Drug Combo Blocks Pain Without Impairing Movement
Chili pepper compound plus lidocaine derivative anesthetizes without numbness in rat study,, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A visit to the dentist could one day involve no pain and no numbness, Harvard researchers report. In experiments with rats, the scientists combined ca...Industrial Chemicals Are Impairing the Brain Development of Children Worldwide
Fetal and early childhood exposures to industrial chemicals in the environment can damage the developing brain and can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)—autism,// attention deficit disorder (ADHD), and mental retardation. Still, there has been insufficient research done to identify the in...Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson's fly model
... St. Louis, July 31, 2009 Parkinson's disease is well-known for impairing movement and causing tremors, but many patients also develop other serious problems, including sleep disturbances and significant losses in cognitive ...Cell transplantation and cardiac repair
...onding author Dr. Hans Dohman of the Hospital Pro-Cardiaco in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While previous reports observed that microvascular obstruction impairing cell uptake by the heart could be an issue, the team hypothesized that an intravenous approach may overcome that potential. "We hypothesized that a...EyeCare America Reminds Seniors: "Don't Lose Sight of Your Independence"
... of the things many seniors have trouble doing due to various eye diseases. In fact, by the age of 65, one in three Americans has some form of vision impairing eye disease. However, with the U.S. economy experiencing a major downturn, senior communities on fixed incomes are struggling to pay for health care....Ironwood and Forest to Present Additional Phase 2b Data for Novel Gastrointestinal Agent Linaclotide
...ation of incomplete evacuation, and fewer than three bowel movements per week. The discomfort of CC significantly affects patients' quality of life by impairing their ability to work and participate in typical daily activities. About Digestive Disease Week (DDW) DDW is the largest international g...Drug shows activity in men with advanced prostate cancer
...her evaluate the drug RD162 and a closely related compound, MDV3100. According to their findings, both drugs inhibit the androgen receptor function by impairing the receptor's ability to enter a CRPC cell's nucleus (called nuclear translocation), blocking it from binding to the DNA of its target genes, and pre...Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
...recreational activities without vision correction rather than risk breaking their glasses. Unlike glasses, contact lenses provide clear vision without impairing peripheral vision, so children may feel that their athletic competence improves, because they can see more clearly while participating in recreational...New Bisphenol A Study Is of Very Limited Relevance to Human Health
...f Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The study, "Neonatal bisphenol A exposure alters rat reproductive development and ovarian morphology without impairing activation of gonadotropin releasing hormone neurons," was funded by NIEHS and published online June 17 by the journal Biology of Reproduction. The st...IBM and EU Partners Create a Better Way to Fight AIDS Virus
...ariant. EuResist is a powerful online system that helps doctors choose the treatment with the highest probability of halting virus replication and impairing evolution of drug resistance. Although there have been tremendous leaps and bounds in the management of the virus that causes AIDS, HIV has the ...VIA Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Visits in Phase 2 Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Trial
...ts for the FDG-PET clinical trial; -- failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; -- our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA-2291 on e...VIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008
...for the FDG-PET clinical trial; -- failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; -- our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA-2291 o...Cardiff Pediatric Contrast Test
Description:... the ability of the visual system to detect large but faint targets. There are some pathological conditions that reduce contrast sensitivity without impairing visual acuity, and the test will help in the identification of these conditions. However, reduced contrast sensitivity and reduced visual acuity o...Symbia T6, TruePoint SPECT·CT system
Features:... incredibly fast CT acquisition with the best possible dose utilization CT CARE Solutions designed to keep radiation exposure to a minimum without impairing scanner performance or image quality. e.media patient comfort and education system for interactive multimedia capability. syngo , Siemens' un...A silent pandemic: Industrial chemicals are impairing the brain development of children worldwide
Fetal and early childhood exposures to industrial chemicals in the environment can damage the developing brain and can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)--autism, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), and mental retardation. Still, there has been insufficient research done to identify the ind...Mice brains shrink during winter, impairing some learning and memory
The brains of one species of mouse actually shrink during the winter, causing the mice to have more difficulty with some types of learning, a new study found. The results showed that, during the short days of winter, white-footed mice had impaired spatial memory ?the mental map that helps them r...Understanding how oxidative stress impairs endothelial progenitor cell function
...idative damage is a possibility because once the damage has occurred it may not be reversible." High cholesterol causes increased oxidative stress, impairing the function of EPCs. In addition to being implicated in cardiovascular diseases, oxidative stress is also a factor in diabetes. "Further studies o...Systems biology brings hope of speeding up drug development
...drome is the term for various conditions that can lead to diseases such as type 2 diabetes where cells of the body develop resistance against insulin, impairing the regulation of blood glucose levels. The aim of SBMS is to understand the molecular and cellular systems that underlie risk factors associated with...Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA abtibiotics function
...e the health and integrity of the cell wall are critical to the survival of these organisms, it is not surprising that many antibiotics work by either impairing biosynthesis of the cell wall, or simply bind to it to inhibit full structural maturation. In 2006, Mobashery and his team of researchers provided the...Turtle studies suggest health risks from environmental contaminants
... The same chemicals that keep food from sticking to our frying pans and stains from setting in our carpets are damaging the livers and impairing the immune systems of loggerhead turtlesan environmental health impact that also may signal a danger for humans. Jennifer Keller, a researcher at ...Scientists identify molecular cause for one form of deafness
...Researchers have now learned that mutations in a protein called espin can cause floppiness in tiny bundles of protein filaments within the hair cells, impairing the passage of vibrations and resulting in deafness. Filamentous actin (F-actin) is a rod-like protein that provides structural framework in livin...Scientists unravel clue in cortisol production
...al. But the hormone's effects are many and varied, lowering the activity of the immune system, helping create memories with short-term exposure, while impairing learning if there's too much for too long. Given the variety of its effects,understanding how cortisol is made is essential to producing medications t...Heavy smoking cuts women's chance of pregnancy -- even with donated oocytes
...if it is confirmed as a real association it suggests that, paradoxically, tobacco constituents affect the uterus in different ways in different women, impairing implantation in some and having the opposite effect in others. "It is already known that there is paradoxical dose-dependent effect of nicotine ...VIA Pharmaceuticals Receives Anticipated Notice From NASDAQ
...ients in any future clinical trials; our failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA-2291 on expecte...VIA Pharmaceuticals' DGAT1 Inhibitors Featured in American Diabetes Association Poster Presentation
...ture clinical trial; -- our failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; -- our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of ...VIA Pharmaceuticals Receives Anticipated Notice From NASDAQ
...ture clinical trial; -- our failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; -- our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA...VIA Pharmaceuticals Complies With NASDAQ Rules
...well as any future clinical trial; our failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA-2291 on expec...VIA Pharmaceuticals Secures Financing Up to $10.0 Million
...well as any future clinical trial; our failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA-2291 on expec...VIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Grant of New Patent on Lead Compound VIA-2291
...y future clinical trial; -- failure to obtain sufficient data from enrolled patients that can be used to evaluate VIA-2291, thereby impairing the validity or statistical significance of our clinical trials; -- our ability to successfully complete our clinical trials of VIA...