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Bilirubin Can Prevent Damage from Cardiovascular Disease, MU Researchers Find

By Guest PostDecember 7, 2012Healthagainst, americans, antioxidant, arterial blockage, arterial lesions, atherosclerosis, bad lifestyle, bilirubin, blood, blood vessels, bypass surgery, cardiovascular disease, clinical problem, first, flow, heart attack, inflammation, jaundice, liver, missouri, muscle cells, natural defense, red blood cells, suffer, university, william durante

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Each year, about 610,000 Americans suffer their first heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart attacks and other symptoms of cardiovascular disease can be caused when blockage occurs in the arteries. In a new study from the University of Missouri, a scientist has discovered a natural defense against arterial blockage: bilirubin.

Bilirubin is typically something parents of newborns hear about when their children are diagnosed with jaundice. Generated during the body’s process to recycle worn-out red blood cells, bilirubin is metabolized by the liver and, usually, leaves the body harmlessly. (Many babies’ livers are not developed enough to metabolize the bilirubin, which results in the infants being diagnosed with jaundice, or high levels of bilirubin in their systems.) Now, MU scientists have found that bilirubin can be used to inhibit the clogging of arteries, and thus prevent the deadly consequences often experienced by individuals with cardiovascular disease. (more…)

With Drug-Loaded Nanogel, Yale Researchers Attack Cancerous Tumors

By Guest PostJuly 22, 2012Health, Sciencebiodegradable nanoparticle, cancer therapy, cancerous tumor, cytokine, eric stern, immune system, immunotherapeutic method, jason park, metastatic melanomas, michael look, nanogel, natural defense, richard a flavell, skin cancer, soluble protein, stephen h wrzesinski, tarek m fahmy, therapeutic agent, tumor vasculature, yale university

Yale University scientists have developed a new mechanism for attacking cancerous tumors that intensifies the body’s immune response while simultaneously weakening the tumor’s ability to resist it.

“We believe this is a paradigm-changing immunotherapeutic method for cancer therapy,” said Tarek M. Fahmy, a bioengineer at Yale and the project’s principal investigator. “In essence, it’s a one-two punch strategy that seems to work well for melanoma and may work even better with other cancers.” (more…)

Bees ‘Self-Medicate’ When Infected With Some Pathogens

By Guest PostApril 1, 2012Scienceantibacterial, antifungal, antifungal agent, fungal species, fungal spores, honey bees, marla spivak, michael simone finstrom, natural defense, pathogen, plant resin, propolis, rate of infection, self-medicate

Research from North Carolina State University shows that honey bees “self-medicate” when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen.

“The colony is willing to expend the energy and effort of its worker bees to collect these resins,” says Dr. Michael Simone-Finstrom, a postdoctoral research scholar in NC State’s Department of Entomology and lead author of a paper describing the research. “So, clearly this behavior has evolved because the benefit to the colony exceeds the cost.” (more…)

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Bilirubin Can Prevent Damage from Cardiovascular Disease, MU Researchers Find

With Drug-Loaded Nanogel, Yale Researchers Attack Cancerous Tumors

Bees ‘Self-Medicate’ When Infected With Some Pathogens