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Asia's odd-ball antelope gets collared

...als just 15 years ago, due to poaching for Chinese medicines and competition with livestock. In an effort to safeguard remaining populations, WCS, along with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and support from the National Geographic Society, have embarked on this study to better understand the needs of these ...

Protect patients from exploitation by alternative medicines industry

... “vile and cynical exploitation?by the alternative medicines industry, argues a cancer expert in this week’s BM...ed his “treatment.? As well as the complementary medicines they take, many patients will have changed their diets in order to cure their cancers, says the auth...

Microcapsules like it hot and salty

...nts or as microsensors and micropumps. Ideally, medicines should only go to the sick regions of the body to prevent side-effects and to be as effective as possible. This requires intelligent transport systems which initially enclose the active substances and then release them at the location where they are ...

MIT nanoparticles may help detect, treat tumors

...r. Nanoparticles also hold the promise of carrying medicines that could kill cancer cells, replacing radiation or chemotherapy treatments that cause negative side effects such as hair loss or nausea. The researchers hold a provisional patent on their work. ...

Bacterial protein shows promise in treating intestinal parasites

...a global scale is dependent on the availability of medicines that are safe, effective, and inexpensive to manufacture," said Michael Cappello, one of two principal authors of the study and a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology & public health at Yale School of Medicine. "We believe that Bt crystal pro...

Amgen introduces comprehensive financial assistance programs for cancer patients

...nt assistance program that provides Amgen oncology medicines at no cost to qualifying uninsured patients. Available to patients with household adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000 per year, The SAFETY NET Foundation is one of the most generous oncology product donation programs in the industry. Amgen als...

Origen publishes in Nature a robust and versatile method for creating transgenic chickens

... biomedical issue -- how to produce antibody-based medicines in an easy, cost-effective way," said Matthew E. Portnoy, Ph.D., of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which partially funded the research. "Beyond that, it will help researchers understand stem cell biology and development --somethi...

In drug design, a loose fit may be best bet

...one. "GPCRs are the targets of roughly a third of medicines sold today, so if this finding for TRH holds for other GPCR targets, it could have significant implications for drug development," says Marvin C. Gershengorn, M.D., director of NIDDK's Division of Intramural Research and senior author of the paper. ...

Scientists solve sour taste proteins

...mouth that something sour, such as some children's medicines or health foods, tastes sweet, he said. The team's findings appear in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and will be published in the August 15, 2006, issue of the journal. The work was supported by the Nationa...

Ten years later, Dolly is still making headlines

...eutical medications are some of the most expensive medicines on the market. Approving generic formulas, therefore, has the potential to put once inaccessible drugs within the reach of millions more people, but at what cost? At the Boston meeting, there will be an Open Forum on Sunday, June 18 from 8 a.m. to 5:...

Allergy battle could be won in five years, says scientist

...re been possible," said Professor Garrod. "Current medicines don't act against the allergen at this early stage ?they only ease the symptoms ?so the development of these ADIs would be a major breakthrough in our fight against allergies." ...

When the going gets tough, slime molds start synthesizing

...stems used in other organisms to produce important medicines from nature." For Noel the problem is to understand biocomplexity at a level traditionally ignored - the plethora of natural chemicals found throughout nature. Organisms use chemicals as a means of interacting with their surroundings and mankind ha...

Novel therapy combinations gain ground in treating hepatitis

...perimenting with combinations of anti-inflammatory medicines like interferons to improve hepatitis symptoms. In research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2006 (DDW), new combinations of therapies are making significant progress to improve symptoms of the disease. DDW is the largest international ga...

Research reveals inner workings of immune system 'thermostat'

...ug companies designing and testing tyk2-inhibiting medicines for arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Block tyk2 function, Yap said, and patients will be more prone to infection ?and their arthritis may not be relieved. "There could be a downside to these drugs," he said. ...

Study reveals how ADHD drugs work in brain

...studies have primarily examined the effects of the medicines at high doses. High-dose stimulants can cause dramatic spikes in neurotransmitter levels in the brain, which can in turn impair attention and heighten the risk of developing addiction. "It is surprising that no one was looking at low-dose [ADHD] dr...

Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing

... berberine can help reduce body weight". Current medicines for treating type 2 diabetes include metformin and...ed side effects. Given the limitations of existing medicines we are excited to have evidence that berberine may be a helpful new treatment for type 2 diabetes; h...

Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds

...e drugs is a good idea--although not because these medicines are especially risky or dangerous," he says. "Patients need to be monitored to ensure they're getting the right medication in the amount that can help them feel better." ...

New weapon in battle against osteoporosis

...s research. Here lies the chance of developing new medicines in the long-term. ...

Molecular force field helps cancer cells defend against attack

...is genetic investigations of tumor survival. These medicines would prevent FAK from linking with the protein known as vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3, or VEGFR-3. The protein is tied to the growth of channels in the lymph system that serve as cellular superhighways for cancer spread and is found ...

Scientists make first step towards 'holy grail' of crystallography

...y which could help speed up the development of new medicines and treatments. Crystallisation is the process which converts materials, such as proteins, into three dimensional crystals, thus enabling their atomic structure to be studied. The three dimensional structure of the crystals indicates the proteins fu...

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