When Stomach Flu Strikes, Work With, Not Against, Body's Natural Defenses
Noted Gastroenterologist Offers Tips for Treatment San Bruno, CA (PRWEB) May 13, 2009 -- As many as 90 million cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) affect Americans each year, according to eMedicine from WebMD. AGE, an inflammation of the digestive tract, is often ca...Finding suggests novel ways to boost vaccination or natural defenses
Our bodies rely on the production of potent, or 'high affinity', antibodies to fight infection. The process is very complex, yet Sydney scientists have discovered that it hinges on a single molecule, a growth factor, without which it cannot function. There is much we do not yet understand abou...Scientists uncover how superbug Staph aureus resists our natural defenses
Researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) superbug strains, resists our body's natural defenses against infection. The work, which was featured on the cover of the March 21 i...Stress Robs Skin of Antimicrobial Defenses
Researchers discover how it leads to 'nervous breakdown' in the epidermis FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (Health Day News) -- A team of researchers has identified the biological mechanism by which stress increases susceptibility to skin infections. "We have shown what stress does, the basis of the ...Ozone Breaks Down Lungs' Defenses
It kills off immune cells that typically fight bacteria, study finds MONDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Ozone, a major component of urban air pollution, shuts down early immune responses in the lungs, which in turn makes the lung more vulnerable to bacteria and other foreign invaders, research s...Molecular ‘On/Off Switch’ Controls Immune Defenses Against Viruss
Much like flipping a light switch, the hepatitis C virus turns on human immune defenses upon entering the body //but also turns off those defenses by manipulating interaction of key cellular proteins, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. This same molecular “on/off switch” co...Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
...idiary will defend against the counterclaims vigorously and assert multiple defenses that management believes will dispose of the claims in Innophos' favor. Al...to address CNA's arguments or for further proceedings on numerous remaining defenses asserted by our subsidiary. Due to the summer court holiday in Mexico, the...Genes key to staph disease severity, drug resistance found hitchhiking together
...udy of PSM-mec in S. epidermidis , where the toxin is more prevalent. Ultimately, being able to neutralize PSM-mec and other toxins that attack human defenses could lead to new treatments for S. aureus and S. epidermidis disease. ...Doctors Urge Precaution to Shield Against Swine Flu
...xtraordinary measures, including closing schools, businesses and curtailing travel. Many are also recommending proven strategies to boost the natural defenses of the body's immune system against strains of influenza. Scientists predict that the aspect of immune defense called "acquired immunity" will al...Statement of Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on the Science Sea Lice Study
...farms latch on to wild salmon as they swim past the open net pens. Adult salmon have thick scales to fight off these parasites, but juveniles lack the defenses to keep them healthy and safe. Sea lice chew on young salmon, creating open lesions that often lead to death. The Pure Salmon Campaign (http://ww...Tumor Eradication Article Published by Cancer Research
...or regression and elimination in real time using a light-emitting fusion protein encoded in the virus. GL-ONC1 also stimulated the body's own natural defenses to fight the cancer. After administration, tumor-specific viral colonization enables the immune system to recognize tumors as foreign elements and act...Protein Found to Shield Pancreatic Cancer Cells from Self-Destruction
...20, 2007 - An overexpressed protein protects human pancreatic cancer cells from being forced to devour themselves, removing one of the body's natural defenses against out-of-control cell growth, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the March issue of Molecular Cancer ...New Report Illuminates Ampligen's Unique Mechanism of Action
...exposure to a pathogen or a stimulant agent such as Ampligen(R)), TLRs in effect cause an overreaction, driving the body to proliferate broad-spectrum defenses against many types of pathogens. New research shows that these receptors present in virtually all life forms, from mosquitoes to man (in scientif...Researchers recreate SARS virus, open door for potential defenses against future strains
CHAPEL HILL Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have synthetically reconstructed the bat variant of the SARS coronavirus (CoV) that caused the SARS epidemic of 2003. The scientists say designing and synthesizing the virus is ...What causes cell defenses to crumble?
This release is available in German . Pacific Grove (CA)/Leipzig. Researchers have for the first time identified complete gene sequences and function of two proteins in mussels that play a key defensive role against environmental toxicants. These proteins form part of an active, physiol...Understanding natural crop defenses
LA JOLLA, CA Ever since insects developed a taste for vegetation, plants have faced the same dilemma: use limited resources to out-compete their neighbors for light to grow, or, invest directly in defense against hungry insects. Now, an international team of scientists at the Salk Institute for B...Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defenses
Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences, scientists heard today (Monday 8 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. The toxi...How plants fine tune their natural chemical defenses
LA JOLLA, CA Even closely related plants produce their own natural chemical cocktails, each set uniquely adapted to the individual plant's specific habitat. Comparing anti-fungals produced by tobacco and henbane, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered that only a few ...Fruit flies show how salmonella escapes immune defenses
Salmonella are wily and obnoxious bacterial invaders--escape artists capable of evading multiple immune responses and causing a harsh and debilitating intestinal infection. Researchers have come closer to understanding how these bacteria manage to thwart two major categories of immune defenses...Scientists unravel plants' natural defenses
A team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield and Queen Mary, University of London, has discovered how plants protect their leaves from damage by sunlight when they are faced with extreme climates. The new findings, which have been published in Nature, could have implications both for ...White blood cells of cancer-resistant mice overwhelm natural defenses of cancer cells
The discoverers of the unique mouse line that is resistant to cancer have begun to pin down how the process works and found that white blood cells in these mice overwhelm normal defenses of cancer cells. In a report in Cancer Immunity, a journal of the Academy of Cancer Immunology, posted on line...Environmental toxins may cause body's defenses to worsen lung disease
The University of Cincinnati (UC) has received $2.4 million to study whether environmental toxicants can stimulate the body's natural defense system to cause additional damage in people with chronic lung diseases. Michael Borchers, PhD, believes long-term exposure to certain environmental toxica...Molecular 'on/off switch' controls immune defenses against viruses
Much like flipping a light switch, the hepatitis C virus turns on human immune defenses upon entering the body but also turns off those defenses by manipulating interaction of key cellular proteins, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. This same molecular "on/off switch" contr...New drugs faster from natural compounds: A UC San Diego breakthrough
...ttp://explorations.ucsd.edu/Features/2009/Discovering_Diversity/images/07_2009_Feature.pdf ) Nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) often serve as chemical defenses for the bacteria that manufacture them. Starting from penicillin, NRPs have an unparalleled track record in pharmacology: most anti-cancer and anti-mi...Syngenta and Evogene to Collaborate on Soybean Nematode Resistance
...d is one of the most devastating and yield limiting pests of soybean. Soybean growers may lose more than 20 percent of their yield to this pest, while defenses against it are limited. It is estimated that soybean nematode causes losses in the United States alone exceeding one billion dollars annually. "S...Inimex Pharmaceuticals begins First Clinical Study of an Innate Defense Regulator
... GrowthWorks Capital Ltd. About IMX942 IMX942 is the first of a new class of drugs known as Innate Defense Regulators, which modulate innate defenses to improve survival, reduce bacterial infections and suppress inflammation. IMX942 is a small, proprietary, fully synthetic peptide that binds to an i...Ganeden Biotech and Heartland Sweeteners to Produce Probiotic Sweetener
... Michael Servie, President of Heartland Sweeteners. "Consumers now have an alternative to yogurts and dairy drinks and can now strengthen their body's defenses simply by adding this new product to their coffee, tea and baked goods." The collaboration is the latest partnership between Ganeden Biotech and ...Unraveling the genetic picture of lung cancer
...-causing genes with such great sensitivity enabled us to create the most comprehensive map ever of how this kind of tumor is able to defeat the body's defenses against cancer," said Dr. David Wheeler, an associate professor who led the BCM genome sequencing center analysis team. "These data are likely to hav...NanoLogix Inc. Announces Joint Development With CL Solutions and First Sales of Rapid Detection Kits
...8, initial sales of BNC and BNP rapid detection kits began to a major research and development facility whose mission is focused on improving national defenses against bioterrorism. These sales are a direct result of contacts made at the NanoLogix booth during the American Society for Microbiology 108th Annua...Ganeden Biotech Takes Sustenex(TM) National with GanedenBC30 Probiotic
...th insults every day. Eating a healthy diet is critical, but in order to create the right balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut to help build up defenses we need to look at probiotics." According to Dr. Pratt, to get the full benefits of probiotics, look for a supplement that can survive transit through...Wellmune WGP(R) Supplementation Alleviates Duration, Severity and 'Down Time' Due to Cold Symptoms
...key immune cells, including macrophages and neutrophils, to more quickly recognize and kill foreign challenges. The product engages the body's natural defenses to promote health, wellness and vitality. In contrast with the placebo group, study participants who received Wellmune WGP daily reported: * No ...