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| Ingredient Found In Green Tea Significantly Inhibits Breast. Cancer Growth In Female Mice. |
| Green tea is high in the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3- gallate) which helps prevent the body’s cells from becoming damaged and prematurely aged. Studies have suggested that the combination of green tea and EGCG may also be beneficial by providing protection against certain types of cancers, including breast cancer. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi researchers now finds that consuming EGCG significantly inhibits breast tumor growth in female mice. These results bring us one step closer to better understanding the disease and potentially new and naturally occurring therapies. |
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| Scripps Florida scientists develop a process to disrupt hepatitis C virion production |
| HCV is a significant human pathogen, infecting more than three percent of the world’s population. The incidence of infection in the United States has been estimated to be as high as 4 million cases. In the March issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens, Timothy Tellinghuisen, an assistant professor in the Department of Infectology at Scripps Florida, and his colleagues describe how they used mutations of the viral NS5A phosphoprotein to disrupt virus particle production at an early stage of assembly. NS5A has long been proposed as a regulator of events in the HCV life cycle, but exactly how it orchestrates these events has been unclear. |
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| INHALED TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TRADITIONAL SHOT |
| A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental animals than a comparable dose of the traditional injected vaccine, researchers report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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| IBUPROFEN DESTROYS ASPIRIN'S POSITIVE EFFECT ON STROKE RISK |
| Stroke patients who use ibuprofen for arthritis pain or other conditions while taking aspirin to reduce the risk of a second stroke undermine aspirin’s ability to act as an anti-platelet agent, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown. |
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| DRUG STOPS TUMOURS REBUILDING LIFELINES |
| Improved radiotherapy for cancer patients could be around the corner. Researchers have identified a key piece in the puzzle of how tumours protect themselves from radiation, revealing how cancers could be made more vulnerable to treatment. |
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| LIQUORICE DRUG BOOSTS MEMORY IN ELDERLY |
| A compound based on a liquorice extract improves memory in older men, shows a new study. |
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| PUFFER FISH TOXIN DULLS THE PAIN |
| Puffer fish toxin, a substance more toxic than cyanide, is being tested to see if it can act as a painkiller. |
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| BUCKWHEAT MAY BE BENEFICIAL FOR MANAGING DIABETES |
| Researchers in Canada have found new evidence that buckwheat, a grain used in making pancakes and soba noodles, may be beneficial in the management of diabetes. In a controlled study, they showed that extracts of the seed lowered blood glucose levels by 12 percent to 19 percent when fed to diabetic rats. The report comes at a particularly appropriate time since November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. |
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| VAMPIRE SALIVA AIDS STROKE VICTIMS |
| A clot-busting drug based on the saliva of vampire bats - which is possibly more useful than existing treatments - has shown promising results in treating people who have just suffered a stroke, a small German biotechnology company reports. |
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| MALE CONTRACEPTIVE SUCCESS: NOW IT'S OVER TO INDUSTRY |
| A long-acting but reversible male contraceptive has been fully proven to protect against pregnancies, paving the way for its commercial development. |
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| ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG DEVELOPED AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY TO UNDERGO PHASE THREE CLINICAL TRIALS |
| The new antiepileptic drug valrocemide, developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem by Meir Bialer, the David Eisenberg Professor of Pharmacy, will undergo phase three clinical trials in the U.S. under a new agreement between Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of Israel and Acorda Therapeutics of the U.S. |
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| EATING PLANT MAY PROTECT AGAINST ASTHMA |
| Eating genetically modified plants could one day be used to 'immunise' sufferers against asthma, according Australian scientists who have engineered a new type of lupin. |
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| GREEN TEA’S CANCER-FIGHTING ALLURE BECOMES MORE POTENT |
| Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied than scientists suspected, say researchers who have discovered that chemicals in green tea shut down one of the key molecules that tobacco relies upon to cause cancer. It's a find that could help explain why people who drink green tea are less likely to develop cancer. |
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| VACCINE AGAINST MAD COW DISEASE NOW POSSIBLE |
| A new antibody capable of locking onto the prion proteins that cause brain-wasting mad cow disease - and similar human ailments - has been developed by researchers, allowing early diagnosis and maybe even a vaccine. |
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| ANTIOXIDANTS SAVE BRAIN CELLS FROM ALCOHOL DAMAGE |
| An artificial antioxidant appears to protect brain cells from the damage caused by alcohol, according to research on rats by an international team. |
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| ASPIRIN PREVENTS POLYPS IN COLON CANCER PATIENTS |
| A single tablet of aspirin a day may be one of the best ways to prevent colorectal polyps from recurring in patients who have already had colon cancer, a new study has shown. |
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| SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW TO GROW CELLS THAT SUPPRESS IMMUNE RESPONSES |
| Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered how to grow a little-understood type of human immune cell. The cells, known as T-regulatory cells type 1 (Tr1), are thought to turn off unnecessary immune reactions and to block the action of immune cells that otherwise would attack the body and cause dangerous inflammation. The findings are reported in the Jan. 23 issue of the journal Nature. |
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| FISH FAT KILLS CANCER CELLS |
| Fatty acids from fish oils and fatty fish can destroy the power station - the mitochondria- in certain types of cancer cells, making the cells commit suicide.These are the conclusions in a new thesis that Hilde Heimli at the Institute for Nutrition Research at the University of Oslo, in Norway, presented in October 2002. The study was supported by the Norwegian Cancer Society. |
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| FOLIC ACID CAN HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE, STROKE - UU RESEARCH. |
| Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other birth defects in babies - it may also prevent heart disease and strokes, two of Northern Ireland’s biggest killers. |
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| NOVEL FORM OF VITAMIN D SHOWN TO GROW BONE |
| A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who suffer from or are at risk for the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis. |
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| VITAMINS C AND E SUPPORT BREATHING FOLLOWING AN OPERATION |
| Patients who have recently undergone an operation experience less breathing problems after being given a cocktail of vitamins C and E. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center following experiments with patients and healthy volunteers. |
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| HONEY FIGHTS CHOLESTEROL AS WELL AS SOME FRUITS AND VEGETABLES |
| Don't like spinach? Try honey. It contains about the same level of plaque-fighting antioxidants as the leafy green stuff. And according to research presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, the range of antioxidants in honey is comparable to that in apples, bananas, oranges and strawberries. |
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| FIRST DRUG DEVELOPED FOR WIDESPREAD USE AGAINST BOTULISM |
| An eight-year research effort by university and military scientists in the U.S. has produced the first drug that can be mass-produced to prevent or treat botulism, the paralyzing disease caused by a nerve toxin that is considered one of the greatest bioterrorism threats. |
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| DRUG WRECKS THE POWER PLANTS OF CANCER CELLS |
| Researchers have identified a compound that selectively kills tumor cells by destroying their metabolic power plants. The researchers believe that the compound, code-named F16, could serve as a model for a targeted chemotherapy with low toxicity. |
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| SNAIL VENOM HERALDS NEW ERA OF PAIN TREATMENT |
| Australian scientists have taken out a full patent on a novel compound from a toxic marine snail that could be a godsend to sufferers of chronic pain. |
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| EXAMINING THE HEALING MYSTERY OF ALOE |
| If grandma gets a bedsore, the best thing to put on it might be a plant that's been used for 5,000 years.
The mysterious Aloe vera has been a source for healing since Old Testament times, and a Texas A&M University researcher is trying to uncover just what the substances are in the plant that work wonders and how they do it so that more might be learned about treating wounds. |
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| BLACK RASPBERRIES A POTENTIALLY POWERFUL AGENT IN FIGHT AGAINST COLON CANCER |
| There is a potentially powerful biological weapon for health -- a mix of compounds suspected of thwarting colon cancer -- hiding deep inside the juicy sweetness of a black raspberry. And if it can be harnessed, it could play a major role in preventing the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. |
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| NATURAL COMPOUND USED IN INDIA REDUCES CHOLESTEROL BY BLOCKING METABOLISM-CONTROLLING RECEPTOR |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have helped prove that a naturally occurring compound used for centuries as a dietary supplement in India can help lower cholesterol levels. |
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| LONGER LASTING PACK FOR LONG-LASTING HEARTBURN RELIEF |
| The new 48-tablet pack of Zantac 75TM is now available. This new, large Zantac 75 TM pack is available from pharmacies throughout the UK, making access to quick, effective and long-lasting relief from heartburn now even more convenient.
Although the Zantac 75 TM 48-packs arrived in pharmacies on April Fools Day, the new pack size is no joke. The launch of this larger pack is fantastic news for the estimated 6.4 million British adults1 for whom heartburn is a recurring problem. |
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| ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE WITH ACETAMINOPHEN (PARACETAMOL) CARRIES A GREATER RISK OF DEATH BY LIVER FAILURE |
| New research published in the latest issue of Critical Care shows that patients who are admitted to hospital because of accidental poisoning with acetaminophen (paracetamol) are at greater risk of liver failure and death than those whose take an overdose intentionally. This is because people who poison themselves accidentally often attend hospital much later and are more likely to be alcohol abusers, two factors that greatly increase the chances of death. |
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| IS FOLATE GOOD FOR BOYS TOO? |
| Folic acid and zinc may increase sperm counts in men with fertility problems, say Dutch researchers — but Australian experts are cautious about the results. |
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| SCIENCE BACKS COD LIVER OIL AS CURE FOR ARTHRITIS |
| Scientists at Cardiff University (Wales, UK) have confirmed what thousands of people with arthritis have believed for years. Cod Liver Oil really is effective in treating joint pain and can slow, even reverse, the destruction of joint cartilage. |
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| NEW COMPOUNDS SUPPRESS NEUROINFLAMMATION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE |
| Researchers from Northwestern University and the Universite’ Louis Pasteur in France have synthesized a new class of chemicals which suppress the cellular signaling processes that trigger inflammation of brain cells, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other neurodegenerative diseases. |
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| VITAMIN C PREVENTS CANCER BY BLOCKING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, BUT APPLE CHEMICAL WORKS EVEN BETTER, CORNELL AND KOREAN SCIENTISTS REPORT |
| Writing in the medical journal, The Lancet , scientists from Cornell University and Seoul National University offer a more precise explanation for vitamin C's anti-cancer activity. And they suggest that a natural chemical from apples works even better than vitamin C. |
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| IS THIS THE CELL THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE MEDICINE? |
| IT MIGHT turn out to be the most important cell ever discovered. It's a stem cell found in adults that can turn into every single tissue in the body.
Until now, only stem cells from early embryos were thought to be able to do this. If the finding is confirmed, it will mean cells from your own body could one day be turned into all sorts of perfectly matched replacement tissues and even organs. |
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| PAIN IN THE GUT? DON'T BLAME STOMACH ACID. U-M SCIENTISTS SHOW WHY INHIBITING ACID PRODUCTION COULD MAKE GASTRITIS WORSE. |
| When it comes to cooling the burning pain of gastritis or an inflamed stomach lining, reducing the amount of acid in the stomach may seem like a good idea. But two new studies with laboratory mice, conducted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School, indicate it could be exactly the wrong thing to do. |
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| NEW METHOD FOR ANTICANCER DRUG DISCOVERY DEVELOPED |
| Researchers have developed a new strategy to identify potential anticancer compounds. The system makes it possible to screen for compounds that can selectively kill cells that carry specific mutations often found in cancer cells, such as those in cell cycle checkpoint proteins. The findings appear in the Jan. 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. |
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| INFANT IMMUNE SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN MANY PARENTS THINK |
| From the moment of birth, infants are capable of responding to numerous challenges to the immune system, including multiple vaccines, according to a new report published in the January issue of Pediatrics. |
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| A MECHANICAL MEDICINAL LEECH? |
| US researchers have developed a mechanical leech which they say can replace the flesh-and-blood variety used to prevent blood from clotting in plastic surgery. |
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| SEX, SMELL AND THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL |
| Italian scientists have found that the contraceptive pill makes a woman less sensitive to smell at ovulation time - and they're wondering whether this in turn may affect her libido. |
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| FRESH EVIDENCE POINTS TO MARINE BACTERIA AS SOURCE OF ANTI-CANCER DRUG |
| Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have produced evidence that bacteria living inside a small marine animal may be the source of a new drug compound being developed to fight cancer. |
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| TYPHOID FEVER BUG SEQUENCE RAISES HOPE OF COMPLETE ERADICATION |
| Scientists from Britain, Denmark and Vietnam have deciphered the genetic code of the bacterium responsible for typhoid fever, Salmonella typhi.
Their achievement, reported in the magazine Nature 23.10.01., raises hope for the prospects of completely eradicating typhoid, which currently claims 600,000 lives a year globally. |
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| GLUE AND COILS HELP PREVENT MALFORMATIONS AND ANEURYSMS |
| A unique treatment at The Ohio State University Medical Center is using surgical glue and coils to correct abnormally connecting blood vessels that are linked to seizures, headaches and sometimes death. |
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| HERBAL OILS MAY ENHANCE INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN DIABETIC RATS |
| Research at Georgetown University Medical Center has found that a combination of naturally occurring edible oils may be effective in treating Type II diabetes. These findings will be presented at the American College of Nutrition's annual meeting October 6 and 7 in Orlando, Fla. Harry G. Preuss, MD, MACN, CNS, professor of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown and the lead investigator of this study, and his research team, examined the effects of a combination of edible oils from fenugreek, cumin, pumpkin seed and oregano on rats that have been specifically bred to show many of the characteristics of type 2 diabetes. |
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| VITAMIN C: THE FINAL WORD? |
| A new Australian study reports that megadoses of vitamin C do not treat the common cold, but the findings are unlikely to end a long-standing controversy. |
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| COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN RESEARCHERS SHOW PROSTATE CANCER DRUG SIGNIFICANTLY ARRESTS TUMOR GROWTH WITH MINIMAL SIDE EFFECTS |
| The results of a clinical study of the effects of Exisulind, a new drug that has been shown to slow tumor growth in men with advanced prostate cancer, are being published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology. The study is the first of its kind to show a significant effect of a new class of drugs that may stabilize progressive, recurrent disease in patients with advanced prostate cancer. |
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| PROTEIN-LIKE MOLECULES COULD FORM MEDICAL DEVICES, ELECTRONICS |
| A new kind of artificial protein-like molecule created at Ohio State University could one day lead to new drugs, new medical treatments - and even faster computer chips. |
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| UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER SPEARHEADS GIANT LEAP FORWARD IN MEDICINE |
| Researchers at the University of Ulster have uncovered a vital weapon in the fight against killer conditions like cancer and heart disease – frog venom. |
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| SYNTHETIC ANTIFREEZE COULD PREVENT ICE GROWTH |
| A fish swimming in icy polar waters is helping scientists find ways to protect food from freezer burn, save fruit crops from frost, and use low temperature storage in complicated medical procedures like human organ transplants, researchers report. |
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| KINSEY STUDY FINDS ADVERSE SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL SIDE EFFECTS OF BIRTH CONTROL PILLS RELATED TO DISCONTINUATION |
| The birth control pill can have significant adverse effects on sexuality and mood in some women, increasing the likelihood of early discontinuation, according to a study by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University. Results of the study will be reported in the July issue of the journal Contraception. |
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| VITAMIN C PRODUCES GENE-DAMAGING COMPOUNDS, TEST-TUBE STUDY IN SCIENCE REPORTS |
| Vitamin C, known to be a DNA-protecting "antioxidant," is a switch hitter, also capable of inducing the production of DNA-damaging compounds, suggests a study in the 15 June issue of the international journal, Science. Mutations caused by these compounds have been found in a variety of tumors. |
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| FAT MICE WERE THE FIRST TO HAVE TESTED ANTI-FAT DRUG |
| Huston's scientists has discovered an easy way of losing a weight. Researchers found that perilipine, saving fats, is responsible for fat production. Covering a surface of fat drops, perilipine protects internal lipocytes from lipase, sensitive to hormones. This secures fats from processing, and fats are accumulated in an organism. |
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| SUPERHOT STEAMING SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES A GINSENG STRENGTH |
| Processing of ginseng with a superhot steam allows to fantastically increase a ginseng strength. Over centuries ancient Asians used a ginseng root to increase physical and mental activity. Commercial production of ginseng in recent years has made it available on all world markets. Ginseng is available in two forms: dried or sterilized with a normal 100°C steam. In the last case, ginseng can be used in medicine as an antioxidant. |
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| PHARMACOLOGY. UNIVERSAL SEXES LEVELING, OR DRUGS FOR EVERYONE |
| Drugs are typically tested on men. Thus, when drugs enter the market and women buy them, drugs can do harm to women’s health. Women, on the contrary to men, more sensitively react on powerful drugs. Therefore, before drugs can be delivered to a drugstore chain, they have to undergo a lot of tests both on men and women.
Unfortunately, this procedure isn’t generally fulfilled, since tests on women are more sophisticated, timely and thus, more expensive. |
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