JCI table of contents, February 2, 2004
...healthy individuals. The rarity of these cells and inadequate technology has impaired the examination of this paradigm. In the February 2 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation Mark Peakman and colleagues from King's College London suggest a mechanism for the specificity of this immune regulation that e...Researchers identify key player in respiratory memory
...breathing stops repeatedly during sleep - may have inadequate respiratory memories. He adds that individuals with spinal cord injuries in the neck often must rely on ventilators to help them breathe. "For them, breathing is a bigger problem than never walking again," says Mitchell. "To breathe is to live." To a...Study suggests new view of gene activation as a dynamic process
...tive changes result in gene activation now appears inadequate to explain the process. Instead, a new view that places greater emphasis on the specific order of molecular events within the process of gene activation targeting the histones now seems more informative. A report on the study appears in the November...New medicines at risk from biodiversity loss
...njury. They could prevent cell death when there is inadequate circulation, such as during strokes, head injuries or coronary bypass surgery. They could also be used to treat clinical depression, heart arrhythmias and urinary incontinence. Conotoxin research has advanced farthest in treatment of pain. The synthe...NIH told regular and moderate exposure to sunlight is the key to preventing chronic disease
...y recommended allowances for Vitamin D are totally inadequate to protect public health. New science supports a ...at have been fortified with Vitamin D is too often inadequate since a patient would have to drink the equivalent of 10 days of fortified milk or orange juice ever...JCI Table of Contents, 1 October, 2003
...heart disease intervention protocols, is currently inadequate to reverse or reduce heart disease. In the October 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a study by Michael A. Brownlee and colleagues from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, reveals a new target an enzyme called PARP that...Ranches key to conservation in rocky mountains
...," say Maestas and his colleagues. Reserves may be inadequate because most are in harsher environments with higher elevations and poorer soil. Moreover, the reserves studied have extensive trail systems that could facilitate the spread of non-native plants....JCI Table of Contents, September 15, 2003
... death, that compensatory T cell proliferation was inadequate to maintain sufficient T cell numbers and therefore compromised the ability of the immune system to fight the virus. This view was recently challenged by observations that not only were virus-infected cells dying, but a greater number of uninfected b...Researchers develop faster, more accurate test for mad cow disease
...ious prion proteins that cause mad cow disease are inadequate for large scale screening of cattle. The tests can produce false readings and may take a week to yield results. A better test is needed, they say. The new test, which has already undergone animal studies, seems to fit the bill. Called the conformat...Articles on protected area management published in BioScience
...tural resources the areas are intended to protect, inadequate resources, and institutional problems such as inap...cluding poor design and layout of protected areas, inadequate financial resources, and staffing difficulties. The assessment, which has been influential in guidi...African American teen mothers have greater risk for low birth weight and premature babies
...eens, including low pre-pregnancy body mass index, inadequate weight gain during pregnancy, inadequate utilization of prenatal care, the presence of sexually transmitted diseases and a history of cigaret...JCI table of contents, July 1 2003
...stic fibrosis (CF) is characterized in part by the inadequate absorption of nutrients from the small intestine. A result of genetic defects in epithelial cell chloride channels, it has long been accepted that CF patients suffered from defective chloride secretion. Researchers from Baylor University and the Chil...Strategies to boost womens multivitamin use fall short
...what proportion of neural tube defects occurs from inadequate folic acid consumption since the U.S. food supply was fortified with folic acid in 1998." Lawrence says. The study was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....ENBREL provided rapid and significant relief for psoriasis patients in second pivotal study
...ents as young as four years of age who have had an inadequate response to disease-modifying medicines. Physicians have become familiar with the benefits and proven long-term tolerability profile of ENBREL. It has been used to treat over 180,000 patients worldwide since becoming commercially available four year...ENBREL rapidly, significantly improved back pain, mobility, function in ankylosing spondylitis
...matoid arthritis (JRA) in patients who have had an inadequate response to disease-modifying medicines. Physicians have become familiar with the benefits and proven long-term tolerability profile of ENBREL. It has been used to treat over 180,000 patients worldwide across all indications since becoming commercial...Once weekly ENBREL significantly reduced rheumatoid arthritis pain, inflammation & improved function
...ents as young as four years of age who have had an inadequate response to disease-modifying medicines. Physicians have become familiar with the benefits and proven long-term tolerability profile of ENBREL. It has been used to treat over 180,000 patients worldwide across all indications since becoming commercia...ENBREL combo therapy inhibits joint damage progression, offers significant RA symptom relief
...matoid arthritis (JRA) in patients who have had an inadequate response to disease-modifying medicines. Physicians have become familiar with the benefits and proven long-term tolerability profile of ENBREL. It has been used to treat over 180,000 patients worldwide since becoming commercially available four year...Pregnant African American teens need more calcium for healthy fetal bone development
...percent of teens included in the analysis consumed inadequate levels of calcium. The results are based on a revi... than 75 percent of this Baltimore cohort consumed inadequate calcium. Since 1998, the Institute of Medicine has recommended that adolescents consume 1,300 millig...News tips: Genetics research builds on legacy of double helix
...vessels as it should. This may be due, in part, to inadequate production of HIF-1," says Semenza. "If so, then HIF-1 gene therapy may be an effective means of correcting the deficiency and stimulating new blood vessel formation." In cancers, for which new blood vessels fuel tumor growth, Semenza says e...As Vitamin B-6 levels go down, numbers of DNA strand breaks go up
...identified as a nutrient with a high prevalence of inadequate dietary intake in the general population. This study suggests smokers are even more likely at risk for low Vitamin B-6 and thus for the problems it presents....