Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body’s immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a mouse model.
“It is well established that smoking is the main risk factor for COPD. But our research also Read the rest of this entry »
Ambati study published in PNAS
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 6, 2009) – The side effects of an experimental “gene-silencing” treatment that is currently being investigated for a variety of diseases are even more wide-ranging than previously discovered, according to a study by a University of Kentucky researcher.
Following up on groundbreaking research published last year in the journal Nature, Dr. Jayakrishna Read the rest of this entry »
Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity, says study
Young adults with a genetic variant that raises their risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease show changes in their brain activity decades before any symptoms might arise, according to a new brain imaging study by scientists from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. The results may support the idea that the brain’s Read the rest of this entry »
Weight gain early in life leads to physical disabilities in older adults
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging and the Read the rest of this entry »
A woman's nose knows body odor
PHILADELPHIA (April 7, 2009) – It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is more difficult to mask underarm odor when women are doing the smelling.
“It is quite difficult to block a woman’s awareness of body odor. In contrast, it seems rather easy to do so in men,” said study lead author Charles Read the rest of this entry »
M. D. Anderson study finds pre-surgical stress management improves mood, quality of life
HOUSTON – Brief stress management sessions prior to and immediately after surgery may have both short- and long-term benefit for men undergoing a radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The study, in the current issue of Read the rest of this entry »
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Our friends at True Lemon have put together a FABULOUS prize package that ten of Read the rest of this entry »
Biomarker associated with poor outcome in aggressive childhood cancer
Results from a new study identify a biomarker that may be useful for predicting the outcome of treatment for neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in young children. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 7th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, also provides new information about the molecular signals that are involved in the progression Read the rest of this entry »
Breakthrough model for human cancer may improve development of cancer drugs; study in PNAS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6, 2009 – AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leveraging breakthrough discoveries in cancer biology to discover, develop and commercialize targeted oncology therapies, today announced findings from its novel human-in-mouse (HIM) cancer model system, in which AVEO successfully created Read the rest of this entry »
Male flower parts responsible for potent grapevine perfume: UBC research
University of British Columbia scientists have traced the fragrant scent of grapevine flowers to pollen grains stored in the anthers, contrary to common perception that petals alone produce perfume.
While studying grapes used to produce Cabernet Sauvignon from the Okanagan region of British Columbia, researchers from UBC’s Wine Research Read the rest of this entry »
