White Blood Cells Of Cancer-resistant Mice Overwhelm Natural Defenses Of Cancer Cells October 31, 2006
The discoverers of the unique mouse line that is resistant to cancer have begun to pin down how the process works and found that white blood cells in these mice overwhelm normal defenses of cancer cells.
New Research House To Guide Future Home Development
The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front — with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut "greenhouse gas" emissions by 60 per cent.
Researchers Developing New Strategy To Combat Prion Diseases
Researchers at the Animal Health Research Centre (CReSA) are developing immunotherapeutical strategies against diseases produced by prion, such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis. The most recent results, published in the Journal of Virology, show that important advances have been made in tests using DNA vaccines on animal models, enabling a significant delay in the arrival of symptoms. In the long term, this research could lead to the production of treatment for humans.
Radiation Increases Risk Of Second Primary Tumors For Childhood Survivors
Radiation exposure may increase the risk of brain and spinal column tumors in survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study in the November 1 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Fathers Influence Child Language Development More Than Mothers
In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their children’s language development between ages 2 and 3, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and UNC’s School of Education.
SIDS Infants Show Abnormalities In Brain Area Controlling Breathing, Heart Rate
Infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome have abnormalities in the brainstem, a part of the brain that helps control heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, temperature and arousal, report researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. The finding is the strongest evidence to date suggesting that innate differences in a specific part of the brain may place some infants at increased risk for SIDS.
‘Dachshund’ Gene Reverts Cancer Genes To Normal, Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis
Scientists have shown that the activity of a gene that commandeers other cancer-causing genes, returning them to normal, can predict the prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. They looked at cancer cells from more than 2,000 breast cancer patients and found that this commandeering or "organizing" ability is increasingly lost in cancer cells and associated with the progression of disease. The more the gene is expressed in breast cancer, the better the patient did.
Climate Change Tops Americans’ Environmental Concerns
According to a recent MIT survey, Americans now rank climate change as the country’s most pressing environmental problem — a dramatic shift from three years ago, when they ranked climate change sixth out of 10 environmental concerns.
Statin Use Associated With Lower Risk Of Death And Hospitalization For Patients With Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure who used statins for the first time had a reduced risk of death of nearly 25 percent, compared to non-users, and also a lower risk for hospitalization, according to a study in the Nov. 1 issue of JAMA.
Microwave Pre-cooking Of French Fries Reduces Cancer Chemicals
Microwaving your French fries before you fry them reduces the levels of a cancer-causing substance, reveals findings published today in the SCI’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
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