Cure no quick fix for cancer survivors on long road to recovery
...survivors reported experiencing a constellation of severe symptoms that practitioners commonly consider the basis for a clinical diagnosis of depression. In contrast, only 8 percent of healthy matched controls reported such symptoms. On average, patients were evaluated seven years after transplantation, but...New winter hulless barley has high protein
...red on an annual basis during the past decade, and severe epidemics nearly devastated the crop in Virginia during 1998 and 2003. Scab-resistant wheat cultivars developed at Virginia Tech include "Roane," "McCormick," and "Tribute."...Genomic analysis to become tool for studying trauma patients
...nd other factors control inflammatory responses to severe injury. "It has been clear for approximately two decades that critical injury can trigger the release of immune factors that cause massive inflammation, and this can sometimes overwhelm the body's ability to cope," Cobb says. "We have produced a grea...Scientists discover that host cell lipids facilitate bacterial movement
...l. Listeria causes a variety of diseases, the most severe being meningoencephalitis, an inflammation of the brain and the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. Infection begins when the bacterium binds to a receptor on the surface of a cell, causing the cell to ingest it. The bacterium multiplie...World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase
...ance that this forest presented in the face of the severe drought that was created. As the moisture stored in the soil that sustained the forest during prolonged dry seasons was depleted in the dry plot, the trees simply absorbed water from deeper in the soil with their extensive root systems, avoiding most...Brain research to help in fight against cardiovascular disease
...me narrower and reduce blood flow. This can cause severe damage to the heart and other major organs in the body. "Many scientists have used large arteries to study heart disease, but we have shown that the physiology of large arteries and small arteries is very different. We believe that a better unders...Research warns against sleeping in contact lenses
...in contact lenses can lead to an increased risk of severe eye infection, new research suggests. But new gene...icant effect on a person's chances of developing a severe infection. The findings, based on a year-long study of patients attending the Royal Manchester Eye H...Salk polio vaccine celebrates 50th anniversary
...first half of the 20th century. In 1952, the most severe polio epidemic year on record, more than 57,800 people were stricken with the disease. The images of youngsters in wheelchairs, on crutches, or in unwieldy "iron lungs" responsible for their every breath, haunted parents. In the spring of 1954, the ...Researchers add new tool to tumor-treatment arsenal
... narrow therapeutic window, combined with possible severe side effects, has greatly limited their broader use." These factors, says Dr. Thomas, have probably contributed to recent reports of the under-dosing of patients and the failure to blunt the disease. When cancer cells are treated with a DNA-damagin...Protein protects kidneys from damage caused by chronic renal disease and injury
...ed both sets of mice with folic acid, which causes severe damage to proximal tubular epithelial cells in the kidney. "It's the kidneys' job to filter out toxic substances from blood and urine, and proximal tubule cells are particularly sensitive, because this is an area where toxins are present in high con...Prominent North Shore-LIJ physician-researcher brings science to the masses with new book
...d of it, the mysterious and deadly syndrome called severe sepsis is the third leading cause of death for hos... disease and cancer. While scientific knowledge of severe sepsis has grown in recent years, public awareness remains low. In his new book Fatal Sequence: The ...Glowing hearts shine light on heart disease
... genetic CaM kinase inhibition didn't undergo such severe remodeling and their cardiac function remained substantially improved," Anderson said. Systemic administration of a CaM kinase inhibitor drug to non-engineered mice had a similar effect. The investigators then isolated and dissociated surviving heart...U of M researcher examines newly emerging deadly disease
...n lesions. Purpura fulminans refers to widespread severe purpura with extensive tissue damage and sloughing of skin. Purpura are skin lesions that may be many centimeters in diameter caused by the leakage of blood into the skin. "It is important to alert medical professionals about the symptoms and treat...As the protein folds: The tail of the gene tells the tale of Machado-Joseph disease
...nsion being associated with earlier onset and more severe disease. Its symptoms, uncoordinated motor control, worsen with time. To study just how the ataxin-3 protein relates to disease, Bonini and her colleagues worked in a simple model organism, the fruit fly, engineering flies to express both the norma...New hope for Chagas disease treatment
...ma cruzi, infects 16 to 18 million people, causing severe chronic illness and tens of thousands of deaths per year. Until now, there has been no effective treatment for the long-term, chronic form of Chagas disease, which kills up to one-third of those infected, usually by heart failure. However, two How...Ingredient in garlic protects against severe chronic pulmonary hypertension in rats
...abolic in garlic, proved effective in preventing a severe form of pulmonary hypertension in rats, according to a study reported Saturday, April 2 by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers at the Experimental Biology 2005 meeting in San Diego. The human form of the disease primary pulmonary hypert...Statins, other cholesterol depletors, may disrupt hypertension development: UCSD study
...lcium-dependent aspects of hypertension IPAH is a severe clinical disease. The prognosis of PPH is poor with untreated disease leading to heart failure and death in two to eight years, Patel noted. Because of limited understanding of the cellular and molecular determinants of the disease process, current t...Estrogen, SERMS reduce asthma impact by halting constriction
...lements, experienced fewer asthma attacks and less severe asthma symptoms, strongly suggesting that perhaps estrogen affects airway smooth muscle function by preventing the hyperresponsiveness characteristic of asthma and other chronic lung diseases. Now, scientists at the Medical College of Georgia have ...Pediatric burn victims' recovery, diabetes, metabolism aided by fenofibrate (Tricor)
...ult, healing is delayed, especially in the case of severe burns, and since the body is unable to fully use b...er possible energy sources. However, children with severe flame burns of more than 40% body surface area showed "significantly improved whole body glucose upt...Researchers pioneer new gene therapy technique using natural repair process
...e are associated with a rare immune disease called severe combined immunodeficiency disease, or SCID. Children with SCID are unable to successfully fight off infections, and must constantly live in a germ-free environment. Their lifespans are usually shortened by systemic infection, and while bone marrow tr...