Soy Phytoestrogens Reduce Carotid Atherosclerosis As Much As Premarin
...nt ofComparative Medicine, compared the effects of treatment with mammalian estrogens-- Premarin -- with treatment with soy phytoestrogens in postmenopausal monkeys,all of whom had been fed a "non-prudent diet" -- a...Gene-Reading Problem Linked To Lou Gehrig's Disease
...em,that could help us make the diagnosis and begin treatment much earlier in thecourse of thedisease," says Jeffrey Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology. The newly identified mutations involve a protein called EAAT2, whichnormallydeactivates and recycles glutamate, a chemical certain n...Vascular Surgeons Test New Treatment For Abdominal Aneurysms
...ch is nearlycomplete. He anticipates that the new treatment will be available once thestudy is completed. For more information or to volunteer, call 410-955-5165. The clinical trial is sponsored by Meadox Medicals Inc. (a division ofBoston Scientific Corp.), manufacturers of the stent. --JHMI-- Media...Soy Protein With Phytoestrogens Inhibit Atherosclerosis Progression As Well As Premarin
...ree of atherosclerosis in the iliacarteries before treatment and three years later. They found that atherosclerosis progressed in about 64 percent of theanimals in the control group, but in only 44 percent of the animals in thephytoestrogen group and 42 percent of the animals in the Premarin group, asi...Peptides Implicated In Body's Response To Pain
...t one day be used in combination withmorphine as a treatment for moderate-to-severe pain. "There are many facto...n of neurokinin A antagonists and morphine for the treatment ofmoderate to intense pain. Such a treatment would have fewer side effects andwould enable lower do...Growth Factors Shown To Increase Vitamin C In The Immune System
...Golde's laboratory in 1984 and isbeing used in the treatment of cancer patients to help boost their immunesystems following bone marrow transplantation. Building on this discovery, Dr. Golde identified a portion of the GM-CSFreceptor on the cell's surface that stimulates the immune cell to takein glucose. This...Chromosomal Abnormalities Key For Prediting Leukemia Outcome
...s seen in many of thesepatients can help determine treatment and predict the likelihood of cure. The stud...netics, and between cytogenetics, survival,and the treatment that patients receive,” said Clara Bloomfield, directorof the Ohio State University's Comprehen...American Museum Of Natural History Holds Symposium On Biodiversity And Human Health Issues
...edical Research Research into the prevention and treatment of human diseases - many of themcurrently untreatable - through study of various species. Topics include: Battling tumors in humans by uncovering information about the immune systemsof sharks. Developing possible treatments for osteoporosis and...How Technology Can Help With Remote Diagnosis
... could mean that a patient may receive the correct treatment more quickly. However Johnson et al warn that the quality of the images is paramount to the success of such as system and recommend that any departments adopting such a procedure should be mindful of the Data Protection Act. Contact: Mr David Johnso...Pitt Researchers Develop Strategy To Use Dendritic Cells To Treat And Prevent Tumors
...n excision of a primary tumor and the beginning of treatment canbe important because there is less time for tumor cells, which may have alreadymetastasized, to continue to spread." For additional information about the University of Pittsburgh or UPCI,please access http://www.upmc.edu .. # # # ......ed Phase I results of its E1A gene therapy for the treatment ofbreast and ovarian cancers at a press conference...r Phase II trials is currently underway. A similar treatment using E1A is being tested by Targeted Genetics for head andneck cancer. Research led by Dr. George ...New Test Opens Window On Corrosive Free-Radical Activity In Individuals
...ants contribute significantly to the prevention or treatment of disease?This new test will allow us to answer t...tical period ofreperfusion after bypass surgery or treatment for a heart attack. In a report published in the October 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical...One Year Follow-Up Of Non-Invasive Angina Treatment Suggests A Lasting Benefit
A new non-surgical treatment for heart patients who experiencethe crushing ches... fora year or longer for many who undergo one-hour treatment sessions forseveral weeks, according to a study presented at the recent American College ofCardiolog......igure is "encouraging, sincenone of them had other treatment options." If the gene therapy had not beeneffecti...ithin the first eight weeksafter initiation of the treatment and at monthly intervals thereafter. Co-authors are Iris Baumgartner, M.D.; Ann Pieczek, R...Researchers Discover Ways The Ulcer/Cancer Bug Can Trigger Disease
...pond to attachment. Such informationshould further treatment and prevention efforts. Gordon suggests that hisgroup's approach also could be used with other types of bacteria to understandthe role of bacterial attachment in a variety of diseases. "This melding oftransgenic mice and molecular microbiology offers...Hard Hearts: New Discovery Of Bone In Heart Tissue May Explain Valve Disease
..." The team's ultimate goal is to devise a treatment to prevent thehardening in the first place. Knowing how and why bone forms in the soft tissueof the heart might lead to a preventive or corrective therapy. The next stepsare to develop cell and animal models of valve calcification. Penn coll...Spinal Cord Injury Treatment May Improve With New Findings On Nervous System Damage
...tured oligodendrocytes of oxygen and glucose. The treatment causedwidespread oligodendrocyte death, which again was attenuated by an AMPAantagonist. Damage to the living brain To see what happens in the living brain, the researchers injected AMPA intoprecisely located portions of white matter in rats. An NMD...Scientists Seek Early Warning Of Drinking Water Threats
...en-spiked "cocktails" to pilot-scale drinkingwater treatment systems. The approach will help them evaluate the ability ofdifferent treatment techniques to remove the bugs. The two pathogens of greatest concern since 1980 have been Giardia an...Possible Trigger For Heart Failure Identified In Lab Animal Studies
...t failure. The finding may pave the way for a new treatment forthe nation's fastest-growing heart disease. Th...oof of the 'TNF hypothesis'" is todemonstrate that treatment with agents that inhibit the production or action ofTNF prevent or reverse heart muscle dysfunction...