Researchers find ‘broad spectrum’ antiviral that fights multitude of viruses
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Enrique Rivero
erivero@mednet.ucla.edu
310-794-2273
University of California - Los Angeles Read more
Scientists discover new treatment for chronic pain condition
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Contact: Sarah Stamper
sarah.stamper@liv.ac.uk
01-517-943-044
University of Liverpool
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain.
Fish oil may reduce the risk of psychotic disorders in high-risk individuals
January 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: G. Paul Amminger, M.D.
gpamminger@gmail.com
JAMA and Archives Journals
Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Tobacco plant-made therapeutic thwarts West Nile virus
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Contact: Joe Caspermeyer
joseph.caspermeyer@asu.edu
480-727-0369
Arizona State University
A new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.
Scientists discover enzyme that ‘cleans’ cancer cells
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Contact: Mikaela Sitford
Mikaela.Sitford@manchester.ac.uk
44-161-275-211
University of Manchester
Dr Jorg Hartkamp and Dr Stefan Roberts have found that the protease HtrA2 can “clean” cells of the oncogene WT1, which is found at high levels in many leukaemias and solid cancers such as breast and lung cancer.
Antibodies attack immune proteins
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Contact: Rita Sullivan
news@rupress.org
212-327-8603
Rockefeller University Press
Two studies published online on February 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org) reveal that patients with a rare autoimmune disease produce antibodies that attack microbe-fighting immune proteins called cytokines. These findings may help explain why these patients suffer recurrent yeast infections.
MSU researcher identifies cell mechanism leading to diabetic blindness
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Contact: Jamie DePolo
depolo@msu.edu
609-354-8403
Michigan State University
EAST LANSING, Mich. Scientists have long known that high blood sugar levels from diabetes damage blood vessels in the eye, but they didn’t know why or how. Now a Michigan State University scientist has discovered the process that causes retinal cells to die, which could lead to new treatments that halt the damage.
Compound found that targets wide range of viruses
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Contact: Jim Kelly
jpkelly@utmb.edu
409-772-8791
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Read more
New discovery may expand availability of bone marrow transplants by stopping fatal complications
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Contact: Cody Mooneyhan
cmooneyhan@faseb.org
301-634-7104
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Read more
Gene function discovery: Guilt by association
January 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Sue Rhee
rhee@acoma.stanford.edu
650-325-1521
Carnegie Institution
Palo Alto, CAScientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The network, dubbed AraNet, has over 19,600 genes associated to each other by over 1 million links and can increase the discovery rate of new genes affiliated with a given trait tenfold. It is a huge boost to fundamental plant biology and agricultural research.
