Duke Cancer Center, ABC2 join to test brain cancer drugs
...ain cancer drugs through a unique collaboration to accelerate drug development faster than traditional approache... leading scientists and entrepreneurs. In order to accelerate progress in what has been an underserved field of research, ABC2 provides researchers from all backg...Bone loss resumes when hormone replacement therapy stops, but at normal rate
...ing hormone replacement therapy does not appear to accelerate loss of bone in postmenopausal women, according to...studies had raised questions whether bone loss may accelerate when hormone replacement therapy stops. Instead, the PEPI results showed that when hormone replaceme...School-based program effective in lowering teens' HIV risk
...r sex message of the current interventions did not accelerate involvement in sexual activity, a fear that has often been raised since the early days of sex education, Fisher says....Hormone therapy for prostate cancer causes weight gain and increased body fat
...ogens in breast cancer patients. Sex hormones can accelerate the development of these cancers, and lowering or blocking them is an effective treatment approach. Unfortunately, the researchers found that lowering testosterone levels in men leads to increased weight, increase fat mass, and decreased muscle mass...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
...ggests that depressive symptoms can exacerbate and accelerate the immunological declines that typically accompany aging. Changes in the immune response, including dysregulation of the proinflammatory cytokines and endocrine functions has been associated with depression as well as aging, especially in adults ove...Smokers more likely to experience impotence, Wake Forest study shows
...achieve a full erection. Smoking also is known to accelerate atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries-- and when the blood vessels in the pelvis area are narrowed, that contributes to reduced penile blood flow. "A smoking history should be obtained from all patients, especially those who report erectil...Fourth annual HIV vaccine awareness day honors volunteers, promotes research
...d eliminate AIDS from the face of the earth." To accelerate the movement of potential vaccines through the pipeline, NIAID has established an aggressive research program. Part of this program is NIAIDs HIV Vaccine Design and Development Teams (HVDDT), a novel public-private partnership, designed to combine t...UCSF policy center presents Congress with road map for HIV vaccine development
...lines possible actions that Congress could take to accelerate the development of a vaccine to prevent the spread of HIV. "This monograph is the first time that someone has presented Congress with a comprehensive set of policy options for achieving an HIV vaccine. We have presented both direct funding options a...Bad habits, non-cholesterol risk factors in youth linked to fatty plaques
...stablished risk factors for coronary heart disease accelerate the development of atherosclerosis in children and adolescents, although symptoms dont generally appear until middle age. "Several reports have stressed to health care professionals that the prevention of cardiovascular disease should begin in ...University of Toronto researchers develop potent vaccine for Alzheimer's
...d at blocking the formation of the peptide or that accelerate its removal might also be good ways to treat Alzheimer's either alone or in conjunction with other interventions like vaccination," says Christopher Janus, research associate at the CRND and the study's first author. "In the future there might be a c...NIAID awards major malaria vaccine research contract
...Clinton's Millennium Vaccine Initiative as it will accelerate development of new vaccines for one of the deadliest and most common infectious diseases of developing countries." The contract with SAIC will advance promising vaccine candidates into clinical trials by providing project support and assistance with ...NIAID public-private partnerships seek to develop HIV/AIDS vaccine
...ed today four novel public-private partnerships to accelerate development of promising HIV/AIDS vaccines for use around the world. The new partnerships, called HIV Vaccine Design and Development Teams (HVDDT), tap the different skills and talents of private industry and academic research centers, and provide i...Millennium, Aventis Pharma form novel alliance
...o-patient platform, Millennium is also striving to accelerate the process of drug discovery and development. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Millennium and its affiliates currently employ more than 1,000 people. Statements in this news release other than historical information are forward-looking st...Recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers
...s should have written procedures to streamline and accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. The availability of such protocols is a key step in reducing time to treatment as well as complications from treatment. Emergency Medical Services -- Emergency medical services (EMS) have a vital role...Tuberculosis Foundation selects Core Research Scientists
...e trying to do in the Core Scientist Program is to accelerate the transition of experimental vaccines from the research bench to the clinic. The three major areas addressed by this program are clinical trial site development, new tools for vaccine assessment in clinical trials, and research supporting the even...... "This research is an encouraging step that could accelerate the work of thousands of scientists looking for cures to hundreds of diseases," said Schatten. "While many researchers agree that mice will continue to prove useful in the study of some illnesses, most admit another model for human disease is needed......bly due to obesity's effect on estrogen, which can accelerate disease progression. When national guidelines are followed, such indicators of poorer prognosis might call for more aggressive treatments, such as chemotherapy in addition to or instead of tamoxifen, according to Dr. Dignam. But some studies show ...UK College of Medicine researchers develop novel technologies to study neural genes
...Technical advances made by the research teams will accelerate the mapping process by detecting products of multiple genes at the same time. Department of Pharmacology One of the UK College of Medicine research teams is led by Philip Landfield, Ph.D., professor and chair, and includes Kuey-Chu Chen, Ph.D., a...A growth factor reverses nerve damage in diabetic animals
...hey age. "A simplistic view is that diabetes might accelerate the aging of sympathetic nerve cells," he says. He and his colleagues will evaluate the cellular changes occurring in diabetic rats to determine how the swelling occurs. They also will try to determine how IGF-I injections ameliorate the damage. Th...Federal institutes and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation create Tobacco Use Research Centers
... Ph.D., NIDA's Director. "These centers promise to accelerate development of effective tobacco controlinterventi...nNovember 1998, NCI announced a plan to expand and accelerate tobacco useresearch, following the recommendations of the institute's Tobacco ResearchImplementation...