Genetic Risk Factors For Anorexia Nervosa Sought
...re is not a single government-approved medicine to treat anorexia,"Berrettini says. "It's our hope that if we can find susceptibility genes, wewill then be able to develop better treatments for the disorder." An understanding that anorexia is partly inherited would also helplessen the stigma tha...Cellular 'Short Circuit' Causes Insulin Resistance
...this prevalent metabolic disorder rather than just treat its symptoms. An important step in this direction has been made by Prof. Yehiel Zick of the Weizmann Institute's Molecular Cell Biology Department. In a study reported in the November 21 issue of the Journal ofBiological Chemistry, Zick and collea...Research Aims At Nation's First 'Smart' Ground Water Regulations
...e needed, on the other hand, it makes sense to not treat every situation the same. You may find that differences in conditions might make practices unacceptable that are used just a few miles away." The next step for the research will be to incorporate site-specific information such as pesticide types, app...Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators
...t adrug called retinoic acid (RA) could be used to treat many patients with APL byinducing their cancer cells to mature, or differentiate, into healthy whiteblood cells. Differentiation therapy is an especially intriguing treatmentapproach, since it doesn't kill cells, but rather prompts them to "grow up" ...Columbia Researchers Identify Gene For Inherited Baldness
...less possibilities that mayallow us to effectively treat hair loss and possibly baldness within the nextfiv... The market potential for products to treat alopecia is one of thelargest worldwide, encompassing pharmacological agents, over-the-countermedica...Virginia Tech Engineers Help Mother Nature Clean Up
... common practice since the 1800s. An easy methodto treat a railroad tie with the preservative was to dip it ina creosote holding pond. One of these ponds is in Oneida, Tenn.,where the lagoon was in use until 1973. Seventeen years later, when the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers rechanneled a nearby creek, ar...Ant Pheromone May Aid Alzheimer's Patients
..."However, this doesn't mean we should grow ants to treat Alzheimer's patients,"said Athula B. Attygalle, senior research associate in the Cornell Institute forResearch in Chemical Ecology (CIRCE) laboratory of Professor Jerrold Meinwald aswell as director of the Mass Spectrometry Facility in Cornell's Depa...Common Cold Caused By Multiple Viruses
...ich donot work on viral infections, not be used to treat cold symptoms. The study appears in the February19...nnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics to treat coldsymptoms is contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Despite this resea...Short-Course TB Prophylaxis Effective In HIV-Infected Individuals
...ical research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. CDC is the nations lead agency for the prevention and control of tuberculosis and other diseases. NIH and CDC are agencies of the U.S. Department of Health a...Sexually Active Younger Women Are At Higher Risk For Infection With Human Papillomavirus
...pports biomedicalresearch to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis,malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services. Press releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available viathe NIAID Web...Duke Researchers Develop First Treatment For Rare Muscle Disease
...ithin this year, Chen and his colleagues expect to treat children bornwith the rare and always fatal Pompe ...e," Chen said. He said he will initiallyattempt to treat only a small number of children. "If it is successful, childrenwill need a supply of the enzyme for ...Age-Based Screening Is Cost-Effective Method To Control Chlamydial Infection
...n that screeningenables clinicians to identify and treat women with chlamydial infections and nosymptoms, t...pports biomedicalresearch to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis,malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. De...U.S. Scientists Honored For Lifetime Contributions In Hepatitis Research
...s research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....Leftover Fetal Cells May Affect Development Of Scleroderma
...pports biomedicalresearch to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as AIDS, tuberculosis,malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services....Long-Standing Puzzle Of Immune System Is Solved By UCSF Researchers
...nin B cells will provide clues as to how to better treat such tumors." Antibodies were discovered a century ago, and since the 1930s manyimmunologists believed that they targeted disease agents by adapting theirshapes to engage the microscopic invaders. But by the 1960s it becameclear that, rathe......d whether FGF-I orother growth factors are able to treat occlusions of greater coronary vessels,but currently, this is not possible." Scientists have used gene therapy to grow vessels in other parts of thebody -- such as in the legs in order to improve the health of patients who haveblockages ...Hultgren Receives Prestigious Eli Lilly Award
...ctions are becoming increasingly more difficult to treat due to the risingtide of antibiotic-resistant microbes." Like many other bacteria, E. coli attaches to host tissue with stickyhairs. The hairs, or pili, are sticky because their feathery tips contain aprotein called an adhesin, which f...Researchers Closing In On Gene For Paralytic Disorder
...it, we can find what it does. That should help us treat not only thedisease that afflicts the Mattinglys but also similar neurodegenerativedisorders that affect a broader range of patients." The Mattingly family has been afflicted for generations by a juvenileform of ALS, the paralytic condition ......portant because it could give usclues about how to treat osteoporosis more successfully." Osteoporosis -- the thinning of hip and other bones -- eventuallyaffects everyone who lives into later life, Wright said. For many of the oldest,the condition becomes a life-threatening medical emergency, and ...