Posts Tagged ‘cytokines’
Common parasite controls immune system
CORNELL (US) — A forced partnership between parasite and host allows Toxoplasma gondii to invade the bloodstream, break into the brain, and prompt behavioral changes from recklessness to neuroticism. Continue…
Monday, September 26, 2011 8:02 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Dec 26, 2010 19:23 - 2 Comments
Flu funk may have ties to depression
VANDERBILT (US) — The bad mood that often comes with the flu may be triggered by the same immune system mechanism linked to depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2010 8:58 - 2 Comments
‘Pear’ pounds take a toll on memory
NORTHWESTERN (US)—The key to the relationship between a woman’s weight and memory? Location, location, location. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2010 13:02 - 3 Comments
Tired but wide awake? Blame cytokines
EMORY (US)—Cytokines—products of the immune system—may be the culprits that cause insomnia, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2010 14:58 - 0 Comments
Stay-young steroids may protect the heart
U. LEEDS (UK)—Steroids currently sold as “fountain of youth” supplements—so called because of their apparent ability to improve energy, vision, and memory—may help trigger the body’s natural defense against heart disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2010 16:05 - 2 Comments
All-natural healing power of fat
RICE (US)—It frequently happens in science that what you throw away turns out to be most valuable. Deepak Nagrath, a researcher at Rice University, was looking for ways to grow cells in a scaffold, and he discarded the sticky substance secreted by the cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 17, 2010 10:35 - 0 Comments
TB-blocking molecule discovered
INDIANA U. (US)—Researchers have identified a mechanism used by the tuberculosis bacterium to evade the body’s immune system and have identified a compound that blocks the bacterium’s ability to survive in the host, which could lead to new drugs to treat tuberculosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2009 10:05 - 4 Comments
Let kids get dirty. It’s good for them
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Are hyper-hygienic parents getting too worked up over germs? A new study suggests exposure to common germs early in life may actually protect against cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 15:37 - 2 Comments
Fight sensibly to stay fit
PENN STATE (US)—Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 20, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Quantum dots catch cancer early
In this illustration, quantum dots are depicted as gold spheres that attract DNA strands linked to cancer risks. When the quantum dots are exposed to certain types of light, they transfer the energy to fluorescent molecules, shown as pink globes, that emit a glow. This enables researchers to detect and count the DNA strands linked to cancer. (Credit: Yi Zhang/ Johns Hopkins University)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2009 13:25 - 0 Comments
After injury, brain may be its own worst enemy
“The thought is that maybe there is a window of opportunity where we could go in after an injury and administer one of these immune response inhibitors and stop a process that we think is going to lead to epilepsy,” says Daniel Barth, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Health & Medicine - May 20, 2009 11:43 - 0 Comments
Biological link between tumors and bad moods
U. CHICAGO (US)—In a study that could help explain the connections between depression and cancer, researchers at the University of Chicago have used an animal model to find, for the first time, a biological link between tumors and negative mood changes. (more…)
