For the past decade stem cells have sparked huge excitement among scientists, dramatic media coverage about breakthroughs that could mean a cure for some of the nastiest diseases, and hope – sometimes…
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Value Of Oxygen Therapy In End-Of-Life Care Challenged By Study
Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of…
Antibiotic Secrets Tapped By Ancient Brewers
A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of…
Research Initiatives Collaboration Between SRNL
Under a recently signed agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the Ukraine’s International Radioecology Laboratory (IRL) will collaborate on radiation ecology research, including projects in…
Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double
Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased…
Drug Discovery Tools To Fight Cancer, Blindness To Be Discussed At UB Symposium
Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compounds. That’s the theme of a University at Buffalo symposium…
Why Fish Oils Work Swimmingly Against Diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery…
West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece
West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Thirty-nine people were hospitalized Friday, nine of them…
Chemical may cure malaria
Malaria kills about 1 million people worldwide each year, often babies and children. Malaria drugs are available, but the parasites can become resistant to them, and new drugs are sorely needed. Progress…
A Genetic Predisposition To Alcohol Dependence May Be Indicated By Sensitivity To Alcohol Odors
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered. Prior research suggested an association between SNPs in a gene that encodes…
New TB Diagnostic Proves Effective, Expedient
A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much more specific, sensitive and rapid results than currently available…
Technique That Could Resolve The Problem Of Fake Medicines In Developing Countries
Counterfeiting of drugs is a huge industry with an annual turnover of more than SEK 500 billion. In Africa the situation is extremely serious. Half of the malaria medication sold there could…
Chromosomal Rearrangement, Gene Copy Number Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
A cell devotes a significant amount of effort to maintaining the stability of its genome, preventing the sorts of chromosomal rearrangements characteristic of many cancers. Assays that measure the rate of gross…
Immune System Finding May Lead To New Ways To Detect, Diagnose And Treat Cancer And Other Diseases
When it comes to the mechanics of the human immune system, we are all more alike than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center….
Use Of In Vitro Drug Response Assay Shows Promise In Lung Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy is the best broad defense against cancer recurrence after surgical resection. However, it is difficult to predict which patients will benefit from which regimen of anticancer drugs, if at all. Building…