Genome :: Scientists decode genome of oral pathogen
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have decoded the genome of a bacteria normally present in the healthy human mouth that can cause a deadly heart infection if it enters the bloodstream.
Treatment
Cancer :: Treatment-induced growth factor causes cancer progression
A research team at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, led by Carlos Arteaga, M.D., reports in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation that radiation and chemotherapy increase circulating levels of the growth factor TGF-beta, circulating cancer cells, and tumor metastases in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer.
Epilepsy :: New drug shows promise for treating epileptic seizures
A new study appearing in the latest issue of Epilepsia shows that a new drug called Eslicarbazepine (ESL) shows promise as a treatment for epilepsy patients whose symptoms remain uncontrolled with existing medications.
Medicine :: Nanocylinders deliver medicine better than nanospheres
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine & School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a better way to deliver drugs to tumors.
Memory :: Mutation improves memory, may lead to memory-enhancing pill
A mind-altering mutation in mice results in an enhanced long-term memory, researchers report in the April 6, 2007, issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. These findings point to a potential target for the development of a drug to treat memory loss, according to the researchers.
Breast Cancer :: Physical, emotional burden of breast cancer lingers for older survivors
Surviving breast cancer is both a physical and an emotional ordeal, but the consensus among researchers is that life generally returns to normal for most women within two years of completing treatment.
Hearing Loss :: Stem cells may lead to a treatment for hearing loss
Have you ever walked by someone listening to their i-Pod loud enough for you recognize the song? Studies have shown noise-induced hearing loss is going to become the next big epidemic affecting our younger generation though the effects won?t show until it is too late to treat.
Psychosis :: First psychosis may lead to homicide
There is an increased risk of serious violence and homicide during a patient’s first episode of psychosis, according to UNSW-led research.
Cancer :: Aspirin discovery may improve cancer treatments
Scientists have uncovered the molecular pathways involved in the inhibition of protein synthesis in cells by aspirin, a discovery that may have implications for the treatment of cancer.
Cancer :: New method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
Flavonoids. You?ve heard of them — the good-for-your-health compounds found in plants that we enjoy in red wine, dark chocolate, green tea and citrus fruits. Mother Nature is an ace at making them, producing different ones by the thousands, but no chemist has figured out a good way to synthesize a special class of these chemicals in the laboratory. Until now.