New therapy for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity
A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists hasfound the first clear evidence that the process behind the human immunesystem's remarkable ability to recognize and respond to a milliondifferent proteins might have originated from a family of genes whoseonly apparent function is to jump around in genetic material. essentially cut...Use of PET can reduce, may eliminate more strenuous drug development trials with animals
A number of articles explore the use of positron emission tomography (PET) and small animal imaging--nonsurgical techniques that open the door to understanding and treating human diseases--in the April issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A major benefit of small animal imaging "is the ability to carry out many studies at various time points with the same...Eliminate Data Analysis Bottlenecks in Drug Discovery
In the March 3 issue of Nature, Johns Hopkins researchers report that two proteins best known for very different activities actually come together to turn the liver into a sugar-producing factory when food is scarce. Because the liver's production of sugar is a damaging problem in people with diabetes, the proteins' interaction might be a target for future drugs to fight the disease, the research...Stanford snake venom study shows that certain cells may eliminate poison
Death by snakebite is horrible. The immediate pain of the bite is followed by swelling, bruising and weakness, then sweating or chills, with numbness, nausea, blurred vision and possibly convulsions before it's all over. Such misery is produced by a veritable witches' brew of toxins in snake venom. It's long been thought that the body's own immune system, rather than reducing the symptoms...Malaria vaccine prompts victims' immune system to eliminate parasite from mosquitoes
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed an experimental vaccine that could, theoretically, eliminate malaria from entire geographic regions, by eradicating the malaria parasite from an area's mosquitoes. The vaccine, so far tested only in mice, would prompt the immune system of a person who receives it to eliminate the parasite from the digestive tract of a malaria...USB OptiKinase Eliminates Base Bias in Labeling of Oligonucleotide 5'-Ends
. Historically, T4 PNK has played a crucial role in molecular biology and it continues to be important in...Heart hospital goes digital, eliminates paper records
TULSA, Okla. it has installed of a new information technology system to handle hospital files. This update creates a completely digital environment, eliminating all paper record...Bush Urged To Press India To Eliminate Medical Tariffs
Several experts in US have suggested that the President George W. Bush should press India to get rid of with tariffs on medicines// and medical products so that it can become affordable even to the poorest there. Jim Driscoll, an AIDS activist and advisor to President Bush on HIV-AIDS, and Roger Bate of the conservative American Enterprise Institute have urged countries such as India,...Jumping genes eliminate sections of DNA
A recent study reveals that jumping genes appear to be able to delete sections of DNA, an effect that could cause disease and have profound implications for the evolution of the human genome. It was known previously that components of DNA called Line 1 elements jumped around, inserted themselves in the middle of genes and had disruptive effects,// but this is the first time it has been shown they...a New Pill Can eliminate menstruation
Scientists now will make women more empowered. They have now developed a new contraceptive pill that promises to eliminate menstruation completely.The pill developed by New Jersey-based Wyeth and called 'Anya', may help women to avoid unplanned// pregnancies and the inconvenience of periods. Critics have warned that oral contraceptives raise the risk of blood clots and breast canc...Elephantiasis Is Eliminated In Egypt Due To Mass Drug Administration
Egypt was in the clutches of elephantiasis or lymphatic filariasis (LF) as it is officially called by the medicos for a long time//. An autopsy on the 3,000-year-old mummified body of Natsef-Amun, an Egyptian priest during the time of Ramses XI, revealed the presence of filarial worms. It is one of the world's most disfiguring diseases. This condition is caused by a microscopic parasitic worm spr...Campaign to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
The Women In Government organization has undertaken a campaign to eliminate cervical cancer. This challenge was highlighted at the sixth International Multidisciplinary Congress// of the European Research Organization on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) held in Paris, France this week. The event featured prominent researchers and officials and advocates of public health from around the w...