Archive for October 2020

Clues to the anthrax toxin

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Clues to the anthrax toxin - Mop-up operation. A toxin called PA component uses the new receptor (ATR) to commute a toxin (LF) in macrophages. Adding receptor soluble form (purple) and PA sequestering prevents entry WASHINGTON, DC -. Amid a series of deadly...

Extract Wormwood Kills cancer cells

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Extract Wormwood Kills cancer cells - ancient remedy? An extract of wormwood plant kills breast cancer cells in a test tube. Medieval as it may seem, scientists are testing a recipe of absinthe and iron on breast cancer cells, and so far the results are encouraging....

Recording of Morphine Miracle

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Recording of Morphine Miracle - The drain pain. Morphine causes of opioid receptors to stick on the surface of these cells (left); a small dose of a second analgesic stimulated uptake receptor -. that, in rats, tolerance prevented morphine (right) Doctors prescribe...

Shape-Shifting Sutures

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Shape-Shifting Sutures - All attached. Shape memory sutures node when exposed to heat. Surgeons could soon seal wounds difficult to reach using new son to change shape who know how to bind and never needs to be removed. The new biodegradable plastic fiber "smart"...

Stem Cells Not So Stealthy After All

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Stem Cells Not So Stealthy After All - of hiding. As they differentiate, human ES cells express increased levels of immune system proteins. Human embryonic stem (ES) cells receive no free pass of the immune system, unlike the early hopes of researchers. As...

In no epidemic vaccine against polio

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In no epidemic vaccine against polio - Double shot. In the 1950s, some batches of vaccine against the polio Salk contained the SV40 monkey virus. in the beginning, it seemed impossible: a vaccine against the widely celebrated polio given millions of people...

Plan B for Malaria Infection

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Plan B for Malaria Infection - protection. A mutation that is common among Papua New Guinea prevents the malaria parasite from infecting red blood cells ( insert ). The researchers found that a variant gene in humans, common in Papua New Guinea, confers protection...

Blood nuisance

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Blood nuisance - non-smoking adults become much less exposure to secondhand smoke than they were - but children are still plenty. That's one of the conclusions of a report published by the US Centers today for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which documents the levels of exposure to environmental...

Mystery Clues Global Outbreak

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Mystery Clues Global Outbreak - Researchers seem to be on the heels of the cause of a mysterious illness, sometimes fatal gave the world jitters in recent days. Independent research teams in Germany and Hong Kong have examined samples of patients and found what appears to be a paramyxovirus - a member...

Decades of Toil yield purified protein

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Decades of Toil yield purified protein - multiplying like rabbits. Add the Wnt protein in blood stem cells induces rapid proliferation ( down ). After decades of painstaking efforts, a team of scientists purified a protein that stars in multiple cell dramas,...

Losing a protein, made an aggressive cancer

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Losing a protein, made an aggressive cancer - do it or will not it Determining whether a prostate cancer (shown here) will metastasize is delicate ?; Now, researchers have identified a protein that could help A widely known for wading cancer protein appears...

WHO: antibiotics for growth Ditch

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WHO: antibiotics for growth Ditch - End of the line? A new report says it's time to stop putting antibiotics in feed for livestock. End the practice of using antibiotics as growth promoters in livestock reduces the risk to human health without harming health...

Is Autism Mercury Free?

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Is Autism Mercury Free? - Disconnect. new cases of autism continued to rise after a vaccine preservative has been removed. Two new studies cast more doubt on the theory that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines causes autism. Called thimerosal, the preservative...

Vaccine against AIDS Second test fails

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Vaccine against AIDS Second test fails - The hopes of controlling the spread of HIV have been dealt another blow today when VaxGen of Brisbane, California, announced that its vaccine candidate failed in a large study among Thai heroin users. It is the second time that the vaccine, a genetically modified...

Doggie vitamins Stall Alzheimer '

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Doggie vitamins Stall Alzheimer ' - best Man model. Canine (top) and human (bottom) show similar brain degeneration with age SEATTLE -. A simple cocktail of vitamins and supplements can significantly slow the loss of brain function associated with aging in...

Snipping Off Access HIV

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Snipping Off Access HIV - Circumcision appears to offer some protection against HIV, but not other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a new study. The results support the idea that HIV interacts with the foreskin so unlike those of other STDs. Previous studies have suggested that...

Potent tumor suppressor Found

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Potent tumor suppressor Found - Rampant cancer. Mice with a single copy Working tumor suppressor Mus81 have prostate (left) and muscle (right) cancers, among others. tumor suppressor genes are sentinels stand guard against cancer: knock them, and tumors may...

Two components of carbon monoxide Attack

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Two components of carbon monoxide Attack - Researchers now understand why up to 40% of people poisoned by carbon monoxide mysteriously develop permanent brain damage weeks later. Changes to a protein found in the brain trigger a disastrous immune response. This knowledge could lead to new treatments...

Musk and Mussels a Bad Mix

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Musk and Mussels a Bad Mix - may smell. non-toxic fragrances that are found in water can prevent toxins compensation molds. artificial fragrances are in all kinds of detergents and personal care products, and they tend to go through the treatment of wastewater...

Viagra for Broken Hearts?

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Viagra for Broken Hearts? - size matters. A mouse heart stays healthy (below) when treated with sildenafil, while his counterpart does. The blockbuster drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra for men with erectile dysfunction, may have another benefit: preventing and...

Two-For-One Special on diseases

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Two-For-One Special on diseases - Double advantage. to Treat roundworms that had infected the girl may leave her less vulnerable to other diseases. Peter Hotez / George Washington University STOCKHOLM - public health efforts in the developing world are...

Wonder Drug may not be So Wonderful

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Wonder Drug may not be So Wonderful - hard on the heart. heart cells Gleevec-treated ( top ) may develop abnormalities not seen in untreated cells ( background ). Risto Kerkelä Gleevec, the first of a vaunted line targeted cancer drugs with minimal side...

A Better Breast Cancer Detector

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A Better Breast Cancer Detector - practice of the target. A new infrared imaging contrast agent highlights hydroxyapetite (purple), a mineral usually associated with malignant breast cancer. John V. Frangioni and Bhushan Kumar R. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - mammography...

Mutation Mouse gives autistic symptoms

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Mutation Mouse gives autistic symptoms - Mice with a gene mutation linked to rare human cases of autism show a characteristic symptom of the disease: impaired social interaction. The discovery, published online today in Science adds to recent evidence that defects in synaptic connections between...

Transplants without tears

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Transplants without tears - Heading home. A glowing stem cell transplantation research a place to settle. Deepta Bhattacharya, Agnieszka Czechowicz and Irving Weissman A new treatment may allow patients to avoid some of the grueling side effects of bone...

Mitigating the desire to drink

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Mitigating the desire to drink - For some alcoholics, alcohol gives an addictive thrill. For others, alcohol is a balm for stress and anxiety. A new study identifies a drug that can be particularly effective for the treatment of the latter group. The drug, which blocks the receptors for a neurotransmitter...

Promising gene therapy for brain disorder

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Promising gene therapy for brain disorder - family affair. The Milto family raised money for gene therapy study for Batten disease that included their son Nathan ( right ) and PJ. The Milto family signs a bold attempt to use gene therapy to treat a devastating...

Mosquito Paradox

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Mosquito Paradox - able to mosquitoes. A researcher draws a water sample to test for the presence of Aedes mosquito eggs CDC It seems that common sense :. Reduce insect populations, diseases and insects -Internet also decrease. But a new study of dengue fever,...

Bacteria are enemies of diabetes?

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Bacteria are enemies of diabetes? - Bacteria get a bad name. Although most people exercise their Lysol as a sword against these organisms, in fact, many types of bacteria help us survive. Now, research has revealed that some microbes could also play a key role in the prevention of diabetes. The...
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