Protein in urine may warn of preeclampsia risk in pregnant women
...ssure, edema and protein in the urine. However, in severe cases -- and without warning -- it can rapidly escalate to eclampsia, a condition in which a massive rise in blood pressure causes the mother to suffer a series of potentially fatal complications and forces premature delivery of the infant. The condi...No blind mice, thanks to UF scientists
...participated in the research. "Current therapy for severe diabetic retinopathy is use of lasers that destroy parts of retina that are not needed for precise vision in order to improve oxygen delivery to the parts of the retina that are needed for detailed vision. Intraocular delivery of agents that block SD...Mutations in transporter protein shed light on neurodegenerative disorders
...ease--Salla Disease, the milder form, and the more severe infantile sialic acid storage disease (ISSD). "Cl... Richard J. Reimer of Stanford University. "In the severe phenotype infants are born with dysmorphic features, enlarged internal organs and die within a few m...US Oncology, Inc. plays role in newly approved ABRAXANE for metastatic breast cancer
...ts which, in addition to other side effects, cause severe allergic reactions called hypersensitivity reactions. For instance, in Taxol, paclitaxel must be dissolved in the solvent Cremophor-EL so that it can be administered to patients. To reduce the risk of allergic toxicities when receiving Taxol, patie...FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
...d chemotherapy, namely hypersensitivity reactions, severe myelosuppression, prolonged peripheral neuropathy and severe edema," said Edith Perez, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair Breast...Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center plays role in newly approved breast cancer drug, ABRAXANE
...wed improvement with ABRAXANE and experienced less severe side effects that made treatment more tolerable." ABRAXANE is engineered using a proprietary process (protein bound nanoparticle technology) to create tiny particles (nanoparticles 100th the size of a red blood cell) in which the active chemotherape...Researchers map genome of deadly fungus
...iencexpress/recent.shtml The fungus, which causes severe inflammation of the brain, is called Cryptococcus...rain of C. neoformans and one that doesn't cause severe infection. These differences may hold the key to understanding why this particular fungus is so viru...New genetic mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
... the mutation had longer disease duration but less severe symptoms when they were participating in the trial. That suggests that the mutation may be associated with slower disease progression, said Dr. Foroud. The Indiana University paper published in The Lancet is one of three Parkinson's studies to appe...Fat deficiency gene also spurs obesity
...erlie lipodystrophy--a disorder characterized by a severe deficiency of fat--can also spur obesity, accordin...n exhibit lipodystrophy, with symptoms including a severe deficiency of adipose tissue and insulin resistance. A deficiency of lipin prevents both diet-induce...First birth using PGD to save baby from rhesus blood disease
... fetus or newborn, which, in extreme cases, causes severe anaemia in the fetus, stillbirth or the death of the baby shortly after birth. Between one and two in a hundred RhD negative women are at risk of alloimmunization during or immediately after a pregnancy. Over the past 35 years this figure has been cu...Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice
...y syncytial virus (RSV) -- a virus associated with severe bronchitis and asthma, an animal study by Universi...eproduction, providing substantial protection from severe infections over days to weeks." Dr. Mohapatra and his team developed nose drops containing vectors c...Novel asthma study shows multiple genetic input required; single-gene solution shot down
... the parental strain, this "suggests the maximally severe phenotype depends on inheritance of more than the two interacting loci we have identified."...The Cochrane Library Newsletter, 2005, Issue 1
...octors should stop routinely giving steroids after severe brain injury because it increases death rates. Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability. In the US alone, over 33,000 people suffer some form of brain injury related disability each year. Since early reports of benefit in...Study discovers serious deficiencies in 'apparently normal' heart valves
...ed myxomatous mitral valve disease is marked by a severe thickening of the valve tissue that is very easy to spot, either in surgery or on an electrocardiogram," said the study's lead researcher K. Jane Grande-Allen, assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice. " The changes we've documented are far more...How do cells travel through our bodies?
... resembles Spina bifida, a condition that leads to severe disabilities in humans and is frequently fatal. The Monterotondo group showed that n-cofilin has to be present for neural crest cells to be untied from their neighbors and to crawl away. "This gives us a new way to explore cell migration in the mou...Enzyme, lost in most mammals, is shown to protect against UV-induced skin cancer
...nic animals withstand doses of UV light that cause severe sunburn in normal mice, but they also showed superior resistance to UV-induced skin cancer. This work clearly points to CPD lesions as the major intermediate in UV-induced cellular damage leading to non-melanoma skin cancer. Importantly, it also sugg...Startling results from new biomedical research international conference
...ly engineered organisms?" Laurie quotes the recent severe set-back for Genentech Inc. who foresaw the therapeutic value of a protein occurring naturally in the human body that assists in the dissolution of blood clots. The company spent considerable sums in using recombinant DNA technology to bring the prod...Recognizing new aneurysm syndrome can save lives
...yndrome's craniofacial traits can range from quite severe to barely noticeable, even though patients' tortuous blood vessels and swollen aortas are disease hallmarks. Those diagnosed with the new syndrome have arrived on Loeys' and Dietz's doorstep for a variety of reasons. One young patient was first seen ...Discovery promises simpler therapy for sickle cell disease
... red cells. In contrast, red cells from those with severe disease symptoms cause blood vessels to constrict when oxygen levels drop, they found, a response which would further exacerbate the oxygen deficiency. Treatment of red blood cells with nitric oxide reversed that effect, they reported. "Our results s...Rush physicians using gene therapy for heart patients with moderate to severe chest pains
Individuals with moderate to severe chest pains (angina) who have not found relief fro...his gene therapy study trial must have moderate to severe angina, but cannot also be candidates for treatment using angioplasty or bypass surgery. Angioplas...