News FeedNew discovery may expand availability of bone marrow transplants by stopping fatal complications
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Cody Mooneyhan
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Read more
Compound found that targets wide range of viruses
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Contact: Jim Kelly
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Read more
MSU researcher identifies cell mechanism leading to diabetic blindness
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Jamie DePolo
Michigan State University
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels from diabetes damage blood vessels in the eye, but they didn’t know why or how. Now a Michigan State University scientist has discovered the process that causes retinal cells to die, which could lead to new treatments that halt the damage.
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Antibodies attack immune proteins
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Rita Sullivan
Rockefeller University Press
Two studies published online on February 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org) reveal that patients with a rare autoimmune disease produce antibodies that attack microbe-fighting immune proteins called cytokines. These findings may help explain why these patients suffer recurrent yeast infections.
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Scientists discover enzyme that ‘cleans’ cancer cells
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Mikaela Sitford
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University of Manchester
Dr Jorg Hartkamp and Dr Stefan Roberts have found that the protease HtrA2 can “clean” cells of the oncogene WT1, which is found at high levels in many leukaemias and solid cancers such as breast and lung cancer.
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Tobacco plant-made therapeutic thwarts West Nile virus
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Joe Caspermeyer
Arizona State University
A new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.
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Fish oil may reduce the risk of psychotic disorders in high-risk individuals
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: G. Paul Amminger, M.D.
JAMA and Archives Journals
Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Scientists discover new treatment for chronic pain condition
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Sarah Stamper
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University of Liverpool
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain.
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Researchers find ‘broad spectrum’ antiviral that fights multitude of viruses
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Contact: Enrique Rivero
University of California – Los Angeles Read more
HIV researchers solve key puzzle after 20 years of trying
January 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Laura Gallagher
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Imperial College London
Researchers have made a breakthrough in HIV research that had eluded scientists for over 20 years, potentially leading to better treatments for HIV, in a study published today in the journal Nature.
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