Choline prevents liver failure in patients on IV nutrition
...mponent of lecithin. The connection between liver abnormalities and choline deficiency in humans was first demonstrated in 1993, when Buchman and co-researchers conducted a small study to establish whether choline supplementation could reverse hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) in patients who were receiving long-te...Polycystic ovaries can lead to coronary artery calcification, says University of Pittsburgh
...study suggest an association between the metabolic abnormalities experienced by women with PCOS, collectively termed metabolic Syndrome X or metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, and premature atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries," said Dr. Talbott. Coronary calcium deposits are an indicator of early, subclinical...Yale researchers report on brain activity believed related to sudden infant death syndrome
...hat infants who succumb to SIDS have developmental abnormalities in these neurons. In healthy infants and adults, t...udied the brains of infants who died of SIDS found abnormalities of serotonin-containing neurons. "These are the same neurons that we have been studying in rats," he...New hope for treating or avoiding heart failure after cancer drugs
...eukaemia 65% of survivors have progressive cardiac abnormalities six years after completing anthracycline treatment. The Italian team led by Dr Daniela Cardinale, measured troponin I (TnI) plasma concentration in 211 poor prognosis breast cancer patients during and shortly after high dose chemotherapy. About half ...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
...density lipoprotein (LDL) and a triad of blood fat abnormalities marked by elevated triglycerides, small, dense LDL and low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the protein carrier that is thought to help protect the arteries. The blood of patients with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is more likely ...Continued disruption of movement among alcoholics despite abstinence
...re apparently free of medical, cognitive, or motor abnormalities that can accompany alcoholism," said Edith Sulliva...l of Medicine and the study's lead author. "These abnormalities include Korsakoff's syndrome or alcoholic cerebellar degeneration, and are marked by clinically dete...New guidelines for managing women with abnormal pap smears
...ther evaluation. For most women with more serious abnormalities on their Pap test, the guidelines recommend colposcopy and find HPV testing has no role. The colposcopy recommendation is an important change since previously many of these women were simply followed with repeat Pap tests. J...Ginseng berry extract shows promise for diabetes, obesity
...fective it is in correcting the multiple metabolic abnormalities associated with diabetes." Yuan's team, which included researchers from the Tang Center, anesthesia, clinical pharmacology and medicine, studied the effects of the extract, made from the pulp of the berry. They also studied one particular substance ...Doppler test detects those with gene for early heart enlargement risk
...erts. He says it also demonstrates that diastolic abnormalities may be an early sign and potential trigger leading to hypertrophy. "Advances like this one may make a difference with this disease as well as help us understand and prevent sudden death in our population, particularly in young athletes," says Roberts...News tips from the June issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association
...unction were about three times more likely to have abnormalities in the retinal vessels, called arterioles. "There...Previous research by this group found that retinal abnormalities predict stroke independently of traditional risk factors. The study was funded in part by the Natio...Zebrafish: Drug discovery of a different stripe holds promise in COX research
...y exposure to toxic chemicals, which coincide with abnormalities of development. Such an approach is termed "forward genetics." The Penn paper, detailed in this week's print edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is an early example of the use of zebrafish for "reverse genetics." A partic...Cardiac differences in infants born to HIV-positive mothers may persist
...ay not pump as effectively. The authors found the abnormalities to be initially mild and asymptomatic; they report...viously shown that in HIV-infected children, these abnormalities can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death within the first few years of life (Septemb...SPECT identifies 'silent' cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients
...ble to exercise and in those who had presented ECG abnormalities on earlier tests. Stress-induced ischemic defects ...icycle or treadmill test or who presented with ECG abnormalities on an earlier stress test." The authors concluded that SPECT examination should not be deferred in ...Novel diagnostic tool detects life-threatening infections faster than standard nuclear imaging tests
...n of the tracer over many hours or days before the abnormalities are visualized. Test results can take from 24 to 48 hours and require laboratory technicians to handle blood products, which can expose them to HIV or AIDS. The imaging agent, Depreotide, is a small synthetic peptide that works by attaching to prot...American Thoracic Society news tips for June (second issue)
...PD study were unlikely to reflect the pathological abnormalities at the disease's principal peripheral site in the small airways of the lung. He notesthat the medical research community does not understand the pathogenics of COPD, and has not identified the responsible cells and molecules. He said that airway in...Think youre healthy? Open wide and look inside
...rnal of Periodontology provides another reason why abnormalities in the mouth, such as swollen or bleeding gums and oral sores, should be taken seriously. "We have been hearing more about various health concerns lately, but one important area that is often overlooked is the mouth," said Kenneth Bueltmann, D.D.S.,...Cervical tissue changes may explain false negative pap smears
... the cervix. "Of the patients with known cervical abnormalities who had normal Pap smears, 91 percent had an abnormal distribution of the E-cadherin adhesion molecule," Felix says. Felix cautions, however, that larger studies with randomly selected patients are needed to verify the findings. Other adhesion molecu...Low-cost reminder helps prevent infections for heart patients
...t Association recommends that people with valvular abnormalities take preventive antibiotics depending on their infection risk. One way to remind doctors to access and discuss infection risk with their patients is by printing the infection risk and stating whether antibiotics are indicated on the echocardiogram ...New research brain abnormalities appear early in psychoses
New brain imaging research shows clear abnormalities in the brains of people experiencing their first e...NRC) and Institute of Psychiatry study showed that abnormalities previously found in patients with long-term psychoses are present much earlier, perhaps even before ......e and ziprasidone. The researchers found metabolic abnormalities ranging from mild blood sugar problems to diabetic ketoacidosis and coma in patients who had been prescribed olanzapine, most of whom were otherwise not known to be diabetic. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition in which a person experi...