News tagged with animal disease
FDA-approved drug rapidly clears amyloid from the brain, reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice
Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The researchers' findings, published in the journal Science, show t ...
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Feb 09, 2012 |
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Parkinson's disease: Study of live human neurons reveals the disease's genetic origins
Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease, which afflicts at least 500,000 Americans and for which there is no cure.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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New collection of articles explores the science, application, and regulation of GM insects
The current issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases presents a new collection of articles on the use of genetically modified (GM) insects for controlling some of the most widespread infectious diseases. Articles from a ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Vaccine protects against leptospirosis in cattle
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Blocking metabolic protein improves movement in animals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Turning off a protein that helps cells balance energy increases animal mobility and reduces the death of nerve cells that control movement in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study in the ...
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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Zebrafish may help speed drug discovery
Tiny zebrafish just may give scientists one solution to information overload in the search for new drugs therapies.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Researchers discover novel anti-viral immune pathway in the mosquito
(Medical Xpress) -- As mosquito-borne viral diseases like West Nile fever, dengue fever, and chikungunya fever spread rapidly around the globe, scientists at Virginia Tech are working to understand the mosquito's ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Hydrogen sulfide reduces glucose-induced injury in kidney cells
Hydrogen sulfide, a gas notorious for its rotten-egg smell, may have redeeming qualities after all. It reduces high glucose-induced production of scarring proteins in kidney cells, researchers from The University of Texas ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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How can the salamander help fight degenerative disease?
Ever asked yourself why some animals can regenerate lost body parts, yet we can't grow back a limb? A new Australian research collaboration is offering a chance to solve this puzzle in the fight to cure degenerative ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Fish may provide key to stopping disease spread, researcher says
A small fish may prove useful to understanding a worldwide health problem, if a Wayne State University researcher is correct.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Alzheimer's vaccine cures memory of mice
(Medical Xpress) -- A vaccine that slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Research Institute ...
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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Healthy piglets? Not with sulfonamides
Recent work from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna confirms that sulfonamides can be used to control coccidiosis in piglets, although not without considerable effort and expense. In contrast, the drug toltrazuril ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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S.America takes aim at foot-and-mouth disease
Agriculture ministers from six South American countries agreed at a meeting Wednesday to make the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease a regional priority.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New study may lead to better, safer drug for diabetes
A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Reprogramming stem cells to a more basic form results in more effective transplant, study shows
Chinese stem cell scientists have published new research that improves the survival and effectiveness of transplanted stem cells. The research led by Dr Hsiao Chang Chan, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is published ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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