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Bankers' cocaine binge
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...om and snorting a line of coke. Studies show that people who take risks have low levels of dopamine receptors and try to shock the brain into a boost of the chemical through novel situations. They're ...
RFID Chip to detect swine flu virus?
in The RFID Weblog, on August 25, 2009
...wine flu and other viruses which are being deemed as bio threat.
VeriChip is working along with Receptors to create an implant which would give a warning if the host is infected with H5N1 bird flu v...
How Capsaicin Interacts with Pain Receptors
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
... in a news release issued by the institution.
The flood of calcium changes the levels at which the receptors detect pain signal. "In other words, the receptor had not desensitized per se, but it...
Pentazocine May Protect Against Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
in Daily Diabetic, on September 25, 2008
...entazocine to one that wasn't. Even to the untrained eye, the differences are dramatic.
Sigma receptors are ubiquitous in the body, but their role and what naturally activates them are unknowns. ...
An Aspirin A DAy: Keeps Breast Cancer Away?
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 1, 2008
...ound 75% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), which means the cancer cells have receptors for the female hormone estrogen on their surface. Estrogen helps the cancer cells grow, so ...
Gene Therapy May Treat Cocaine Addiction
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 17, 2008
...sing gene therapy, researchers have demonstrated in rats that increasing the levels of dopamine D2 receptors in the brain can reduce use of cocaine by 75 percent .
"By increasing dopamine D2 r...
Two Protein Receptors Control Stomach Relaxation Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2008
... Scientists have identified 2 protein receptors in a guinea pig - P2Y1 and P2Y11 - that relax the gut and thus allow it to accommodate a bigger meal. these receptors are also present in humans and m...
Gene Plays a Role in Hair Loss Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2008
...y and studies of signaling transduction pathways suggest that P2Y5 is a member of a subgroup of LPA receptors, which also includes LPA4 and LPA5. Our study is the first to implicate a G protein-couple...
India Type 2 Diabetes Herbal Cure, Granted Patent
in Daily Diabetic, on January 25, 2008
...onths, one of the quninoline alkaloids in the medicine, cadambine, removed insensitivity of insulin receptors situated in adipose tissues of the muscles while the other, dihydrocinchonine, regulated t...
Taxol+Avastin Greatly Slowed Progression of Breast Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 30, 2007
...ember 2001 through May 2004, represented a balance of age, disease-free interval, estrogen-positive receptors and sites of disease.
The results show that treatment with Taxol and Avastin increased th...
Muscle Weakness Due To Myasthenia Gravis Can Be Stopped!
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 26, 2007
...a gravis - happens when the immune system produces antibodies that attack and damage acetylcholine receptors - which are mechanisms that play a key role in transmitting the electrical impulses that c...
More Evidence that Alzheimer's is A Type 3 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 30, 2007
... Zhao came to Northwestern as a visiting professor who had shown in published research that insulin receptors in the brain play a critical role in learning and memory. There she met William Klein, pro...
Stress Hormone Norepinephrine Promote Cancer Growth
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 20, 2007
...al signals that stimulate certain tumor cells to grow and spread.
The norepinephrine binds to receptors on the surface of the cells, sending a signal to the nucleus to produce a compound ...
Interesting Diabetes Links
in Daily Diabetic, on November 12, 2007
...og :
In animal trials, a compound called m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) which triggers serotonin receptors in the brain has been found to improve glucose tolerance and lower insulin levels in obese...
Serotonin Receptors, Potential Target for Diabetes and Obesity Drugs?
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2007
...In animal trials, a compound called m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) which triggers serotonin receptors in the brain has been found to improve glucose tolerance and lower insulin levels in obese and di...
Cannabis on Treating Depression: Potent In Low Doses, Worsens Depression At High Doses
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...r pain, explained Dr. Gobbi. They interact with the brain through structures called cannabinoid CB1 receptors. This study demonstrates for the first time that these receptors have a direct effect on t...
Don't Diet
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 24, 2007
...roduction of leptin. Leptin is a protein made by fat cells. Leptin travels to the brain and acts on receptors in the hypothalamus (the part of the brain that helps regulate appetite). The message carr...
RFID will change the technique for measuring blood sugar levels for diabetes patients forever
in The RFID Weblog, on September 30, 2007
...All this will soon become a thing of the past as Verichip has entered into an agreement with RECEPTORS for developing prototype renewable glucose sensors to be used along with implantable bio...
New Male Contraceptives Under Development
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 29, 2007
... that had been abandoned by a pharmaceutical company precisely because it interfered with vitamin A receptors in the testes was tested in mice, and it worked with no health effects. "The receptor...
Alzheimer's Disease: Type 3 Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on September 27, 2007
...und in Alzheimer's patients - amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligand, or ADDL - removes insulin receptors from nerve cells making them insulin resistant and stopping brain insulin signaling...
The Gut has Glucose Receptors Too
in Daily Diabetic, on September 4, 2007
...., Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine:
"We now know that the receptors that sense sugar and artificial sweeteners are not limited to the tongue. Our work ...
Chemical in Curry Against Alzheimer's Plaques
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 19, 2007
...der to individualize treatment.
The genes involved in the process, called MGAT III and Toll-like receptors, are also responsible for a number of other key functions in the immune system.
The resul...
Retinaldehyde: Vitamin A Derivative, May Protect Against Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on June 17, 2007
...etes.
Exactly how retinaldehyde works is not clear, but it seems to be related to PPARs, retinoid receptors, and general metabolism. The researchers found that Raldh-negative animals have higher met...
Marijuana Compound Can Reduce Skin Allergy Reactions
in Allergies, on June 12, 2007
...uce allergic skin reactions .
For example, he exposed the ears of mice with normal endocannabinoid receptors to a chemical irritant called dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB), which causes a severe skin reac...
Engineered Protein Against Staphylococcus aureus Toxin
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 23, 2007
...toxin in considered as a potential bioterrorism agent.
"Our approach was to take these receptors that bind to the toxins and to try to make them higher affinity and therefore act as effec...
Neupro® (rotigotine transdermal system): First FDA-Approved Parkinson's Disease Patch
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 10, 2007
... -based patch that is replaced every 24 hours.
[A dopamine agonist works by activating dopamine receptors in the body, mimicking the effect of the neurotransmitter dopamine.]
Neupro is the first t...
Soy products to help weight loss?
in Daily Power Walk, on May 9, 2007
...n the body in a similar way. Leptin is a hormone produced in our adipose tissue that interacts with receptors in the brain and signals us that we're full so we stop eating," said elvira ...
Forskolin and UTIs
in Well Woman Blog, on April 9, 2007
...her plus is that it actually lowers blood pressure. Forskolin bypasses the conventional thermogenic receptors that are used by ephedrine and other ephedrinelike fat burners and triggers fat bre...
TYKERB®: GlaxoSmithKline's Breast Cancer Drug, Approved by the FDA
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 16, 2007
...ts two validated targets in oncology, the kinase components of the EGFR (ErbB1) and HER2 (ErbB2) receptors, commonly associated with cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth.
Within two weeks of th...
Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) May Trigger Compulsive Gambling
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 13, 2007
...nce dopamine agonist treatment has begun.
Dopamine agonists are compounds that activates dopamine receptors and are used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Read the full report .
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Nicotine Could Be The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 3, 2007
...human mesangial cells (MC) - cells in the blood vessels of the kidneys - are endowed with nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) a4, a5, a7, ß2, ß3, ß4 and ß5 (cells that interact with the nicotine in to...
Liver X Receptor: A Dual Role Glucose Sensor
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 30, 2006
...roke.
In this particular Scripps study, glucose was shown to stimulate the activity of the Liver X Receptors (LXR) a and b: The LXRs being the sensors of dietary components, determining the body'...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Targeting HER-2/neu Over-expression
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 13, 2006
...st few years, several genetic markers of breast cancer have been identified, such as BRCA, estrogen receptors, and HER-2/neu, all of which have been known to predict the severity of disease, recurrenc...
Trout - Catch Them Before They Catch You
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 30, 2006
......
...Trout have an acute sense of hearing that is well worth understanding. Trout have two sound receptors. The first one runs along the length of the fish's body. This receptor picks up freque...
Treating Advanced Melanoma With Gene Therapy
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 5, 2006
...ted with a retrovirus which carries and delivers genes that encode specific proteins called T cell receptors (TCRs). When TCRs are expressed on the outer surface of the lymphocytes, the cells recogn...
Tangled Bank #61 on Epigenetic News
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 31, 2006
...t; , discussing a news report also mentioned here in the Biotech Weblog
a new map of nuclear receptors and its potential for aiding research in circadian regulation of body functions
Enjoy...
Transplant Cures Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes In Rats
in Daily Diabetic, on August 30, 2006
...And the rats aren't the only animals helping out: the transplanted cells that grow into insulin receptors come from pigs.
Finding that we can cure type 2 diabetes in the same way is very signifi...
Snail Toxin For Developing Drugs Against Neurological Disorders
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 21, 2006
...peptide from the venomous Cone snail Conus omaria (photo) that seems to block the nicotine receptors in the brain. While the obvious application may be as a drug candidate to help patients to...
Pfizer's Smoking Cessation Therapy Now Available
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 2, 2006
...tix , is now available in US pharmacies.
Chantix (varenicline) works by binding to nicotine -receptors in the brain, thus blocking inhaled nicotine. The drug, at 1 mg twice a day, is available ...
Exposure to Nicotine During Development (at pregnancy) Results to (the born child's) Cognitive Hearing Deficits
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 23, 2006
...to hearing-related cognitive problems.
The probable cause of the deficits being the damage to the receptors in the brain that are sensitive to nicotine, which seems to occur when humans or animals a...
Caffeine is Memory Enhancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 17, 2006
...ng and writing without my regular caffeine fix, which is about 3-5 cups a day.
By binding to brain receptors, thereby blocking the calming effect of the adenosine neurotransmitter, caffeine might be ...
Why Wine Glasses?
in Celebrate Wine, on May 17, 2006
... the rim of the glass) to channel the volatile aroma and flavor essences of the wine into the nerve receptors at the rear of your nasal cavity when you sniff the wine. As a rule, the bowls of red wine...
Biomimetic nose sniffs out disease
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 17, 2006
...ers in Spain, France and Italy, will ultimately lead to electronic noses based on natural olfactory receptors that could be used not only in healthcare but also in agriculture, industry, environmental...
FDA Approves Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix™
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2006
...ed to be taken twice daily for 12 weeks.
How does it work?
Varenicline latches on to the same receptors in the brain that nicotine binds to when inhaled in cigarette smoke, an action that leads...
Cell Surface Profiling Technique: Potential Cancer Blood Test
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 14, 2006
...ational Academy of Sciences (PNAS) discussed two methods for rapidly profiling cellular ligands and receptors such as what are referred to as O-linked glycoproteins on animal cell surfaces. C...
A New Technique in Treating High Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 14, 2006
...rket block the MR protein, the medications don't target it specifically, interfering with other receptors and causing unwanted side effects, Sun said.
The new technique can specifically and effi...
obesity and (related metabolic disorders) receptor, targeted by experimental drug
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 8, 2006
...uch chemical, known only as PSN632408. PSN632408 had no effect on the distantly related cannabinoid receptors, which are the targets of the candidate obesity drug rimonabant, the team reported.
Just...
Taste Receptor Cells Grown In Vitro
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2006
...potential artificial sweeteners or bitter blockers, relative to their interaction with taste receptors.
Read more at NutraIngredients ....
nanotechnology for improved health care
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 21, 2006
...e ends of a dendrimer's many branching arms can be studded with molecules that bind to specific receptors on the surface of cancer cells. Other arms of the molecule can carry chemicals to mark or ...
possible universal strategy to stop drug addiction
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 15, 2006
...one associated with learning, sleep and mood. The team discovered that PTEN acts on these serotonin receptors, increasing brain cell activity. This is the same "reward" process sparked by dr...
Fat Hormone Leptin Also Targets Lentromedial Hypothalamus
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 29, 2006
...
The researchers noted that the combined effects on obesity of the Deficiency of VMH leptin receptors and high-fat feeding were greater than expected from the individual components added toget...
Endocannabinoid-Based Prototype Drug Against Osteoporosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 6, 2006
...alem, however, have indicated that endocannabinoids also influence bone density by activating CB-2 receptors , which are present in high levels in the bone. Genetically engineered mice lacking the CB...
New Antidepressant Drug Candidate Increase Brain Endocannabinoids
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 16, 2005
...ve constituent of cannabis, {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol, acts by binding to brain CB1 cannabinoid receptors, but an alternative approach might be to develop agents that amplify the actions of endoge...
IUPHAR Receptor Database Launched
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 5, 2005
...(IUPHAR) launched the IUPHAR Receptor Database , a collection of information on G Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) , which is one of the most common target molecules in drug development.
The goal ...
Alzheimer's and diabetes
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 30, 2005
... normal levels.
Now her group has discovered that brain levels of insulin and its related cellular receptors fall precipitously during the early stages of Alzheimer's. Insulin levels continue to ...
Hiking Mt. Tamalpais: Deer Park
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 19, 2005
... Miwok as I reached my destination of Five Corners. Below me are Lagunitas and Phoenix lakes. Great receptors of the freshest drinking water any community on earth drinks. Damn! I must have had some g...
Painless needles
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 28, 2005
...ientists.
The new micro -needles are long enough to penetrate the skin but not to reach pain receptors.
They were designed to introduce a DNA vaccination directly into skin cells. ...
Allergien und ihre Heilung: Revolution in Sicht ?
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 06.09.05
...dieser Vorgang gestört.
Eine wesentliche Rolle spielen dabei die "Toll-like receptors" (TLR) . Man hat sie erst vor wenigen Jahren an der Fruchtfliege entdeckt, später z.B. auch bei Gol...
Novel Insecticides Targeting Ryanodine Receptors: Safer, More Potent
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2005
...mage to cotton, tobacco and other crops
did not have any measurable effect on mammalian ryanodine receptors
Similarly, DuPont , based in Wilmington, Del., is developing another group of co...
Dangers of rapid heroin detox
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 24, 2005
...tized for about four hours while they got a large dose of a drug that blocks the brain's opioid receptors.
In an awake patient, the initial dose would cause severe withdrawal symptoms, Collins sa...