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Study on fruit flies offers new approach to understand human response to viral infections

A research team led by UC Riverside scientists has shown that the common fruit fly can serve as an excellent model for studying the immunity animals are born with for fighting viral infections.

28 Mar 2006

Researchers develop new tool to find gene control regions

Researchers at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins have invented a cost-effective and highly efficient way of analyzing what many have termed "junk" DNA and identified regions critical for controlling gene function.

28 Mar 2006

Patent filed for method to prevent early labor and premature delivery of low-birth-weight babies

The discovery is an incremental step in an area of obstetrics that has seen little improvement in 20 years.

28 Mar 2006

New way of targeting proteins to exosomes - potential for melanoma, Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered how a protein called Pmel17 is sorted by pigment cells in the skin and eye to make a fiber matrix that eventually sequesters melanin, the dark pigment found in skin, hair, and eyes.

28 Mar 2006

First trial to combine a biologic agent with a conventional chemotherapy agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer

Researchers found the addition of thalidomide to topotecan for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer significantly increases the response to therapy and the duration of progression free survival without additional toxicity.

28 Mar 2006

New information about the molecular pathway used by ubiquitin

Because ubiquitin plays a key role in cell survival, scientists have already begun to develop drugs to target parts of the ubiquitin pathway in treating diseases such as cancer.

28 Mar 2006

Discovery of a gene that drives anthrax bacteria's toxic effects

A study in Cell reports the discovery of a gene that drives anthrax bacteria's toxic effects. The gene could offer a potential new target for countermeasures against the lethal toxin, according to the researchers.

28 Mar 2006

New therapy program for women with young children and substance abuse problems

The Mothers' and Toddlers' Program (MTP) broadens the focus of substance abuse treatment to encompass parent-child relationships. The MTP aids mothers to recognize their own, and subsequently their child's, emotional cues aiming to improve the emotional quality of the mother-child relationship and decrease the mother's preoccupation with drugs.

28 Mar 2006

Smokers assume false sense of safety from ads for low nicotine cigarettes

A study by researchers at the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that many smokers make false inferences about the safety of new low nicotine Quest cigarettes.

28 Mar 2006

Sodium hyaluronate shown to help chronic shoulder pain

After the rise in safety concerns surrounding Vioxx and other Cox-2 inhibitors, people suffering from chronic shoulder pain were left with just two therapy options at opposite extremes - take Advil, or have surgery.

28 Mar 2006

Call to speed access to innovative advances for all breast cancer patients

Breast cancer specialists and advocates at the 5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-5) called for patients to have equal and speedy access to new breast cancer treatments and procedures, as soon as they are validated by comparative clinical trials.

28 Mar 2006

No evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm

A University of Southern California - USC review of published research has found no evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm for patients, casting doubt on the practice to immediately medicate for a year.

28 Mar 2006

Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not sufficient to rule in or rule out a diagnosis of MS with a high degree of certainty, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal.

28 Mar 2006

Mustard and garlic kick linked to single pain receptor

A single pain receptor is solely responsible for the kick delivered by mustard oil and garlic, according to research in the Cell. Mustard oil is the active ingredient in mustard and in the pungent green sushi condiment known as wasabi.

28 Mar 2006

RNAi-based inhibitors for created for nearly every human and mouse gene - available to all genetic researchers

An international public-private research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced today the construction and availability of an extensive library of molecular reagents to silence most human and mouse genes.

28 Mar 2006

Ocean Vesivirus found in human blood samples

A virus of ocean origin that can cause a range of diseases in several animal species has been found in human blood samples. The virus, or antibodies to it, was found most often in the blood of individuals with liver damage, or hepatitis of unknown cause related to blood exposure.

28 Mar 2006

Intensive care innovations win Microsoft award

An academic team which includes key researchers from the Universities of Manchester and Hull has taken both first and second prizes, in a nationwide innovation competition run by Microsoft.

From The University of Manchester 28 Mar 2006

Earlier onset of colorectal cancer associated with alcohol use, tobacco use and male gender

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States yet it is one of the most preventable forms of the disease.

28 Mar 2006

Study shows patients regain hand function when given cortical stimulation with rehab

Sending tiny electric pulses to a part of the brain controlling motor function helps ischemic stroke survivors regain partial use of a weakened hand, new Oregon Health & Science University research shows.

28 Mar 2006

Egyptian program to eliminate elephantiasis successful

Organizers of a 20-year global effort to eliminate a parasitic infection that is a leading cause of disability have an early victory to savor: a five-year Egyptian elimination campaign has mostly succeeded, according to a new report in the March 25 issue of The Lancet.

28 Mar 2006

Medical News

Study on fruit flies offers new approach to understand human response to viral infections

Researchers develop new tool to find gene control regions

Patent filed for method to prevent early labor and premature delivery of low-birth-weight babies

New way of targeting proteins to exosomes - potential for melanoma, Alzheimer's disease

First trial to combine a biologic agent with a conventional chemotherapy agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer

New information about the molecular pathway used by ubiquitin

Discovery of a gene that drives anthrax bacteria's toxic effects

New therapy program for women with young children and substance abuse problems

Smokers assume false sense of safety from ads for low nicotine cigarettes

Sodium hyaluronate shown to help chronic shoulder pain

Call to speed access to innovative advances for all breast cancer patients

No evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm

Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Mustard and garlic kick linked to single pain receptor

RNAi-based inhibitors for created for nearly every human and mouse gene - available to all genetic researchers

Ocean Vesivirus found in human blood samples

Intensive care innovations win Microsoft award

Earlier onset of colorectal cancer associated with alcohol use, tobacco use and male gender

Study shows patients regain hand function when given cortical stimulation with rehab

Egyptian program to eliminate elephantiasis successful

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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