Metrifonate, A New Alzheimer Drug, Helps Behavior Problems
...aper in the May issueof the journal Neurology that presents the results. Bayer Corp. funded theclinical research at 24 sites in the United States, including WashingtonUniversity School of Medicine. Morris reviewed the resulting data as anindependent scientist, without compensation from Bayer. Metrifon...New Treatment Targets Most Malignant Brain Tumors
... it can reach the tumor. The 81C6 antibody presents clear advantages, said Bigner, because ittargets a tumor antigen called tenascin that is almost uniquely found in cancersof the brain, skin, lung and breast. Tenascin is found around cancer cells andtumor blood vessels, where antibodies can bind firm...New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving a Mark
... "The new magnetic induction hypothesis now presents a fourth route forlightning injury or death," Wachtel said. Wachtel advises that people caught outdoors in lightning storms run totheir vehicles and jump in if time permits. If not, he advises they assume a"baseball-catcher position" with t...EPA Choosing Lab Science Over Epidemiology To Establish Drinking Water Guidelines
... science. To support its view thatchloroform only presents a danger as a carcinogen when its concentration indrinking water exceeds 300 parts per billion, EPA has had to favor toxicologicaldata over conflicting epidemiological data. This issue is part of a largerdebate over how and to what extent to protect ...WFU And IntraVec To Develop Innovative Cancer And HIV Treatments
...development will follow. She said that the company presents anexciting investment opportunity, and she encouraged potential investors tocontact the company directly for additional information. Beth Fordham-Meier, director of Technology Transfer for Wake ForestUniversity, said the partnership with Intr...Campaign Targets Oral Complications Of Cancer Treatment
...We are excited about the opportunity this campaign presents to make a significant difference, not only in the oral health, but also in the overall health of patients undergoing treatment for cancer, noted NIDCR Director Dr. Harold Slavkin. Preventing and managing oral complications provide an excellent examp...Patients May Not Be Receiving The Highest Quality Of Care
...chers at the University of California SanFrancisco presents evidence that doctors may withhold needed services frompatients in response to financial incentives to control costs. In a nationwide survey of internists, UCSF researchers also found that up to 50percent of physicians in managed care settings and 39...IOM Report Offers New Look At U.S. Vaccine Priorities
A new study from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) presents important informationto help the research community set domestic vaccine priorities for the future. "Vaccines for the 21st Century: A Tool for Decisionmaking," commissioned by theNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), employs ...USC Historian Sifts World's Oldest Printed Medical Books For Clues To Riddle Of Gender
...udy of 700 years of Chinesegynecological tradition presents an intricately detailed picture of anothercivilization's ideas of sex and gender, viewed through the lens of its medicalpractice. "A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History, 960-1665" (University ofCalifornia Press, 1999) is the result of ......localized prostate cancer live longer. He presents his team's findings May 16 at the annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology in Atlanta. Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in elderly men, tends to be aslow growing disease men frequently die with, not from. Doctors ofte...Jefferson Scientists Show Tumor Characteristics May Help Explain Tumor Biology And Prognosis
...ellcycle biology of colorectal cancer." He presents his team's findings May 15 at the annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology in Atlanta. When mismatch repair genes go awry, the result may be colon cancer. Suchgenes are part of the intricate molecular machinery that fixes the cell w...Alga-Based Compound Promises Less Bleeding On The Battlefield
...s not derived from human or animalsources, thus it presents less of a risk for disease transmission. An added feature of the bandage is that the material can easily be separatedfrom the clotted surface of a wound 10-90 minutes after application, withoutcausing re-bleeding. This feature is attractive to the Na...New Procedure Makes A Successful Transplant Possible
...sfusion, or an earlier kidney transplant. High PRA presents a different,much more potent risk of rejection than cell-mediated rejection, which alltransplant patients face. "High PRA can cause immediate rejection of a transplanted kidney, in spite ofthe powerful anti-rejection medications we have available," s...Report: tuberculosis control programs inadequate in developing countries
...s in a newreport. Tuberculosis in the HIV-infected presents a challenge much differentthan tuberculosis among the HIV-negative, they add, but current efforts by theWorld Health Organization and by individual countries do not address thesedifferences. "If decision-makers ignore the clear trends in sub-...Breast cancer patients face increased depression
... adverse side effects of adjuvant chemotherapy and presents anotherdifficulty for these patients." The researchers, led by Laura Sheingold Duffy, M.D., selected 21 breast cancerpatients likely to develop estrogen deficiency. The scientists conductedinterviews regularly for an average of 18 months after begin......ity arenot always in line with one another." Goold presents her views in a commissioned paper to be published in a specialissue of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, from Cambridge UniversityPress in England. In the paper, she disputes some of the most common arguments against physiciancollective a...Stress may increase susceptibility to infectious disease
... The researchers said that AIDS, however, presents unique obstacles for the study of the effect of stress ondiseases. In most cases, the pathogen responsible for an infectiousdisease attacks certain cells within the body and the imm......," Dr. Shackleton said. "Pediatric transplantation presents awhole different set of challenges. Infants and children who become candidatesfor liver transplantation are usually very young, often one or two years of age.They're oftentimes very malnourished and small in terms of their achievement ofweight and he...Antibody solution may prevent adhesions after surgery
... a way toreduce adhesions." The researcher presents his findings Monday, September 27, in apresentation to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Toronto,Canada. "Few if any of the approaches to reduce post-operative adhesions hastargeted cellular biochemistry to block the adhesion...Jefferson researchers show melatonin's potential benefits in preventing Parkinson's damage
...in was given twohours later. Dr. Iacovitti presents her team's findings October 24 at the annualmeeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Miami Beach. "If you get enough antioxidants to the dopamine nerve cells, you mightbe able to prevent the kinds of oxidative stress and cell death you see ...