Expectant Mothers Can Stop Nausea Naturally
November 14, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
For some expectant moms, nausea hits as soon as they wake up in the morning. For others, morning sickness attacks in the afternoon or evening. No matter what time of day, nausea and vomiting make you feel utterly miserable. The age-old advice to eat saltine crackers, drink ginger ale and eat a snack before you step foot out of bed seems woefully ineffective against the powerful waves of queasiness. The good news: morning sickness usually doesnt last the entire pregnancy. The even better news: you may not have to suffer at all!
Proton Therapy May Reduce Serious Side Effect of Lung Cancer Treatment
November 13, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Patients with locally advanced lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton therapy, a specialized form of radiation therapy only available in a few centers in the United States, have fewer instances of a serious side effect called bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive chemotherapy and another type of radiation therapy called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), according to a study presented at the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, sponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University of Chicago.
Rheumatoid arthritis breakthrough
November 12, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, inflammatory type of arthritis that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks itself. A new paper, published in this week’s issue of PLoS Biology, reports a breakthrough in the understanding of how autoimmune responses can be controlled, offering a promising new strategy for therapy development for rheumatoid arthritis.
Hormone shows promise in reversing Alzheimer’s disease and stroke
November 12, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke into the brain where it can do its work.
“We found a unique approach for delivering drugs to the brain,” says William A. Banks, M.D., professor of geriatrics and pharmacological and physiological science at Saint Louis University. “We’re turning off the guardian that’s keeping the drugs out of the brain.”
Researcher at Purdue invents molecule that stops SARS
A Purdue University researcher has created a compound that prevents replication of the virus that causes SARS and could lead to a treatment for the disease.
“The outbreak of SARS in 2003 led to hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses, and there is currently no treatment,” said Arun Ghosh, the Purdue professor that led the molecular design team. “Although it is not currently a threat, there is the concern that SARS could return or be used as a biological weapon. It is important to develop a treatment as a safeguard.”
Stem Cells from Monkey Teeth Can Stimulate Growth and Generation of Brain Cells
November 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered dental pulp stem cells can stimulate growth and generation of several types of neural cells. Findings from this study, available in the October issue of the journal Stem Cells, suggest dental pulp stem cells show promise for use in cell therapy and regenerative medicine, particularly therapies associated with the central nervous system.
Dental stem cells are adult stem cells, one of the two major divisions of stem cell research. Adult stem cells have the ability to regenerate many different types of cells, promising great therapeutic potential, especially for diseases such as Huntingtons and Parkinsons. Already, dental pulp stem cells have been used for regeneration of dental and craniofacial cells.
First Trial of Gene Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Shows Promising Results
November 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Phase I Results Presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Affirm Safety and Show Promise for Clinical Improvements
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and Other Study Centers Begin Phase II
Researchers use chemical from medicinal plants to fight HIV
November 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
TAT2, used in Chinese herbal therapy, prolongs killer T-cells’ ability to divide
Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised.
Study finds Crestor reduces risks of heart disease by 44 percent
November 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
The world’s most popular anti-cholesterol drug Crestor could reduce by 44 percent the risk of heart problems among patients who currently don’t face a high risk of getting a heart disease, according to a new study.
Multiple sclerosis research charges ahead with new mouse model of disease
November 7, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Too much of a charge-switching enzyme causes symptoms of multiple sclerosis and related disorders in mouse models
A new study highlights the role of a charge-switching enzyme in nervous system deficits characteristic of multiple sclerosis and other related neurological illness.
