September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...suggest that the presence of these symptoms should prompt additional questions about febrile illnesses, diabetes, anxiety, depression, somatic and visceral pain, sensory deficits, and restless legs syndrome in addition to standard, recommended evaluations for uncommon serious diseases, such as tuberculosis ...Is Interleukin-6 the 'holy grail' of exercise mediation?
...betes and atherosclerosis. Many roles and sources prompt additional IL-6 research Over the years, "increased levels of IL-6 after exercise is remarkably consistent," Pedersen and a collaborator, Mark A. Febbraio of the Dept. of Physiology at the University of Melbourne, Australia, noted in an article in ...JCI table of contents, November 15 2004
...of this new mutation in the CD3 epsilon chain will prompt doctors to examine such individuals for this mutat...ogic development of the ectoderm." This study will prompt further examination of the mechanisms of embryologic development of the ectoderm and the causes of o...Researchers piece together the puzzle of Hailey-Hailey skin disease
...ogic development of the ectoderm." This study will prompt further examination of the mechanisms of embryologic development of the ectoderm and the causes of other patterned epidermal and dermal disorders. ...Census of Marine Life - Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records, 13,000 species
...th to Canada's Brook's Peninsula. The finding may prompt new protection strategies for this endangered fish, known to spawn only in a few western U.S. rivers. Comparing Past and Present Populations By studying historical fisheries records, Census researchers can compare prese...Research turning up the heat on fowl bacteria
...n it sees the invaders. These oxygen radicals also prompt the intestinal inflammatory response that makes people sick. Symptoms include diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain and fever; in the worst-case scenarios, which are fortunately rare, people develop Guillain-Barre' syndrome, a paralysis-inducing autoimm...Mouse brain cells rapidly recover after Alzheimer's plaques are cleared
...lans to look into whether additional treatment can prompt their recovery. Holtzman and Brendza plan to continue using the mouse model to study disease treatments and the cellular abnormalities caused by their Alzheimer's-like condition. "For example, we'd like to know what's going wrong in the nerve cell br...Certain genetic test helps detect mutations that may be missed by conventional DNA test
...DNA replication). Identification of a mutation may prompt genetic counseling, screening, and surveillance of relatives to reduce illness and risk of death. It has been proposed that screening of all patients with colorectal cancer for mismatch repair gene mutations may be both feasible and desirable. "The a...Muon opportunists: Detecting the unseen with natural probes
...ons on whether the method is quick enough to allow prompt screening of large numbers of vehicles or cargo containers. "We've been fighting the general perception that there are not enough muons to measure," Morris said. "There really are." The team is developing better software techniques to allow rapid 3-...TEL2 gene cooperates with MYC gene to provoke B-cell lymphomas
...d ETS transcription factors. Transcription factors prompt the cell to read the code of a specific gene and produce copies of RNA. RNA then directs the production of the protein that the gene codes for. The gene TEL1, which works to slow cell growth and multiplication, is another member of the ETS family and...Sea skate experiment sheds light on human cell transport
... humans, such a drastic environmental change would prompt an equally drastic physiological change: Our cells would take in too much water, diluting blood and other body fluids and rapidly causing death. So how do skates do it? Goldstein and Musch learned how cellular channels, or gates, spring into action w...15 generations of untrained jocks, couch potatoes show big physiological adaptations
...looking for genes and/or signaling mechanisms that prompt the initial signal for the differential abilities to run on a treadmill without training, as well as the mechanisms responsible for the "natural" improvements in muscular, cardiovascular and pulmonary oxygen delivery. Further in the future the phys...National Academies news: Spent nuclear fuel storage
...isks and to ensure that power-plant operators take prompt and effective measures to reduce the possible consequences of such attacks. Because potential threats may differ according to a specific plant's design, the committee recommended that plant-by-plant vulnerability analyses be performed. These conclu...A whole lot of shaking goin' on triggers early hatching in red-eyed tree frogs
...n they would have if left undisturbed. What cues prompt the embryos to hatch early when shaken by a hungry reptile but not when buffeted by another outside force such as rain, is a question that has now been answered in part by Boston University researcher Karen Warkentin. According to her findings, repo...Researchers observe predictors of natural immunity to ovarian cancer
... blood levels of MUC1 due to injury or surgery may prompt the immune system to generate antibodies and perhaps immune cells against MUC1, which then can be effective in nipping very early stage ovarian cancer tumors in the bud. Furthermore, multiple events leading to elevated MUC1 antibodies resulted in cor...Satellites monitoring dust storms linked to health risk
...ut treatment 70% of cases will perish, though with prompt anti-biotic therapy the death rate is reduced to one in ten. Researchers want to study the hypothesis that the Sahel dry season when wind-blown dust of talcum-powder-consistency can fill the arid air makes the 300 million inhabitants of this regio...Blocking blood vessels provides new option for large group of advanced lung cancer patients
...r endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF's signals prompt the recruitment and growth of new blood vessels to provide tumors with the oxygen and nutrients they need to grow and spread. Interrupting that process destroys these vessels. However, earlier studies with this drug among lung cancer patients found a...Photos reveal new primate species
... severely degraded by illegal logging, and without prompt action the animal's future is in jeopardy. On the other hand, the Ndundulu Forest Reserve is in good condition, but there is concern that the population of the highland mangabey in this forest is very small and limited in distribution. Ehardt observe...Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
...embers of the herd emit intense warning calls that prompt the rest of the herd to clump together for protection and then flee the scene. In 1994, O'Connell-Rodwell recorded the dramatic cries of a breeding herd threatened by lions at Mushara waterhole. "The elephants got really scared, and the matriarch mad......end only on the empty protein coat of the virus to prompt a limited immune response. "There is good reason to believe that those vaccines will be very valuable," says Ahlquist. "Nevertheless, this new approach offers important opportunities to activate a larger set of immune responses against a larger set ...