Humans are cancer prone, but chimps are not
August 24th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Chimps and humans share a whopping 96 percent genetic similarity -- surprisingly the simians rarely develop cancer, while their human cousins are particulalry vulnerable.Georgia Tech's Soojin ... Read more...
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US specialist eyes using old drugs to treat more infections
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) The prohibitive cost of placing a single new drug on the shelves, amounting to $1 billion, is prompting scientists to look at existing drugs to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Prebiotic helps lower colon cancer risk: study
May 4th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) A prebiotic has shown promise in helping the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and lower colon cancer risk, a study says.
Prebiotics are ... Read more...
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Unusual genes behind schizophrenia identified
July 11th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled upon unusual genetic configurations that explain why more schizophrenic patients tend to have them than normal people.
'De novo' mutations are genetic errors ... Read more...
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Tracking evolution of deadly fungus which is one of world’s major killers
May 4th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): A new research has shed light on the origins of a fungal infection, which is one of the major causes of death from AIDS-related illnesses.The study funded by ... Read more...
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Gene that can influence a person’s risk for developing epilepsy identified
April 5th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): Scientists at Vanderbilt University have discovered a new gene that can influence a person's risk for developing epilepsy.The findings could improve molecular diagnostic tools and point to ... Read more...
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Potential treatment target for congenital heart disease identified
February 22nd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Two separate but related studies have shown that two drugs - one already approved as an immunosuppressant and the other being tested as an anti-cancer agent - could ... Read more...
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Common roundworm reveals pancreatic cancer pathway
January 20th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill carried out a new study on pancreatic cancer with the help of a simpler organism and have made an ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Therapeutic targets for neurological, cardiovascular diseases identified
January 10th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): A new research has discovered links between signaling molecules, which have implications for potential future treatment of epilepsy, stroke and other problems.Neuroscientists from the UT Health Science Center ... Read more...
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Potential therapeutic targets for childhood cancer identified
February 16th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Scientists have identified potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of neuroblastoma, the most frequent solid tumour in young children.By studying human neuroblastoma cells in vitro and after xenotransplantation ... Read more...
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Potential therapeutic targets for lung diseases discovered
December 14th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 14 (ANI): Scientists have found five genetic variants that are linked to the health of the human lung.A total of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia ... Read more...
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New finding may provide novel therapeutic targets for depression
October 19th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have clarified how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated - a finding that may provide new therapeutic targets for depression.Drugs currently ... Read more...
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‘Vegetable lamb’ plant may treat osteoporosis
October 15th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The "vegetable lamb" plant once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep produces compounds that show promise in treating osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, say ... Read more...
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Fabled ‘vegetable lamb’ plant could harbour osteoporosis cure
October 15th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): The fabled "vegetable lamb" plant - once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep - has shown promise in treating osteoporosis, say researchers.In the ... Read more...
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Genes linked with onset age of Parkinson’s disease identified
October 8th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Genes, which may influence the onset age of Parkinson's Disease (PD) have been identified, report researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).The findings are the first to ... Read more...
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Gene that could lead to new therapies for bone marrow disease identified
September 29th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Scientists from Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have identified a gene that helps in progression of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a bone marrow disease.They believe that the new gene ... Read more...
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Over-expressed protein may make non-invasive breast cancer invasive
September 9th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): An over-expressed protein can convert active but non-invasive breast cancer into a different cell type, and thereby turn it into invasive breast cancer, according to scientists at The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Anti-diabetic effects of sodium tungstate unravelled
August 28th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of tungstate activity in diabetes, researchers have now identified the pathways through which sodium tungstate improves pancreatic function and beta cell proliferation.Led by Professor ... Read more...
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Treachery of immune cells promotes deadly cancer
August 18th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Immune cells or macrophages that protect us against invaders or disease, turn traitors and actually help some of the deadliest cancers to progress, says a new study.
Albert ... Read more...
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Cellular crosstalk contributes to asthma, pulmonary hypertension
August 18th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Crosstalk between cells lining the lung (epithelial cells) and airway smooth muscle cells could be linked to lung diseases, such as asthma and pulmonary hypertension.Already, it is known ... Read more...
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Immune cells thought to protect against cancer may actually promote it
August 11th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Einstein researchers have found that potent immune system cells that usually defend against cancer can actually promote it.The research team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ... Read more...
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Zinc could help fight infections
July 31st, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Zinc activates a key protein on T cells needed to fight infections, concludes a new report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.The study suggests that zinc may be ... Read more...
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Protein involved in leukemia plays mixed role in breast cancer development
June 14th, 2009 - 11:25 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): A protein involved in the growth of some forms of leukemia has now been found to play a mixed role in breast cancer development, say researchers.Experts from the ... Read more...
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Novel animal model provides sciatica insights
April 30th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): Duke University bioengineers and surgeons have developed a new animal model for the painful nerve condition, known as sciatica, which could offer insights to help researchers diagnose and ... Read more...
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Potential therapeutic targets to fight dengue fever identified
April 23rd, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 23 (ANI): Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified potential therapeutic targets to fight dengue fever.By painstakingly silencing genes one at a time, they have identified dozens of proteins ... Read more...
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Scientists use fruit fly to screen for lethal brain cancers
February 13th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have turned the fruit fly into a lab model for an innovative study of gliomas, the commonest of malignant brain tumours, since the insect shares most of ... Read more...
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Genes behind aging and cancer resistance identified
November 15th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) have found that two genes, called p16(Ink4a) and Arf, play a major role in aging and offer resistance ... Read more...
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Potential protein targets for malaria vaccine identified
October 31st, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Researchers from Nijmegen and Leiden have found potential malarial therapeutic targets that may in the development of a vaccine to treat the disease.They have identified a ... Read more...
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Anti-obesity drugs can be effective against flu, hepatitis, HIV
September 29th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Viruses dramatically increase cellular metabolism, and existing anti-obesity drugs may be a new way to block these metabolic changes and inhibit viral infection. Metabolism refers to all the ... Read more...
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Scientists unveil microRNA that controls blood vessel development
August 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher in the U.S. has announced the identification of a key regulatory factor that controls development of the human vascular systemthe extensive network of arteries, ... Read more...
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Fatty acids offer targets for diabetes-related tissue injury
July 5th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): Boston University researchers have revealed that omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids can be new therapeutic targets for diabetes-related tissue injury.The team found that these two fatty acids ... Read more...
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New therapeutic target for severe lung disease identified
June 30th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have identified a new therapeutic target that may harbour a cure for lung inflammation and injury.Acute respiratory distress syndrome, also ... Read more...
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TRAF1/C5 gene location linked to multiple autoimmune diseases
June 14th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , June 14 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the location of TRAF1/C5 gene on chromosome 9 plays a vital role in multiple autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and systemic ... Read more...
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Belly fat may be behind your hunger pangs
April 17th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): The extra fat you carry around your belly could be making you hungrier, thereby prompting you to eat more and put on more weight, say researchers at ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Brain study may pave way for better epilepsy treatments
April 15th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 15 (ANI): Scientists have discovered in a study on mice how a neurotransmitter that the body releases during epilepsy seizures, known as glutamate, leads to an increased production of ... Read more...
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