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1. MIT, CDC Find H1N1 Flu Virus Ill-suited for Rapid Transmission (But Researchers Say New Strain Bears Watching, could Mutate)
Posted on: Thursday, July 02, 2009
A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses....
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Embryonic Stem Cells, Reprogrammed Skin Cells have Inherent Differences (Research Indicates for the First Time that the Two Cell Types are Clearly Distinguishable from One Another)
Posted on: Thursday, July 02, 2009
UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another....
University of California, Los Angeles
3. UCL Study: Sound Waves Treat Prostate Cancer with Fewer Side Effects
Posted on: Thursday, July 02, 2009
An experimental cancer therapy for prostate cancer may be able to treat men without surgery and offer fewer side effects, according to the results of a UCL-led study published in the British Journal of Cancer today. A group of 172 men with prostate cancer that had not spread were treated under general anaesthetic with High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), which uses sound waves to kill cancer cells....
University College London
4. New Plasma Technique Provides Cleaner Surfaces in Computer-chip Making
Posted on: Thursday, July 02, 2009
A group from the Center for Plasma-Material Interactions has gained a patent on a non-contact method that uses plasma to clean very small dust and contamination particles from surfaces in the making of computer chips. The technique is used to remove contamination from semiconductor wafers and the patterns used to make the chips during fabrication....
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5. New Research Shows Key Player in Mitosis Not Required for Chromosome Alignment
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- K-fibers, structures long thought to play a key role in the alignment of chromosomes prior to cell division, are not required after all, say Indiana University and New York State Department of Health scientists....
Indiana University
6. Predicting the Return of Prostate Cancer: New Johns Hopkins Study Betters the Odds of Success (Predicting the Return of Prostate Cancer: New Johns Hopkins Study Betters the Odds of Success)
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis....
Johns Hopkins Medicine
7. Large Study Strongly Supports Many Common Genetic Contributions to Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (Study Helps Explain Diseases' Complex Genetic Makeup)
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
An international research consortium has discovered that many common genetic variants contribute to a person's risk of schizophrenia and explain at least a third of the risk of inheriting the disease, providing the first molecular evidence that this form of genetic variation is involved in schizophrenia....
Massachusetts General Hospital
8. Extending the Shelf Life of Antibody Drugs (New Model Allows Researchers to Design more Stable Drugs)
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
A new computer model developed at MIT can help solve a problem that has plagued drug companies trying to develop promising new treatments made of antibodies: Such drugs have a relatively short shelf life because they tend to clump together, rendering them ineffective....
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9. Cosmetic Surgery Appeals to Men, Women with Appearance-based Rejection Sensitivity (A Result of Appearance-based Teasing may be the Desire to Change What we Look Like)
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based rejection. This effect is particularly true when people recall negative comments about their physical appearance....
State University of New York, Buffalo
10. Brain Stem Cell Discovery
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Insight could lead to new therapies to repair damage caused by MS. Scientists have discovered a new mechanism in brain stem cells that controls how and when they develop into cells which repair damage in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS)....
University of Cambridge
11. New E-science Service could Accelerate Cancer Research
Posted on: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists – which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer....
University of Manchester
12. Researchers Strive to Emulate Efficiency of the Brain (Collaborative Team Exploring Biologically Inspired Computational Possibilities)
Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Researchers have struggled for more than 50 years to build machines that work like the human brain. But even the most advanced supercomputers don't come close to the brain in terms of computational efficiency. Now an interdisciplinary University of Virginia research team is tackling this elusive challenge....
University of Virginia
13. Breast Cancer Imaging Program Expedites Diagnostic Process
Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
HOUSTON -- (June 30, 2009) -- A Houston team has reduced what is often the most difficult part of breast cancer detection tests – waiting for the results, said a breast imaging specialist at Baylor College of Medicine. "Early detection is the single most important way to increase a patient's chance of survival," said Dr. Emily Sedgwick, director of breast imaging in the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at BCM....
Baylor College of Medicine
14. Brain Section Multitasks, Handling Phonetics and Decision-Making
Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A front portion of the brain that handles tasks like decision-making also helps decipher different phonetic sounds, according to new Brown University research. This section of the brain — the left inferior frontal sulcus — treats different pronunciations of the same speech sound (such as a 'd' sound) the same way....
Brown University
15. Fighting Tuberculosis with Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Shown Possible in Animal Studies
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
June 29, 2009- Tuberculosis (TB) experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence from a four-year series of experiments in mice that anti-inflammatory drugs could eventually prove effective in treating the highly contagious lung disease, adding to current antibiotic therapies....
Johns Hopkins Medicine
16. Some Eczema Sufferers more Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses (Rochester Researchers Trying to Ferret Out Who's Most at Risk)
Posted on: Friday, June 26, 2009
Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 – thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective "herd immunity" for most of the globe – fear of the fever-causing, blistering, sometimes fatal infectious disease has faded. In fact, in the more than three decades that the disease has been wiped out, routine smallpox vaccination has virtually stopped for most of the population....
University of Rochester Medical Center
17. Magic Ingredient in Breast Milk Protects Babies' Intestines
Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies. The ingredient called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, or PSTI, is found at its highest levels in colostrum - the milk produced in the first few days after birth....
Queen Mary, University of London
18. Placebo Effects in Caregivers may Change Behavior of Children with ADHD
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior. Now a recent review of research by University at Buffalo pediatric psychologists suggests that such medication, or the assumption of medication, may produce a placebo effect -- not in the children, but in their teachers, parents or other adults who evaluate them....
State University of New York, Buffalo
19. UT Southwestern, Parkland to Test whether Estrogen could Improve Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury, Shock
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
DALLAS — June 29, 2009 — UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are conducting two pilot clinical trials to determine whether a single, early dose of estrogen can improve survival and neurological outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury or traumatic hemorrhagic shock....
UT Southwestern Medical Center
20. K-State Researcher Studies the Anti-Cancer Capabilities of a Special Purple Sweet Potato
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components. K-State's Soyoung Lim, doctoral student in human nutrition, Manhattan, is working with George Wang, associate professor of human nutrition at K-State, to understand the pigment effects of a Kansas-bred purple sweet potato on cancer prevention....
Kansas State University
21. Study Finds Improved Communication Encourages Patients to Seek Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Setting
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Improved communication among patients and primary care physicians increases the chances those due for colorectal cancer screening will follow their doctors' advice and complete the procedure, a University at Buffalo study has found....
State University of New York, Buffalo
22. Tamiflu Effective in Treating Flu in Children with Chronic Conditions
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
HOUSTON -- (June 29, 2009) -- Children with chronic health conditions benefit from the flu-fighting drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) when doctors prescribe it quickly – as soon as they suspect the youngster has influenza – said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in a study that appears in the journal Pediatrics....
Baylor College of Medicine
23. Key Mutation in Lymphoma Identified
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2009
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a key mechanism that causes chromosomes within blood cells to break — an occurrence that marks the first step in the development of human lymphoma. The study provides researchers with the clearest insight yet into why these breakages — called chromosomal translocations...
University of Southern California
24. Controversial Cancer Stem Cells Offer New Direction for Treatment
Posted on: Thursday, June 25, 2009
In a review in Science, a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher sorts out the controversy and promise around a dangerous subtype of cancer cells, known as cancer stem cells, which seem capable of resisting many modern treatments....
University of Rochester Medical Center
25. Fighting TB Might be a Matter of 'Flipping a Switch' in Immune Response
Posted on: Monday, June 22, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists are focusing on a new concept in fighting airborne pathogens by manipulating what is called the "switching time," the point at which a highly regulated immune response gives way to powerful cells that specialize in fighting a specific invading bug....
Ohio State University
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