Will copper keep us safe from the superbugs?
November 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Fiona Macnab
f.macnab@elsevier.com
44-207-424-4259
Elsevier
London, 1 December 2009 Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623052/description#description), published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
Brown fat cells make ’spare tires’ shrink
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Contact: Alexander Pfeifer
alexander.pfeifer@uni-bonn.de
49-022-868-85370
University of Bonn Read more
New source discovered for the generation of nerve cells in the brain
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Contact: Sven Winkler
presse@helmholtz-muenchen.de
49-893-187-3946
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health
Particularly in Alzheimer’s disease, nerve cell degeneration plays a crucial role. In the future, new therapeutic options may possibly be derived from steering the generation and/or migration mechanism. These findings have been published in the current issue of the renowned journal Nature Neuroscience. Until only a few years ago, neurogenesis the process of nerve cell development was considered to be impossible in the adult brain. The textbooks asserted that dead nerve cells could not be replaced. Then researchers discovered regions in the forebrain in humans in which new nerve cells can be generated throughout life. These so-called GABAergic cells use gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter of the central nervous system.
Study shows modest improvement in advanced lung cancer overall survival rates
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Contact: C. Butz
cbutz@spectrumscience.com
202-955-6222
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Read more
Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk
Contact: Arlyn Riskind
ariskind@endo-society.org
301-941-0240
The Endocrine Society
Chevy Chase, MDWomen who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
MRI helps detect life-threatening pregnancy complication
Contact: Linda Brooks
lbrooks@rsna.org
630-590-7762
Radiological Society of North America
CHICAGO A study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed that MRI is a highly accurate means of identifying placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening and increasingly common condition that is the leading cause of death for women just before and after giving birth.
Study shows antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor
November 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Samantha Martin
samantha.martin@liv.ac.uk
44-151-794-2248
University of Liverpool
The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studies have also shown that the drug is effective in reducing the risk of miscarriage following amniocentesis, a medical test for infection and foetal abnormalities.
Scientists reveal malaria parasites’ tactics for outwitting our immune systems
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Contact: Craig Brierley
c.brierley@wellcome.ac.uk
44-207-611-7329
Wellcome Trust
Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host’s immune system, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Heavy metal paradox could point toward new therapy for Lou Gehrig’s disease
November 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Joe Beckman
joe.beckman@oregonstate.edu
541-737-8867
Oregon State University
CORVALLIS, Ore. New discoveries have been made about how an elevated level of lead, which is a neurotoxic heavy metal, can slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease findings that could point the way to a new type of therapy.
Jefferson researchers identify new mechanism of blocking HIV-1 from entering cells
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Contact: Emily Shafer
emily.shafer@jefferson.edu
215-955-6300
Thomas Jefferson University
(PHILADELPHIA) Publishing in PLoS Pathogens, researchers at from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a novel mechanism by which drugs block HIV-1 from entering host cells.
