Canadian discovery promises treatment for HIV dementia
...d problem solving, forgetfulness, as well as motor abnormalities such as slurred speech and difficulties with movement. The findings of the two-year study, completed with principal co-investigator Christopher Power of the University of Calgary, were reported recently in Nature Neuroscience. Members of Overall's l...Several commonly used pesticides are toxic to mitochondria in laboratory experiments
...n neurodegenerative diseases, has been associated abnormalities of mitochondria, which are the "power plants" that provide all cells with energy. Rotenone and many other pesticides are known to damage the mitochondria by inhibiting a mitochondrial enzyme called complex I. In earlier experiments, Dr. Greenamyre ...Similar outcomes for atrrial fibrillationi patients with congestive heart failure
...hm strategy tries to correct underlying electrical abnormalities either by electric shock (electrical cardioversion) and/or with drugs (pharmacologic cardioversion) such as amiodarone or sotalol. Many atrial fibrillation patients also receive the blood-thinning agent coumadin, since they are at a high risk of deve...Emory scientists find oral tetrahydrobiopterin can reduce high blood pressure
...When we gave the animals oral BH4 treatment, these abnormalities were corrected and blood pressure was reduced. We decided to see if BH4 would also improve endothelial dysfunction and lower BP in humans with hypertension -- and we found just those results." Eight patients with poorly controlled HTN who were on t...Study finds subtle brain damage in some HIV patients on drug therapy
...mmunodeficiency syndrome, can produce neurological abnormalities in any part of the nervous system, including the brain. Symptoms of HIV brain damage may include depression, memory loss, a slowing of mental and physical response time and sluggishness in limb movement. These symptoms can progress to a severe disord...Brain-imaging study sheds more light on underlying cause of attention-deficit hyperactivity syndrome
...ciated. Our findings also indicate that prefrontal abnormalities are represented bilaterally, by contrast to the predominantly right-sided findings that were emphasised in other reports." Bradley Peterson, the Suzanne Crosby Murphy Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University & the New York State Psych...Nov/Dec 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nd African-American women with low-grade Pap smear abnormalities indicated a widespread misunderstanding of cervical cancer and the purpose of the Pap test. Through qualitative interviews, the researchers found that women have unique and complex models for explaining their illness, which often include both biomedi...CT scans find tiny bladder, kidney & urinary cancers
...VP -- and probably far better -- for detecting all abnormalities of the urinary system," says Cohan, a professor of radiology at the U-M Medical School. "We're able to see subtle tumors as small as 2 to 3 millimeters, in areas where other exams can't go, and we've been able to save patients the delay and aggravat...Faulty wiring in the brain may cause early-onset schizophrenia
...en with schizophrenia, researchers have discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the frontal lobe that disru...ow there's been no sophisticated method of finding abnormalities in the white matter of the brain," said the study's lead author Manzar Ashtari, Ph.D., associate pro...MRI shows back trouble may begin before puberty
...n Scotland found that 14 children (9 percent) had abnormalities in at least one of their intervertebral discs the...n in 10 years to help determine whether early disc abnormalities worsen or stay the same as an individual ages. Co-authors of the study are Janet E. Jeffrey, M.Sc., ...Hip cartilage is newest achilles heel for golfers
...jacent cartilage and may lead to arthritis. Labral abnormalities included tears and detachments, and were highly correlated with abnormal results on arthroscopy exams, making MR imaging a good first step for diagnosing hip pain, Dr. Armfield said. All eight professional golfers were successfully treated with arthr...International symposium on tuberous sclerosis
...s a number of organs. It is characterized by skin abnormalities and birthmarks, tuber-like growths in the eyes, the brain, and other internal organs, and varying severity of epilepsy and mental retardation. There is no cure, but treatment is available for some of the symptoms. WHEN: Wednesday December ...New guidelines set standard on test to diagnose acid reflux, heartburn and other diseases
... using esophageal manometry, and also identify the abnormalities that cause diseases of the esophagus. These include achalasia, where the nerves are damaged; esophageal spasms; non-cardiac chest pain; a condition called scleroderma, or chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue; and hiatal hernia, which ...Its never too late to start exercising and losing weight , Joslin study shows
... low as 7 percent can improve or reverse the early abnormalities of blood vessels that lead to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease and that obese people get equal clinical benefit from weight loss, whether they have diabetes, pre-diabetes or have normal blood glucose levels," Dr. Hamdy said. These latest fi...Moderate alcohol consumption linked to brain shrinkage
...ohol intake offers any protection against cerebral abnormalities or the risk of stroke in middle-aged adults." For the study, Dr. Ding and his colleagues used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the brains of 1,909 men and women, age 55 and older. All were randomly selected from the Atherosclerosis Risk in...Moderate alcohol use may be associated with brain shrinkage
...ssed the relationship of alcohol intake with brain abnormalities in middle-aged adults. Cognitive decline is more common in older adults and alcohol consumption may change with aging. So, Ding felt that evaluating middle-aged adults could provide new evidence. They used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to mea...Emergency cardiac monitoring strategy tested in ambulances
...-second recording, which may miss rapidly changing abnormalities common in heart attacks. The "tele-electrocardiography" system Drew is using in her study consists of several components: A 12-lead cardiac monitor that requires only a five-electrode attachment to the patient's chest. Software that analyz...Passive tobacco smoke increases complications in children with sickle cell disease
...rmal amount of oxygen to peripheral tissues. These abnormalities can cause episodes of severe pain, known as sickle cell crises, and life-threatening damage to vital organs, such as the lungs and the brain. Over a period of two years, researchers monitored 52 patients between the ages of 2 and 18 with several ...A pair of discoveries helps unravel complex genetics of inflammatory bowel disease
..."Our greatest hope is that by identifying the gene abnormalities associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we'll be able to figure out how they contribute to causing disease and then interfere with that process to stop the disease in its tracks," says Steven Brant, M.D., associate professor of medicine at ...Preliminary report suggests combination therapy may help treat SARS
...ed with more rapid resolution of radiographic lung abnormalities and better oxygen saturation levels than treatment with corticosteroids alone," write the authors. "These findings suggest that further investigation may be warranted to determine the role of interferon alfacon-1 as a therapeutic agent for the trea...