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Avian influenza survivors' antibodies effective at neutralising H5N1 strain

...t immunity to mice that were subsequently infected with the Vietnam strain of H5N1. This reduced significa...t, could also provide a clinical benefit to humans with H5N1 infections." "In particular, we found that it was possible to administer the treatment up to...

Focused ultrasound relieves fibroid symptoms in women

...n’s Hospital. The researchers studied 160 women with symptomatic fibroids. The women received pre-treat... study, we’ve learned that MRgFUS can be optimized with newer protocols to have even better results than previously thought possible," Dr. Tempany said. ...

'Nurse cells' make life and death decisions for infection-fighting cells

...ven their name because of their close relationship with thymocytes. These nurse cells have been reported t...her. The thymus is present in most vertebrates, with a similar structure and function as the human thymus. Animal thymic tissue sold in butcher shops or ...

HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants

...ace." PAM occurs when red blood cells infected with malaria parasites gather in the placenta resulting in damage to both mother and developing infant. First-time mothers are particularly susceptible to PAM whereas women in subsequent pregnancies become protected against PAM. Having HIV results in this...

Eavesdropping comes naturally to young song sparrows

...lt "tutors," one of which they directly interacted with vocally and a second one that they only overheard singing with another young bird. Even though they learned from both tutors, the young birds acquired more than t...

New research shows sharks use their noses and bodies to locate smells

...teral line is an organ used by all fish to detect, with exquisite sensitivity, movement and vibration in t..., this is similar to how humans can sense air flow with the small hairs on the face. Until now, it had not been demonstrated that the lateral line also aids...

First confirmed common genetic risk factors for breast cancer

...DNA codes of over 40,000 women -- including those with breast cancer as well as those without the disease...ntified about a dozen genetic mutations associated with breast cancer susceptibility. Normal versions of these genes help prevent cancer from occurring in t...

Cytomegalovirus exacerbates atherosclerosis through an autoimmune mechanism

...Cytomegalovirus antibodies, isolated from patients with coronary artery disease, are able to induce the ac...egalovirus-derived proteins purified from patients with coronary artery disease induce endothelial cells damage and support the hypothesis that virus infect...

New designer lipid-like peptide with lipid nanostructures for drug delivery systems

... basic science of how lipid-like peptides interact with lipid molecules, but also may provide new strategi... lipid-like peptides is sufficient to form systems with excellent potential for various biotechnological applications such as the encapsulation of water-ins...

New study suggests potential for a broadly-protective HIV vaccine

...-range antibodies in an animal model by immunizing with a particular HIV-1 surface protein, designated R2 gp140, and an immune response-boosting component. The researchers tested antibodies generated by the immunizations to determine their effectiveness in neutralizing the infectivity of a variety of HIV-...

Extra-aggressive form of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis identified

..., represent a distinct clinical phenotype compared with the usual "slow progressors" patients. "Th...n studies of therapeutic interventions in patients with IPF," said Dr Selman, who is the Director of Research at the National Institute of Respiratory Resea...

Common treatment for methamphetamine overdose may damage brain cells

...udy shows. The findings, derived from experiments with rats, indicate that only the combination of the me... Harvard's McLean Hospital, who was not affiliated with the study. "A crucial next step is to determine how atypical antipsychotic medications would affect ...

Gene expression patterns predict rapid decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

... the online journal PLoS ONE, a subset of patients with a specific genetic profile has a much more rapid p...ty of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, collaborating with pulmonary scientists in Mexico and California, used DNA microarray analysis to measure the gene expr...

Want to save polar bears? Follow the ice

...ssroads," said Scott Bergen, a landscape ecologist with WCS’ Living Landscapes Program and the principal i...ither observing individual bears or following them with satellite collars, often at great cost and risk to bears and researchers alike. Polar bears rely...

Mule deer moms rescue other fawns

... the responses elicited when coyotes attack fawns, with mule deer mothers responding to both whitetail and mule deer calls, even when their own fawn stood next to them. In contrast, the whitetail mothers responded only to their own species' call, and only when they could not see their own fawn. "The f...

How brain pacemakers erase diseased messages

...cemakers" that have helped ease symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders s...sease. "Periodic bursts in the brains of people with tremor -- which might follow a pattern such as 'pop-pop-pop, silence, pop-pop-pop, silence' -- propa...

Detecting cold, feeling pain: Study reveals why menthol feels fresh

...hysical sensation of cold – somehow by interacting with the aspect of the sensory nervous system that's re...letely insensitive to cold -- they avoided contact with surfaces below 10 degrees C, though with reduced efficiency -- the next step, says Julius, will be t...

Better insight into brain anatomical structures

...he surface of breast cancer cells. In mouse brains with breast cancer metastases, the tumors were clearly highlighted by the antibody-coupled contrast agent. The same principle should allow other disease-related changes or physiological systems to be visualized by using the appropriate antibodies....

'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy

...s breathing in real time. When used in conjunction with existing 3-D models, adding the fourth dimension o...ing, have formed a multidisciplinary collaboration with clinical colleagues at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center in San Antonio, Texas, to develop th...

NASA-funded robotic sub finds bottom of world's deepest sinkhole

...tunnel or any other obvious underwater connections with neighboring cenotes in the Mexican state of Tamaul...had never operated in an underwater environment or with such sparse sensor input. Robots typically navigate by recognizing features, but cenote walls, wh...

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