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Roll-Out Of New Anti-Malaria Drug, Eurartesim(R) Begun
Date: Jul-09-2012Eurartesim(R) (dihydroartemisinin piperaquine: DHA-PQP), the first artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria, is being prepared for roll-out in several countries. Eurartesim(R), was developed collaboratively by Sigma Tau Group, Italy, and the not-for-profit research foundation Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). The EMA-approved Eurartesim(R) is now ready for delivery to Cambodia, the first malaria endemic country to place an order for this newly approved treatment...
For Deadly Heart Disease, Prevention Is Better Than Cure
Date: Jul-09-2012European experts in cardiovascular medicine gathered at a two day symposium to address the national agenda on cardiovascular disease prevention, held at Imperial College London and sponsored by leading independent academic and professional publisher SAGE...
Molecule Discovered That Starves Lung Cancer And Improves Ventilator Recovery
Date: Jul-09-2012A new research report published online in the FASEB Journal reveals a connection among sugar, cancer, and dependence on breathing machines - microRNA-320a. In the report, Stanford scientists show that the molecule microRNA-320a is responsible for helping control glycolysis. Glycolysis is the process of converting sugar into energy, which fuels the growth of some cancers, and contributes to the wasting of unused muscles such as the diaphragm when people are using ventilators...
Going Beyond State-Of-The-Art In Tissue Regeneration
Date: Jul-09-2012The University of Nottingham has begun the search for a new class of injectable materials that will stimulate stem cells to regenerate damaged tissue in degenerative and age related disorders of the bone, muscle and heart. The work, which is currently at the experimental stage, could lead to treatments for diseases that currently have no cure. The aim is to produce radical new treatments that will reduce the need for invasive surgery, optimise recovery and reduce the risk of undesirable scar tissue...
Longevity And Spaceflight
Date: Jul-09-2012The effect of spaceflight on a microscopic worm - Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) - could help it to live longer. The discovery was made by an international group of scientists studying the loss of bone and muscle mass experienced by astronauts after extended flights in space. The results of this research have been published in the online journal Scientific Reports. Dr Nathaniel Szewczyk, from The University of Nottingham, was part of the ICE-FIRST project which involved scientists from Japan, France, the US, and Canada...
The Optimal Concentration Of Propolis As A Radioprotector Assessed
Date: Jul-09-2012A team of researchers from the Technical University of Valencia, the University Hospital La Fe, the University of Valencia and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona conducted in vitro studies of cytotoxicity (cellular affection) to assess the optimal concentration level of propolis in which this natural substance extracted from bee resin would offer the maximum protection against ionised radiation and not be toxic for blood cells. According to the results of the research, this optimal concentration level is between 120-500 micrograms/mL...
Shedding Light On How Trauma Can Become Engraved In The Brain
Date: Jul-09-2012Feelings of anxiety very effectively prevent people from getting into situations that are too dangerous. Those who have had a terrible experience initially tend to avoid the place of tragedy out of fear. If no other oppressive situation arises, normally the symptoms of fear gradually subside. "The memory of the terrible events is not just erased." states first author, PD Dr. Andras Bilkei Gorzo, from the Institute for Molecular Psychiatry at the University of Bonn. "Those impacted learn rather via an active learning process that they no longer need to be afraid because the danger has passed...
Help For The Blind From Device Converting Images Into Music
Date: Jul-09-2012Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD would assist not only in sensing the environment but also in performing daily activities based on this input. For example, accurately reaching for a coffee cup, or shaking a friend's hand. In a new study, scientists trained blindfolded sighted participants to perform fast and accurate movements using a new SSD, called EyeMusic. Their results are published in the July issue of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience...
What Has Killed 56 Children In Cambodia? World Health Organization Baffled
Date: Jul-08-2012Fifty-six children have died so far in Cambodia from an "undiagnosed syndrome", the Cambodian Ministry of Health and WHO (World Health Organization) announced on Friday. Initially, health officials placed the death toll at 61 children - and recently revised the figure to 56. WHO added that 74 cases of children being hospitalized with this mystery illness from April to 5th July 2012 have been identified. The patients presented with fever, neurological and respiratory signs, WHO added. There is an investigation currently underway...
Synthetic Protein EP67 Boosts Immune System To Fight Off Flu
Date: Jul-08-2012A synthetic protein known as protein EP67 has been found to boost the immune system and fight off the flu before the person becomes ill, San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center reported in PLoS One. The authors added that people's immune systems become activated within just two hours of receiving EP67. EP67 had been used mainly as a substance added to vaccines to help activate the immune system - an adjuvant for vaccines. However, Joy Phillips, Ph.D., and Sam Sanderson, Ph.D. wondered what effect the synthetic protein might have on its own. Dr...
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