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Eurekalert Medical and Health News: 11-23-2004
A groundbreaking technique developed at The University of Manchester, which uses crystals to map 'invisible' parts of molecules, is set to revolutionise drug discovery.
Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and University Hospitals of Cleveland have been awarded $4.5 million in seed funding to establish the National Center for Regenerative Medicine as part of the omnibus appropriation bill approved by Congress.Additional funding for the center is expected over the next five years.
Researchers at Purdue University have shown that artificial joints might be improved by making the implants out of tiny carbon tubes and filaments that are all aligned in the same direction, and findings were presented at two recent meetings
Research that could lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of HIV has scooped a University of Manchester scientist a prestigious industry award.
Waterloo's battlefield is reigniting the debate about whether modern medicine is always good for you, according to University College London (UCL) scientists who are launching a study of why some critically ill patients recover and others die from multiple organ failure - the number one killer of patients in intensive care.
A recently published dissertation from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that testosterone has both a physiological and a psychological impact on women's sexuality.
To get a better look at how proteins gather into clusters called amyloid fibrils - which are associated with important human diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and the so-called prion diseases like Mad Cow - researchers at North Carolina State University decided to make movies.
In a fifth-floor laboratory at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), research assistant Renee Cataneo is holding the day's collection of human exhalations sent to Menssana Research, based at NJIT. Cataneo's job is to analyze the results. Just as a Breathalyzer detects drunk drivers, a Menssana process detects illness.
Experts are recommending that adolescents and some adults be vaccinated against whooping cough to help prevent infection and potential transmission to infants, according to the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online.
A University of Southern California biomedical engineer's pioneering brain cell research has led directly to a patented system that is now being rolled out to stem gun violence on the streets of Chicago. Algorithms based on the way the brain records sound information distinguish gunshots from other loud noises with high accuracy.
Two UCLA studies have identified brain irregularities in children with a disease that stops them from breathing during sleep. The findings may lead to new advances in diagnosing and treating sudden infant death syndrome.
A promising experimental compound prevents cholesterol gallstone disease in mice by stimulating the biochemical pathway that controls bile acid secretion by the liver, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers. The findings suggest new approaches to developing drugs to prevent the disease, which afflicts some 20 million people a year. The studies also propose novel strategies for developing diagnostic tests to identify people with a genetically increased risk for developing gallstones.
Highlights of this issue of LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs include: testosterone boost may help men with lung disease and disquieting reports of the scope of hospitalacquired infections.
In Professor Richard Foulds' freshman design class, students perform angioplasty on pasta, amniocentesis on jelly donuts and surgery on hot dogs.
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a new mechanism of activation of a pathway known to be implicated in many cancers. Additionally, the researchers found that when this mechanism is blocked cells may become more sensitive to radiation and chemotherapeutic agents, thus making them easier to destroy. The research was published in the November issue of Cancer Cell.
If you happen to be looking left or right when your car is rear-ended, you could be lucky enough to avoid the headache of whiplash.
Researchers find benefits in female adult offspring of mice on a low-carb diet. Study will be released as part of a series on fetal programming in the January 2005 issue of the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Comparative and Integrative Physiology.
For the first time, researchers have used human embryonic stem cells to create new insulating tissue for nerve fibers in a live animal model - a finding that has potentially important implications for treatment of spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis.
Patients with knee osteoarthritis should avoid long term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), say researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.
The practice of concealing drugs in patients' food and drinks is common in nursing homes, claim researchers from Norway in a study published on bmj.com today.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and New York University have discovered a gene mutation in fruit flies that alters sensitivity to crack cocaine and also regulates their internal body clock. The findings, reported in the December issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology, may have implications for understanding innate differences in sensitivity to cocaine in humans, potentially providing targets for development of drugs to treat or prevent addiction.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are seeking people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) to help them better understand how mood-- particularly depression-- affects their symptoms. The study will investigate the way depression impacts on the thinking processes of those with PD, and look at how this mood disorder can be treated.
Researchers have discovered that an ingredient present in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs.
Young women with a family history of stroke in their parents or siblings may be at increased risk for stroke themselves, according to a new report.
Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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