small cell lung cancer tumors. "We've treated 13 patients in this first-in-human study and we've seen an exciting ...

Ethanol vehicles pose a significant risk to human health, study finds

... Inhaling ozone-even at low levels-can decrease lung capacity, inflame lung tissue, worsen asthma and impair the body's immune system, according to the Environmental Protection...

Penn study on lung-infecting bacterial enzyme suggests new approach to cystic fibrosis treatment

... disruption to this protein that conveys ions from lung cells to airways causes thick mucus to buildup ins...ing suggests a new therapeutic target for treating lung infections in some cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Lung infection, facilitated by CF mutations, is...

Gallium: A new antibacterial agent?

...ed mice from both acute and chronic P. aeruginonsa lung infections. As Ga is already FDA approved for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy, these data suggest that Ga might be a promising new therapeutic for the treatment of infection with P. aeruginonsa, a major cause of infection in individuals ...

Dual gene therapy suppresses lung cancer in preclinical test

...educes the number and size of human non-small cell lung cancer tumors in mice, researchers at The Universi...the research group that is deficient in most human lung cancers. Each nanoparticle carried one of the two genes. The Cancer Research paper reports that ...

Genes and biomarkers that allow doctors to choose the right therapy for the right patient

...g biomarkers could allow physicians to personalize lung or brain cancer therapy and lower the risk of unne...ith radiation therapy, is indeed effective against lung or brain cancer. "It is difficult to assess the response of cancer in the brain or lung to trea...

White blood cells in lung produce histamine seen in allergies

... wheezing, can be produced in large amounts in the lung by neutrophils, the white blood cells that are the...ion. The study in mice is the first to show that lung neutrophils can produce histamine in significant quantities, according to principal investigator Geo...

Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs

...e bar staff members who received pre- and post-ban lung function tests. Participants were tested prior to the March 29, 2004 national smoking ban, and again one-year later. Among the barworkers, the self-reported workplace exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was over 40 hours per week pre-ban, but ...

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