AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...l receive up to 1,000 times as many of these cells back again. In all,patients will be infused three times with massive doses of killer T-cellsover a six-month period. "We hope that these doses of CTLs will impact that hidden 1 percentreservoir of virus that drugs may not touch," Weinhold said. ...Stents Work Well, But Are Costly: Will Hospitals Continue To Use Them?
...re rate falls to about 16 percent, and to fullypay back the extra costs of the procedure, current projections suggest thatthe repeat procedure rate will need to fall to around 9 percent, Mark said."Ongoing trials including the latest stent technology will help definehow close doctors have come to achievin......iam Hines,his kidney tumor is gone and his life is back to normal. Hines is one of seven patients to under... set the clock back," Lewin said. "And they can go back to work in a day or so with a minimum of discomfort." Until recently, MRI was used only for ...Psychiatric Symptoms May Signal Brain Damage From Diet Pills
... neurons by pruning these axons, which do not grow back in monkeys, although studies show that they do in rodents. And since human brains are more like those of monkeys, any such damage in humans would also likely be permanent, according to McCann. "However, the neurotoxic potential of fenfluramines in...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
... most breast lumps are not cancerous. Those held back mainly by erroneous beliefsmay decide to get exams if given proper information about theirrisk of breast cancer and benefits of early screening, she notes.Although having a doctor or nurse suggest a mammogram helped,the survey revealed that this advi...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...ied, then returns. Analysis of thelight that comes back provides key information about the skin, says Rawicz. Theproject is being funded by a grant from the B.C. Science Council. Measuring light is the key to another of Rawicz's group projects -- adental color analyzer, which he expects to soon pr...Added Benefit Found For Aspirin Use In Patients With Vessel Disease
...ay now provide another way for physicians to fight back againstheart disease, according to the researchers, who are based at the NationalHeart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, MD. They add that these findingscan partly explain why aspirin has beneficial effects on the rate of heartattacks as proven ...Snipping Inflammation In The Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
...llular targets and the L-selectin proteins cancome back into play. However, the new class of agents developed by Kiessling and colleagues Eva J.Gordon and William J. Sanders, dubbed "neoglycopolymers," also cause cells toshed the surface protein L-selectin and that prevents the cells from dockingwith ea...New Research In Battling Alzheimer's Impact On Memory
...rmation of extended chain-likestructures that fold back on themselves to form the toxic structure. Paper MEDI 211 will be presented by Michael G. Zagorski from 2:55 to 3:35 p.m.,Thurs., April 2, in the Convention Center Ballroom A IV, Level 3. 'MOPPING IT ALL UP': A PLAQUE-ATTACK ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
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...n Schoolof Medicine review obesity research dating back to 1966 in the May 29 issue ofthe journal Science. The authors focus on the molecular signals that control food intake.The research review shows that the body has numerous integrated and redundantsystems for regulating weight, and that many ......lar biological examinations that the negative feed back loop of the HPAaxis is altered and that cortisol is unable to suppress CRH secretion. Theelevated CRH level is probably responsible for the symptoms of depression. Asnow published in Nature Genetics, the researcher at the Max Planck Institute ofPsyc...Crystal Structure Of gp120 Reveals HIV In Action
...the researchersare fashioning other gp120s, adding back the protective sections one at a timeand seeking new crystals, to provide the ammunition for a targeted, rational,multi-pronged attack against the virus. Sums up Dr. Sodroski: "This firststructure will provide a foundation for people to look at this ...Intervention can help reduce risky sexual behavior, according to results published in Science
...with the clinical charts asan objective measure to back up the self-reports, is indicative that theparticipants' behavior is really changing over time," says co-author EllenStover, director of NIMH's Division of Mental Disorders, Behavorial Research andAIDS. Even a one-year improvement in risky behaviors ...Research Explains Lithium's Dual Anti-Manic/Anti-Depressive Effect
...he signal by reabsorbing the glutamate, pumping it back into thecell for reuse. If the reuptake mechanism malfunctions, inappropriate concentrations ofneurotransmitter remain in the synapse. Hokin postulates abnormally lowglutamate levels are involved in depression, while elevated levels areresponsible f......Researchers say people affected couldone day fight back with a regular therapy of at-home enoxaparin injections. "It seems logical to not only provide effective anti-clotting therapy duringthe initial episode of chest pain or just after the heart attack, but to alsouse that therapy in the months following......elp the baby,"Doron said. "You have to take a step back and say, 'Wait a minute. Is providingthis care really helping'" "One of the suggestions talked about a lot is simply don't starttreating these babies because once you start, both parents and hospital staffget attached to them, and you can't s...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...of the sound produced from thespeaker and feeds it back through the system in a repeating loop, causing ahigh-pitched squeal. But hearing aids are much more susceptible "because thecomponents of the system are so incredibly close together," said Spindel. To overcome this, modern acoustic hearing aids r......itationsuch as runny nose, crusting and nosebleed, back and/or joint pain, andheadache. Because calcitonin is a protein, the possibility of a systemicallergic reaction exists.......on people. "The simulator brings the Visible Human back to life--he breathes, his heart beats, he even coughs," said Greg Merril, HT Medical President and CEO. "The Visible Human Project is taking medical education out of the dark ages by allowing physicians to practice or simulate a surgical procedure i...