UCLA scientists strengthen case for life more than 3.8 billion years ago
Ten years ago, an international team of scientists reported evidence, in a controversial cover story in the journal Nature, that life on Earth began more than 3.8 billion years ago--400 million years earlier than previously thought. A UCLA professor who was not part of that team and two of the original authors will report in late July that the evidence is stronger than ever. Craig E. Mann...New NIAID grants strengthen national biodefense and emerging infectious diseases research network
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced four-year grants totaling approximately $80 million for two new Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE). The grants to the University of California, Irvine, and Colorado State University (Fort Collins) mark the completi...Engineers discover why toucan beaks are models of lightweight strength
As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering, Meyers said makers of airplanes and automobiles may benefit from the first ever detailed engineering analysis of touca...Brain networks strengthened by closing ion channels
Yale School of Medicine and University of Crete School of Medicine researchers report in Cell April 20 the first evidence of a molecular mechanism that dynamically alters the strength of higher brain network connections. This discovery may help the development of drug therapies for the cognitive deficits of normal aging, and for cognitive changes in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or atte...Midwest large cap life science group strengthening in the third quarter
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The Wisconsin delegation will join more than 18,000 executives and scientists from across the world to study the year's developments in biotech research. Produced by th...Creatine Helps Strengthen Older Men
Creatine supplements are often used by body builders, and there's some evidence they help increase muscle mass. Could these supplements help maintain muscle in older people? One new study indicates the answer is yes. //Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan studied 33 men aged 60 to 84 who had similar lifestyles and muscle tone. All the men began the same weight training program. H...Blood Pressure Drugs maintain muscle strength
Drugs used to reduce blood pressure could help to keep elderly people fitter for longer by slowing the physical decline that accompanies age.// ACE inhibitors prevent high blood pressure by blocking an enzyme that causes blood vessels to constrict. The drugs also help to preserve muscle strength in patients suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF). Researchers said the drug...Marijuana 'gateway' theory strengthened by study of twins
A new study of 311 sets of same-sex twins in which only one twin had smoked marijuana before age 17 has bolstered the fiercely debated "gateway theory" that pot can lead to harder drugs. The study included 136 sets of identical twins who shared the same genetic makeup and all the participants were 30 years of age, on an average, when they were asked about their teenage drug use. The resea...New Compound Could Strengthen The Effect Of Chemotherapy
Researchers say their discovery of a new compound known as SP-4-84 could improve chemotherapy when use in conjunction with // chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and camptothecin . Study results showed over 48 hours, small amounts of SP-4-84 made camptothecin 75-times more effective. The compound sensitizes cancer cells to chemotherapeutics by blocking the cancer cell's ability to survi...Miraflow Extra-Strength Daily Cleaner
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SPIRIT FIRST follow-up analysis shows no stent thrombosis or MACEafter one year NATICK, Mass. and BARCELONA, Spain, May 22, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation todaywelcomed the results of additional data from the SPIRIT FIRST, IIand III Clinical Trials, reaffirming prior safety and efficacy datafor the market-leading TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Paclitaxel-ElutingCorona...Acceleron Pharma's ACE-031 Increases Muscle Mass and Strength in Preclinical Studies
LUCCA, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2007 - Acceleron Pharma,Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for thetreatment of musculoskeletal, metabolic and cancer-relateddiseases, today announced results of a preclinical study withACE-031 that demonstrated the ability of the compound to increasemuscle mass and strength in normal mice and in murine models ofmuscular dystrophy...