AScribe Medicine News Service articles from August 2006

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from August 2006

Dengue Virus Reveals Its Circular Secret.
August 1, 2006... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Aug. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first step in the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses is no mystery: it's the pesky insect's bite that allows the virus to enter its victim's...

Research Leads to First Treatment for Drug-Resistant HIV.
August 2, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Doctors have their first FDA-approved tool to treat drug-resistant HIV thanks to a new molecule created by a Purdue University researcher. "There are many...

Cal State Northridge Biology Professor, Lab Continue Cancer Research With Aid of NIH Grant.
August 7, 2006... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Aug. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Steven Oppenheimer, professor in California State University, Northridge's biology department since 1971, has only gained enthusiasm for his...

Not All Yellow Jackets Created Equal; Some Species Cause More Severe Allergic Reactions Than Others.
August 8, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Flouting widely held beliefs that yellow jacket stings have less effect early in the season and that most people can outgrow a dangerous allergic reaction to...

Humble Aquarium Fish May Hold Key to New Therapies for Birth Defects.
August 8, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A humble aquarium fish may hold the key to finding therapies capable of preventing the structural birth defects that account for one out of three infant deaths in...

Botulinum Toxin Helps Facial Scars Heal Better, Mayo Clinic Finds.
August 8, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that treating a facial wound in the early healing phase with botulinum toxin (BOTOX(r)) improves the appearance of a scar later. The...

International Collaboration Provides Strong Evidence of Common Genetic Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease.
August 8, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Mayo Clinic-led international research collaboration -- one of the largest studies of its kind -- provides strong evidence that a genetic risk factor may account for 3...

Defense Peptide Found in Primates May Block Some Human HIV Transmissions.
August 9, 2006... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- As primates evolved 7 million years ago, the more advanced species stopped making a protein that University of Central Florida researchers believe can...

Dr. Mary-Claire King Receives 2006 Weizmann Women & Science Award.
August 9, 2006... Byline: American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Mary-Claire King, a distinguished geneticist who has made influential discoveries in multiple fields of research, received the...

Ford Foundation Launches Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS; $45 Million Effort Will Focus on Social Dimensions of HIV's Spread.
August 11, 2006... Byline: Ford Foundation NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Building on 20 years of local partnerships to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS on five continents, the Ford Foundation today announced a $45 million initiative to help ensure that...

News Tips From Johns Hopkins Medicine: XVI International Conference on AIDS, Aug. 13-18, Toronto, Canada.
August 12, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions TORONTO, Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are news tips from Johns Hopkins Medicine from the XVI International Conference on AIDS, Aug. 13-18, Toronto, Canada. - - - - HOPKINS...

Consultation on Microbicide Introduction in Africa and India Successfully Concluded Today.
August 13, 2006... Byline: International Partnership for Microbicides TORONTO, Aug. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A group of international experts gathered here today to discuss strategies for optimizing the future introduction of microbicides in Africa and India....

Penn Researchers Find Link Between Autism, Abnormal Blood-Vessel Function, Oxidative Stress; New Findings Could Help Explain Pathology of Autistic Syndrome.
August 15, 2006... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that children with autism showed signs of abnormal blood-vessel...

Constant Lighting May Disrupt Development of Preemie's Biological Clocks.
August 21, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Keeping the lights on around the clock in neonatal intensive care units may interfere with the development of premature babies' biological clocks. That is...

$1.5 Million Grant to Continue Johns Hopkins Clinical Nursing Leadership Program.
August 21, 2006... Byline: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Helene Fuld Health Trust again has granted $1.5 million to the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) to continue its successful...

Study Drug Holds Promise as Alternative to Castration for Early Prostate Cancers.
August 22, 2006... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Traditionally, medical castration therapy following radiotherapy can significantly improve survival for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, compared to...

Burnham Institute for Medical Research to Establish Major Research Facility in Orlando, Fla.
August 23, 2006... Byline: The Burnham Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Aug. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), a California-based, non-profit medical research institute, announced today its intention to establish a...

University of Southern California Announces New Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute; Nationally Known Surgeon and USC Professor, Vaughn Starnes, to Guide New Effort.
August 25, 2006... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is waging war against the leading cause of death among American men and women - heart disease. Formally...

A Novel Mechanism of Manganese-Induced Neurological Dysfunction Discovered.
August 28, 2006... Byline: Bloomberg School of Public Health BALTIMORE, Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- For decades, scientists have known that chronic exposure to high concentrations of the metal manganese can cause movement abnormalities resembling symptoms...

'Nanocantilevers' Yield Surprises Critical for Designing New Detectors.
August 28, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new...