Lymphoma :: New guidelines for assessing lymphoma treatment
An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts has developed standardized guidelines for assessing lymphoma response to treatment.
Laboratory
Screening :: Sandia develops next generation of screening devices
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will identify hazardous and toxic materials even if concealed by clothing and packaging materials.
Pain :: New activation mechanism for pain sensing channel
A group of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute has identified a mechanism that enables certain compounds to activate a pain sensing protein. The findings could lead to the development of potential new therapies for managing acute and chronic pain.
Brain :: Activation of brain region predicts altruism
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that activation of a particular brain region predicts whether people tend to be selfish or altruistic.
Bird Flu :: Bird flu mutation in Egypt has not increased transmissibility between humans
Despite two cases of genetic mutation in bird flu in Egypt that moderately reduced the effectiveness of oseltamivir, the most strongly recommended drug, the United Nations health agency is not changing its recommendation because the level of resistance is not yet well established and the virus has not become more easily transmissible between humans.
Aging :: Elderly’s ability to manage the cold may be due in part to some aging processes of the body
Hypothermia ? when the body’s temperature drops significantly below normal ? is especially deadly for the elderly. Older people become hypothermic despite the fact that they are more likely to live inside a home than on the street, and nearly half who become hypothermic die.
Brain Cancer :: Statin plus cancer drug deliver combo punch to brain cancer cells
Building on newly discovered genetic threads in the rich tapestry of biochemical signals that cause cancer, a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center team has dramatically killed brain cancer cells by blocking those signals with a statin and an experimental antitumor drug.
Bird Flu :: Moderately Tamiflu resistant bird flu in Egypt – WHO
Viruses with a genetic mutation, linked in laboratory testing to moderately reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir, have been discovered in two persons previously reported with H5N1 infections in Egypt. Both patients had been on treatment with oseltamivir for two days before the clinical samples that yielded the viruses were taken.
Nutrition :: Orange cauliflower gene nutrition booster
Can a gene from an orange cauliflower found three decades ago be the key to making food crops more nutritious? Quite possibly, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Li Li. She’s using cauliflower to identify genes and define molecular mechanisms that regulate nutrients in plant-based foods.
Cancer :: Broccoli and tomato cancer impact unclear
The effect of broccoli and tomato on health remains “unclear”, Cancer Research UK has said, following research linking the vegetables to a reduced risk of prostate cancer.