Learning to fight an adversary that won't stay down
New biomolecular technologies have largely failed to deliver the hoped-for knockout punch breakthrough against the defences of disease-causing bacteria, says a leading Canadian specialist in antibiotic resistance. Techniques such as genomic sequencing and high throughput screening were expected to make the development of new antibiotic compounds easier and more productive. But in most cas...NYU Study Reveals How Brain's Immune System Fights Viral Encephalitis
New York University biologists have uncovered how the innate immune system in mice's brains fights viral infection of neurons. The findings, published as the cover study in the latest issue of Virology, show that proteins in neurons fight the virus at multiple stages--by preventing the formation of viral RNA and proteins, and blocking the virus' release, which could infect other cells in the brai...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
By studying animals, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that the antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system, problems that can develop even though antiretroviral therapy controls the virus elsewhere in the body. Five monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a very close relative of HIV, and treated wi...NYU study reveals how brain's immune system fights viral encephalitis
New York University biologists have uncovered how the innate immune system in mice's brains fights viral infection of neurons. The findings, published as the cover study in the latest issue of Virology, show that proteins in neurons fight the virus at multiple stages--by preventing the formation of viral RNA and proteins, and blocking the virus' release, which could infect other cells in the brai...Molecular models advance the fight against malaria
Research from Dartmouth Medical School, demonstrating how malaria parasites form mutations that make them stubbornly resistant to drug therapy, may hold the key to a new treatments for a disease that afflicts more than half a billion people worldwide. The scientists developed disease models using yeast and successfully introduced five mutations that make malaria resistant to the anti-malar...Wisconsin won't get Georgia biotech without a fight
And that's because Georgia is not simply willing to let go of , an Athens, Ga. business that produces neural stem cell kits for research...New MailFoundry product fights latest spam techniques
and <a href="http://www.tech-faq.com/brute-force-attack.sht...UW computer scientists fighting computer virus "Cold War"
First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engi...Cancer-fighting agent heads for clinical trials
If the compound is found to be safe and effective in forthcoming clinical trials, it could treat forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...NorthStar finds cancer-fighting use for nuclear fuel
, an early-stage developer of radiopharmaceuticals, will...Fight Heart disease and Pain with Meditation
Latest research into transcendental meditation says it is possible to fight body pain and a host of risk factors of heart disease including high blood pressure and fatty deposition in blood vessels- atherosclerosis. The study indicates that transcendental meditation, practiced for 20 minutes twice a day, has a positive, measurable effect on the buildup of fatty deposits in arteries and also plays...Fight anemia by fortifying crops with iron!!!!!!!!
In a path breaking idea researchers at the just concluded Indian science congress in New Delhi have called for a collaborative effort with agricultural scientists to combat anemia with iron fortification of crops. Almost 50% of women and 75% children under 3 years of age are anemic in India. While iron supplementation is expensive, fortification of plants with iron and using it in turn to fight a...Fight arthritic pain with acupuncture
Arthritic pain is one of the worst types of chronic pain. Many people are immobilized and crippled because of this painful condition. But now there’s good news for the long-suffering arthritic patients. Acupuncture, which is one of the most popular forms of alternative medicine, is supposed to have magical cures for those suffering from arthritis. A team led by Dr. Jeanette Ezzo...Special proteins to fight TB identified
Heat-shock proteins, which are protective substances, produced by the body in stressful situations may help the immune system kill the TB bacteria, researchers in the UK report. According to a report in the June issue of the journal Nature Medicine, these heat-shock proteins, which are special proteins produced by the body help cells survive stressful times and bolster the immune system of the b...ZD1839 Proves Effective - A Breakthrough in fighting Lung Cancer
Lung cancer, the header among all forms of cancer, is avenged now by the new proven effective ZD1839. It has been shown that ZD1839, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has confirmed, durable responses and safety in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as monotherapy and in combination with standard chemotherapy agents after segmental scrut...MediGene Announces Cancer-Fighting Virus Shows Promise in Early Clinical Trial
MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany, July 9, 2007-A virus that has beenspecifically designed by scientists to be safe to normal tissue butdeadly to cancer is showing early promise in a preliminary study,researchers said today at the ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU),Switzerland. The virus, called NV1020, is a type of herpes simplex virusmodified so that it selectively replicates in virus cells...New Drugs in Multinational Study Show Promise in Fighting Drug-Resistant HIV
Phase III clinical trial provides hope that HIV patients can livelonger lives PASADENA, Calif., July 05, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A newinvestigational drug used in combination with a second newer agenthas proven to be effective in fighting drug-resistant HIV,according to a Lancet article to be published in its July 7thspecial HIV/AIDS issue. The multinational phase III clinical trial,...Neuroblastoma Expert Reviews Progress and Challenges in Fighting Difficult Pediatric Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Childhoodcancers are fortunately rare, but among them, neuroblastoma is aspecial case, accounting for 7 percent of all childhood cancers,but 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths. It typically occurs as asolid tumor in the abdomen, but also in the neck, chest, andpelvis, developing in the network of the body's sympathetic nervoussyst...Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Cancer
LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from theBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, MI presentedstrong evidence today that an antibiotic typically prescribed forAlzheimer's patients could be effective in eventually treatingcertain types of cancers. Q. Ping Dou, Ph.D., leader, Prevention Program at Karmanos, andmembers of his lab announced the findings...Abbott Researchers Focus on New Cutting-Edge Approaches in the Fight Against Cancer
Scientists to Present Data on Innovative Oncology Compounds at theAmerican Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fordecades, scientists have looked for new therapies that targetcancer. Researchers now know that cancer cells have several uniquecharacteristics -- they require new blood vessels to deliver oxygenand nutrient...