Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
...iomas, the most common and deadly brain tumor, may begin in 1997, according to Michael A. Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president of Magainin. Brain cancer causes a substance known as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to bind to cells lining brain blood vessels. VEGF causes the endothelial c...Hopkins Researchers Develop Under-The-Skin Implant For Pain Treatment
... July 1996, issue of Pain, and human trials should begin within a year, he said. Grossman and his team began developing the pain polymer five years ago as an inexpensive, abuse-resistant way of offering pain management to people in developing nations, where cancer rates are high, but little or no treatment...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...tion taken in 1983, the normalretirement age would begin to rise to 67 after the turn of the century.In addition, the Kerry-Danforth commission has studied a proposal that wouldhike the retirement age to 70, and Manton said he's even heard talk of raisingit to 72. He acknowledged that it's hard to predict...Fertilization Protein Structure To AID in Leukemia Treatment
...ns is released as a signal tothe egg to prepare to begin dividing. The flood of ions is controlled by a regulatory molecule, a sort of molecular switch, termed a secondary messenger. The secondary messenger is synthesized inside the egg from the building blocks of DNA. The synthesis reaction req...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
...ation into the brain when seizure component levels begin to rise. "This is very exciting because it opens up new avenues for treatment," said Steven Wilkinson, MD, neurosurgeon. "It's theoretically possible that we might some day be able to implant a 'smart device' that could actually prevent seizu...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...Because women have a set number of follicles that begin to undergo atresia -- degeneration and resorption -- in the fetus, when all the follicles are used up, they enter menopause. Holman does not think that rural women in developing countries are born with fewer follicles, which would account for an...Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...he new capillaries to grow, patients usuallydo not begin to see major improvements until three months after the procedure,and the improvement typically continues for nine to 12 months, Lowe said. Lowe said it is premature to consider using TMR as a routine surgicaloption for patients with coronary ar...... as well," Duerk said. The group hopes to begin a Phase II clinical trial for efficacy as early as next fall....Laser Offers Hope For Heart Patients With No Alternatives
...se new capillaries to grow, patients usuallydo not begin to see major improvements until three months after the procedure,and the improvement usually continues for nine to 12 months, Lowe said. He added that it is too premature to consider using TMR as a routine surgicaloption for patients with co......rant to UT Southwestern Medical Center atDallas to begin second-stage clinical tests of the drug, aminopterin. Aminopterin is the "parent" of the commonly prescribed, cancer-fightingdrug methotrexate. Originally tested in the 1940s, it fell out of favor withdoctors because of concerns about toxicit...Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaborates with USDA in development of pasteurization process
... involved in the project. The work is scheduled to begin at ERRC this fall and conclude about six months later. The PPPL team will assist the ERRC researchers in equipping their facility with the necessary RF power source, as well as providing the expertise to enable the measurement of power deposited, pow...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
... isthat if we can remove HIV's sanctuaries, we can begin to hope that we've killedall of the virus and that maybe we can have a cure."...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...attack as a heart attack -- the goal in both is to begin treatment as soon aspossible to minimize the damage to the brain," said Dr. Mark Alberts, who in1995 called for the creation of acute stroke teams (AST) in a paper in theAnnals of Internal Medicine. ASTs are staffed by specially trained phys..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
... the proper time for an individual AIDS patient to begin taking medication and which medication is best suited for this particular individual. (A description of this new technique was published in the 20 January 1998 issue of The Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences: 'Measurement of Cell Prolife...Snipping Inflammation In The Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
...or irritation,white blood cells in the bloodstream begin to stick to the cells lining theblood vessel wall. The end result of this process is inflammation and pain. The cells stick together with the aid of a protein called L-selectin that, withmany other proteins, populates the surface of cells. "L-selecti...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...hree years, so your enthusiasm and self-confidence begin to go down. When we got the MPPP award, we were perked up because now we knew we could really get some work done." With some preliminary data under their belts, they were eventually able to obtain more than $1 million in external funding from governm...Study Shows Child Health Plus Eases Access, But Some Barriers Remain
...tiveness of state-fundedinsurance. "As more states begin to use federal block grants to implementtheir own insurance products for the poor we need to build inmethods to address these barriers," Pollard Shone said. Other researchers in the study included Peter G. Szilagyi, SarahH. Trafton, Lance E. rodeWald...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
...rudent to take action to confirm the diagnosis and begin treatment if necessary, based on one indicator," Gugino said. "The likelihood is great that chorioamnionitis is present." Additional investigators on the study were Paul T. Buerger, M.D.; Jean Wactawski-Wende, Ph.D., and John Fisher, M.D., all o...Scientists Create Extremely Sensitive Test For Detecting Radiation Damage
... such a specific and sensitive assay, one can only begin toimagine some of the possibilities," the editorial writer said. "For instance,scientists should more easily detect the type and frequency of DNA lesions inliving tissues after exposure to environmental radiation or chemicalcarcinogens."......directions. Belury, Peck and Vanden Heuvel plan to begin human trials on CLA and its effects on diabetes as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Houseknecht plans additional animal studies to determine how CLA regulates glucose metabolism. "Our next step will be to see if the weight loss is real and sustained over...