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A team of experts led by investigator Robert J. Schneider, PhD, have determined that a single master gene is responsible for controlling the development of cancer, inflammation and accelerated aging, all at the same time. The finding presents researchers with a new, potential target for treatment.
In a paper to app... |
25 May 2012
10:37 GMT |
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Compounds that may one day be used to treat inflammation and bacterial infections in humans have recently been discovered in seaweeds that endanger coral reefs off the coasts of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
The chemicals hold great biomedical potential, which researchers at the University of California in San Diego�... |
25 May 2012
05:09 GMT |
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In a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), investigators from the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that consuming caffeine and exercising provide a protective effect against skin cancers triggered by excessive exposure to sunlight.
The investigation, whic... |
4 April 2012
04:20 GMT |
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An international collaboration of scientists has recently developed a new approach to treating diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancer. Their technique relies on the use of short RNA snippets, which can be used to shut down a very specific gene on immune cells, therefore reducing inflammation.
Scientists at t... |
10 October 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Investigators at the Brown University say that carbon nanotubes (CNT) can interact with living cells in a negative manner, harming the latter. This research is part of a wider effort meant to gage the influence of nanotechnology on living organisms.
In addition to CNT, other long, nanoscale materials cause the sam... |
19 September 2011
03:36 GMT |
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Yardley, Pennsylvania-based dermatologist and clinical psychologist Richard G. Fried, MD, PhD, FAAD, says that the severity of certain skin conditions can be reduced if sufferers manage their stress levels more efficiently.A link between emotion intensity and skin diseases has been proposed a long time ago, but thus ... |
9 August 2011
09:11 GMT |
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Scientists were finally able to demonstrate that the way the human immune system responds to the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dependent on the gender of the patient.In order to prove this hypothesis, experts conducted two new experiments, which showed that, while men had no immune response to t... |
27 April 2011
08:04 GMT |
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A renowned researcher was recently able to discover the existence of a molecule that apparently plays a critical role in remodeling human airways. The finding is tremendously important, as it could lead to the development of new drugs against conditions such as chronic asthma. The molecule was discovered by a team of... |
18 April 2011
07:45 GMT |
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A group of investigators has engineered a new protein, which the experts say can be used to stop the development of rheumatoid arthritis dead in its tracks. It may even be that the molecule could in the future be used to cure the condition altogether. What this protein does is it inhibits molecules in the joints that... |
14 March 2011
08:30 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) were recently awarded about $1.1 million in grant money, in order to study several new therapies aimed at Parkinson's disease.This form of dementia affects millions of people around the world, and can lead to some pretty nasty complications. It ... |
4 March 2011
08:43 GMT |
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Scientists in Europe are on the verge of a major breakthrough in the field of diagnostics. They have made significant strides in developing a new method for identifying which individuals with signs of joint pain and inflammation will go on to develop rheumatoid arthritis.The condition is extremely painful and severe,... |
7 February 2011
09:08 GMT |
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It appears that the anti-social, anxious and depressed behaviors in people who are sick, have a perfectly good scientific explanation – this emotional chaos is caused by cytokines that have crossed into the brain.Cytokines are signaling molecules released by the immune system as a response to infection and stre... |
21 January 2011
10:33 GMT |
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A team of researchers from Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC), at the University of Copenhagen, have found for the first time a protein within the body that can be very effective in preventing chronic tissue inflammation. It can prevent and treat several inflammatory disease models for multiple sclerosis (... |
15 December 2010
06:16 GMT |
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Emory University neuroscientist Charles Raison, MD, and colleagues, said in a newly published article, that there is growing evidence that being too clean by eliminating the ancient relationships with microorganisms in foot, soil and the gut, can be a cause of the increasing rates of people suffering from depression.... |
8 December 2010
05:51 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, a team of researchers proposes that chronic depression may be caused by a malfunctioning, natural process going on inside of the brain, as the body attempts to deal with damage the cortex may have suffered. There is a wide variety of factors that physically reconfigure the brain, including ... |
20 October 2010
11:06 GMT |
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Lower intelligence and even premature death are associated with inflammation, found a team of Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.The research was recently published in Brain, Behavior and Immunity and was funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA, the Swedish Resea... |
7 September 2010
06:14 GMT |
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A new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published online yesterday at Science Express, found out that cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation.This important enzyme is called Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase (LTA4H), and smoking is causing ... |
3 September 2010
05:07 GMT |
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A team of investigators at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) has recently determined that exposure to large amounts of social stress can make the brain respond by modifying the way the immune system responds to threats. These modifications can open the way for numerous diseases or infections to set i... |
7 August 2010
05:02 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the University of California in Irvine (UCI) Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center have recently made important strides in the field of using stem cells as therapies for mitigating the effects of injuries on the central nervous systems. The investigators managed to discover the mecha... |
2 June 2010
07:07 GMT |
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According to a new scientific investigation, it would appear that the love mothers show their children may actually be making the young ones more prepared in facing life. The work shows that kids who had warm, loving relationships with their mums were a lot less likely to exhibit large concentrations of inflammation ... |
19 May 2010
02:20 GMT |
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It's no longer a secret to anyone that people are sicker now than they were but a few decades ago. Obese and overweight individuals have become the rule, rather than the exception, and the trend appears to be accelerating. But, while one may argue that everyone should be free to do whatever they want with their ... |
10 May 2010
10:00 GMT |
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Lung diseases such as cancer and edema can easily cause a person to die, if advanced enough. For these people, getting a lung transplant is oftentimes the only chance they have at life. In the United States alone, there are currently over 1,800 people waiting on transplant lists, but the thing is that insufficient or... |
30 October 2009
11:59 GMT |
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Large women may pride on their huge breasts. But size is exactly the cause of their end. A new research published in the journal of "Clinical Cancer Research" shows that overweight or obese women with breast cancer experiencea more aggressive condition and have lower survival rates. "The more obese a patient is, the... |
14 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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This is an intricate issue. Prostanoids help control blood pressure, fight allergies, and modulate inflammation, but too much of them can also lead to increased pain, swelling, and redness in various tissues. In fact, they may be responsible for severe inflammation in many tissues and organs. Fats from fish and veget... |
13 March 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Every race has a different gene pool impacting the vulnerability or resistance to various diseases. A new research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that blacks are twice more likely to die of severe sepsis (a general blood infection connected to acute organ dysfunction... |
5 February 2008
07:03 GMT |
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Being overweight or obese does not only ruin your inner systems, but also exposes you to external factors. A new research published in the journal Inhalation Toxicology connected higher body mass index (BMI) with increased sensibility to ozone. Short-term exposure to ozone provokes a temporary lung functioning drop i... |
29 November 2007
06:03 GMT |
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Sports practicing even at an older age means more than good looks: it improves the general functioning of the body, from heart and brain to immunity. But a novel research at the University of Illinois and published in the American Journal of Physiology shows that exercise makes you look younger also due to a healthie... |
29 November 2007
05:30 GMT |
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Gold can heal, only that you must know how to handle it. Physicians first used injections of gold salts in the early 1900s, as they were used to relieve arthritis causing pain and swelling. But this came with severe side effects: besides taking effect months later, the gold shot provoked rashes, mouth sores, kidney d... |
24 October 2007
06:48 GMT |
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Do you think that olive oil in the Mediterranean diet is the best? Well, it appears that you are wrong. A new research has found that fish oil, rather than vegetable oil in the diet, reduces the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which in big amounts cause inflammation in many tissues and organs. "Prostanoids... |
30 July 2007
03:03 GMT |
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