JCI table of contents, May 18, 2006
...lthy individuals to life-threatening infections in persons with impaired immunity. Beating this infection req...w blood transfusions Approximately 1 in every 600 persons who receive a transfusion of a plasma-containing blood product develops transfusion-related acute lu...AIBS to hold annual meeting May 24-25 in Washington, DC
...the biological sciences for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Guest Speaker: Robert Stanton, former director of the National Park Service....Whale bubble nets, saxophone sounds, ultrasonic laser
...ation from 1999-2004. The median hearing levels of persons aged 20-69 have changed little from the NHANES conducted from 1971-1975, which examined adults who were 25-74 years of age. In addition, the recent NHANES indicate that, as a function of ethnicity, non-Hispanic blacks have the best hearing and non-Hi...NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare diseases
... disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States. About 6,000 such disorders have been identified, impacting an estimated 25 million Americans. Few drug companies conduct research into rare diseases since there is little chance to recoup the costs of developing treatments for...LIAI scientists make major finding on potential cure for type 1 diabetes
... require regulatory approval, would be directed at persons recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or who are already being treated for pre-diabetes. George Eisenbarth, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Colorado, called the finding "a very important disco...First different black/white mechanism in pulmonary fibrosis/scleroderma identified
...FRANCISCO (April 5, 2006) Of the more than 40,000 persons who die each year in the U.S. from pulmonary fibrosis, the mortality rate among African-Americans is twice as high Caucasians. A physiologist from Belarus who's worked at the Medical University of South Carolina for almost 10 years thinks she's found...Finally, JAP study shows headdown bedrest precisely mimics human physiology in spaceflight
...ns to amount of exercise that elderly or bedridden persons might need to get or remain healthy. "Based on what we learn from the three- to six-month stays on the International Space Station, we might be able to adapt physical, drug or other types of therapies to help people recover from medical conditions ...Ocean virus identified in human blood samples
...d antibodies to Vesivirus. In blood samples from persons who had been diagnosed with clinical hepatitis, 29 percent had antibodies to Vesivirus. In persons who previously had transfusions or dialysis, and who then developed hepatitis of unknown cause mean...Moderate lifetime reductions in LDL cholesterol dramatically reduce risk of heart disease
...fforts to reduce LDL cholesterol levels in younger persons by promoting healthy diets and reducing obesity," Tall wrote in his editorial. "Even small successes will probably be leveraged for later gains in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease." Hobbs added that medical intervention might also be mor...Novel vaccine approach stimulates protective immunity against listeria
...bacteria. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 persons become seriously ill with the infection each year. Of these, 500 die. After absorption by antigen presenting cells, the attenuated Listeria strain does not replicate, and is readily killed. Unlike other attenuated Listeria strains that do not repli...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ctivity, allows culture of H. pylori from infected persons about 80% as efficiently as endoscopic gastric biopsies," say the researchers. "We suggest that the H. pylori string test assays will be of increasing importance in a public health context." (B. Velapatino, J. Balqui, R.H. Gillman, A. Bussalleu, W. ...Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center studies effects of cancer treatment among children of survivors
...with researchers in Denmark and Finland, where all persons diagnosed with cancer under the age of 35 after 1943 in Denmark, and 1952 in Finland, are being identified using extensive databases containing a wealth of patient information. Boice said because no comparable system exists in the United States, col...Personalized treatments according to type of obesity
...part is to understand the characteristics of obese persons with differing genetic polymorphisms, and to develop individualized treatments for each case. Until now, in the treatment of obesity, clinical practice focused on the likes and dislikes of the patients. In the future, however, we will be able to crea...2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting: Press conferences planned
...oom is +1 808-792-6624. Please give this number to persons who may need to reach you in the Press Room. Messages for reporters and PIOs will be taken daily, 20-24 February, between 0730h and 1730h, Hawaiian Standard Time. News Media badges will be available in the Press Room, both for those who preregistered...UK working with 20/20 GeneSystems
...h advanced disease, subsequent tests on blood from persons with early-stage lung cancer detected cancerous nodules several years before they were identified using advanced CT scans. This new data directed to early detection and screening is expected to be presented in early 2006 to the National Cancer Insti...AGU Fall Meeting - media advisory 4
... 1 (street level). 5. Who's coming The following persons have registered as of the date of this message. If you have submitted a registration form, but your name does not appear below, please resubmit the form (Item 4, above). Field trip: In the list, "Yes" means the person is confirmed for the 4 December ...Cyberkinetics, Case to develop system to help restore extremity function
...y functioning closed loop limb movement system for persons with upper extremity paralysis. About the Cleveland FES Center The Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center, a consortium of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Case Western Reserve University, and MetroHealth Medical Center, provid...Defect in gene causes 'neuralgic amyotrophy'
...equently occurring form - 2 to 4 cases per 100,000 persons - is not distinguishable from that of the heritable form. The attacks of pain are usually provoked by external factors such as vaccination, infection, operation, and even pregnancy or childbirth. By virtue of their genetic predisposition, carriers o...Change in gene may be underlying molecular defect in some colorectal cancers, study suggests
...le to propose testing to determine whether healthy persons with MGMT promoter methylation in normal colorectal mucosa are at higher risk of developing a colon tumor than those without such methylation." In an editorial, Edward Giovannucci, M.D., Sc.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, and Shuji Ogino,...A new player in the battle against hepatitis prevents inflammation and the death of liver cells
...0 people have had hepatitis B, and 5%-10% of these persons are still chronic carriers of the virus. Each year...s C comes to 80,000-100,000 - and 60%-80% of these persons develop chronic hepatitis. There is a vaccination against hepatitis B, but none against hepatitis C....