Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported
...create specific antibodies that in turn increase a persons risk for this crippling disease. On Monday at ...e that makes the immune system wage an attack on a persons joints. Over the last decade, Dr. Gregersen and his colleagues have been amassing a genetic database...Satellite images show destroyed and threatened villages in Darfur
...e appearance of makeshift settlements of displaced persons in close proximity to the small contingent of Afri...ival images starkly show the movement of displaced persons in the area. While many have fled to refugee camps in eastern Chad, makeshift settlements also have ...Research team identifies new Alzheimer's gene
... identify a common gene that appears to increase a persons risk for developing Alzheimers disease. The findin...at aids in clinical diagnosis and help determine a persons genetic predisposition for developing Alzheimers disease. This discovery allows us to accelerate t...Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Geisinger launch new environmental research group
...llion Electronic Health Record to understand how a persons health is affected by environmental exposures and important co-factors such as sex, aging, diet, physical activity, medical conditions and genetics. ...PET accurately identifies esophageal cancer patients' positive responses to chemotherapy
...nd other fluids. In this country, more than 14,000 persons are expected to die from the disease, and more than 15,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. The MUNICON trial, conducted from May 2003 through August 2005, was the first study conducted to apply PET results from early metabolic response asses...Blood test may help signal tumor's remission, return in throat cancer patients
...urgical removal of the tumor can severely impair a persons ability to talk and to swallow, said NIDCD Director, James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. A blood test that enables doctors to closely monitor a patients rehabilitation while sparing the patients voice, speech, and swallowing ability is an excellent exa...Yin and yang -- Balance could play key role in progression of Alzheimer's disease
...thological changes will occur in the brain and the persons memories become hazy, leading to eventual dementia." Wang expects that this imbalance could be the main factor in the progression of Alzheimers disease. If correct, the addition of AB40 may stop the diseases development. Wang notes that further re...Salt increases ulcer-bug virulence
...with H. pylori also causes gastritis, and infected persons also have a 2- to 6-fold increased risk of develop...on in the United States and is most often found in persons from lower income groups and older adults. About 20% of persons less than 40 years of age and about ...LIAI scientists make important finding on cytomegalovirus transmission
...r, it can cause multi-organ disease in newborns or persons who are immuno-compromised such as organ transplant recipients or AIDS patients. Ware said, "The main importance of these experiments is identifying the critical molecular targets controlling virus persistence, and two ways in which we can modulate...Landmark study identifies large number of new proteins implicated in Huntington's disease
...ents and dementia. The disease slowly diminishes a persons ability to move, think and communicate. Those affected eventually become totally dependent on others for their care and usually die from complications such as choking, heart failure or infection. The disease is hereditary; each child of a person with...Cataloging the structural variations in human genetics
...es. Extra copies of a gene known as CC3L1 reduce a persons susceptibility to HIV infection and progression to AIDS. Lower than normal quantities of other genes can lead to intestinal or kidney diseases. Variation in the number of genes or in gene regulation caused by structural rearrangements may also con...Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers awarded $27M for TB research
...uno-compromised, particularly those with HIV/AIDS, persons living in crowded living conditions, children expo... medications for the required six months, and that persons at risk are screened for latent M. tuberculosis infection and provided preventive therapy. Many Ame...Estrogen use before 65 linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
...ral term referring to the progressive decline in a persons cognitive function. Dementia can affect memory, attention, language and problem solving abilities. Alzheimers is the most common type of dementia. Prior studies have shown that hormone therapy started during the WHI Memory Study increased a womans...Not so contoversial anymore -- panel says moderate coffee drinking reduces many risks
...pe 2 diabetes. Worldwide, an estimated 171 million persons have diabetes, mostly type 2 diabetes, and an alarming increase to 366 million persons is expected for the year 2030. While increased physical activity and restriction of energy intake ca...Army research mission focused on autism
...searching the disease can hear the issues of those persons affected by the disease, the scientific community ...o get the research answers to improve the lives of persons with autism. Reynolds discussed her hopes for practical research with the Integration Panel. "Fami...Strawberry daiquiris -- the extra-healthy cocktail?
...damaging free radicals produced naturally during a persons normal metabolism. Those who arent keen on strawberry daiquiris might be relieved to know that the scientists found similar results with blackberries, meaning that a blackberry-crowned champagne cocktail might achieve the same effect....Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes
...Policy at Tufts. These results were true despite a persons age, sex, physical activity status, or the amount ...al sets of guidelines for the public, based upon a persons genotype. Ordovas concludes that, The problems of obesity are complex and there is variability amo...Bronfman gift to Mount Sinai catalyzes genomics-based medicine
...e, an emerging field that uses information about a persons genetic make-up to customize strategies for the detection, treatment, and prevention of disease. At the highest level, Mr. Bronfmans grant underscores the vital role philanthropy will play in advancing next-generation medical practice. "Personalize...NIDA study identifies genes that might help some people abstain from smoking
... first time identified genes that might increase a persons ability to abstain from smoking. The breakthrough research was conducted by Dr. George Uhl at NIDAs Intramural Research Program and a team led by Dr. Jed Rose at the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research at Duke University Medical Center...Genomic test could help detect radioactivity exposure from terrorist attacks
... High doses of radiation can damage or wipe out a persons blood and immune systems, leading in some cases to bone marrow failure accompanied by infections, bleeding and a potentially heightened lifetime risk of cancer. Since the symptoms of radiation exposure can take days or weeks to develop, it could be d...