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T Cell 'Brakes' Lost During Human Evolution

May 02, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | No comments yet

A significant difference between human and chimpanzee immune cells may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...


Sight saving stick

May 12, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind.


International ALS gene search begins

May 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

U.S. scientists are leading the first international gene search for typical ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.


Scientists find on-off cell switch in eye

May 18, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Boston scientists have discovered a blood vessel cell switch that controls vessel growth, opening the way for new drugs to combat eye problems.


'Land of the ever-young' gene reprogrammes cells

June 14, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | No comments yet

University of Edinburgh scientists have discovered that the “ever-young” gene Nanog can cause adult cells to switch back to an embryonic state. The finding, to be published in the prestigious journal Nature, is the ...


Engineering electrically conducting tissue for the heart

June 19, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Patients with complete heart block, or disrupted electrical conduction in their hearts, are at risk for life-threatening rhythm disturbances and heart failure. The condition is currently treated by implanting ...


Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies

June 26, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers say.


Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer

July 14, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...


Camera may hold key to blindness

July 29, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

A new camera invented by British Dr. Andy McNaughts could help adults who suffer from glaucoma or diabetes save their vision, it was reported.


Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer

July 31, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States and around the world, mainly because lung cancers are found in late stages and the best treatment opportunities already have been ...


Satellite Remote-Sensing Method Hatches New Cell-Analysis System

May 24, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Using the same "multispectral analysis" concept that enables satellites to study Earth's surface, Purdue University researchers have developed a new system that quickly determines the composition of cells and ...


Breast cancer: A market-driven industry

August 22, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

A Canadian scientist is questioning the effectiveness of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic of breast cancer among North American women.


Unusual three-drug combo inhibits growth of aggressive tumors

September 08, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson's disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse the effect of sedatives. The unusual mixture inhibited the growth of aggressive prostate tumors ...


Early Family Experience Can Reverse the Effects of Genes

October 10, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

Early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, UCLA researchers report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.


Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's

October 11, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

Researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of insulin-degrading enzyme, a promising target for new drugs because it breaks down ...


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