http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Chicken collagen can provide relief from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. A randomised, controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, has found that Chicken type II collagen (CCII), a protein extracted from the cartilage of chicken breast, is a safe and effective treatment for RA. http://www.physorg.com/news178868403.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:42:12 EST news178868403 A Medical Center scientist has been awarded a $2 million Era of Hope Scholar Research Award to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted. http://www.physorg.com/news171642157.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:40:02 EST news171642157 Osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disc disease (DDD) are common, chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Both diseases cause joint pain, loss of function, and decreased quality of life for the more than 27 million OA and 59 million DDD suffers in the US. According to a 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, arthritis such as OA costs the U.S. economy nearly $128 billion per year in medical care and indirect expenses including lost wages and productivity. http://www.physorg.com/news170573450.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:31:19 EST news170573450 Accumulating evidence suggests that connective tissue growth factor (CCN2) plays a central role in fibrotic conditions in many organ systems. Fibrosis is a scarring condition that is characterized by excessive collagen production that impedes normal cell function and can cause organ dysfunction and failure. A hallmark of fibrosing injury in the liver is the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) which become highly proliferative, synthesize increased levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and CCN2, and produce excessive amounts of collagen. Previous studies have not investigated the effect of CCN2 antagonism in HSCs of human origin. http://www.physorg.com/news170420882.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:00:02 EST news170420882 (PhysOrg.com) -- The weak tendons and fragile bones characteristic of osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, stem from a genetic mutation that causes the incorrect substitution of a single amino acid in the chain of thousands of amino acids making up a collagen molecule, the basic building block of bone and tendon. http://www.physorg.com/news168618876.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:35:50 EST news168618876 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new chemical imaging technique could one day help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. http://www.physorg.com/news168254200.html Chemistry Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:30:02 EST news168254200 A technique that `silences,` or turns off, genes shows promise as a potential new treatment for liver fibrosis - the disease that leads to cirrhosis - scientists in Tennessee are reporting. Their study is scheduled for the June 1 issue of ACS` Molecular Pharmaceutics. Cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news162667470.html Chemistry Wed, 27 May 2009 18:25:02 EST news162667470 Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. http://www.physorg.com/news156521167.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:06:35 EST news156521167 Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news152471533.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:12:51 EST news152471533 Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques of ApoE-deficient- mice," appears in the February 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. http://www.physorg.com/news151829449.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:51:52 EST news151829449 Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins, which are widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). While the functions of collagens in cartilage and muscle are well established, before this study it was unknown that collagen VI is made by neurons in the brain and that it can fulfill important neuroprotective functions. http://www.physorg.com/news150386598.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:18 EST news150386598 Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aâ ) proteins, which are widely thought to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). While the functions of collagens in cartilage and muscle are well established, before this study it was unknown that collagen VI is made by neurons in the brain and that it can fulfill important neuroprotective functions. http://www.physorg.com/news148143101.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:51:41 EST news148143101 Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan are reporting. Their research is scheduled for the October 22 issue of ACS' biweekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news143109620.html Chemistry Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:40:20 EST news143109620 Treating the skin with estrogen can stimulate collagen production -which improves the appearance of the skin -in areas not typically exposed to the sun, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System. http://www.physorg.com/news140714488.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:21:28 EST news140714488 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have identified an exciting connection between a cell`s extracellular environment and the activity of a signalling pathway molecule that controls the development of organs and tissues, as well as cancer and kidney disease. http://www.physorg.com/news139159644.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:27:24 EST news139159644