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Cancer therapy: A role for MAPK inhibitors combined with mTORC1 inhibitors Medicine & Health / Research August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Nearly a decade ago, while it was being tested as an immunosuppressive agent to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, the drug rapamycin was also discovered to have anti-tumor properties. Since then, several rapamycin ...

Molecular switch found in mice could lead to future obesity treatments Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight, say scientists from Dana-Farber ...

Joslin study identifies protein that produces 'good' fat Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help promote the development of brown fat, a "good" fat that helps in the expenditure of energy ...

New research reports new method to protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to ...

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize their shape and function, according ...

Researchers discover how rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings are already guiding ...

New and improved test for West Nile virus in horses Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet A new test for West Nile virus in horses that could be modified for use on humans and wildlife may help track the spread of the disease, according to an article in the September issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology.

Face recognition: nurture not nature Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered for the first time that our society can influence the way we recognise other people’s faces.

1 sleepless night increases dopamine in the human brain Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet Just one night without sleep can increase the amount of the chemical dopamine in the human brain, according to new imaging research in the August 20 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Because drugs that increase ...

Silver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 1 People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the ...

Rifamycin antibiotics attack tuberculosis bacteria with walls, not signals Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Amid concerns about the rising number of new tuberculosis cases worldwide, researchers led by Rockefeller University’s Seth A. Darst have reexamined and disproved a theory that describes how ...

Efficient technique enables thinking Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells constantly create new contact points to their neighbouring cells. This is how the basic structure of our brain develops. In adults, new contact makes learning and memory possible. ...

A molecule keeps anxiety down Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- The link between emotions and experiences determines many aspects of our daily life. It allows us to recognize pretty objects or harmful situations. These links are created when nerve cells ...

Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans. Several scientific studies ...

Barrow scientists work their magic Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center are turning magic tricks into science. Stephen Macknik, Ph.D., director of the Laboratory of Behavioral Neurophysiology; and ...

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Cancer therapy: A role for MAPK inhibitors combined with mTORC1 inhibitors Medicine & Health / Research August 22, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Nearly a decade ago, while it was being tested as an immunosuppressive agent to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, the drug rapamycin was also discovered to have anti-tumor properties. Since then, several rapamycin ...

Molecular switch found in mice could lead to future obesity treatments Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A surprise discovery -- that calorie-burning brown fat can be produced experimentally from muscle precursor cells in mice -- raises the prospect of new ways to fight obesity and overweight, say scientists from Dana-Farber ...

Joslin study identifies protein that produces 'good' fat Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help promote the development of brown fat, a "good" fat that helps in the expenditure of energy ...

New research reports new method to protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to ...

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize their shape and function, according ...

Researchers discover how rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings are already guiding ...

New and improved test for West Nile virus in horses Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet A new test for West Nile virus in horses that could be modified for use on humans and wildlife may help track the spread of the disease, according to an article in the September issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology.

Face recognition: nurture not nature Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered for the first time that our society can influence the way we recognise other people’s faces.

1 sleepless night increases dopamine in the human brain Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet Just one night without sleep can increase the amount of the chemical dopamine in the human brain, according to new imaging research in the August 20 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Because drugs that increase ...

Silver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 1 People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the ...

Rifamycin antibiotics attack tuberculosis bacteria with walls, not signals Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Amid concerns about the rising number of new tuberculosis cases worldwide, researchers led by Rockefeller University’s Seth A. Darst have reexamined and disproved a theory that describes how ...

Efficient technique enables thinking Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells constantly create new contact points to their neighbouring cells. This is how the basic structure of our brain develops. In adults, new contact makes learning and memory possible. ...

A molecule keeps anxiety down Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- The link between emotions and experiences determines many aspects of our daily life. It allows us to recognize pretty objects or harmful situations. These links are created when nerve cells ...

Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans. Several scientific studies ...

Barrow scientists work their magic Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center are turning magic tricks into science. Stephen Macknik, Ph.D., director of the Laboratory of Behavioral Neurophysiology; and ...

Cancer therapy: A role for MAPK inhibitors combined with mTORC1 inhibitors

Molecular switch found in mice could lead to future obesity treatments

Joslin study identifies protein that produces 'good' fat

New research reports new method to protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells

Researchers discover how rheumatoid arthritis causes bone loss

New and improved test for West Nile virus in horses

Face recognition: nurture not nature

1 sleepless night increases dopamine in the human brain

Silver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes

Rifamycin antibiotics attack tuberculosis bacteria with walls, not signals

Efficient technique enables thinking

A molecule keeps anxiety down

Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns

Barrow scientists work their magic

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