Tuberculosis strains stay close to home, say Stanford researchers
...been anecdotal evidence that tuberculosis bacteria differ throughout the world, said Small, who is currently on leave from Stanford serving as a senior program officer in the Global Health Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Additionally, he said, studies testing tuberculosis vaccines have var...College education protects Caucasian women against obesity more than African American women
...ressful life events. "Given that increases did not differ by race or SES over time women, these race SES patterns may be set in place and well established before midlife," she said. SWAN is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years. Th...Targeted antiviral prophylaxis of flu case contacts could successfully contain pandemic influenza
...trains of flu that acquire genetic variations that differ slightly from earlier strains, while pandemics occur when there is a dramatic shift in the current flu strain. Annual flu vaccines are designed to counter the strain of flu from the previous season, and often there is insufficient time to catch up w...MCOs shortchange minority Medicaid patients
.... However, Asian adults who spoke English did not differ significantly from White English speakers in their reports on getting needed care, the timeliness of care, provider communication and staff helpfulness and actually had more positive experiences with their plan service. A similar pattern was observ...Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
... results and Schering AG's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that may cause such differences are discussed in our Form 20-F and Form 6-K reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Schering AG unde...Computer-aided detection system for mammography does not change recall, detection rates
...e of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, differ from those of earlier studies that suggested that computer-aided detection may increase the breast cancer detection rate by as much as 20% without substantially affecting the recall rate. Several computer-aided detection systems are approved by the ...Understanding the autoimmune response in type 1 diabetes
...une response. Why these T cell activation pathways differ between normal and T1DM patients will require further characterization. In an accompanying commentary, Kevan Herald from the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University, New York, comments that "these new findings concerning the responses of ...Some people with migraines have an increased risk for brain lesions
... Male controls and patients with migraine did not differ in the prevalence of deep WMLs. "Based on the current evidence, further study into the possible etiologic mechanisms of brain lesions in migraine patients is required. This will not only provide important clues about the pathophysiology of migraine ...Carnegie Mellon uses AFM to discover effects of experimental drugs on Alzheimer's plaques
...n." The scientists believe that the two antibodies differ in their ability to inhibit fibril formation due to the way they bind to the A peptide. Binding at one end of A, m3D6 does not inhibit the formation of extended beta sheets, which are the major structural feature of mature fibrils. Because m266.2 bin...Study shows how well heartburn sufferers follow directions for over-the-counter Prilosec OTC
...me back. Their demographic characteristics did not differ substantially from the group that reported heartburn, but did not take part in the study. Nearly all (91 percent) of the patients followed the one-pill-a-day guideline perfectly, and 96 percent used one carton of 14 tablets or less -- even though th...Family members say dying patients need better end-of-life emotional and medical support
...hospice services. Unmet needs for dyspnea did not differ by setting of care. Overall, half of family members reported that the patient did not receive enough emotional support." And the authors note that about one in four families reported concerns with physician communication regarding medical decision...Study suggests driving restrictions are not necessary for users of methadone, buprenorphine and LAAM
...of 0.05%. Simulated driving performance did not differ among the opiate treatment subjects or between opiate treatment subjects and controls. However, impairment was observed in all groups after alcohol consumption. Importantly, the effects of alcohol in producing diminished performance were equal in a...Distress-prone people more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
...ten get angry at the way people treat me." "People differ in their tendency to experience psychological distress, and this is a stable personality trait throughout adulthood," said study author Robert S. Wilson, PhD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill. "Since chronic stress has been associate...Researchers use crippled poliovirus to attack brain cancer
...ow in normal motor neurons. "Cells differ in terms of how well-suited they are to a particular virus," said Gromeier. "Every cell type has unique cellular proteins that can either support or block viral function, and we believe differences in these proteins account for the modified virus' in...Leading the way in novel anti-cancer research
...mor by different mechanisms. Tumor blood vessels differ significantly from normal blood vessels. The endothelial cells which line their vessel walls retain the characteristics of immature, newly formed dividing cells and appear to depend heavily on a tubulin cytoskeleton to maintain their shape. Vascula...Brain signals from the paralyzed or injured captured by computer
...BCIs already available and those under development differ greatly in the brain signals they use, in how they detect those signals, in the methods they use to translate the signals to carry out the person's commands, and in the kinds of devices the signals control. Groundbreaking work conducted by Douglas J....New studies show factors responsible for enhanced response to music
...that P2 responses to violin and pure tones did not differ between musical and nonmusical children," says Rob...ical training, to see if their activation patterns differ from those of young children. "We'll be very interested to see whether or not the brain becomes more...UCLA researchers find gingko biloba may help improve memory
...olism, measured by PET for the first time, did not differ significantly between the study's two volunteer groups. Researchers noted that although all volunteers taking gingko biloba experienced better verbal recall, a larger sample size might be needed to effectively track brain metabolism results. "Our f...Emory data suggest diabetics have worsening symptoms prior to acute cardiac event
...abetics presenting for elective angioplasty do not differ significantly from non-diabetics in their angina-specific quality of life. However, in those who have experienced a NQWMI, diabetes predicts greater physical limitation even though although angina stability and frequency did not differ," says Dr. W...Caregivers of family members with dementia experience more health problems than noncaregivers
...ealth problems than younger caregivers but did not differ with the younger caregivers in physiological risk. A reason for this, say the authors, is that as age increases, reports of physical illness and disabilities also increase and they are related to general distress and the distress of caring for an ill...