Schizophrenia-Like Behavior In Rats Blocked Via Glutamate
An unexpected clue from a rat model of psychosis has led National Institute ofMental Health grantees to propose a new strategy for treating schizophrenia. Scientists have known for some time that the psychosis-inducing drug PCP(phencyclidine) blocks activation of recep...More Evidence Of Possible Adverse Effects From New Hormone Use In Women With Heart Disease
... said. A study reported last August was the first clue that women with heart disease should not start hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which consists of daily doses of estrogen for women who have had hysterectomies or estrogen plus the progestin hormone for women with an intact uterus. The August ...Rosenbaum discovers "hidden clue" on cardiogram
...d identifycardiac disease. Until now, an important clue to predicting sudden cardiac arrest has remained hidden on the ECG. Physicians knew the clue was there, but were unable to confirm that it meant their patients were at high risk for ventricular...Researchers learn how stress slows wound healing
... General Psychiatry, is the latest clue to howpsychological stress causes physiologic changes within the body, manyof which can weaken a person's health. "There is a lot in the medical literature suggesting, ifpossible, ...Hard liquor, not beer or wine, may explain trends in cirrhosis mortality
Scientists have noted a new clue to an epidemiological mystery surrounding thelink between alcohol and cirrhosis. Although cirrhosis has long been associatedwith heavy drinking, US cirrhosis mortality trends have not always correspondedwell with the nation's total alcohol consumpti......throughout their lives. This new study provides a clue to how the transitionfrom growth to stability migh...onset of the disease. These new results provide a clue to how mutationsin presenilin, which is known to affect Notch signaling, may contribute toalteration...Researchers uncover gene related to acute leukemia
...m Cancer Center researchers have uncovered another clue in themystery of how chromosomal translocations cause acute leukemias. The findingssuggest new treatment possibilities for these cancers of the bone marrow andblood. In the October 26th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences, Sc...Castagnolis discover compound in tobacco that may protect against Parkinson's disease
...he Castagnolis' lab, he said, "provides a critical clue for the development of drugs that may directly reproduce the neuroprotective action of smoking without exposing people to its other harmful health effects." The results of the Castagnolis' research, which has included a second study of mice that con...Award-winning book looks at responsibility for sick babies in hospitals
...st irrelevant," said Heimer. "Fathers get a strong clue that they need not be responsible." The expectations for young unmarried mothers also are relatively low. The NICU staff argue that it is necessary to accommodate different lifestyles with varying standards of tolerance for diversity in parenting. "...Why does an anti-depressant work for some people, but not others?
...T. -- A Toronto neurologist has found an important clue in the brain that may explain why some people respond better to an anti-depressant than others. The discovery is an important step in the development of more effective and faster-acting treatments for depression. The clinical study, to be published...Compounds also present in alcoholic beverages may explain chocolate cravings
A Spanish researcher has a new clue to what motivates "chocoholics": a group of chemicals that might contribute to the good feelings associated with binging on the tasty treat. The finding is reported in the current (October 16) issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, ...Researchers identify promising target to slow Alzheimer's
...utterfield. The finding provides yet another clue in unraveling the complex mystery of Alzheimer's. A growing number of factors have been associated with the disease, including stress, prior head injury, viruses, genes and abnormal concentrations of metal ions in the brain, including aluminum, zinc,...Clue to women's greater knee injury risk in basketball, soccer, volleyball
...d) CHAPEL HILL -- New research suggests a possible clue to why female recreational athletes who play basketball, soccer or volleyball tear a ligament of the knee at significantly greater rates than males. The findings offer a basis for shaping effective injury prevention training programs for female athl...Simple blood test may be able to predict risk of preeclampsia
...he true risk factor. It also may provide the only clue that a lean woman is at elevated risk." Wolf adds that the possibility of being able to identify at-risk women earlier in their pregnancies could lead to advances in the search for preventive therapies. "One reason why the studies of possible trea...Mayo Clinic researchers discover enzyme has potential to stop multiple sclerosis tissue damage
... MINN. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found a new clue in the search for a way to stop the tissue damage, or demyelination, that occurs in multiple sclerosis (MS) or related central nervous system diseases. They found a dramatic increase in a newly discovered degradative enzyme, myelencephalon-specific p...130-year-old mysteries solved: how nitroglycerin works; why patients develop tolerance
...tors have been prescribing nitroglycerin without a clue how itworks," Stamler said. "And for the past 30 years scientists have been looking unsuccessfullyfor an enzyme that can release nitric oxide from nitroglycerin. "Additionally, there is no data from clinical trials showing that nitroglycerin actuall...Generation x-tra large: Americans getting fatter younger, study finds
...tion though, because the answer could give us some clue as to how to reverse these trends." Some of the sex, age and ethnic differences in weight development the study found include: Among women, black women had the highest BMI and white women the lowest average BMI at each age sampled. Average BMI reache...Two drugs are better than one to prevent return of atrial fibrillation
...tments, so new options are needed, Moro says. "The clue for this work was evidence that patients treated with angiotensin II antagonists for other conditions developed fewer atrial arrhythmias than expected," she explains. In the study, 154 patients who had continuous AF for more than seven days were rand...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for August (first issue)
... that acute opportunistic infection is their first clue of an HIV infection. Dr. Masur said that the U.S. needs to do far better in terms of educating the at-riskpopulation and providing them with the care they need before they develop an acute opportunistic infection. In most clinical trials directed a......orks, the researchers have uncovered a fundamental clue that may allow the development of better therapies "Right now, our findings suggest that weight gain is an inherent part of how TZDs function and diabetics should bear in mind the role of a healthy diet in combination with drug therapy," said Lazar. ...