Brain blood flow gives clues to treating depression
...et treatabledisease that affects every aspect of a persons health. Estimates indicate that 19 million Americans are affected by depression each year, along with their family members, friends and co-workers. Depression may be related to a chemical imbalance in the brain that makes it hard for the cells to com...Research team enlightens the reasons for severe blindness
...sed by the mutation of a single gene, the affected persons could be helped by exchanging this gene. Such a LC...five to ten years time, says Ueffing. The affected persons urge for a faster procedure underlines Ueffing, but researchers and doctors assume a big responsibil...A low expression of MX2 gene exists in the white blood cells of narcoleptics
... underlies the abnormalities in the blood cells of persons suffering from narcolepsy, according to a study published in the August 1st issue of the journal SLEEP. Susumu Tanaka, PhD, of the Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry in Japan, conducted the study from a pool of total ribonucleic acid (RNA) a nucleic ac...Einstein researchers' prototype vaccine could provide improved protection against tuberculosis
...nvade human cells and then--successfully evading a persons immune response--lurk inside cells and multiply. A key evasion strategy involves preventing their host cells from undergoing apoptosisthe cell suicide often triggered when microbes invade cells. For intracellular TB bacteria, avoiding apoptosis is an...New grants bolster efforts to generate faster and cheaper tools for DNA sequencing
.... 1, 2007 Looking ahead to a future in which each persons genome can be sequenced as a routine part of medic...tailor diagnosis, treatment and prevention to each persons unique genetic profile. The new grants will fund eight investigators to develop revolutionary tec...Risk genes for multiple sclerosis uncovered
...t a host of genetic variations may contribute to a persons susceptibility. For instance, Hafler points out that in MS, each gene contributes only a small amount of risk. The big question is, how do they interact with each other, and are they in common pathways" If so, this can point scientists to the underly...$9M grant awarded to University of Cincinnati for bipolar disorder research
...us mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a persons mood, energy and ability to function. It can strike at any age, but most commonly develops in adolescence or early adulthood. The disorder is characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression, often with periods of normal mood in between....UCLA study links air pollution to clogged arteries
... need to test a blood sample in order to measure a persons exposure to particulate matter and determine whether it has reached levels that require medical intervention, Araujo said. The American Cancer Society has reported a 6 percent increase in heart- and lung-related deaths for every 10 micrograms per ...First genome-wide study of infectious disease opens new avenues for HIV treatment, vaccines
...e variants, two of which are linked to an infected persons ability to control HIV viral load and a third that is implicated in disease progression to AIDS. The research is being published by Science on the Science Express Web site on Thursday, July 19. CHAVI is designed to foster collaborative research t...Obesity found to be a risk factor for multiple myeloma
... Body Mass Index (BMI) is computed by dividing a persons weight by the square of their height. A BMI between 18.5 and 25 is considered optimal, a BMI of 25-29 is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. The association between BMI and multiple myeloma was strongest among men...Ability to listen to 2 things at once is largely inherited, says twin study
...ilar. Conversely, if a trait is primarily due to a persons environment, both identical and fraternal twins should have roughly the same degree of similarity, since most twins grow up in the same household. The volunteers took five tests that are frequently used to identify auditory processing difficulties...UT and Atom Sciences Collaborate on NIH grant to develop test for major african disease
...ns. The disease itself is not contagious; infected persons acquire the bacteria from their environment. Atom Sciences' new diagnostic technique may allow researchers to know where a person first acquired the bacteria. Atom Sciences researcher Richard Hurt will lead the study, working with UT microbiology p...Scientists identify 2 distinct Parkinson's networks
...to assess the degenerative disease process and the persons response to treatments. The study also shows that the standard drugs used to treat Parkinsons alter the areas that are involved in movement but not those that regulate cognition. The network that grows abnormal over time includes an called the pre-fr...Autism theory put to the test with new technology
...ng the subject to see only a fraction of the other persons movement. He discovered that as social beings, we are so sensitive to anothers actions that just the suggestion of a movement was enough to trigger the inhibition of return effect. So what happens when the individual doesnt really recognize, or c...UGR researchers design an alternative to blood test to detect drugs in the body
The presence of narcotic substances in a persons body can usually be detected by a blood or urine test. By means of a simple technique, doctors can say if someone is under the influence of a drug (through blood), if they have taken it within the last week (through urine) or if they usually take i...Brain's inertial navigation system pinpointed
...s inertial navigation calculations to figure out a persons movement through space. These calculations are no mean feat, emphasized the researchers. The vestibular system in the inner ear provides the primary source of input to the brain about the bodys movement and orientation in space. However, the vestib...Researchers discover 'acquired' DNA key to certain bacterial infection
... Prevention, which estimates that 1 out of 100,000 persons may be affected. However, CDC also notes that the bacteriums resistance to antibiotics already a problem may be increasing. In contrast, the incidence of lung infection in patients with chronic lung diseases and cystic fibrosis is increasing. Und...Muscle weakness: New mutation identified
...y demonstrates that muscle weakness experienced by persons with a regulatory protein tropomyosin mutation is directly related to a mechanism by which the mutant tropomyosin modulates contractile speed and force-generation capacity. Dr. Julien Ochala and co-workers at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiol...Can a Mediterranean diet help prevent colon cancer?
...nning a study to look at whether diet can impact a persons risk of developing colon cancer. Specifically, the... will give us an indication of the benefits that a persons diet can have on health, especially in terms of reducing the risk of colon cancer, says Zora Djuric,......associated cancers with the range of CD4 counts in persons with AIDS, the authors write. Contact: National Cancer Institute Press Office, 301-496-6641, ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov Oncogene Overexpression Is Associated with Aggressive Glioma Researchers have determined that the cell cycle-relat...