OHSU Cancer Institute finds that drug stimulated immune system in prostate cancer
PORTLAND, Ore. In a multi-site study, Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that a drug called Ipilimumab, also known as MDX-010, works to stimulate the body's own immune system to fight prostate cancer. The drug was found to be effective in study participants...Brain region that can be stimulated to reduce the cognitive deficits of sleep deprivation identified
NEW YORK A Columbia University Medical Center research team has uncovered how stimulation of a particular brain region can help stave off the deficits in working memory, associated with an extended sleep deprivation. Working memory is a specific form of short-term memory that relates to the a...Breast Tumor Metastasis Stimulated by Post Pregnancy Circumstances
Breast Tumor Cells may develop due to changes in the tissue environment of the breast that occur after pregnancy, according to a paper by McDaniel. This study has found a place in the February issue of The American Journal of Pathology. // The stages of pregnancy, lactation, and involution ...Landauer, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results
...'s development and introduction of new technologies in general; continued customer acceptance of the InLight technology; the adaptability of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technology to new platforms and formats; the costs associated with the Company's research and business development efforts; the use...Study in this Week's Issue of Cell Finds Injected Growth Factor Spurs Heart Regeneration
... lacked the left-ventricular dilation and cardiac hypertrophy that typify heart failure; both were seen in the controls. When the researchers also stimulated production of a cellular receptor for NRG1, known as ErbB4, cardiomyocyte proliferation was further enhanced, demonstrating that NRG1 works by stimula...Study provides documentation that tumor 'stem-like cells' exist in benign tumors
...eristics that provided significant clues about several types of stem cells. The pituitary gland, situated at the base of the brain behind the nose, is stimulated by hormones from the hypothalamus gland to produce a variety of hormones that control other glands throughout the body. About half of all pituitary ad...Injection Reverses Heart-Attack Damage
...ed the left-ventricular dilation and cardiac hypertrophy that typify heart failure; both were seen in the controls. When the researchers also stimulated production of a cellular receptor for NRG1, known as ErbB4, cardiomyocyte proliferation was further enhanced, demonstrating that NRG1 works by stimula...Unexpected Side Effect: Makes You Happier
...re positive. Second, they observed that the attentional demands and rewards and the procedural learning requirements of the computer program may have stimulated the chemical system or other parts of the brain that affect mood. "Earlier findings have shown that these particular brain exercises improve spee...C-Peptide Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Description:...imolar concentrations, fasting levels of C-Peptide are 5-10 fold higher than those of insulin owing to the longer half-life of C-Peptide. The glucagon stimulated C-Peptide determination is often used for differential diagnosis of insulin-dependent from non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients....Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition
...o change its responsiveness to GABA during DSI. Somehow, DSI appeared to be mediated by a retrograde synaptic messenger whose synthesis or release was stimulated by the depolarization of the target cell. This messenger then diffused "backwards" to the pre-synaptic cell, where it caused a reduction in neurotrans...Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have reported for the first time that mammals can be stimulated to regrow inner nerve cells in their damaged retinas. Located in the back of the eye, the retina's role in vision is to convert light into nerve impulses to the brain. The findings o...Learning and memory stimulated by gut hormone
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found evidence that a hormone produced in the stomach directly stimulates the higher brain functions of spatial learning and memory development, and further suggests that we may learn best on an empty stomach. Published in the February 19 online issue o...Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets
...lts showed that T cells taken from the zinc-supplemented group had higher activation than those from the placebo group. Specifically, cell activation stimulated the zinc transporter in T cells called "ZIP8," which transports stored zinc into the cell cytoplasm where it then alters the expression of a T cell pr...Stunting plants' skyward reach could lead to improved yields
...lants start to encroach. Michigan State University plant scientist Beronda Montgomery seeks the key to unlock the processes by which stem growth is stimulated at the expense of seed, flower and leaf production. An assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology with the Plant Research Laboratory at...UCLA researchers discover new molecular pathway for targeting cancer, disease
...they were able to inhibit the hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, which is involved in the maintenance of tissue integrity and stem cell generation. When stimulated in an unregulated manner, however, the Hh pathway can also cause cancers of the brain, lung, blood, prostate, skin and other tissues. Blocking suc...Triggering muscle development -- a therapeutic cure for muscle wastage?
...to divide, creating additional muscle fibres and increasing the size and strength of the muscle. In addition to intensive exercise, muscles need to be stimulated by growth hormone (GH) in order to release MGF. Since there is a natural decrease in the levels of this hormone as we age, this may combine with the l...GeoVax Labs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results
...rity of trial participants. O Eighty percent of both the low and full dose trial participants responded to the vaccine which stimulated anti- HIV T-cell (white blood cell) and antibody responses. O More volunteers had antibody responses to the full dose than ...New label-free method tracks molecules and drugs in live cells
...ocation of minuscule metabolites and drugs in living cells and tissues without the use of any kind of fluorescent labeling. The technique, based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), works by detecting the vibrations in chemical bonds between atoms. SRS microscopy could provide scientists with a potent new f...GeoVax Labs, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Provides Operational Update
...the majority of trial participants. o 80 percent of both the low and full dose trial participants responded to the vaccine which stimulated anti-HIV T-cell (white blood cell) and antibody responses. o More volunteers had antibody responses to the full dose than to ...A431 cells stimulated with EGF from Exalpha Biologicals, Inc.
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Description:...M. 5-OxoETE selectively stimulates the migration and degranulation of eosinophils and activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in stimulated neutrophils....5-OxoETE-d7, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:...M. 5-OxoETE selectively stimulates the migration and degranulation of eosinophils and activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in stimulated neutrophils....5-OxoETE-d7, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:...M. 5-OxoETE selectively stimulates the migration and degranulation of eosinophils and activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in stimulated neutrophils....