Medical scientists to begin clinical trials of promising cancer therapy
...ive lymphomas can be cured. "Clearly we need some additional chemotherapeutic agents in our armamentarium, and we hope this will benefit patients," he said. For more information, patients with non-solid malignancies can call Stephanie Stahl at 919-966-4432 or Orlowski at 919-966-9762. Those accepted into...Recipients of well-matched kidneys received locally require less long-term care
...hem most get them. Schnitzler notes, however, that additional analyses from his study which was funded by pharamaceutical companies, suggests that any expansion of current regions would cost taxpayers millions of dollars without necessarily improving the outcome of patients. As organs are shipped distances and ...Blood marker can signal trouble for individuals with heart disease
... of our study was that CRP may offer physicians an additional tool for predicting which patients with unstable angina will suffer heart attacks within 90 days after hospital discharge. It provides information that goes beyond clinical data and standard non-invasive tests." Co-authors are Ernesto R. Ferreiros, ...HDL -- 'good' cholesterol -- helps bypass surgery
...esterol were more likely to die or eventually need additional surgery. This study shows that HDL cholesterol may be more significant than LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, in predicting the long-term outcome of coronary bypass surgery patients," says JoAnne Micale Foody, M.D., cardiology fellow, preventive cardiolog...Staying involved helps breast cancer survivors
...breast exams instead. Some clinicians provide the additional tests simply to reassure patients and reduce anxiety. The experience of taking the tests in and of itself did not appear to reassure those who decided to have them or reduce their worries about a relapse. However, survivors who participated in decis...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
...rd, he is a consultant to the company, and he owns additional equity in Guilford. This arrangement is being managed by the University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies...NPSF makes safe use of pharmaceuticals a national health priority
... reflected in a major grant from Pfizer, Inc, with additional support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Research Institu...support research on medication use; and to provide additional education for health care professionals. The Committee will be lead by Louis Diamond, M.B., Ch.B.,...Robotics go where no surgeon has gone before
...entricle, the heart's main pumping chamber. Five additional patients have since been operated on using the robotic system and none have suffered any complications as a result. "This type of surgery will have a revolutionary impact, not only on heart surgery, but on many types of procedures," Damiano predic...Impotence may be early warning of heart disease
...ause of a man's erectile dysfunction and recommend additional evaluation in cases where it may be the result of diseased blood vessels, says the researcher. Erectile dysfunction is defined as an inability to achieve or maintain an erection. "Erectile dysfunction could be called a 'penile stress test,' and m...Illness severity, not age, predicts death in older sick people
...verity of illness and aggressiveness of care, each additional year of age increased the rate of death by about 1 percent. Another view of the numbers shows that 44 percent of severely ill patients aged 55 would be expected to die within six months, 48 percent of patients aged 65 would die within six months, 53 ...NIH grant keeps University of Maryland on the cutting edge of complementary and alternative medicine
...king up the steps can be painful experiences." The additional funding will enable researchers to track the same ... enhance conventional treatments, and give doctors additional options for their patients." On a basic research level, scientists in the Complementary Medicine ......defense mechanism in the brain. Following years of additional research, OHSU scientists now are releasing the encouraging results of a long-term study involving patients who have beaten the odds thanks to chemotherapy assisted by blood-brain barrier disruption. The results of the study are published in the Janu...How long-term alcohol consumption can damage the immune system
... also blunt the stress axis' ability to respond to additional stressors. The study used rats, after they we..., the body loses part of its ability to respond to additional stressors. Alcoholics may therefore become unable to activate their stress axis appropriately when ...Protein predicts prognosis for breast cancer patients
... E-cadherin levels. The loss of E-cadherin is a an additional and still later step toward malignancy. Only 44 pe...e more invasive they produce less E-cadherin. "The additional information we can now derive from tumor biomarkers such as E-cadherin, nm23 and microvessel counts ...People from large families may have greater risk of Alzheimer's
...lzheimer's increases by eight percent for each additional sibling in the family. Those growing up with five or more siblings have a 39-percent greater risk of developing the disease than those with fewer than five siblings. The study examined 770 people age 60 and older who were members of a large health ...Duke geneticists unraveling the tangled web of autism
...andidate genes on chromosomes 7 and 15 by studying additional families and by using their existing genetic maps and genetic markers to test each potential gene candidate. "I think there has always been some doubt, even until recently, that this is truly a biological disease," said Cuccaro. "This will hopefull...... students and five physicians or clergymen seeking additional training) were the only ones in the United States taught by professors whose salaries were paid entirely by the University. This way, students didn't have to buy admission tickets from their professors for lectures and demonstrations, as did their co...Studies suggest that eating chocolate may be good for your heart
...rch findings, are very promising, and suggest that additional research is needed to further assess the potential cardiovascular health benefits of chocolate." The symposium, titled "Chocolate: Modern Science Investigates an Ancient Medicine," also featured presentations about the history of chocolate and its me......silicon micromachine, but with a diamond layer for additional strength and durability. It could one day be used as a complete replacement for polysilicon." Silicon MEMs (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) are already used in a variety of applications ranging from air bags in cars to optical micromirrors slated fo......s under the microscope. Little additional information was available about the biology and course of the diseases. As a result, "many patients were lumped together who didn't belong together because we thought they had a similar dise...