Starving prostate cancer
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Each year about 3300 Australian men die of prostate cancer. It’s Australia’s second worst cancer killer for men, matching the impact of breast cancer on women.
Current therapies for prostate cancer include surgical removal of the prostate, radiation, freezing the tumour or cutting off the supply of the hormone testosteronebut there are often side-effects including incontinence and impotence.
Targeted antibiotic drug safest among recommended treatments for irritable bowel disease
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Among the most commonly used treatments for irritable bowel syndrome which affects as many as 20 percent of the United States population a targeted antibiotic was shown to be the safest in a new study by Cedars-Sinai researchers, based on an analysis of 26 large-scale clinical trials.
Cellular repair could reduce premature aging
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers have identified a potential drug therapy for a premature ageing disease that affects children causing them to age up to eight times as fast as the usual rate.
The study is the first to outline how to limit and repair DNA damage defects in cells and could provide a model for understanding processes that cause us to age.
New drug shows promise against multiple sclerosis
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
An experimental drug called Ocrelizumab has shown promise in a Phase 2 clinical trial involving 220 people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an often debilitating, chronic autoimmune disease that affects an increasing number of people in North America. It usually strikes young adults and is more common in women than in men.
More years to life and life to years through increased motivation for an active life
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Regular physical activity is associated with a lower risk of suffering depression in old age. This is shown by one of the largest studies on elderly Europeans to have been carried out, by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, among others. Research also shows that self-determined motivation and perceived competence are important factors in persuading elderly people to exercise more.
Acinetobacter baumannii found growing in nearly half of infected patient rooms
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) was found in the environment of 48 percent of the rooms of patients colonized or infected with the pathogen, according to a new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Researchers pinpoint possible new cause for unexplained miscarriages
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital have identified a potential new cause for unexplained miscarriages in mice.
They also identified two possible treatments to prevent these miscarriages and their work has broader implications for the development of new drugs to treat heart attacks and strokes.
Abnormal oscillation in the brain causes motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
The research group headed by Professor Atsushi Nambu (The National Institute for Physiological Sciences) and Professor Masahiko Takada (Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University) has shown that the ‘oscillatory’ nature of electrical signals in subcortical nuclei, the basal ganglia, causes severe motor deficits in Parkinson’s disease, by disturbing the information flow of motor commands. The group also found that chemical inactivation of the subthalamic nucleus (a structure of the basal ganglia) in parkinsonian monkeys improved the motor impairments by reducing the ‘oscillations.’ The results of this study were reported in European Journal of Neuroscience, November 2011 issue.
Personal stem cell banks could be staple of future health care
October 30, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Old stem cells can be rejuvenated by being placed in a young microenvironment, research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio shows. This raises the possibility that patients’ own stem cells may one day be rescued and banked to treat their age-related diseases.
Researchers find molecule that prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice
October 30, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found a specific molecule that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in mice and has a similar effect on human cells from diabetic patients.
