Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
...es of events that ultimately boosts fatmetabolism, according to study authors Sheila Collins and Richard Surwit. Leptin was identified last year as a protein that regulates body weightvia appetite suppression. But the complex circuit by which leptin begins the weight losscycle is defective in some obese anima...AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...immune cells during theircombination drug therapy, according to cellular immunologist Kent Weinhold. Cytotoxic lymph cells (CTLs), also known as killer T-cells, are immune systemcells that attempt to attack HIV when it invades the body, but the virusoverwhelms this immune response. Weinhold will extra...Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
...vessel cell growth without damaging healthy cells, according to Henry Brem, M.D., co-author of the studies and ... common and deadly brain tumor, may begin in 1997, according to Michael A. Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president of Magainin. Brain cancer causes a subs...What Makes Tics Tick? Clues Found In Tourette Twins' Caudates
...led researchersto search for clues in the putamen, according to Weinberger. Subtle changes in receptor availability in one small area appear to explain rather large differences in clinical presentation, say the researchers. Functional brain imaging studies of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), which oft...Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
...hing or wheezing issufficient for mild asthmatics, according to Zwillich. Data collection andstatistical analys... safety and effectiveness ofinhaled beta-agonists, according to NHLBI director Claude Lenfant, M.D.Patients with only occasional asthma symptoms need not take me...Study Shows Major Savings In Supervising TB Care
...1, the rate declined by 51.7 percent in Baltimore, according to a previous report by Hopkins researchers. After...east effective and most expensive form of therapy, according to the study. Overall, the average cost per patient treated was $13,925 for DOT, $13,959 for fixed...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
...dicted seizures by up to three minutes in advance, according to Ivan Osorio, MD, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and associate professor of neurology. "This is the first time anyone has been able to predict when a seizure is about to happen. Prior to this, seizures were considered unpredictable,"...Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
...ll Redux -- the benefits don't outweigh the risks, according to a Cornell University nutritionist who has examined the 40 studies on long-term use of the diet pill. "People do lose weight more easily with Redux (d-fenfluramine) than with a placebo, but the advantage of taking the medication over a placebo afte...Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
... could be adopted nationallyin the next few years, according to John G. Bartlett, director of the divisionof infectious diseases. Hopkins will announce details of the program, called "Moore Options," ata press briefing Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. in the Johns Hopkins OutpatientCenter, Room 2140. Under capit...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
...vestigators also analyzed therepertoire of T-cells according to a variable region on its receptor,V, which can exist in 24 different varieties in humans. Patientswith dramatic but restricted patterns of V expansion experiencemore rapid progression of HIV disease than other patients. InACTG 315, V repertoires...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
...adjustment than college women who were not abused, according to a new Cornell University study. College women who were sexually abused as children also show more signs of post-traumatic stress disorder than other college women, particularly if they had less secure and responsive relationships with their mother...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...rs, rather than the natural progression of aging, according to a Penn State researcher. "Rural women in developing countries tend to experience menopause about eight years earlier than in developed countries," says Dr. Darryl Holman, postdoctoral fellow in Penn State's Population Research Institute. "O...ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
...all patients currently on study continue follow-up according to the protocol, without further administration of HIVIG or IVIG immunoglobulin. The preliminary results of Pediatric ACTG Protocol 185 provide important information regarding the efficacy of AZT for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission. Altho...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...o fast that laws and regulations have not kept up, according to a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. The study, conducted UNC-CH's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in association with the N.C. Institute of Medicine, included an HMO “report card” sprinkled wit...New Drug For Parkinson's Disease Proves Effective, Study Finds
...rcent reduction in the severity of their symptoms, according to the first large-scale study of the drug's effects on patients in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. The drug was approved last week by the Food and Drug Administration and will be available in pharmacies around the nation beginning next...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...ne and other benefits thataccompany breastfeeding, according to physicians and scientists. Although thereare times when formula is preferable to breastfeeding -- such as when the motheris HIV-positive but the child is not -- such cases are rare, they say. In thegreat majority of situations, mothers should be s......fdeath among 15-20 year olds in the United States, according to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administrati...lso needed to keepteenagers safe behind the wheel, according to a review of over 54studies. These findings will be presented at the 105th AmericanPsychological A...Ultrasound Detects Pathology In Patients With Whiplash
...ective evaluation of patients with spine injuries, according to Gary A.Kirsch, RVT, RDCS, and Dr. Virginia Poirier. They will report their findings atthe International Neurosonology '97 meeting on August 16. The meetingis sponsored by the World Federation of Neurology and the Bowman Gray School ofMedicine of ...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
...h damage in humans would also likely be permanent, according to McCann. "However, the neurotoxic potential of fenfluramines in humans has not been systematically evaluated," write the researchers. Moreover, "the functional consequences of brain serotonin neurotoxicity are largely unknown," even though the n......uts look and taste something like alfalfa sprouts, according toTalalay. Talalay founded the Brassica Chemoprotection Laboratory, a Hopkins centerthat focuseson identifying chemoprotective nutrients and finding ways to maximize theireffects. Brassica isa plant genus more commonly known as the mustard fa...