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A further study of Helicobacter pylori reducing gastric blood flow
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A research group from Sweden investigated the mechanisms underlying the reduction in gastric blood flow induced by a luminal water extract of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). They found that the H. pylori water extract reduces ...
Tobacco smoke and alcohol harm liver worse as combo
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Exposure to second-hand smoke and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Antioxidant found in berries, other foods prevents UV skin damage that leads to wrinkles
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Using a topical application of the antioxidant ellagic acid, researchers at Hallym University in the Republic of Korea markedly prevented collagen destruction and inflammatory response - major causes of wrinkles -- in both ...
'Friendly' bacteria protect against type 1 diabetes
Sep 21, 2008 |
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In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease, researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development ...
Abuse of painkillers can predispose adolescents to lifelong addiction
Sep 10, 2008 |
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No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology this week, Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent brains expose ...
Blocking protein leads to fewer, smaller skin cancer tumors
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that blocking the activity of a protein in the blood could offer powerful protection against some skin cancers.
How young mice phone home: Study gives clue to how mothers' brains screen for baby calls
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Emory University researchers have identified a surprising mechanism in the brains of mother mice that focuses their awareness on the calls of baby mice. Their study, published June 11 in Neuron, found that t ...
A protein that protects against Alzheimer's?
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Research on the mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, stroke, dementia, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, to name a few, has taken a step forward thanks to the work of biological sciences ...
Oxygen treatment hastens memory loss in Alzheimer's mice
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A 65-year-old women goes into the hospital for routine hip surgery. Six months later, she develops memory loss and is later diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Just a coincidence? Researchers at the University of South ...
A low dose of caffeine when pregnant may damage the heart of offspring for a lifetime
Dec 16, 2008 |
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A new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that the equivalent of one dose of caffeine (just two cups of coffee) ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect fetal heart development and then reduce heart ...
Enzyme and vitamin define the yin and yang of asthma
Mar 29, 2009 |
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The allergen breathed in by a person with asthma triggers a proteinase or enzyme called MMP7 that activates a cascade of events to prompt an allergic reaction, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine ...
Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse
Jul 24, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical In ...
Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
Apr 07, 2009 |
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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 ...
Researchers Discover Drug can Prevent Colon Cancer Development in Mice
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found that a drug now being tested to treat a range of human cancers significantly inhibited colon cancer development in mice. Because the agent appears to have minimal ...
Light at night linked to symptoms of depression in mice
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a new study in mice. Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that ...
