Vaccine slows progression of skeletal muscle disorder
Irvine, Calif., May 13, 2009 A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease also has been shown in mice to slow the weakening of muscles associated with inclusion body myositis, a disorder that affects the elderly. The finding brings new hope for IBM patients with weakness, inflammation or atroph...Male Cosmetic Surgery Slows Down While Female Cosmetic Surgery Advances
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2008 Procedural Survey shows a 2% decrease in male cosmetic surgery CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time in several years, male cosmetic surgery has declined 2% during 2008. The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), a...AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Study finds it suppresses enzyme vital to tumor growth THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A drug approved to combat AIDS may also help slow the spread of a deadly type of brain tumor that tends to attack children. A study published in the current issue of the International Jour...Chondroitin slows progression and relieves symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) causes disability and is a major public health problem. A new study examined the effect of chondroitins 4 and 6 sulfate (CS) on OA progression and symptoms. CS, unlike other chondroitin sulfate products sold as dietary supplements in the U.S., has been approved as a prescriptio...Old gastrointestinal drug slows aging, McGill researchers say
This release is available in French . Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Scientists, however, had a variet...Adult-onset diabetes slows mental functioning in several ways, with deficits appearing early
WASHINGTON Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this finding means that more adults may soon be living with mild but...Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
But effect for women not same, as study cites obesity as possible cause FRIDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin K slows the development of insulin resistance in older men, but not women, a new study found. Insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, occurs when the body cannot u...Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Carbocisteine reduced exacerbation of the lung condition by 25%, Chinese study says THURSDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- In people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the expectorant carbocisteine seems to help slow worsening of symptoms, Chinese researchers r...New Compound Slows HIV Replication
It could mean development of new class of drugs, researchers say WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new compound that inhibits HIV protease has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan. The protease, which is necessary for HIV replication, is a common targe...Eating Walnuts Slows Cancer Growth, Laboratory Study Finds
HUNTINGTON, W.Va., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Snack-sized quantities of walnuts slow cancer growth in mice, reports a Marshall University pilot study published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition and Cancer. Researcher W. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., of Marshall's Joan C. Edw...Gene Therapy Slows Progression of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease in Children
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children, according to a paper published online ahead of p...Rigel's R788 Slows Progression of Murine Lupus in Preclinical Studies
Lead drug candidate may help patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL ) announced today that its lead product candidate, R788, has successfully tre...The Lancet Publishes Direct Comparison Study Between Liraglutide and Exenatide
...ide works by stimulating the release of insulin only when blood sugar levels are high. Weight loss with liraglutide is attributed to the fact that it slows gastric emptying and leads to increased satiety after meals. Liraglutide is naturally broken down in the body and does not require renal excretion. ...Lack of large-scale experiments slows progress of environmental restoration
Madison, Wisc. - September 23, 2008 A new study finds that environmental restoration research using large experimental tests has been limited. The study, published in Restoration Ecology, maintains that for restoration to progress as a science and a practice, more research should be done on who...Synthetic cocoa chemical slows growth of tumors in human cell lines
Washington, D.C. A synthetic chemical based on a compound found in cocoa beans slowed growth and accelerated destruction of human tumors in laboratory studies, and should be tested further for cancer chemoprevention or even treatment, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. "We...Gene therapy slows progression of fatal neurodegenerative disease in children
New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2008Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the May 2...Researchers uncover details about how dietary restriction slows down aging
University of Washington scientists have uncovered details about the mechanisms through which dietary restriction slows the aging process. Working in yeast cells, the researchers have linked ribosomes, the protein-making factories in living cells, and Gcn4, a specialized protein that aids in the e...Tumor-targeting viral therapy slows neuroblastoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
CINCINNATI Researchers in a multi-institutional study led by Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center slowed the growth of two particularly stubborn solid tumor cancers neuroblastoma and peripheral nerve sheath tumors without harming healthy tissues by inserting instructions to inhibit tissue...Protein found that slows hepatitis C growth in liver cells
Biomedical researchers have identified a cellular protein that interferes with hepatitis C virus replication, a finding that ultimately may help scientists develop new drugs to fight the virus. The anti-hepatitis C activity of the protein, called “p21-activated kinase 1?(PAK1), was discovered by ...Diabetes slows nerve recovery after heart transplant
Diabetes has a detrimental effect on a person's ability to recover from a heart transplant, notes a study in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine. "Using positron emission tomography (PET) and the transplanted heart as a very specific model to study the regenerative capacity of the heart's ...Cell therapy slows progression of an inherited neurological disease; Improves motor skills in mice
In an important discovery, scientists have demonstrated that the progression of a type of genetic brain disease is slowed and symptoms are improved in mice that received cell transplants. The new study, published in the March 22 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience , may have implications for de...Stress substantially slows human body's ability to heal
The stress a typical married couple feels during an ordinary half-hour argument is enough to slow their bodies' ability to heal from wounds by at least one day, a new study has shown. Moreover, if the couple's relationship is routinely hostile toward each other, the delay in that healing process...Physician mindset slows adoption of electronic health records
If you are a resident of Wisconsin and insert your card in an ATM in San Francisco, the system will immediately recognize you, your bank, and your financial records. But if you find yourself in an emergency room you'll likely need that same card to pay for an extensive series of tests because your ...Video: Axel Ullrich Named Winner of 2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
... player in the signaling system (called vascular endothelial growth factor receptor or VEGFR) suppresses the generation of blood vessels in tumors and slows down cancer cell growth. Years later, a small molecule inhibitor of the VEGFR2 kinase function was developed, from which a derivative was approved in ...ImmunoVaccine Technologies Partners with FIT Biotech to advance a therapeutic HIV vaccine
... multi-epitope/multivalent HIV antigens. As FIT Biotech's lead vaccine candidate, GTU(R) MultiHIV has the potential to trigger an immune response that slows the progression of HIV in infected individuals. IVT's pre-clinical research demonstrates that DepoVax(TM) effectively delivers DNA plasmids into dra...Scientists moving closer to 'artificial noses'
...specifically: only one kind of molecule can dock onto each string. When a molecule docks onto a string, the string becomes heavier and its oscillation slows down a tiny bit. "By measuring the period of oscillation, we could therefore detect chemical substances with molecular precision," explains Quirin Unt...Fitter frames: Nanotubes boost structural integrity of composites
... fibers that bridge together both sides of the crack and slow its growth. "This crazing behavior, and the bridging fibers it produces, dramatically slows the growth rate of a crack," Koratkar said. "In order for the crack to grow, those fibers have to first stretch, deform plastically, and then break. I...FasterCures Rewards Two InnoCentive Solvers for Innovative Ideas to Accelerate Medical Research
... innovation process, we were able to gain new ideas and insights into a thorny challenge that currently inhibits innovation in biomedical research and slows progress towards medical advancements. We look forward to further developing these proposals and discussing them with other medical research stakehold...New research field promises radical advances in optical technologies
...ch material has its own refraction index, which describes how much light will bend in that particular material and defines how much the speed of light slows down while passing through a material. Natural materials typically have refractive indices greater than one. Metamaterials, however, can make the i...Nu Skin Scientists Correlate the Appearance of Aging With arNOX Free Radical Generator
...ed with trends of an aging demographic, lead us to believe that there is sizable market potential for a product that inhibits arNOX activity, and thus slows the appearance of certain signs of aging," said Ashok Pahwa, chief marketing officer at Nu Skin. "Additionally, the lines between personal care and ...Novel compound may treat acute diarrhea
...oxigenic diarrhea works by interrupting the diarrhea-causing chain of events that occur when bacterial toxins enter the intestinal tract. The compound slows the transmission of information in the epithelial cells lining the intestines. Consequently, the molecular mediators regulating the secretion of salt ...Minimally Invasive Treatment Offers Hope for Liver Cancer Patients
...reatment" says Phil Scrutton, Analyst at MRG. "The particles also embolize the surrounding arteries, blocking blood flow to the cancerous tissue. This slows diffusion of the chemotherapy agents away from the tumor, which increases its effectiveness in targeting the liver tumor, while the embolization also ...Thermo Scientific IEC Centra-CL5R from Thermo Scientific
Description:...lity system, and meets IEC 1010-2-020 international standards for mechanical containment. An automatically locking lid will not open until the rotor slows to a safe speed. Balance and speed sensors display an alert message if imbalance or unsafe speed is detected. Sealed adapters provide excellent aeroso...Thermostable dUTPase from GenScript Corporation
Description:...deamination of dCTP. The incorporation of dUTP into PCR products causes mutations within the amplified product, proofreading polymerases to stall and slows down non-proofreading polymerases such as Taq. The dUTPase increase in PCR product yield, length and fidelity enables further down-stream application...