Second stage of HIV vaccine trial begins in London and Oxford, UK
...s of sex workers in Nairobi and elsewhere gave the clues that helped in the design of the vaccine. Despite frequent exposure to HIV, a small minority of these women has resisted infection over many years. Professor J. J. Bwayo, who is chairman of the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of...University of Pittsburgh transplant researchers present findings at international meeting
...nd recurrent cellular rejection, it may also offer clues about who may be at risk for developing chronic rejection, one of the most serious complications of lung transplantation. ( A more detailed news release is also available. )...Routine overnight EEG monitoring not warranted in autistic children
... have clinical seizures at all, there are clinical clues that allow a neurologist to suspect this syndrome. We recommend overnight EEG monitoring in selected patients with autistic syndrome, specifically those with significant regression or fluctuation in language functioning, explains Pearl.......cing," she says. Certain signs, however, can give clues about what infants are feeling. Facial activity and cry analysis may help physicians and nurses determine the extent to which a baby is suffering. On top of all her research, Dr. Johnston still finds time to head up an extensive pain awareness campa...Researchers identify new signs of depression and anxiety in patients
...they found. The researchers believe that such new clues to anxiety and depression can contribute to an improved diagnostic profile that will help family physicians identify patients most at risk for anxiety and depression and help those patients receive appropriate care. The results were published in the ...Jefferson scientists create first animal model of common type of leukemia
... time. The study results should "provide important clues about the regulation of programmed cell death - why leukemic cells don't die," Dr. Croce notes, "and help us understand genetic mechanisms involved." There are as many as 10,000 new cases of B-cell CLL in the United States each year. The disease oft...Despite resources, at-risk infants in US fare no better, researchers find
...th care systems of each country that could provide clues to help improve the odds for all newborns....Buszaki neuroscience research published in current journals 'Science' & 'Nature'
...tion of neurons." He said the new findings provide clues to how brain rhythms assist brain cells to represent information in the temporal domain, similar to melodies played on a musical instrument. Timing is of the essence in the brain. Moreover, Buzsaki said researchers "showed that this complex behavior ...Cardiac differences in infants born to HIV-positive mothers may persist
..." Lipshultz adds. "This research offers additional clues to how influences during fetal life might affect cardiovascular disease." Both groups of children were born with left ventricles that, on average, had higher mass and lower contractility, or a diminished ability to pump. Between 4 and 30 months of ...Buck researcher makes progress in fight against Huntington's Disease
...disease. Dr. Lisa Ellerby's work may also provide clues for research teams studying the effects of other brain-damaging diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. As a physician, I am heartened to see basic research providing hope for future treatment of patients." Dr. Ellerby has done Huntington's d...Lipid abnormalities linked to Lou Gehrigs disease
... unknown. But NIA scientists unearthed several new clues through a complex, multi-step investigation. After comparing spinal cord tissue extracted from people who had ALS with those who didn't, the investigators discovered that levels of ceramides, cholesterol esters and several other lipids were significa...NIEHS announces $20 million, three-center effort to pin-point environmental triggers of Parkinson's
...wledge and expertise. He said, "We have some good clues about what environmental agents and genes may be i...work, said, "The environmental link provides major clues in unraveling Parkinson's remaining mysteries. The cure will be accelerated by this tremendous comm...Rutgers researcher finds brain connections may reorganize in Parkinson's disease
...University of New Jersey, have discovered critical clues that may explain why parts of the brain damaged by Parkinson's disease, specifically those that control sensory-guided movements, aren't repaired by dopamine replacement therapy. Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affect...Recruitment of 50,000 sisters of women with breast cancer
...isters for ten years, the researchers hope to find clues as to why: Is it genes they shared? A common diet? Early menstruation? A household or environmental chemical? A gene-environment interaction? By means of simple tests and questionnaires, the researchers - from the National Insti...New clues to help diabetes and hypoglycemia
Australian scientists have found clues to why patients with insulin-dependent diabetes are often unable to sense their need to take life-saving glucose. The evidence came from a known and potent appetite stimulant released by the brain called Neuropeptide Y (NPY). Studies using diabetic...Brain anticipates events to learn routines
...r or crossing the street. "Our study gives us some clues of how we make use of our experiences to change specific signals in the brain," Ghose said. "The results are a window into how we represent time. They tell us how accurately we know when things are going to happen and how well we can prepare ourselve...Mild injury may render brain cells vulnerable to immune system attack
...aging effect on the brain," said McNamara. Initial clues that complement could attack brain cells came from... they believe that the finding might offer further clues to the metabolic pathway by which the neuron's defenses against complement are compromised. Importan...Researchers discover 'doorways' into brain cells
...hat this change with maturation provides important clues about how nerve cells differentiate and specialize during brain development," said Ehlers. "And, these changes give some new insight into the diminished plasticity of the brain with aging." Since entry of nutrients and pathogens such as viruses is th...OHSU researchers study healthy aging population
...from Alzheimer's disease. The study hopes to offer clues to diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's, and other forms of dementia. The C. Rex and Ruth H. Layton Alzheimer's Research Center at OHSU launched the study in 1989. The trial is unusual because few dementia studies have been conducted w...Rutgers wins funds to create online index of moving brain images
...se images, to look for patterns that might provide clues about the differences between a diseased brain and a normal brain,"Kantor said. Currently, however, the data are indexed by little more than the patient's vital statistics. "If we have better ways of indexing and retrieving images, it will be helpf...