Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
..., which showed that when bones are relieved of the burden of bearing weight, bone precursor cells fail to respond to insulin-like growth factor one or IGF-I, a biochemical regulator that plays a key role in the proliferation of most cell types. Now Bikle and his team have found that this lack of response oc...Clinical trial of new TB vaccine begins
...ective vaccine would greatly reduce the TB disease burden around the world. First developed and tested in TB-susceptible guinea pigs, the new vaccine was found to be more potent than the commercially available BCG vaccine. Funding for basic research, animal testing and vaccine characterization at UCLA was ...Cheap four-drug combo saves heart patients' lives
... blockers: Adrenaline-blocking drugs that ease the burden on the heart Many studies have already shown that individual drugs in each one of the four classes can help prevent problems in patients with previous heart problems and clogged arteries. All four are recommended in national guidelines for doctors. A...Diabetes patients skip medications to save money
...ly mounted above $100 a month created a financial burden that led to increasing credit card debt, borrowing money from family or friends and even cutting back on basic needs such as food or heat. Nearly one in five older adults with diabetes in the survey reported cutting back on prescription medication...Sleep shortage takes toll on middle schoolers
...uted to longer morning grooming times or a greater burden of household chores compared to boys....Statement from Barbara Alving of NHLBI on guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women
...improve and enhance efforts to reduce the terrible burden of cardiovascular disease among women. Although there have been tremendous improvements in the prevention and treatment of CVD, it remains the top killer of women, as well as men, in the United States. Thus, efforts to attack cardiovascular disease...Few disabled kids with psychosocial problems receive mental healthcare
... to inpatient and outpatient care, race and family burden were not associated with the likelihood of mental health counseling in special education school settings. Witt and colleagues noted that, as medical advances allow more children to survive birth defects or chronic diseases, concern has shifted fr...U of MN research indicates why radiation therapy reduces bone cancer pain
...nd these mechanisms and help efforts to reduce the burden of pain suffered by bone cancer patients." Resear... had significantly less bone destruction and tumor burden than untreated mice. Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor burden and bone destruction each c...Jan/Feb 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...e viewed as care primarily intended to relieve the burden of physical and emotional suffering that often accompany illnesses associated with aging. Further, they suggest that palliative care should be a major focus of care throughout the aging process, regardless of whether death is imminent. The propose...First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
...development pipeline, offers hope for reducing the burden of a disease that claims approximately two million lives each year." The vaccine combines two TB proteins known to stimulate strong immune responses in humans. The proteins were initially identified by screening blood taken from volunteers who never ...New vaccine for herpes in final trial phase
...sible symptoms can spread the disease. The disease burden is estimated at between $300 million to $1 billion per year in the US alone. There is no treatment that can eliminate the virus. The Herpevac Trial for Women is investigating a promising vaccine to protect women against genital herpes. This vaccine ...American College of Chest Physicians to offer developing nations free access to medical journal
...onary disease, and lung cancer have become a major burden for developing countries due to increasing tobacco use, occupational hazards, and environmental pollution," said Richard S. Irwin, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "Through HINARI, the ACCP empowers medical professiona...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2004 (second issue)
...sleep test. This experience imposes a substantial burden on the child and his or her parents, according to the researchers. The non-invasive procedure studied permits the evaluation of a cross-sectional area of the upper airway as a function of the distance from the mouth during both wakefulness and sleep...Discovery changes ideas about damage from strokes
...atically improve recovery and reduce the financial burden of strokes, which the National Stroke Association estimates is roughly $43 billion per year in the United States. "We still need to determine whether stimulating the PGE2 receptor hours after a stroke can protect mice from damage," says Andreasso...Cancer markers news backgrounder: Future of cancer diagnosis, treatment lies in tumor 'barcode'
... "My hope is that this technique may help ease the burden of chemotherapy among breast cancer patients," she says. Mills, who helped develop the ovarian protein test, is currently collaborating with Francisco Esteva, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in Breast Medical Oncology, and Ryuji Kobayashi, Ph.D.,...Gene targeting prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
...heimer's disease is caused by an increased amyloid burden in the brain -- the so-called amyloid cascade hypothesis. Results of the Northwestern study, published in the January issue of the journal Neuron, provide compelling evidence for the therapeutic potential of inhibiting an enzyme, beta-secretase (BAC...One-shot addiction treatment shows promise
...ase patient adherence to treatment, ease the visit burden on both patients and providers, and make treatment more accessible. The study was conducted by researchers at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medi...Obesity linked to aggressive prostate cancer
...n-American community, we may be able to reduce the burden of prostate cancer among black men," explained lead author of the second study, Stephen J. Freedland, MD of the multi-institution Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital (SEARCH) Database and currently at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Inst...... cars could be an effective strategy to reduce the burden of injury from car crashes.......ions provide significant opportunity to reduce the burden of these cancers. Once developed, this model can b... the state Department of Health, the extent of the burden of colorectal and prostate cancers varies by geographic region. For example, the rate of colorectal ...