Euroscience Open Forum 2006 launches call for proposals
...ers in 40 countries. In order to promote dialogue between science and society, ESOF2006 will be jointly held with the Wissenschaftssommer (German national science week) in Munich. The Wissenschaftssommer is organised annually by Wissenschaft im Dialog, an initiative of the Stifterverband fr die Deutsche Wis...Balance and better interactions between primary-care and specialist physicians improve US health
... report that, in the United States, the boundaries between the roles of specialists and primary-care physicians are blurred. In countries other than the U.S., specialists typically work in hospitals and see patients only on referral from primary-care physicians, so that the roles are clearly delineated. In t...Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers
...sylvania School of Medicine have identified a link between a critical cancer pathway and an Epstein-Barr Viru...ma. The use of peptides to block the interaction between this essential EBV protein and the specific pathway in human B cells is currently underway. Initial ...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...strated The overall safety profile was comparable between the Boostrix and Td groups "Adolescents are an important reservoir for the disease and often the source of infection for infants," noted Dr. Colin Marchant, adjunct associate professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. "Adding per...Ethical discussion should come before research
...reating mice with human brains. "When the barrier between humans and animals is broken down, could science u...orking on." Jones also argues that a shortened gap between lab research and potential use in humans means that scientists must consider ethical issues before e...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
...mportant element of a good working relationship is between physicians and nurses, physicians answered with "a willingness to help," while nurses answered with "mutual respect and trust." Other conflicts include the physician-physician conflict scenario, the family-family conflict scenario and the physician-...Neuronal death and processing of Tau protein in Alzheimer's disease
...hallmark of the disease). One of the intersections between amyloid and neurofibrillary pathological pathways in AD might rely on caspase-3 cleavage of tau.Intriguingly, the authors find that one of the tau mutations described in FTDP-17, potentiates the apoptotic capacity of tau fragments; such finding has n...Brain imaging reveals secrets of love, fear and betrayal
...fessor Paul Mathews, will illuminate the parallels between the works of Shakespeare and the current search by experts to uncover the secrets of the brain. Professor Mathews and Shakespeare scholar Jeffrey McQuain recently combined their expertise to produce a landmark book which examines some of neuroscience...Multi-center study shows direct link between residential radon exposure and lung cancer
...vides compelling direct evidence of an association between prolonged residential radon exposure and lung canc... as underground mines and homes. The initial link between radon exposure and lung cancer had been derived from studies of underground miners, who are exposed ...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
A new review finds similarities between the clinical presentation and course of breast can...onstrate epidemiological and clinical similarities between Africans and African Americans. African women are diagnosed most often between 35 and 45 years, and ...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
...ch Council World War II Veteran Twin Registry born between 1917 and 1927. Two hundred and ten MZ and 181 DZ complete twin pairs and 58 singletons, whose twin were no longer living or were unavailable for the study, completed a survey and underwent an examination for AMD. The results were then statistically ...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
... significant racial differences in the association between education level and weight change for middle-aged women, according to an article in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. While overall rates of obesity have increased dramatically in the United State...Medicaid enrollment at late stages may partly explain poor outcomes for cancer
...xplain the surprising lack of survival differences between Medicaid and uninsured patients. To further examine the contribution of Medicaid's policies in cancer outcome, Cathy Bradley, Ph.D. of Michigan State University and her colleagues reviewed the records of 13,740 subjects from the Michigan Tumor Regist...Obesity among African-American stroke survivors increases risk factors for recurrent stroke
...ntion Study [AAASPS]) to determine the association between obesity and cardiovascular risk factor profiles for African-American stroke survivors. Using baseline data on height and weight, the researchers determined the body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in...Depression may explain higher risk of heart attack associated with antidepressants
...,000 patients who had had their first heart attack between 1998 and 2001 and 360,000 randomly selected others, matched for age and sex. Analysis indicated an increased risk of a first heart attack with either the newer or older class of antidepressants within the first month of prescription. Patients who had...AACC and The Endocrine Society partner to promote patient education
...spect." Dr. Scott emphasized that the relationship between AACC and The Endocrine Society, as well as future Endorsers, is based on a common interest in promoting health literacy among patients. "We created Lab Tests Online because of the importance of lab testing in medical practice, but we know that testi...HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
...s was the case. Instead, we see little correlation between widespread availability of treatment and reduction...subtype B, which is mainly transmitted through sex between men. Very little is known about how subtype B successfully invaded the British population, and more ...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
... coma recovery and how to examine the relationship between behavioral changes and neural adaptation are illus...ke rehabilitation. Fifty-three percent of patients between the ages of 7584 and 40 percent of patients age 85 and older were successfully rehabilitated. Invest...Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy prolongs survival for some patients with advanced lung cancer
... systemic chemotherapy were enrolled in this study between July 2001 and April 2004. Patients were randomized to one of the two treatment arms. One patient group received standard treatment -- six cycles of paclitaxel and carboplatin. The second group received the same six-cycle chemotherapy regimen with ...Binge drinking can impair both mood and cognitive performance
...ndence," he said. "This study can not distinguish between mood and cognitive dysfunction promoting binge drinking or binge drinking inducing dysfunction, however, both might be true." Crews suggested that future studies follow young individuals known to binge drink for several years to better understand the...