Caution urged in research with angiogenesis therapy
... in the medical community. Triggering growth in abnormal tissue or of abnormal blood vessels, increasing the growth of artery-clogging plaque and stimulating the inflammatory resp...Poor reading skills have both physical, environmental causes
...quate reading skills because of their environment, abnormal brain structure, or both," says lead study author Mark A. Eckert, Ph.D., of the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. The researchers found that reading skill and verbal ability were predicted by asymmetry of the temporal plane, a b...Uncovering tumors, hidden subs, and cracks in airplanes using math
...tors, using low-frequency elastic waves, to detect abnormal human tissue such as that found in tumors. The other projects are: Locating sources and objects by time-reversing received signals, as in reversing a digital tape. The procedure will locate submerged objects such as submarines, mines, or even kidne......dental injury, insomnia, leg cramps, rhinitis, and abnormal dreams. Overall, 491 patients (79.7 percent) completed the study and 125 (20.3 percent) discontinued, including 73 (11.9 percent) who discontinued due to an adverse event. No deaths were considered to be related to ARICEPT. Information about ARICE...Gene discovery shows heart failure cause, suggests treatments and screening potential
...least 20 to 30 percent of DCM cases spring from an abnormal gene. While eight other genes associated with DCM ...s. The German colleagues used the genes to produce abnormal metavinculin and studied its interaction with other heart-specific proteins. They learned that the a...Magnetic stimulation may be as effective as electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression
...rehead that in depressed patients typically shows abnormal electrical activity and decreased blood flow. The magnetic pulses pass through the skull into this targeted area. The procedure lasts about 10 to 15 minutes, during which about 1,000 stimulations occur. Compared with electroconvulsive therapy, which...Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene for inherited kidney and liver disease in young children
...ve type, inherited only when both parents carry an abnormal copy of the disease gene, was more difficult to is...an equivalent of the rat gene was the one that was abnormal in this disease. Progress on the Human Genome Project, which sequenced the candidate region on chrom...Bodybuilders abusing prescription-only drugs bought on the Internet
...ch he needed stitches. Tests showed that he had an abnormal heartbeat and rate. During his hospital stay he had two further blackouts. When questioned, the bodybuilder admitted taking Dianabol, an anabolicsteroid that was officially withdrawn from use in 1982 because of itsreported side effects, and bromocrip...Robotic physical therapy improves movement long after stroke
...fore beginning treatment there was no increase in abnormal muscle tone, she says. The results are encouraging, says Fasoli, but she adds that real functional improvements will come when survivors can improve hand and wrist movements. This is the goal of a future robot study. The robot is now commercially...Researchers observe abnormalities in brains of autism patients
...suffer a chronic state of overarousal, and portray abnormal behaviors to diminish the arousal. The lack of lateral inhibitors, contained in the cortex, would affect an individual's ability to discriminate between competing sensory information, said Casanova. Researchers do not yet know whether the difference ...Effective Clinical Practice, Jan/Feb. 2002 Highlights
...ave focused on hospitalized patients, unrecognized abnormal laboratory tests and undiagnosed disease are examples of medical errors in the outpatient setting ("Outpatient Diagnostic Errors: Unrecognized Hyperglycemia," p. 11).......th of plasma cells in the bone marrow produces the abnormal M-protein. Patients with an M-protein in their blo...pproximately one percent per year. The size of the abnormal M-protein was identified as the most important predictor for progression to malignancy. The progress...Scleroderma research receives a boost from multiple NIH grants
...a symptom of a group of diseases that involves the abnormal growth of connective tissue, which supports the skin and internal organs. In some forms of scleroderma, hard, tight skin is the extent of the disease. In other forms, however, the problem goes much deeper, affecting blood vessels and internal org...Testicular cancer - cure rates now so high patients may be more at risk from treatment
...orrying long-term side effects. Nearly a third had abnormal functioning in the left ventricle of the heart although only one (a smoker) had suffered a heart attack. Three-quarters had elevated follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) levels, indicative of low testosterone levels. Over 8...First-of-its-kind study of vascular dementia patients taking ARICEPT presented at AAGP meeting
...dental injury, insomnia, leg cramps, rhinitis, and abnormal dreams. Overall, 491 patients (79.7 percent) completed the study and 125 (20.3 percent) discontinued, including 73 (11.9 percent) who discontinued due to an adverse event. No deaths were considered to be related to ARICEPT. Information About ARICEP...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March (first issue)
...common with a 40 to 60 percent prevalence rate for abnormal breathing events during sleep. However, a more stringent SDB definition involving associated objective daytime sleepiness reduced the rate to 20 to 30 percent of the sample. (In insulin resistance, the body produces antibodies to insulin which inte...Implantable heart device reduces deaths by one-third
...regular heart beat. Certain drugs can also trigger abnormal rhythms and death. Those who could benefit the most from an implantable defibrillator may not know they are at high risk for sudden death. These are patients with a low ejection fraction, a measurement of how much blood is pumped from the heart with ...Penn finds atrial fibrilation cure eliminates need for pacemakers, medicine
..., a catheter-based ablation procedure isolates the abnormal fibers that cause them. The Penn team has developed what it believes are the optimal recording strategies and pacing techniques for identifying the affected veins rapidly and confirming the effectiveness of the isolation procedure. "We've been worki...Emory studies COGNIShunt device for Alzheimer's treatment
...eatment for hydrocephalus, a condition in which an abnormal accumulation of CSF causes neurological problems, including dementia, problems walking and incontinence. In the Emory study, surgeons will surgically implant the COGNIShunt into a normal cavity, or ventricle, in the brain. Then they will tunnel a t...Outsmarting cancer - new results from novel enzyme inhibitors
...ls from growth factors that make it function in an abnormal way, promoting the growth of breast cancer cells. Interrupting the cellular signals by targeting Ras breaks the chain of command between the growth factors and the nucleus of the cell and appears to inhibit the growth of the cancer cells. In addition...