Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...hey said the findingsmay explain the wide array of symptoms reported by an estimated 30,000 GulfWar veterans. .... Such a mechanism could explain the wide array of symptoms reportedby some Gulf War veterans, including memory loss, headache, fatigue, muscleand joint pain, w......of dopamine inthe brain's motor areas produces the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. "Virtually every addicting substance appears to modify the dopaminesystem, implying it may have a central role in addiction," said AlanI. Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). "Thisfinding provides...Key to Triplet Repeat Brain Diseases Open Door For New Way To Understand, Treat Genetic Diseases"
...tic repeatsin these diseases determines how severe symptoms will be: More repeats producea protein that holds this "energy" enzyme more tightly, producingwidespread nerve cell failure in the brain. The work offers biomedical researchers a new way to understand, and to potentiallytreat these genetic diseases...Duke Researchers Discover Candidate Susceptibility Gene For Autoimmune Disease
...own antibodies to TNFa can significantly reducethe symptoms of RA in patients. "We know that TNFa is involved in many human inflammatory diseasesincluding autoimmune disorders and septic shock," Blackshear said."This finding provides insight into a new gene that appears to regulateTNFa. It is possible that...Protein Glitch May Be Early Problem In Inherited Alzheimer's
...ilial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) cases, cases where symptoms first appear in patients in their late 20s to the their late 50s. Because presenilin is present only at very low levels, Sisodia notes, it's unlikely to be directly causing the widespread damage to nerve cells seen in FAD, but it may interfere w...Researchers Find Genetic Clues To Intestinal Disease
... disorders that can be inherited and cause similar symptoms in close relatives. The findings will help physici... the same part of the intestine and cause the same symptoms in close relatives who have inherited the disease.This suggests the disease is actually several diff...Two Long-sought Diabetes Gene Found
...ult-onset diabetes. Most people with NIDDM develop symptoms only after age 40, which has made it difficult to gather the large multi-generational families needed for genetic studies. But careful analysis of several extended families with MODY has provided the thorough pedigrees needed to study the genetics of...ORNL Mice Helping Researchers Isolate, Identify Causes Of Cancer
... has led to the discovery of the cause of clinical symptoms inhumans. Because of the genetic similarity between mice and humans, researchers hopeto gain a better understanding of the development of certain human cancers,to earlier diagnoses and to better treatment strategies. This research was funded by the N...Blood Test Can Identify Some Children With Strep-Related Behavioral Disorders
...e children exhibiting anabrupt onset of OCD or tic symptoms to check the young people for strep, and ifstrep i...ve antibiotic treatments.Some kids with OCD or tic symptoms never get over how they're treated byothers. Our hope is that with more research, we can change the ...Purdue Study Aims To Boost MRI Capabilities
...n feel the magnetic fields, and at what levels the symptoms are acceptable." Bourland and Nyenhuis are using a unique system designed to determine the optimal ways to vary gradient fields without causing pain or discomfort to patients. The apparatus consists of a very powerful gradient amplifier assembly and ......or hepatitis C since 1990. The disease causes symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, dark ur...nd jaundice, but up to 70 percent of patients lack symptoms in the early stages. Infected individuals usually are unaware of their disease until they develop se...Children With AD/HD Have Significant Functional Disabilities Related to Attention Deficit
... There also was a correlation between inattention symptoms reported by parents and the self-care and social cognition deficits characterized by the Wee-FIM. "These results confirm that young children with AD/HD have functional deficits in both self-care skills and social skills and that these deficits ...Second Gene Responsible For Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Identified
...e individuals it may take considerable time before symptoms develop, TSC isknown primarily as a childhood disorder. Generally speaking, the clinicalmanifestations of TSC are the same for both genes. Seizures are the most commonsymptom. Other common features include tumors of the brain, kidneys, eyes, andot...Huntington's Disease Findings Pave Way For Potential Cure
...werepresent in the brain cell nuclei of mice with symptoms very similar to HD andabsent in non-transgenic control mice. "This radically changes our framework for thinking therapeutically,"says Dr. Wexler, who is also the president of the Hereditary Disease Foundationin Santa Monica. "Is there a way ...Insulin Resistance Is A Risk Factor For Atherosclerosis In Whites And Hispanics
...n in the use of ultrasound to detect diseasebefore symptoms appear. "Typically ultrasound is used on sick people," Howardsaid. "But it's also a good device to measure disease in the generalpopulation."...Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
...60s. Murry and Dowellthen pieced together a set of symptoms that doctors can look for when examininga patient ...id the typical patient had experienced severe cold symptoms fora week or two, then, despite taking antibiotics, developed a worse fever,shortness of breath, or ...Researchers To Investigate Years Before Menopause
...ans, physicians and middle-aged women know the symptoms and outcome of menopause, but perimenopause, the several years leading up to menopause, is uncharted territory. Now, thanks to a long-term study of women's reproductive cycles begun in the 1930s and a $2 million grant from the Nation...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
...body, causing it to twist into unnatural postures; symptoms worsen when patients are fatigued or stressed. P...lood test to confirm whether childrenwith dystonia symptoms have this disorder rather than other diseases -- likecerebral palsy or early-onset Parkinson's disea...Researchers Find Association Between Alzheimer's Gene And Mental Impairment After Cardiac Surgery
...nd memory problems -- werevery much like the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease," said Duke'sDr. Mark Newman, chief of cardiothoracic anesthesiology and the study leader."After controlling for other characteristics, we found a statisticallysignificant correlation between patients with the APOE variant and ......Such heavy smoking invariably causesemphysema-like symptoms in normal mice. "There hasn't been a new drug foremphysema in 20 years, and that was oxygen," Shapiro says. "Blocking this enzymeor related enzymes might give us a way to halt the disease." Emphysema, almost always caused by smoking, robs lun...