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Removal of ZIP proteins from hippocampus cell protects them from injury

Researchers in the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory in the department of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that zinc enters cells through specialized protein gates known as ZIP transporters, and removing these ZIP proteins from cells in the hippocampus significantly protects them from injury.

5 Jan 2011

CDK1 protein deactivates EZH2 enzyme that causes cancer spread

By sticking a chemical group to it at a specific site, a protein arrests an enzyme that may worsen and spread cancer, an international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in the January issue of Nature Cell Biology.

4 Jan 2011

Low levels of microbe-killing molecules improve survival rate of people with CGD

Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have observed that the survival rate of people with a rare immunodeficiency disease called chronic granulomatous disease is greatly improved when even very low levels of microbe-killing molecules are present.

30 Dec 2010

Patients unresponsive to anti-anemia drug have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, death

Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and anemia who don't respond to treatment with an anti-anemia drug have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease or death, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

28 Dec 2010

Turns mortal heart attacks into non-mortal heart attacks -- NIH study

Three weeks of oral resveratrol or Longevinex- ingestion prior to an induced heart attack returned microRNA activity close to their pre-event levels in excised animal hearts. Among thousands of microRNA's studied, just six were attributed to exerting the majority of the gene-switching effects measured in the animal heart study - four microRNA optimally regulated by Longevinex- and two optimally by plain resveratrol.

28 Dec 2010

Sverica International acquires Center for Wound Healing

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc., a leading manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers that offer wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, today announced the completion of the acquisition of CFWH by Sverica International, a leading private equity firm, for approximately $41 million.

24 Dec 2010

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

A study published in the January 2011 issue of Anesthesiology is one of the first to show that low preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) could be an important physiological risk marker for adverse outcome in cardiac surgery patients.

23 Dec 2010

HPV chemicals cause harm to human health, environment

Every hour, an enormous quantity and variety of manmade chemicals, having reached the end of their useful lifespan, flood into wastewater treatment plants. These large-scale processing facilities, however, are designed only to remove nutrients, turbidity and oxygen-depleting human waste, and not the multitude of chemicals put to residential, institutional, commercial and industrial use.

23 Dec 2010

Researchers identify class of drugs that can promote RBC formation in anemic patients

By determining how corticosteroids act to promote red blood cell progenitor formation, Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a class of drugs that may be beneficial in anemias, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis, malaria, kidney dialysis, and chemotherapy.

22 Dec 2010

First implantation of Medtronic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis in US performed at Mount Sinai

David H. Adams, MD, Marie-Jos-e and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Samin K. Sharma, MD, the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Professor and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, have performed the first implantation of the Medtronic CoreValve- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis in the United States.

22 Dec 2010

Researchers show how malaria parasites infect red blood cells, impede blood flow to organs

Although the incidence of malaria has declined in all but a few countries worldwide, according to a World Health Organization report earlier this month, malaria remains a global threat. Nearly 800,000 people succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease in 2009, nearly all of them in the developing world.

21 Dec 2010

SanguiBioTech, SanderStrothmann establish sastOmed

SanguiBioTech GmbH, Witten, Germany, and SanderStrothmann GmbH, Georgsmarienhuette, Germany, have established a joint venture company under the name of sastOmed GmbH. The respective agreements and articles were now signed, and recorded by a notary.

20 Dec 2010

Researchers demonstrate that monensin antibiotic prevents prostate cancer cell growth

Researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku have demonstrated that an antibiotic called "monensin" prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells. Monensin is used in the meat and dairy industry, for example.

20 Dec 2010

Research: Beetroot juice may allow patients with heart and lung-conditions to enjoy more active lives

New research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it's not only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing properties - its physiological effects could help the elderly or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives.

20 Dec 2010

Gene variant affects brain function long before brain begins accumulating amyloid: Study

People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer's disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic of the disease, according to a new study.

17 Dec 2010

Study: Natural high hemoglobin levels safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis

Naturally occurring high hemoglobin levels are safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

17 Dec 2010

Oxygen Biotherapeutics and SMP sign Binding Letter of Intent for joint chronic ischemic wound research

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. and privately held Sarasota Medical Products, Inc. (SMP) of Sarasota, FL, today announced they signed a Binding Letter of Intent to determine the feasibility of pursuing a joint research and development venture for treating chronic ischemic wounds. The venture will be based on combining Oxygen's Wundecyte™ PFC formulation with SMP's topical medical devices.

16 Dec 2010

Study describes CC3/TIP30 protein regulate metabolic adaptation of tumor cells to glucose limitation

Bionovo, today announced the publication of a study entitled "CC3/TIP30 regulates metabolic adaptation of tumor cells to glucose limitation" in the journal Cell Cycle.

16 Dec 2010

German Research Foundation opens four new research units

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing four new Research Units. The decision was made by the DFG Senate at its December session in Bonn. The establishment of the Research Units will enable researchers to explore prevailing topical questions and generate new approaches in their respective fields.

15 Dec 2010

Lack of 'systematic reviews' in stroke research lead to waste of time, resources

Research being conducted into stroke needs to slow down and take stock if a therapeutic breakthrough is ever likely to happen, says a leading stroke expert.

14 Dec 2010

Oxygen News and Research

Removal of ZIP proteins from hippocampus cell protects them from injury

CDK1 protein deactivates EZH2 enzyme that causes cancer spread

Low levels of microbe-killing molecules improve survival rate of people with CGD

Patients unresponsive to anti-anemia drug have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, death

Turns mortal heart attacks into non-mortal heart attacks -- NIH study

Sverica International acquires Center for Wound Healing

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

HPV chemicals cause harm to human health, environment

Researchers identify class of drugs that can promote RBC formation in anemic patients

First implantation of Medtronic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis in US performed at Mount Sinai

Researchers show how malaria parasites infect red blood cells, impede blood flow to organs

SanguiBioTech, SanderStrothmann establish sastOmed

Researchers demonstrate that monensin antibiotic prevents prostate cancer cell growth

Research: Beetroot juice may allow patients with heart and lung-conditions to enjoy more active lives

Gene variant affects brain function long before brain begins accumulating amyloid: Study

Study: Natural high hemoglobin levels safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis

Oxygen Biotherapeutics and SMP sign Binding Letter of Intent for joint chronic ischemic wound research

Study describes CC3/TIP30 protein regulate metabolic adaptation of tumor cells to glucose limitation

German Research Foundation opens four new research units

Lack of 'systematic reviews' in stroke research lead to waste of time, resources

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