Walking markedly improves mental abilities of those over 60
... but on thefrontal regions of the brain, where the additional oxygen taken in duringwalking triggered faster reaction times and heightened the ability to ignoredistractions when completing a variety of mental tasks on a computer. "The nice result of our study is that a person who has not been physicallyactive d...Elderly should receive the same cancer care as young people
...oung on older people being frail or suffering from additional conditions. They say that we must now ascertain which investigations and treatments are effective and acceptable to older people and, in particular, find the answers on how to manage common cancers in old age....Duke/Novalon researchers identify potential mechanism behind tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers
...es theestrogen receptor in breast cells to form an additional and unique "pocket" orsurface -- a place where other proteins inside the cell can bind to or dockthemselves. While these proteins have yet to be identified, the researchers saytheir action of binding to this new pocket on the receptor is what change...One in seven adolescents still doesn't have health insurance
... in part to a federal policy opening upMedicaid to additional children when it previously had been available only tothe very poor in most states. In the same period, however, private coverage ofadolescents slipped to 71.2 percent. That leaves 14.1 percent, or one in seven adolescents, without coverage in 1995-...Combination immune therapy kills melanoma in mice
...from developingmelanoma again even after receiving additional doses of tumor cells. Particularly encouraging, said Allison, was the fact that more than half ofthe normally black-haired mice developed patches of white hair after theirtumors disappeared. A similar loss of skin pigment, called vitiligo, occurs i......e United States, 80 percent of whom are women. An additional 18 millionpeople have low bone mass which places them at increased risk for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is also responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures each yearincluding 700,000 vertebral fractures....New anti-angiogenic proteins discovered
...ered trademarks of Human GenomeSciences, Inc. For additional information on Human Genome Sciences, Inc., visitthe company's web site at www.hgsi.com . Any statements released by Human Genome Sciences, Inc. that are forward lookingare made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private SecuritiesLitig...Senior volunteering indicates well-being
...tirees socially and provides routines, rituals and additional roles, accordingto a Cornell University study. Al...retirement. "Communityparticipation gives retirees additional roles in their lives, a sense of purposeand a strong sense of being connected. And being socially c...'Thick' blood may increase stroke risk
...ing for and modifying these new risk markers as an additional means ofpreventing stroke clearly remains to be established," says Folsom. "High levels of some of these factors could be altered by getting rid of theother underlying risk factors," Folsom says. "Fibrinogen, in particular, isknown to be elevated i...UI study identifies mechanism that causes cardiomyopathy, exacerbates muscular dystrophy
...ycan complex in vascularsmooth muscles and develop additional animal models to evaluate smooth musclecontributions to cardiomyopathy. In addition to Campbell, the other two primary investigators of this most recentstudy included postdoctoral associates Ramon Coral-Vazquez, Ph.D., and Ronald D.Cohn, M.D., both ...New studies of a liquid of life -- Lung surfactant
...he lung surfactant needed to breathe. Fortunately, additional lungsurfactant can be administered. For the past decade, doctors have been able to insert one of two typesof lung surfactant directly into the babies' lungs. Both were approved by theFood and Drug Administration in 1989, but each has its draw...Renowned researcher in prenatal diagnostics joins Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
...aternalblood screening. Based on those results, no additional early testing was needed.A routine amniocentesis performed later "looks fine," and Kate and Aidan areexpecting a girl in January. According to Dr. Platt, the department is now studying the practicality of using3D ultrasound in nuchal translucency mea...Cedars-Sinai is first site in California offering LDL apheresis to treat severehypercholesterolemia
... physical assessments of potential candidates. For additional informationabout the procedure or to determine if this might be an appropriate treatmentoption for a patient, call the LDL apheresis center at (310) 967-1861.......ame time. Theultimate consideration is whether the additional procedure can be done with ahigh expectation of success and at minimal additional risk to the patient." Because the need for livers and kidneys is rising much more quickly than thenu...UI researchers discover that aggressive cancer cells may make their own blood vessels
...ting scientific peer review before they releaseany additional information. Because this study deals with new and novel concepts in cancer biology, theAmerican Journal of Pathology article is accompanied by a commentary by MinaBissell, a noted breast cancer researcher and Life Sciences Division director atthe La...Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, NHLBI and Dr. Phillip Gorden, director, NIDDK
...10.3 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes. An additional 5.4million persons also are estimated to have type 2 diabetes but remainundiagnosed. Rates of diabetes and milder forms of glucose abnormalities areincreasing in the U.S. Above age 65 years, almost half of Americans haveabnormal glucose levels. Typ...Why prostate cancer homes to bone
...o allow the cancer cells tosqueeze through. As an additional impediment, the side of the membrane facingthe can... antibody that specifically boundosteonectin. An additional test showed that osteonectin not only attracts prostate cancercells, but also increases their invasi...OSU Medical Center uses robotic heart surgery technique
... Center. Patients wanting additional information on the study or wish to be considered for enrollment should call 614-293-7615, or email beilfuss-1@medctr.osu.edu beilfuss-1@medctr.osu.edu...Drug offers new hope for victims of cardiac arrest
... amiodarone for shock-resistantcardiac arrest, one additional person was resuscitated and admitted alive to thehospital," said Kudenchuk. He noted that the main treatment endpoint for the ARREST trial was beingsuccessfully resuscitated and admitted to the hospital. The trial was notdesigned to evaluate ...New links found between an 'iron' gene mutation and increased risk for heart attack and stroke
...ovascular disease," he says. The studyalso offers additional support for the so-called iron hypothesis and how itmight explain why many women are protected from coronary heart disease untilmenopause. The iron hypothesis says that iron depletion protects individualsagainst heart disease, whereas excess levels o...