Duke/Novalon researchers identify potential mechanism behind tamoxifen resistance in breast cancers
... the researchers believe that tamoxifen resistance begins when the elusiveprotein binds to this new site. What happens next to cause resistance isunclear, but researchers have shown they can block resistance by plugging up thepocket with other proteins, two of which have been identified by researchers atNov...Senior volunteering indicates well-being
...logical Associationmeeting in Chicago. The meeting begins today (Aug. 6). "The fact that the still-employed do not reap the same kind of benefits fromvolunteering as do the retired suggests that community participation compensatesfor the social and psychological benefits of employment among retirees," saysM...New study finds graduating nurses ill-prepared to care for the elderly
...nd the treatment ofpressure ulcers. "The problem begins with the fact that only one in three nursing schools havefaculty prepared to teach gerontological curriculum," says Dr. Mezey. The studyasked baccalaureate nursing programs in the United States about theirgerontological curriculum and found that the...A leading cause of preventable blindness may be controlled by simple course of oral antibiotic
...ky discharge from diseased eyes. Infection usually begins in childhood, and without proper treatment, scarringoccurs. After repeated episodes, the scarring causes the eyelid to contract andturn inward. With every blink, the eyelashes damage the cornea, eventuallyleading to blindness. Total blindness ofte...Light alcohol use may protect against sudden cardiac death
... Sudden cardiac death usuallyoccurs when the heart begins beating too rapidly or chaotically to pump bloodefficiently. It claims the lives of about 250,000 Americans each year. Although these findings are considered significant, Albert says they shouldalone not be used to generate guidelines on drinking an...Keep taking the medicine, diabetes research warns
... associated with limited or no symptoms. Treatment begins with diet and exercise or oral medications and only in the later stages of the disease may patients need regular insulin injections. Importantly, the results of this study indicate that people need to take a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes more serious...For early detection of Alzheimer's, loved ones know best
...lzheimer's disease. "Butwhen cognitive performance begins to decline, it does so only when theinformant-based method has shown change," Morris says. "The informant method canbe more sensitive to the very early stages of dementia than standardpsychometric tests." Early diagnosis important There are three ...Institute publishes "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment"
...t." He continued, "Although the onset of addiction begins with the voluntary act oftaking drugs, the continued repetition of 'voluntary' drug taking begins tochange into 'involuntary' drug taking, ultimately to the point where thebehavior is driven by comp...Hormone-like gel causes speedier deliveries, study suggests
...th process by shortening both the time until labor begins and the time to delivery, new research suggests. Thirty women received the gel -- called prostaglandin E2 -- and waited an average of two-and-a-half days before ......ht sweats and hot flushes - a sense of warmth that begins on the face and radiates to the neck and chest. These symptoms often are treated with estrogen replacement therapy but increased levels of estrogen can result in an overgrowth of the cells of the endometrium - the lining of the uterus - and this con...Visionary physician pioneers alternative clubfoot treatment
...lubfoot treatment is a non-surgical procedure that begins with the orthopaedist's understanding of foot anatomy mechanics. The technique involves manual manipulation and straightening of the foot and the application of toe-to- -- more -- groin plaster casts. These casts are changed weekly after the clini...Southeast appears to have a unique type of Lyme disease
...southeastern United States. Lyme disease typically begins with an enlarging, red circular rash and can cause flulike symptoms of malaise, headache, fever and muscle soreness. Left untreated, it also can lead to more serious secondary problems including arthritis, nerve palsy, meningitis and heart arrhythmia......set of puberty. Normal puberty in a rat life cycle begins about two weeks after weaning. "Whatever the clocks are in the brain that control the timing of puberty appear to have been advanced by a couple of days, which is highly significant in this kind of animal model," according to Dr. Hughes. "It is known...Heart disease begins at a young age
...n Scientific Sessions finds heart disease actually begins developing in childhood. The study of transplant h...nown heart disease demonstrates that heart disease begins at a very young age and well-developed plaque deposits are present in one in six teenagers," says th...90 high schools will participate in UNC-CH head injury study
... school's teams will be tested before their season begins and thenagain immediately after suffering a concussion during any practice or game. Tests will be given againthree, 24, 48 and 72 hours after injury and again on days five, seven and 90 post-injury. "Our recent work suggests that people are returnin...'Chaos' theory empowers researchers to predict epileptic seizures
...ication between the site where a patient's seizure begins andelsewhere in the brain. When an increasing number of electrode pairs begin oscillating together duringan EEG, it signals a seizure is on its way. "We may not be able to pinpoint the exact time, but we can determine whether you are in danger,"Sack...Duke geneticists unraveling the tangled web of autism
...or head banging. Doctors believe that the disorder begins during development of the brain, possibly even before birth, and that the change prevents affected people from properly processing sensory information from their environment. Pericak-Vance, director of the Duke Center for Human Genetics and lead in...New plastic heals damaged nerves
...ix weeks, the biomaterial breaks down as the nerve begins to grow. The nerve continues growing even after the plastic has degraded, reaching its muscle target weeks or months later. Researchers have explored the use of synthetic materials to repair damaged nerves for the past decade or so, but Schmidt's...Researchers identify pathway that may slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease
...s of caspase-mediated apoptosis is misdirected and begins to destroy neurons. In the study, mice given a compound called zVAD-fmk that blocks the action of caspases developed ALS-like symptoms later and lived 22 percent longer than the mice who did not receive the drug. Dr. Przedborski points out that w...Can the body trick the body into an autoimmune response to thwart HIV?
...w Scientist When the immune system goes wrong and begins to attack the body's own cells, the result can be devastating diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. But now a team of US researchers is proposing to trick the body into launching an autoimmune response as a wa...