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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

In a development that could one day score a touchdown for better health, chemists in Australia have created a "superbowl" molecule that shows promise for precision drug delivery, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Shaped like a miniature football stadium, the molecule is capable of delivering a wide range of drugs ?from painkillers to chemotherapy cocktai...

Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells

A year ago, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers discovered that the spleen might be a source of adult stem cells that could regenerate the insulin-producing islets of thepancreas. In a follow-up to that unexpected finding, members of thesame team now report that these potential adult stem cells produce aprotein previously believed to be present only during the embryonicdevelopmen...

Drug That 'Tags' Decision-making Areas Of The Brain May Aid

Along with aiding efforts to study addictedsmokers, a new drug that attaches only to areas of the brain that havebeen implicated in may help studies of people battling other disorders such as Alzheimer’sdisease and schizophrenia.Developed by UC Irvine Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers...

HIV Patients May Be at Risk of Heart Problems When Taking Protease Inhibitor Drugs

A widely-used class of drugs that keep the HIV-virus infection from progressing to AIDS may cause serious and potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances in some patients. The finding of a Mayo Clinic-led investigation appears in the current edition of The Lancet. In collaboration with colleagues from the HIV Program of Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis; the University of Minn...

Molecular machine may lead to new drugs to combat human diseases

The crystallized form of a molecular machine that can cut and paste genetic material is revealing possible new paths for treating diseases such as some forms of cancer and opportunistic infections that plague HIV patients. Purdue University researchers froze one of these molecular machines, which are chemical complexes known as a Group I intron, at mid-point in its work cycle. When frozen...

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Gender hormones may lend to social disorder therapies

Social disorders such as autism constitute one area where those differences come to the fore: around 80 percent of all autism cases, for example, occur in men. Social play behaviors also differ greatly between the sexes - just about everyone agrees that young boys play "rougher" t...

Diamond Film May Enable Critical New Sensors For Bioterror

MADISON - In this time of the chronic threat of terrorism and the possibility of war with an adversary who may be armed with biological weapons, high on the wish list of security agencies and battlefield commanders is a quick and easy way to detect the presence of dangerous biological agents. Now, with the help of a novel diamond film developed by chemists at the University of Wisconsin-...

Purchase of Madison broadband network may bring improved service

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Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

National Jewish Medical and Research Center researchers in USA say that a little dust and dirt in the home may help prevent asthma later in life. Environmental endotoxin may have an allergy-protective effect in some infants whose homes have high levels of the bacteria by-product. "Endotoxin seems to drive the immune system to produce cytokines that inhibit certain processes in the body th...

Feeling depressed? You may be at higher risk of STROKE

Those who suffer symptoms of depression are at an increased risk of stroke, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In particular, depressed African Americans showed the largest increase in stroke risk. Those people with the highest levels of depression had a 73% increase in their risk of stroke. However, it is not clear if the depression actually c...

Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis

A novel modification of a new technology born of genetic engineering, and known as naked DNA vaccination, holds the potential of overcoming autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine is currently being successfully tested in animals. In multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the body essentially attacks itself, caus...

Genetic Dentistry: Your Dentist may be able to grow you a new set of Teeth.

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have successfully regrown mouse teeth in a petri dish from single mouse cells - and they think humans are next. They hope to push the research in the direction where they could take initial tissue from a [human] patient, put it in a culture dish and grow a tooth for them.To accomplish this seemingly futuristic fea...

Cinnamon May Help Diabetics

People with type 2 diabetes may improve their ability to regulate their blood sugar by adding a little spice to their life.In preliminary findings, cinnamon helped fat cells recognize and respond to insulin, the hormone that removes excess glucose from the blood and deposits it into cells. In a test tube and in animal studies, the spice appeared to increase glucose metabolism by about 20...

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Mayo Instrument Stand

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Mayfield 2000 Skull Clamp

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Mayfield Radiolucent Skull Clamp

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Modified Mayfield Skull Clamp

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Mayfield Disposable Adult (plastic) Skull Pins

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Rapid Flu Tests May Prove Especially Helpful This Season

On October 5, Chiron Corporation notified the CDC that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin) would be available for distribution in the United States for the current influenza season. In the wake of this sudden removal of nearly half of the anticipated American vaccine supply, medical officials and the general public have grown increasingly alarmed about the scarcity of vaccine and the ris...

Antibiotics Don't Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections, May Cause Resistance in Future Infections

PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After afirst childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibioticsmay not prevent another such infection, and may actually increasethe risk that the next urinary tract infection is caused byresistant bacteria, according to a new study in the July 11 issueof the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the first larg...

Samaritan's Alzheimer's Drug Caprospinol Suggests Brain May be Able to Heal From Alzheimer's Disease

Animal Study Confirms Caprospinol's (SP-233) Ability to Clear BrainPlaque and Empower Rat Brain Cells to Recover Memory Function In Vivo 'Proof of Concept' Study Proposes Direct CorrelationBetween Removing Beta Amyloid Plaque and Memory Recovery LAS VEGAS, July 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SamaritanPharmaceuticals Inc. (AMEX:LIV), a developer of innovative drugs,is ple...

Mayo Clinic News Release: Mayo Clinic-led Study Improves Breast Cancer Risk Prediction in Women with Atypia

ROCHESTER, Minn., July 2, 2007-Women with at least three sites ofcellular atypia in breast tissue are nearly eight times more likelythan average women to develop breast cancer, according to findingsof a Mayo Clinic Cancer Center led study of women with atypicalhyperplasia. The findings are published in the July 1 issue of theJournal of Clinical Oncology. Several previous studies have show...

Studies of Drug Resistance May Lead to Individual Therapy for Rare Cancers

WASHINGTON, January 29, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- RearAdmiral Timothy Ziemer (U.S. Navy, retired), the President'sMalaria Coordinator, announced his intent to name Dr. BernardNahlen to serve as Deputy Coordinator of the President's MalariaInitiative (PMI). Dr. Nahlen is a Commissioned Officer in the U.S.Public Heath Service and has most recently served as SeniorAdvisor, Monitoring...

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