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Resveratrol Found to Improve Health, But Not Longevity in Aging Mice on Standard Diet
07/03/08
Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the...
Yeast-Based Vaccine Induces Immune Responses and Reduces Tumor Size in Mice
07/01/08
Scientists have found that vaccination with a heat-killed, non-toxic yeast that is genetically engineered to manufacture a common tumor protein can induce specific and repeated anti-tumor immune responses in mice. Vaccination extends overall...
Broad Differences in Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use Across Countries
07/01/08
A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) research consortium found that the United States had among the highest lifetime rates of tobacco and alcohol use and led in the proportion of participants reporting cannabis (marijuana) or...
NIAID Announces Grants to Stimulate Food Allergy Research
06/30/08
Twelve investigators have received grants totaling $5 million over two years
to lead high-impact, innovative studies of food allergy, a significant public
health concern. This program, called Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy,
is...
NIAID Creates HIV Vaccine Discovery Branch to Promote Synergy between Basic HIV Researchers and Vaccine Designers
06/25/08
To accelerate the translation of basic discoveries about HIV into advances in vaccine design and evaluation, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has formed a new Vaccine...
Newly Approved Ocular Safety Methods Reduce Animal Testing
06/23/08
Federal regulatory agencies have accepted recommendations of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) for two methods that can reduce live animal use for ocular safety testing, the committee announced...
Study Shows That Small Protein Can Broaden Immune Response in Humans
06/23/08
Treating cancer patients with interleukin-7 (IL-7), a small protein that can stimulate the immune system, leads to an increase in lymphocytes, key to the production of effective immune responses, in the body, according to a new study by researchers...
Scientists Isolate a Toxic Key to Alzheimer's Disease in Human Brains
06/23/08
Scientists have long questioned whether the abundant amounts of amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's actually caused the neurological disease or were a by-product of its progress. Now, using new research techniques,...
Blocking a Single Protein Proves Toxic to Myeloma Cells in Laboratory Studies
06/23/08
Researchers have found that cells from a blood-borne cancer called multiple myeloma rely on the activity of a single protein, called IRF4, for the activation of a wide range of genes responsible for cell survival and spread. Blocking the production...
Researchers Seek Participants for a Study of Antibiotic Use in Children with a Urinary Tract Disorder
06/20/08
Researchers conducting a study to learn if children with a urinary tract disorder known as vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) should be treated with an antibiotic for an extended period of time are seeking to enroll more participants. The study, known as...
Surgeon General's Conference Outlines Agenda to Prevent Preterm Birth
06/19/08
Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health for the Office of the Surgeon General released an agenda today for activities in the public and private sectors to reduce the nation's rate of preterm birth.
NIAMS Scientists Find Potential New Way to Block Inflammation in Autoimmune Disease
06/19/08
Researchers from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified a promising new target for autoimmune disease treatment -- a cell-surface receptor...
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