UCSD discovery may help extend life of natural pesticide
A team led by biologists at the University of California, San Diego has discovered a molecule in roundworms that makes them susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin, or Bt toxin--a pesticide produced by bacteria and widely used by organic farmers and in genetically engineered crops to ward off insect pests. Their findings should facilitate the design and use of Bt toxins to prevent ins...Researchers extend mouse lifespan by protecting against free radicals
Scientists at the University of Washington and their colleagues at other research centers have found a way to significantly extend the lifespan of mice while reducing the impact of the aging process. Their study, which will be published online by the journal Science on May 5, lends more credence to the free-radical theory of aging. The theory suggests that very reactive chemicals, called "...Caloric restriction won't dramatically extend life span in humans: UCLA research
Severely restricting calories over decades may add a few years to a human life span, but will not enable humans to live to 125 and beyond, as many have speculated, evolutionary biologists report. "Our message is that suffering years of misery to remain super-skinny is not going to have a big payoff in terms of a longer life," said UCLA evolutionary biologist John Phelan. "I once heard some...HIV Therapy Greatly Extends Life of Key T Cells, Scientists Find
Interleukin-2 (IL-2), an immune-boosting drug used experimentally in HIV therapy, greatly increases the lifespan of certain subsets of immune system T cells in some HIV-positive people who respond to this therapy, discovered researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH. A report desc...Standard Beacon 2000 U.S. Extended Warranty (1 year) from Invitrogen
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According to a new study, moderate exercise may extend the time a woman has between her menstrual periods. The research supports one theory on why regular physical activity has been linked to a lower breast cancer risk. //Some evidence suggests that hormonal changes brought on by exercise may help lower the chances of breast cancer developing. However, the authors of the new study poin...Even mid-life diet change can extend life
A study on diet and life in the journal Science dealt only with laboratory fruit flies, but researchers said some of the same effects may apply to mammals, perhaps even humans.// In the study, British researchers compared the effects of different calorie-restricted diets on the mortality of fruit flies. They found that fruit flies on restricted diets lived about 90 days, twice as long...Extended Therapy for Blood Clots
An oral drug given after a standard six-month treatment could help prevent future blood clots in patients, according to new research.// Venous thromboembolism (VTE) affects approximately 2 million Americans each year. VTE includes deep vein thrombosis (blood clots common in the thigh and back) and pulmonary embolism (blood clots common in the lung). Despite progress in diagnosis and tr...Friendship can extend lifespan
More than family bonds, its friendship that can keep people have a long life//. An Australian research study have pointed out that the benefits of having friends do affect the health and emotional well being of people so much so that life expectancy can get significantly increased. The researchers had surveyed about 1500 people about their social contacts, in person or over...Extended Offset Wheelchair Electric Table
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- First Agent Ever to Demonstrate Significant Survival Benefit inLiver Cancer - CHICAGO, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BayerHealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.today announced that Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets significantlyextended overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC), or primary liver cancer versus those taking placebo by 4...