by Nara Institute of Science and Technology A new study by scientists in Japan and Indonesia reports how an experimental drug agent stops cancer cells from growing. A little over a decade ago, Indonesian scientists first reported pentagamavumon-1 (PGV-1), an analogue of a molecule found in turmeric and that has been since discovered to have...
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Researchers discover new, treatable pathway known to cause hypertension in obese people
by Brian H. Waters, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine There’s no question that as body weight increases, so too does blood pressure. Now, in a study of mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have revealed exactly which molecules are likely responsible for the link between obesity and blood pressure. Blocking one of these molecules—a signaling channel...
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THIS NETWORK BOOSTS CONFIDENCE AT HOME AFTER STROKE
Returning home after a stroke may go better with a support network involving social work case managers and online resources, research finds. As reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, researchers developed the Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial and tested three different support strategies involving 265 recovering stroke patients and 169 caregivers to see which worked...
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When a fix for one vision problem causes another
by University of Pennsylvania As we age, our eyes lose their ability to focus up close. It’s a condition called presbyopia, and it’s both extremely common and relatively easy to fix, with solutions like reading glasses, bifocals, or progressive lenses. Another common correction, called monovision, solves the problem with different lenses in each eye, one that focuses nearby, the other that focuses...
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Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells
UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine use UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted to youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain. Present throughout life, stem cells become specialized cells with more specific functions, such...
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Bride-to-be, 30, who was told she had terminal stomach cancer claims she is being kept alive by a revolutionary aerosol treatment which SPRAYS drugs onto her tumours
Amelia Page discovered she had aggressive stomach cancer in January Doctors gave the former teaching assistant, from Wales, months to live She is taking part in a trial of an aerosol spray released inside her stomach However, Ms Page is also having traditional chemotherapy at the same time The 30-year-old claims she is ‘not as riddled’ with the disease now By STEPHEN MATTHEWS HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE A bride-to-be who as told she...
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Revolutionary therapy that blasts 80°C radiofrequency into defective lung nerves could help thousands of sufferers with severe asthma
Nuvaira is a treatment that involves inserting a thin tube into the airways A deflated balloon at the end of the tube is inflated once it is in the right position Tiny electrodes on the surface emit radio frequency where the faulty nerves are The temperatures reach 80 Celsius destroying nerves just beneath the surface Research suggests the hour-long treatment works...
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Can nanotechnology repair body organs and heal wounds? Let’s find out
Posted Today Your body’s cellular structure is programmable, making it possible for it to be changed into other kinds of cells. And today, already a number of scientific studies have found at least a couple of ways to reprogram certain types of human cells. Using these methods, the body can potentially become a future ‘gold...
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THE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS OF METH
In low, pharmaceutical-grade doses, methamphetamine may actually repair and protect the brain in certain circumstances. But stigma against the drug could be harming patients and holding back research. Ask your doctor about methamphetamine. It’s not a phrase you’ll ever hear on TV or the radio, but here’s a secret: Meth is an incredible medicine. Even the Drug Enforcement...
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Researchers identify previously unknown bacterial strain
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Clinicians at the Department of Neurology of MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital identified muscle weakness and severe fatigue in a previously healthy patient, to the extent that he was soon confined to a wheelchair. These symptoms were indicative of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis. However, the treating neurologist, Matthias Tomschik,...