Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...mportant immunostimulatory proteins in breast milk can passthrough the stomach of an infant and into the intestine, from which they enterthe infant's bloodstream largely intact. In the adult, these proteins would bedestroyed." Investigations by other scientists have demonstrated that vaccinerespo..."Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...atheterization laboratory before an angioplasty can prevent platelets from sticking to arterial walls and reclogging vessels after the procedure. Results of a multicenter study published in the August 13 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrate a favora...New Ultrasound Technique Is Alternative To Cerebral Angiography
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...cerebral angiography, physicians who useultrasound can wheel a scanner bedside and obtain 3D images of the brain'sarteries. Abnormalities measured on 3D reconstructions of ultrasound images aremore reliable and easier to reproduce than on two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound,researchers from Germany w...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
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...e also potentially significantdynamic changes that can be seen, measured and evaluated using ultrasound s...ac. Smallarteries and veins around the spinal cord can be visualized, which "could havean important impact in research of spinal cord injuries." An...Duke Obtains FDA Designation For Pompe Disease Therapy
...to the second orthird decade in such cases. Adults can be affected by a milder form of thedisease but are still incapacitated due to respiratory insufficiency. Initially, the therapy developed at Duke will be tested in infants withthe most severe symptoms and for whom the disease is fatal. The Duke clin...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
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... increase in free radicals in the inner ear, which can damage or killsensory cells. To defend themselves, sensory cells express a rush ofglutathione, an antioxidant that absorbs free radicals. R-PIA was found toincrease the activity of glutathione, thus providing enhanced protection fromfree-radical da...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...rous forms of cancer-causing chemicals before they can damage DNAandpromote cancer. Sulforaphane "...see if eating a few tablespoonsof the sproutsdaily can supply the same degree of chemoprotection as one to two pounds ofbroccoli eatenweekly. The sprouts ...Study Demonstrates The Benefits Of Mammography In Women Under 50
...sical exams," Dr.Bradley said. Mammography can detect tumors in the breast which are too small to feel,Dr. Bradley said, which makes it an effective method for detecting breast cancerearly. Dr. Bradley also said that the treatment results for women whose tumorswere detected through mammog...Common Drug-Capsule Coating Not As Inert As Previously Thought
... streptavidin. Theresearchers discovered that PEG can undergo attractive interactions withthe proteins t... lack of biological activity -- are incorrect, you can easily headoff in a wrong direction. We need to take a closer look at what fundamentalmaterial prop...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
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ANN ARBOR---Doctors can face an ethical dilemma when patients request scre...esearch. Creating the impression that such exams can reduce a patient's risk to zero---possibly leading them to make uninformed medical decisions. Ina...... many responses in a Phase I trial. This means we can beoptimistic we have an effective drug." The FDA-funded Phase II clinical trial of the drug is already under way.The first patient enrolled in the trial, which focuses on leukemia patients, isin complete remission. Four other instit...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
... odds-beatersare doing right so that their efforts can be applied to other at-risk neighborhoods. Aiding him in this research are health planning administrationgraduate assistants Nina Ruparel and Carl Mandley....Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
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