Chlamydia Testing Of Urine Samples Can Be Successful
... Andersen et al, published in this week's BMJ, the authors conclude thatmale partners of women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection may be deterred from seeking medicalhelp because of the intimate nature of the infection and because a urethral swab is needed. They suggestthat urine samples obtained at home,...Reagent Strips Not Sufficient In Detecting Bacteriuria In Early Pregnancy
...te treatment is administered. In their study, the authors found that reagent strips for testing urine do not perform to a sufficient standard and therefore they advocate that all patients should have at least one urine specimen formally cultured in early pregnancy to exclude bacteriuria. Contact: Dr Douglas...Three-Day Treatment Cures Decades-Old Case Of Malaria
...trap and test rodents for testing. Other authors of the paper include Jun Li, Thomas F. McCutchan and David C.Kaslow(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Media Contact: Marc Kusinitz (410)955-8665 E-mail: mkusinit@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu...Sexually Active Younger Women Are At Higher Risk For Infection With Human Papillomavirus
...sually first detected as an abnormalPap smear. The authors caution that because of the six-month interval between medicalvisits, the study results may underestimate the incidence and overestimate theduration of HPV infection. They also warn that it is uncertain whether thesedata apply to older women. In add...Good Nutrition In Childhood Can Prevent Some Cancers In Later Life
...ng childhood and adult mortality from cancer. The authors took the 1937-9 Boyd Orr study of 3834 children ag...cess food intake in relation exercise. Note: The authors highlight that the effect was limited to cancers not related to smoking. Contact: Professor Stephen ...Women Younger Than 30 Need To Be Screened For Chlamydia
...rsal screening) who visit the clinics. Other authors of the study include M. Rene Howell and Charlotte A. Gaydos. --JHMI-- Media Contact: Marc Kusinitz (410)955-8665 E-mail: mkusinit@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions' news releases are available on aPRE-EMBARGOED basison E...Cancer Cells Self-Destruct When "Sweet Tooth" Is Thwarted
...pounds in animal models of tumors soon. Other authors on the paper were Yoon Chun and Brian Lewis. Media contacts: Michael Purdy (410) 955-8725 E-mail: mpurdy@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu...Age-Based Screening Is Cost-Effective Method To Control Chlamydial Infection
...case of pelvicinflammatory disease prevented. The authors caution that although the study results suggest that age-basedscreening provides the greatest cost savings, universal screening is desirableis some situations. In general,screening with any criteria and a highly sensitive diagnostic test should bepa...Genetic Test For Alzheimer's May Improve Diagnostic Reliability
... beuniversally applicable." Other Columbia authors were Steven Shea, M.D., and Ming-xin Tang, PhD....Hormones Found In The Brain May Determine How Much You Eat And Affect Obesity And Diabetes
...xins, are very importantcomponents." Other authors of the study were: Drs. Hirokazu Tanaka andRichard Chemelli, postdoctoral fellows in molecular genetics and HHMIassociates; Dr. James Richardson, associate professor of pathology;Dr. Gerald Koslowski, associate professor of physiology; S. Clay Willia...Researchers Closing In On Gene For Paralytic Disorder
...and the Myers S. Shandelman Trust. Other authors were Bruce Rabin, Barbara Crain and John Griffin ofHopkins; and Stephen Ryan, Yuan Ding and Mena Scavina of the Children's Hospitalof Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. Media contacts: Michael Purdy (410) 955-8725 E-mail: mpurd...Insights Into The Proteasome - A Fascinating Macromolecular Machine For Protein Degradation
...nating macromolecular machines of the cell. The authors report on own data and review the current status of the topic. Protein degradation is a necessity but also a hazard. It must be subject to precise spatial and temporal control to prevent that proteins not destined for degradation ...MRI Scans Following Heart Attack Could Determine Future Health
...ng and Blood Institute. The study's other authors were Katherine C. Wu, M.D.; Carlos H.Lugo-Olivieri, M.D.; Lili A. Barouch, M.D.; Steven P. Schulman, M.D.; and RogerS. Blumenthal, M.D., of Hopkins; and Robert M. Judd, Ph.D., of NorthwesternUniversity Medical School. --JHMI-- Media contacts: Karen ...Condom Use In Thailand Dramatically Cuts HIV Infection
...nal (Research Triangle Park, N.C.). Other authors of the study include Kenrad E. Nelson, Cynthia M. Lyles,Chris Beyrer and Vivian F.L. Go (Johns Hopkins); Sakol Eiumtrakul (KawilaHospital, Royal Thai Army Medical Corps); Surinda Kuntolbutra and ChirasakKhamboonruang (Research Institute for Health Sc...Rare Mutation Find May Offer Clues To Treating Osteoporosis
... issue of Human MolecularGenetics. Besides Wright, authors are Drs. Thomas C. Hart and Donald W. Bowden,associate professor of pediatrics and professor of biochemistry, respectively,and graduate student Jennifer Price, all at Wake Forest. Researchers extensively studied six large families, including...Biologists Get First Look At DNA-Protein Binding Structure In An Archaeon
...urfaces, where there are four water molecules, the authors wrote. The ability of the protein to accommodate the variable DNA surface is accomplished by the waters in the cavity reorganizing. The discovery, Wang and Robinson said, will allow researchers to look at other how other proteins might bind to DNA.......ther homogeneous endonucleolytic assays. As the authors pointed out, this technique can, in principle, be used for any reaction in which a (covalent or non-covalent) linkage between two different fluorophores is either broken or formed. This includes other hydrolytic enzymes like proteases, es...Non-Surgical Treatment Ends Pelvic Pain In Women
...uirehospitalization, says Venbrux. Other authors of the paper include Anthony Eclavea, Paul R. Cordts andJames Buckley (Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii). --JHMI-- Media contact: Marc Kusinitz (410) 955-8665 E-mail: mkusinit@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions' news rel...Lights, Camera ... Reaction: Charting The Biological Effects Of Light InBillionths Of A Second
...ook as they interact with the biomolecules." Other authors are Benjamin Perman, Vukica Srajer, Zhong Ren, Tsu-yi Teng, andClaude Pradervand from the University of Chicago; Dominique Bourgeois,Friederich Shotte and Michael Wulff from ESRF; and Remco Kort and KlaasHellingwerf from the E.C. Slater Institute in ...