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Electricity May Be The Key To A Successful Vaccine Against Dust Mite Allergy
Date: May-09-2013A new type of DNA vaccine technology could be enhanced with an electric charge during vaccination to help prevent dust mite allergies. The finding was published in Immunology Letters and details how a new type of DNA vaccine is effective in mice against dust mite allergies. Additionally, it reveals that its efficacy is significantly increased when an electric charge is given at the site of vaccination - a method called electroporation. Over 20% of people from developed nations are allergic to house dust mites...
Inflammatory Protein Links Type 1 Diabetes And Heart Disease
Date: May-09-2013Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes appears to increase the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death among people with high blood sugar, partly by stimulating the production of calprotectin, a protein that sparks an inflammatory process that fuels the buildup of artery-clogging plaque. The findings, made in mice and confirmed with human data, suggest new therapeutic targets for reducing heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes...
In Spinal Stenosis, Spinal 'Spacer' Procedure Has Fewer Complications, But Higher Risk Of Repeat Surgery
Date: May-09-2013Interspinous spacer implantation - a less-invasive alternative surgical option for spinal stenosis - has a lower complication rate than spinal fusion, reports a study in the journal Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. However, patients receiving interspinous spacers are more likely to require repeated back surgery, according to the report by Dr Ricard A. Deyo and colleagues of Oregon Health & Science University, Portland...
Making Sense Of The Neurobiology Of Restless Legs Syndrome And Related Insomnia
Date: May-09-2013Johns Hopkins researchers believe they may have discovered an explanation for the sleepless nights associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a symptom that persists even when the disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge to move the legs is treated successfully with medication. Neurologists have long believed RLS is related to a dysfunction in the way the brain uses the neurotransmitter dopamine, a chemical used by brain cells to communicate and produce smooth, purposeful muscle activity and movement...
Drug Delivery Via Nanoparticles Aided By New Technique
Date: May-09-2013A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system. Joshua Reineke, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, examined how a biodegradable polymer particle called polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) breaks down in live tissue...
Engineered Spider Protein Promises Easier Anti-Venom Vaccines With Fewer Side Effects
Date: May-09-2013Researchers in Brazil have engineered a new protein from the toxin of a reaper spider that could herald a new generation of anti-venom vaccines. Serums or vaccines developed from the engineered protein could save thousands of lives worldwide and allow patients to receive treatment without having to suffer harmful side-effects, says the team from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, whose study was published online in the journal Vaccine this week...
Are Much Needed Health Interventions Reaching Women And Children Across The Developing World?
Date: May-09-2013Measuring coverage of maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries is critical to ensuring that health interventions are reaching the women and children who need them most, says a new Collection of articles published by PLOS this week. Accurate measurement of the effectiveness of those interventions for combatting diseases such as pneumonia and malaria, and preventing the transmission of HIV from mother to child, is also essential...
The Ability To Beat Built-In Bias Reflected By Theta Brainwaves
Date: May-09-2013Vertebrates are predisposed to act to gain rewards, and to lay low to avoid punishment. Try to teach chickens to back away from food in order to obtain it, and you'll fail, as researchers did in 1986. But (some) humans are better thinkers than chickens. In the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers show that the level of theta brainwave activity in the prefrontal cortex predicts whether people will be able to overcome these ingrained biases when doing so is required to achieve a goal...
Clues To A Fundamental Principle Underlying Sensory And Brain Rhythms
Date: May-09-2013When animals are on the hunt for food they likely use many senses, and scientists have wondered how the different senses work together. New research from the laboratory of CSHL neuroscientist and Assistant Professor Adam Kepecs shows that when rats actively use the senses of smell (sniffing) and touch (through their whiskers) those two processes are locked in synchronicity. The team's paper, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, shows that sniffing and "whisking" movements are synchronized even when they are running at different frequencies...
New Reporting Protocol For 30-Day Mortality For Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Would Better Reflect Quality, Performance
Date: May-09-2013Only 42 percent of the deaths occurring within 30 days of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were attributable to complications from the procedure, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The research suggests alternative outcome reporting mechanisms for 30-day mortality for PCI should be considered before mandatory reporting regulations are put into place...
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