DRACO: New Drug Could Cure Almost Any Viral Infection. Remember when you went to the doctor for that relentless cough, and all the doctor could prescribe was plenty of fluids and rest?
Thanks to a new drug developed by researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, there might be a faster cure for the common cold--as well as potentially any viral infection. The drug, called DRACO (for double-stranded RNA activated caspase oligomerizers), has already been tested on 15 viruses, MIT news reported. All of which, including the common cold, polio, H1N1, and a stomach virus, have been successfully killed by the treatment.
The study was published in the journal PLoS One in July, and highlights the possibilities for the drug. A serious threat is posed by viral pathogens, including clinical viruses (HIV, hepatitis viruses, etc.), natural emerging viruses (avian and swine influenza strains, SARS, etc.), and viruses relevant to potential bioterrorism (Ebola, smallpox, etc.). “In theory, it should work against all viruses,” he said. Video no longer available. Lemon Grass kills Cancer. A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube according to new Israeli research.
At first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows greenhouses full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the Sharon region, couldn’t understand why so many cancer patients from around the country were showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon grass. It turned out that their doctors had sent them. “They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh lemon grass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation and chemotherapy treatments,” Zabidov told ISRAEL21c.
“And this is the place you go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.” It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The research team was led by Dr. Parkinsons risk 'from raised pesticide level in blood' - Health News, Health & Families. The findings provide some of the strongest evidence yet linking Parkinson's and pesticide exposure. Scientists believe they could lead to a blood test that would identify potentially susceptible individuals.
Those at risk could then be given protective treatment and monitored for early signs of the disease. Previous studies have found higher than normal levels of organochlorine pesticides such as DDT in the brains of Parkinson's patients. But the new research is the first to highlight a specific pesticide chemical in the blood. Scientists studied 113 people aged 50 to 89. Tests were carried out on their blood to search for traces of 15 organochlorine pesticides. Beta-HCH was detected in 76% of these samples compared with 40% of the healthy volunteers and 30% of Alzheimer's sufferers. Blood levels of the chemical were also markedly higher among Parkinson's patients compared with the other groups.
Allergies. Beauty & Skin Care. Cancer. Cholesterol. Diabetes. Do contaminants play a role in diabetes? Evidence is growing. A Great Lakes study linking a pesticide in fish to diabetes adds to the growing chorus of studies suggesting that environmental contaminants may play a role in the widespread disease.
"The science has been growing very, very rapidly, and to my mind, it’s one of the most exciting developments in the study of diabetes," said David O. Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany. By Andrew McGlashenEnvironmental Health NewsJuly 20, 2009 Eat right and exercise, conventional wisdom has it, if you want to avoid joining the diabetes epidemic. But a new study adds some muscle to a growing body of research suggesting those steps, although beneficial, might not be enough for people exposed to chemicals in the environment. The scientists linked diabetes and people’s body burdens of DDE, a chemical produced as the body breaks down the pesticide DDT, banned in the United States more than 35 years ago. “But maybe it should be. Drug Portal. ::Help This screen gives access to a list of research projects through a query by disease name or gene name.
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