Researchers Find Genetic Clues To Intestinal Disease
...alized in one area of the intestine; 2) intestinal scarring that eventually causes blockage of the intestine; and 3) a more dangerous form that sometimes perforates the intestinal wall. In one study, published in the March issue of Lancet, the researchers found that the disease occurs earlier in life in peop...UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
..., so named because of thehardening of the skin and scarring of internal organs which afflict sufferers. By establishing a SCOR in scleroderma, the NIH is enabling scientists andphysicians to attack the problem on a broad front, offering hope to theapproximately 500,000 Americans diagnosed with the disease. ...Common Anti-Viral Medication Prevents Severe Eye Herpes
...isease, called stromal keratitis,which can lead to scarring of the cornea with vision loss and blindness. The study found that the rate of recurrence of this blinding form of thedisease dropped 50 percent when patients took 400 milligrams of acyclovir bymouth twice a day, said Chandler R. Dawson, MD, UCSF pr...Scientists Sequence Chlamydia Trachomatis Genome
... theupper reproductive tract. The resulting tubal scarring leads to infertility,tubal pregnancy and chronic p...wthe organism gets inside the cells, how it causes scarring and how Chlamydiamight escape the effects of antibiotic therapy." The last few years have yielded c...Fully Endoscopic Brain Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
...The Advantages to the patient are numerous: No scarring ("I really like the fact that no one can look at me now and evenknow I had surgery," says Anderson.) No nasal packing Shortened surgery time (At present about 2 hours compared to 4 hours fortraditional pituitary surgery. Dr. Shahinian expects that ......ing,and in some individuals can eventually lead to scarring of the liver. Patientsare most commonly infected through sharing needles or syringes duringintravenous drug use or through other exposures to contaminated blood, such asin tattooing, body piercing, and possibly through unprotected sexual contact. ...Scientists Show For The First Time How Leprosy Bug Targets Peripheral Nerves
... injuriesare not noticed, which leads to extensive scarring or even loss of fingers ortoes and facial disfiguration. Deformities brought about by nerve damage arelargely responsible for the horror and dread of this disease. Leprosy can be treated with multidrug therapy that kills most of the M. lepraein a few......n be treated if detected early, but permanent lung scarring can occur ifdiagnosis and treatment aren't timely. "Lifeguards need to be aware that this illness is a real risk in some indoorpools," Dr. Rose said. "Once you have the disease there's nothing you can do toprotect it from worsening except permanently...UCSF Researchers Pinpoint Molecule That Triggers Deadly Progress Of Pulmonary Fibrosis
...rget for developinga drug to block the severe lung scarring caused by the condition, the scientistsconclude. ...ue in thelungs. The difference between restorative scarring and uncontrolled, deadlyfibrosis involves the level of activity of TGF Beta, researchers believe. Bu......g so causeslung scarring, known as granulomas. The scarring causes the lungs to stiffen,making it difficult to take a deep breath and interfering with the transfer ofoxygen from the lungs to the blood stream. For more information about beryllium disease, call LUNG LINE,800-222-LUNG....Researchers Track Path Of Safer Gene Delivery Method
... downthe rapid proliferation of cells which causes scarring and a re-narrowing of theartery. It could also be used in growing tissue-engineered bone for repairingbone defects by delivering growth factors that increase the proliferation ofcells. Mikos and Godbey point out that it is a versatile method....Drug stops blinding blood vessel growth in mice
...called the macula. They also leak,bleed and cause scarring that results in loss of central vision and with it, theability to read or drive. VEGF trips a switch that ignites a chain reaction culminating in newblood vessel growth. The switch is the VEGF receptor, a protein that isactivated by VEGF ...Researchers find volcanoes are bad for your health...long after they finish erupting
...that are just the right size to cause silicosis (a scarring disease of the lungs) and which may also be carcinogenic. The Montserrat volcano was characterised by pyroclastic flows (a cloud of super heated matter) formed by a lava dome collapse within the volcano. This generates between three and fours times ...Johns Hopkins-led team discovers gene defect linked to lung disease
...es a group of chronic pneumonias which may lead to scarring of the lungs, and eventually to respiratory failure. The findings are the latest fruits of a long-standing research collaboration among the team, which has been funded by grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and by the Johns Ho...Researchers identify 170 genes involved in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
...nnective tissue genes contribute to thickening and scarring of tissue characteristic of inflammatory bowel disease. Many studies have observed increased rates of colon cancer in people with UC, and the overexpression of several cancer genes in ulcerative colitis patients strengthens the tie between this disea...Laser treatment reduces scarring after heart attack
...nergy laser irradiation may reduce the severity of scarring of heart tissue caused by a heart attack, accordin...ing tissue."The low-energy laser procedure reduced scarring and infarct size by more than fifty percent. Biological healing processes were elevated in dogs tha...A 2,000 year-old technique may hold the key to acupuncture's therapeutic effect
...e or chronic corticosteroid therapy, and extensive scarring or dermatological abnormalities in the areas tested. Volunteers taking anti-inflammatory or antihistamine medications were asked to discontinue their use three days before testing. Female volunteers were excluded if they were pregnant. Testing was no...Recovery from spinal cord injury seen in mice when scarring is minimized
... severe spinal-cord injury may lie in limiting the scarring process that generally follows such an injury, rather than in an enhanced regenerative capacity. In mice where the ability of inflammatory cells to reach the injury site was physically limited, the formation of scar tissue at the site was also limite...Michigan State scientists identify chemical come-on of sea lamprey
...k and sharp teeth. They suck on body fluids, often scarring and killing host fish. A sea lamprey, in its parasitic life, can kill 40 or more pounds of fish. They are so destructive that under some conditions, only one of seven fish attacked by a sea lamprey will survive. Li's team members were: Michael Siefk...Stanford researchers shine light on new genes involved in multiple sclerosis
... see angry, inflammatory cytokines in acute MS and scarring in chronic MS, and indeed that's what we did find," he said. But he also had some surprises. Steinman found genes expressed at high levels that had previously been found only in bones, in allergic responses and in pregnancy. He said that with only 30...