Estrogen-driven gene activates human pituitary tumors, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers find
...t Cedars-Sinai, was primary author on a paper that described how overexpression of the gene leads to unbalanced...n rat genomes, the Cedars-Sinai team sequenced and described its expression in human cells. A novel family of related PTTG oncogenes has since been identified at...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
...ity on sales of products related to the technology described in this release. The University owns stock in Guilford, with Dr. Snyder having an interest in the University share under University policy. The University's stock is subject to certain restrictions under University policy. Dr. Snyder serves on the...ENBREL (etanercept) long-term clinical trial data
...nducted in the United States and Canada. Patients described in this presentation had moderate to severely active RA and had failed at least one DMARD. The data presented have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. Response to ENBREL was sustained over time. Of patients treated for 12 months ......k SEATTLE - For the first time, researchers have described the structure of a key blood-clotting protein implicated in hemophilia A, the most prevalent and serious type of hemophilia, an inherited disorder that causes recurrent, uncontrolled bleeding, most often into the joints. Knowing the structure of this...Hormone replacement therapy use limited
...ts impact. Although the results of the trial were described as "modest overall," the participants felt they had covered all their questions to a greater extent than did the comparison group. The Puget Sound HMO study was supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Grant suppor...Male unemployment levels affect birthweight
...ed males commonly experience stress, which is also described as a mismatch between life's demands and available resources. Rising unemployment in the community at large can also induce stress, even in those not directly affected, by reducing support from friends and relatives. For pregnant women, stress is a...Researchers find one in five children not getting care they think they need
... understand the risks of that behavior. Teens who described symptoms suggesting serious physical or mental health problems such as depression were about twice as likely to report foregone care as teens with no symptoms (32-39 percent vs. 17-18 percent), Ford said. Adolescents most in need of health care were ......t includes both food and medicine and it has been described as a war against public health with high human costs," Barry wrote in an article published January 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. "Although curtailments of individual liberties and privacy by the Cuban government may seem as an abridgement of...Drug blocks opioid side effects: Could improve palliative care
...of mild to moderate abdominal cramping, which they described as being "similar to a defecation sensation, without discomfort." The cramping disappeared after a bowel movement. None of the subjects reported symptoms of opioid withdrawal, indicating that the drug, as expected, did not cross the blood-brain barri...Scientists: herb known as comfrey can ruin liver, other herbs appear helpful
...ars of New York University's psychiatry department described how researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a Ginko biloba extract in treating dementia in at least two large randomized clinical trials. Compared with patients who received inactive compounds, those who took the extract tended to have eit...Genetic test for melanoma developed at UCSF
...ities that characterize cancerous skin cells, was described here, today (March 9), at the annual meeting of the International Society of Dermatopathology. A skin mole that looks suspicious to a dermatologist is usually biopsied and examined under the microscope. But even with years of experience it's ...Program to increase use of advance directives reduces use of health care services
..."quality of life. This unacceptable condition was described in a personal statement. Competent residents and relatives of competent residents at all six nursing homes completedsatisfaction questionnaires about the care provided at the start of the study and six, 12 and 18months thereafter. "We anticipate......ic says. "This could help somany people." Research described in this news release received support from Hoechst MarionRousell (now Aventis Pharmaceuticals); the National Institute of Mental Health;and the National Institute of Drug Abuse....Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
...c health and the environment. Selected studies are described below. First broad overview of the subject at a major U.S. scientific meeting: So says Christian Daughton, Ph.D., of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Las Vegas, Nev., chair of the symposium. Research in Europe on the environmental f...Synthetic rubber kills germs on contact
...eria and other pathogenic organisms on contact was described here today at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The material - whose killing power is renewable - proved effective in laboratory tests against Staphylococcus aureus and other major so...New horizons, treatments in anticancer chemistry
...ancisco, Calif., March 26-30. Selected studies are described below. Squeezing hope from a marine organism: Bryostatin, a promising new anticancer agent derived from moss-like aquatic organisms called bryozoans, appears to prevent tumor-promoting compounds from binding to designated receptor protein...Tobacco chemical protects against Parkinson's disease
...of Parkinson's Disease. The tobacco compound is described as a derivative of naphthoquinone, and works by interfering with an enzyme in the brain known as monoamine oxidase (MAO). MAO typically breaks down neurotransmitters - including dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine - as part of normal chemical act......s largest scientific society. Selected studies are described below. Electronic inhaler targets the bloodstream via the lungs: This handheld device allows precise doses of tiny liquid particles to be inhaled through the mouth. Unlike conventional inhalers, which deliver drugs to the large airways of the lung...Purdue 'stealth compounds' attack cancer cells
...ell's ability to function," he says. The method, described in detail at the recent American Association for Cancer Research meeting in San Francisco, will allow scientists to build on many current treatments that now require a time-consuming process to form nucleotides from precursor compounds, called nucleo......the Chicago stockyards under the brutal conditions described in Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle. Through sheer force of will and brainpower, Gomberg learned English, completed his secondary education, and in 1886 entered the University of Michigan. He tried to enroll in a beginning course in physics, but t...