Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe
MMP-12 contributes to emphysema, but also guards against infection, study shows WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- An enzyme involved in the development of emphysema also defends the lungs against bacterial infection, a new study finds. It had been thought that the only thing ma...Babies Can Tell Friend From Foe
Researchers say infants make distinctions based on behaviors WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research reveals that infants who have not yet learned language can still judge who is friend and who is foe. Babies as young as 6 months old prefer people who cooperate versus pe...Trying to Decide? Forget the Facts and Phone a Friend
Others' opinions prove better in predicting satisfaction with a choice, study finds THURSDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine you're going to a movie. What would better predict whether you'll like the film: the opinion of a friend who's seen it or the details you know about the ca...TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend
Personal sets interfere with family time, grades and nutrition, study finds ,,,, MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Although your teenager may poignantly plead that he or she is the only child left in America without a bedroom television, health experts recommend that parents stand ...Dogs Could Be a Diabetic's Best Friend
Study aims to prove anecdotes that canines can smell dangerous drops in blood sugar levels SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Irish researchers hope to prove that a dog's keen sense of smell gives it the ability to watch over the blood sugar levels of diabetics. Canines have already...Brain Inflammation A Friend for Alzheimer's Patients
In the June 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a team of scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that a key inflammatory regulator , a known villain when it comes to parsing out damage after a stroke and other brain injuries, seems to do the opposite in Alzhe...Looking For A Friend Or Life Partner? Join A Gym
The popularity of ‘The Gym’ is due largely to the socializing that takes place there, according to a study.// People visit gym not only for keeping fit and losing weight but also for meeting new people and prospective life mates. Nick Crossley, a Professor of Social Sciences from the Un...Mother & Daughter Celebrate Victory Over 'Meth'
...collage scholarship. But three weeks after high school graduation, a close friend died of an overdose. Susan recalls, "Edee shared with me years later she wanted to experience what her friend had. So began two years of hell-raising. She tried ecstasy, heroin, cocaine...Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
...vices and medical services need to have more communication and interaction," she said. Anyone who suspects that an older family member, neighbor or friend is being abused or might be self-neglecting need to report those suspicions, both Ouchida and Dong said. A sudden change in weight, hygiene, or worsen...CEL-SCI Corporation Releases Letter to Shareholders
...lls by an average of 50% in the treatment group and increase long-term overall survival by 33%. This is why you are a shareholder in CEL-SCI! Tell a friend about our great results. We thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Geert Kersten Chief Executive Officer When used...Joint Commission Urges Patients to 'Speak Up' About Pain
...ume anything. Educate yourself about your diagnosis, the medical tests you are undergoing, and your treatment plan. Ask a trusted family member or friend to be your advocate. Know what medications you take and why you take them. Medication errors are the most common health care errors. Use a hospita...Nobel Laureate Dr. Gunter Blobel to Speak at Florida Atlantic University
... Institute and Scripps Florida to bring an event of this magnitude to South Florida," said FAU President Frank T. Brogan. "Gunter Blobel is both a friend and a colleague of long standing who is helping to guide Scripps as a member of our Board of Scientific Governors," said Scripps Research Institute Pr...Burnham researchers turn cancer friend into cancer foe
LA JOLLA, Calif., October 7, 2008 Burnham Institute for Medical Research today announced that scientists have created a peptide that binds to Bcl-2, a protein that protects cancer cells from programmed cell death, and converts it into a cancer cell killer. The research, which was published as the...Policing cells demand ID to tell friend from foe, say University of Pennsylvania cell engineers
University of Pennsylvania scientists studying macrophages, the biological cells that spring from white blood cells to eat and destroy foreign or dying cells, have discovered how these policemen differentiate between friend and foe. The paper appears as the cover article in the March 10 editio...Baseball diamonds: the lefthander's best friend
That's because the game was designed to make a lefty the "Natural," according to David A. Peters, Ph.D., the McDonnell Douglas Professor of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, and uber baseball fan. Peters is a mechanical engineer who specializes in aircraft and helicopter engineer...Man's best friend lends insight into human evolution
Flexibly drawing inferences about the intentions of other individuals in order to cooperate in complex tasks is a basic part of everyday life that we humans take for granted. But, according to evolutionary psychologist Brian Hare at the Max Planck Institute in Germany, this ability is present in ot...Distinguishing friend from foe in the battle against cancer
The latest generation of cancer chemotherapeutic drugs specifically targets mutant enzymes or "oncoproteins" that have run amok and now promote uncontrolled cell growth. As promising as these drugs are, cancer cells with their backs against the wall have the tendency to fight back. A major goal of ...Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
...identification primarily from the eyes, while the mouth and the nose are secondary, according to the study. According to Keil, if we take a photo of a friend as an example, one might think that every feature of the face is important to identify the person. However, numerous experiments have demonstrated tha...Dogs, humans, put heads together to find cure for brain cancer
...human chromosome 22. This chromosome is made of almost 50 million base pairs of DNA that code for more than 500 genes. "The dog has been man's best friend for centuries, and now the genome of the dog could well be man's next best friend," says Dr. Matthew Breen, professor of genomics at NC State. "Wit...Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker awarded the Order of the Rising Sun
...r emphasised the importance of the exchange of young scientists and researchers. He explicitly concurred with his Japanese colleague and long-standing friend Professor Motoyuki Ono, President of the JSPS, who had highlighted the Japanese-German International Research Training Groups, which were introduced t...Selected personal letters of Max Perutz are released in new book
...writer," Vivien wrote in the book's preface. "He nurtured his skills as a writer from his teenage years, first in letters he wrote to an English girl friend and later to his family, honing his ability to tell a good story and to breathe life into his observations of people and places." With a backdrop o...Bar Codes Have a New Best Friend RFID
The push is on to make RFID an integral part of business and Wisconsin companies stand to benefit tremendously from the new technology. RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and labels are small programmable carriers of data that hold up to 128K of information and uniquely identify an ite...Campaign to Increase the Awareness and Understanding of Lou Gehrig's Disease Reaches 22 U.S. States
...or ALS Awareness events in the greater Sea Bright, N.J. area where she lives. Michelle became one of the first ALS TDI Ambassadors shortly after her friend Pam Callahan was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 30,000 Americans at any given time. ALS TDI, the world's fir...Pizza tossing art unlocks secrets of tiny motors
...hD student supervised by Associate Professor James friend and Senior Lecturer Leslie Yeo, videotaped a profe...d line laid along a cylinder," Associate Professor friend said. "If you are tossing the pizza continuous... times a second into the air," Associate Professor friend said. He said scientists around the world have ...AstraZeneca Calls on All Americans to Join US AGAINST ATHERO to Fight the Nation's Number One Killer
...g how athero can lead to heart attack and stroke. "Now is the time to join us in the fight against this deadly disease. Take action by telling a friend to talk to their doctor about athero, by taking a loved-one to an US AGAINST ATHERO event or by visiting athero.com to register for free health inform...Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Mourns Loss of Chairman Thomas A. Waltz
...altz served on Peregrine's Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. "The sudden loss of our business colleague and friend Tom Waltz brings sadness to the entire Peregrine family," said Steven W. King, president and CEO of Peregrine. "Our deepest sympathies go out to Tom's...Delaware Man Spearheads Brain Tumor Awareness
... to start the Foundation. "Twenty-five years ago, we knew very little about breast cancer," Grundner points out. "In memory of my late wife and best friend Kelly, I'm working to make brain tumors as familiar in the future as breast cancer is today, and this campaign in Delaware is just the start." ...Nader Naeymi-Rad Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Campbell Alliance
...My relationship with Nader dates back more than 14 years to when we first worked together at Glaxo [now GlaxoSmithKline]. I have depended on him as my friend and trusted business advisor since that time. I'm proud to appoint him to this new senior executive management role in which he can continue to build ...Boston Scientific Announces CEO Jim Tobin to Extend Tenure
...son to continue delivering on those commitments." "Paul LaViolette has served this Company with passion and enthusiasm for almost 15 years, and as a friend and colleague I want to thank him for all he has done," added Nicholas. "The Board of Directors continues to be very satisfied with Jim's effective ...Champions Biotechnology, Inc. Appoints New Board Members and Forms Management Team
...ch, 2008. Since 2004, he has worked and collaborated with Dr. Sidransky in the development of personalized oncology information panels after his close friend was diagnosed with cancer. Mr. Martell currently administers and oversees all of Champions medical information panels. He was a partner from 1983 to 1...