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How exactly does the brain control breathing?

...the brain controls breathing is fundamental to the treatment of respiratory disorders. We know that breathing is an automatic rhythmic process that persists without conscious effort whether we are awake or asleep, but the question that has intrigued many scientists for well over 100 years is what maintains thi...

Stem cell treatment improves mobility after spinal cord injury

A treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells improves m...ave found that a human embryonic stem cell-derived treatment they developed was successful in restoring the insulation tissue for neurons in rats treated seven d...

Research on antibiotics receives historical recognition

...f streptomycin ?the first effective pharmaceutical treatment for tuberculosis ?will be designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark at Rutgers University in a special ceremony in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on May 24. The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, sponsors the landma...

MIT engineers an anti-cancer smart bomb

...d avoided systemic toxicity much better than other treatment and delivery variations. But it is patient survival and quality of life that really inspire this research, Sasisekharan said. Eighty percent of the nanocell mice survived beyond 65 days, while mice treated with the best current therapy survived 30 d...

Enzyme's newly discovered role may make it target for arthritis treatment

... enzymes known as proteases. One principal type of treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, inhibits proteases, so scientists who try to block cathepsin G's role in inflammation will already have an extensive body of research results to refer to. Pham's lab uses mouse models of arthritis to study the co...

New study: Sexually transmitted disease treatment can be effectively administered by sex partners

...l of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) requires treatment of the sexual partners of infected patients. A new... compare the efficacy of patient-delivered partner treatment with standard and booklet-enhanced partner referral, the researchers enrolled 977 men from an STD cl...

Study finds adult stem cells can replicate

... enzymes known as proteases. One principal type of treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, inhibits proteases, so scientists who try to block cathepsin G's role in inflammation will already have an extensive body of research results to refer to. Pham's lab uses mouse models of arthritis to study the co...

Measurement Challenges In Detecting Cancer Biomarkers

...l of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) requires treatment of the sexual partners of infected patients. A new... compare the efficacy of patient-delivered partner treatment with standard and booklet-enhanced partner referral, the researchers enrolled 977 men from an STD cl...

New Finding May Aid Adult Stem Cell Collection

...l of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) requires treatment of the sexual partners of infected patients. A new... compare the efficacy of patient-delivered partner treatment with standard and booklet-enhanced partner referral, the researchers enrolled 977 men from an STD cl...

Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment

...ities so they can monitor for increases and adjust treatment accordingly. Prevention of MRSA infections mainly involves common sense. "If you get a cut or an abrasion, try to keep it clean and dry" and don't share towels or washcloths with others, Dr. Kaplan said. Most importantly, he added, "Wash hands, wash...

Newest HIV drugs should be used with FUZEON(R)

... of achieving undetectable viral load ?the optimal treatment goal for all people living with HIV. "Undetectable viral load should be the ultimate treatment goal for all triple-class experienced patients. FUZEON combined with the latest drugs now makes this...

Stem cell therapy successfully treats heart attack in animals

...mately, the goal is to develop a widely applicable treatment to repair and reverse the damage done to heart mus...r cure for heart attack in humans," he says. "If a treatment can be found for the damage done by a heart attack to heart muscle, then there is the potential to f...

Combination therapy leads to partial recovery from spinal cord injury in rats

...e rats were evaluated weekly for 6 weeks after the treatment using a behavioral test called the Basso-Beattie-B... the damaged spinal cord tissue after the combined treatment showed that many of the transplanted cells survived and migrated within the cord and that about 30 p...

Novel live reporting system to track cells

...reactivate the body's production of insulin in the treatment of diabetes, because the genes can be "tagged" prior to injection. Therapeutic genes can then be tracked by MRI to ensure the target is reached and the desired activations occur. Prof. Neeman: "The use of ferritin as a reporter gene would be particul...

Morphine for Chest Pain Increases Death Risk

...sis. Meanwhile, they advise cardiologists to begin treatment with sufficient doses of nitroglycerin to relieve ...ltimate goal of improving adherence to the ACC/AHA treatment guidelines and patient outcomes. The CRUSADE registry is funded by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Camb...

Researchers develop promising new gene network analysis method

...ns and pinpoint genes that may be potential cancer treatment targets, according to new Brown University researc..., which could be switched on or off by the hormone treatment tamoxifen. One batch of cells was treated with tamoxifen, then harvested one, two, four, eight and ...

Diabetic nerve therapy shows 'striking' results

Research into a new treatment for nerve damage caused by diabetes could bring re...o millions of diabetic patients, say experts. The treatment might also reduce the number of amputations of toes and feet if early effects on nerve protection an...

Study Finds Moderate Hypothermia A Safe Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury In Kids

... to safety, mortality and complications during the treatment protocol and during hospitalization, the study als...ury were randomized by age to moderate hypothermia treatment in conjunction with standardized head injury management versus normal body temperature. An addition...

Modified collagen could yield important medical applications

...e way for better infection-fighting bandages and a treatment to block the formation of unwanted scar tissue. In addition, tissue engineers may be able to use modified collagen in the lab to help control the formation of tiny new blood vessels that can be used to promote the integration of tissue implants in pa...

Unusual antibiotics show promise against deadly 'superbugs'

...e way for better infection-fighting bandages and a treatment to block the formation of unwanted scar tissue. In addition, tissue engineers may be able to use modified collagen in the lab to help control the formation of tiny new blood vessels that can be used to promote the integration of tissue implants in pa...

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