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First 3D images of chromosomes dispel familiar X-shape
Date: Sep-26-2013Using powerful leading-edge technology, researchers reveal for the first time that the true 3D structures of chromosomes are far removed from the blurry, slightly distorted X-shape many of us are familiar with. They are, in fact, complex and rather beautiful...
Researchers find why ICU ventilation can cause brain damage
Date: Sep-26-2013Patients who have been mechanically ventilated in intensive care units have long been known to suffer some form of mental impairment as a result. Now, researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism that may explain why this happens. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, was conducted by researchers from the University of Oviedo in Spain, St. Michael's Hospital in Canada, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
Nanoparticle lung vaccine protects against HIV, herpes
Date: Sep-26-2013Scientists have created a type of nanoparticle that they say can effectively deliver vaccines to the lungs, protecting against numerous infectious diseases. This is according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say the nanoparticle vaccine could help protect against influenza and other respiratory diseases, as well as prevent sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, human papilloma virus and herpes simplex virus...
Some statins may impair memory
Date: Sep-26-2013New research suggests some statin drugs may cause memory impairment. A team led by scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK tested two commonly prescribed statins in rats and found one, but not the other, reduced performance of working and recognition memory. They write about their findings in a recent online issue of the journal PLOS ONE. Statins are drugs that reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" in the blood and are taken by millions of people worldwide...
Strengthening consumer safety: improving the safety of medical devices in the EU
Date: Sep-26-2013The European Commission has adopted two measures to improve the safety of medical devices fulfilling its commitment to restore patient confidence in the medical devices sector following, amongst others, the Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants scandal...
Research reveals why ibuprofen might stop cancers from developing
Date: Sep-26-2013Latest research by scientists at the University of Bath has shown why the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen might stop certain cancers from developing. Ibuprofen - a member of the family of drugs known as NSAIDs - is one of the most commonly taken non-prescription drugs alongside paracetamol and aspirin and there is evidence to suggest that long-term users could be better protected against prostate cancer, some colon cancers and several other cancers as well. Unlike many drugs ibuprofen can exist in two different forms, known as R- and S-...
Implantable heart pump prolongs lives for heart patients
Date: Sep-26-2013Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs), once only considered a bridge to heart transplants for advanced heart failure patients, are now serving as a long-term therapy that is helping patients prolong their lives up to five years. Now being offered by the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), LVADs are regarded as a "destination therapy." BIDMC launched its LVAD program, becoming the first non-heart transplant hospital in Boston to provide such treatment, in response to the increase in heart failure patients as the baby-boom generation continues to age...
40 State Attorneys General demand strict regulation of e-cigarettes cite risk to kids - like "candy cigarette on steroids," says opponent
Date: Sep-26-2013Attorneys General from 40 states have demanded that the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] strictly regulate e-cigarettes, providing strong evidence that they are being marketed to children through cartoon-like advertising characters and with fruit and even candy flavors to mask the harshness of the addictive drug nicotine, notes the public interest law professor who has led the campaign for such regulation...
Antibiotics withdrawn from the market three times more often than other drugs, according to new study
Date: Sep-26-2013More than 40 percent of the antibiotics released between 1980 and 2009 were withdrawn from the market for safety concerns, lack of effectiveness compared to existing drugs, and weak sales, according to the first study to evaluate the status of 30 years of antibiotic approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study, released in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, found that antibiotics were withdrawn from the market at a rate three times higher than other drugs released between 1980 and 2009...
How meningitis bacteria 'slip under the radar'
Date: Sep-26-2013Scientists have discovered a natural temperature sensor in one of the bacteria that cause meningitis and blood poisoning, which allows them to evade the body's immune response leading to life-threatening infections. The study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust, found that increasing the temperature causes the bacteria to make more capsule - a protective layer that surrounds the bacterium like an 'invisibility cloak', helping it to evade detection by the immune system...
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