New leukemia drug shows promise in overriding all Gleevec resistance
...op resistance to it because their cancer cells are able to mutate and adapt," said Reddy. Since discovering this phenomenon, scientists have sought new ways to prevent or overcome this resistance. Recently, two experimental drugs were found to be effective in circumventing some but not all forms of Glee...Get ready for next generation surround sound
...ogrammed with the wearer's spatial filters will be able to exploit the directional information created by the ear flaps and so help to target one sound while rejecting others. Tony Tew says, "Our main goal is for personalised spatial filters to figure in a wide range of consumer technologies, making the...Generation gap found in chronic pain
...er the age of 50 who have chronic pain may be less able to cope with their condition and more prone to ass...oups. Older whites, and older blacks, were better able to cope with their pain, had less trouble falling asleep, and had fewer depressive symptoms than you...Brenner Children's Hospital named to NIH Pediatric Heart Network
...he network. "By conducting clinical trials, we are able to offer our patients the very latest treatment advances, placing them on the road to recovery with better outcomes," said Covitz. Brenner Children's Hospital has joined the network for the next two years and hopes to renew for another five, Covitz ...Molecule predicts colon cancer patient survival
... that detection of high levels of this molecule is able to predict patient survival for colorectal cancer, a disease that kills over 55, 000 Americans each year. The study will appear online on January 20 in advance of publication in the February 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. D...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
... that detection of high levels of this molecule is able to predict patient survival for colorectal cancer,...It is unclear to what extent new lymph vessels are able to grow from pre-existing ones a process known as lymphangiogenesis in order to compensate for th...Common antidepressants lower effects of tamoxifen in many women
...armacogenetic tool kit, we are very close to being able to identify which women should be given which drug to treat her depression or hot flashes."...American Academy of Neurology names two Advocates of the Year
...which I am really happy about is that we have been able to do a lot with this workshop and training," said Wasay. The American Academy of Neurology established the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum in 2003 to empower neurologists to advocate on behalf of their patients for sensible healthcare reforms on...Two minutes of magnetic stimulation can change your brain for an hour
...r suppressive effects on the brain. The team were able to produce rapid, consistent and controllable changes in the motor cortex area, lasting double the amount of time of conventional TMS. Initial tests performed to assess the safety of TMS showed that there were no long-lasting or side effects from the...Genes in the interferon system important in SLE
...een as belonging to the interferon system, we were able to identify two genes with such clear connection to SLE," says Professor Ann-Christine Syvnen. A few years ago Lars Rnnblom and Professor Gunnar Alm at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences were virtually the only researchers who claimed th...Male circumcision reduces risk of HIV transmission from women to men
...those studies, however, the present study was also able to take into account cultural characteristics that might be responsible for differences in sexual behavior. These differences could, in turn, account for differences in the risk of infection. But the researchers found that cultural differences in sex...University of Manchester makes made-to-measure skin and bones a reality using inkjet printers
...ce using CT scans, but with this technology we are able to build a fragment which will fit exactly. We can...d at once, which opens up the possibility of being able to create bone grafts. "Using conventional methods, you are only able to grow tissues which are a fe...Diet, exercise, stimulating environment helps old dogs learn
...er beagles in the combined intervention group were able to solve the reversal learning problem. In compari... of the eight older dogs in the control group were able to do this task. Dietary intervention in the younger canines had no effect. "The combination of an a...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
... hope that spinal cord patients will eventually be able to regain much of the ability to move that they ha...shed away by a flooding river. The cars are still able to travel, the drivers remember where they wish to go, the tanks are full of fuel. The situation wi...Doctor report cards not always clear when comparing quality of care
...o asthma. The researchers found that patients were able to give reliable answers about these indicators of the care they were getting. However, they also found that having a sufficient number of patients was key to getting useful results. "Our findings have practical implications for managed care decision...Mayo Clinic recommends broadening treatment to battle recurrence of endometrial cancer
...or lymph nodes. In doing this, physicians would be able to better predict and focus treatments on anticipated routes of the disease and its relapse....New network of gastrointestinal immune cells discovered
...t access to the interior of the intestine were not able to carry out one of their normal functions, taking up the harmless strains of E. coli that normally populate the intestine and transporting them to lymph nodes. Introduction of disease-causing salmonella bacteria into the gastrointestinal system of...Study identifies predictors of HIV drug resistance in patients beginning triple therapy
...ning initial triple therapy for 30 months and were able to really get a sense of how the therapy works outside of clinical trials." Triple therapy for HIV/AIDS is designed to hit the virus with three or more antiretroviral drugs from two or more different classes at once in order to reduce the viral load ...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
...acteristic of normal hair cells and appeared fully able to form proper connections with nerve cells. In a...elief is that, if we can do this in mice, we'll be able to achieve it in people." Chen is an assistant professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School (HM...More efficient ways of managing patient flow may benefit Los Angeles County/USC hospital
...f the new technology that's available, we might be able to develop better software tools to make these adm...trative processes, Hall pointed out. Staff will be able to triage and schedule patients with fewer delays and provide new patients with more accurate estima...