Studies led by Mount Sinai researchers reinforces potential benefits of new stroke-prevention drug
...ed. About SPORTIF The SPORTIF III and V studies, directed by investigators at Mount Sinai School of Medicine last year, represent the largest study program to date for stroke prevention in patients with AF. SPORTIF III (open-label) and V (double-blind) demonstrated that fixed oral-dose ximelagatran (36 mg ...UNC to become regional center for research on health workforce
...of nursing, will lead that effort. A second study, directed by Dr. Donald E. Pathman, associate professor of family medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, will concentrate on patients' experiences with health care. "Dr. Pathman and colleagues will examine how people's use of outpatient services, their percep...Mayo Clinic researchers identify testing for patients for prostate treatments
..."Once these tools are established, patients can be directed toward therapies that are least likely to negatively affect their quality of life. ...Brain Science Institute at Columbia University established by Kavli Foundation gift
...havior. According to Dr. Kandel, "Our work will be directed toward developing more powerful tools to enable us to move from the study of individual nerve cells to that of complex neural systems which underlie the higher mental function." For decades, Columbia University has been a leader in advancing the neu...'Switched-off' genes put first chink in colon cell's anti-tumor armor
...ll's surface, stop a chain reaction of cell growth directed by the WNT gene. WNT stands for "wingless type," which, along with SFRP genes, gets its name from characteristics of fruit flies with mutations in these genes. The WNT gene pathway has long been linked to colon cancer by scientists at the Kimmel Ca...Lupus discovery may pave way to better-designed COX-2 inhibitors
... cell death and drive production of autoantibodies directed against the body's own DNA. Syamal Datta, M.D., and colleagues found that lupus T cells increase production of an enzyme called cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), which helps trigger inflammation, in tandem with another molecule called c-FLIP, which then p...Angiogenesis gene linked to biomarkers in breast cancer
... found increased production of messenger molecules directed by the HOXB7 gene in more than 60 percent of breast cancer cell lines and 90 percent of primary breast cancers. They also found that the gene is important in initiating cancer cells to move from their primary site to metastatic sites. Their microarr...Fatty acid pathway, glucose combine to produce triacetic acid lactone
...king to increase the productivity of TAL by way of directed evolution of FAS-B....OHSU researchers, collaborators make recommendations to self-treating physicians
...its, it can also have serious pitfalls. The study, directed by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher/physician, was conducted to discover whether physicians with a serious illness doctored themselves, their reasons for doing so, and what the consequences were. "I was struck by the fact that while...Eye disorder that can cause blindness is high among people with type 1 diabetes mellitus
... health problem, public and private policy efforts directed toward improving primary and secondary prevention programs are warranted."...Small uterine fibroids may be linked with increased risk of miscarriage, early study results show
...mann said. The Center for Women's Health Research, directed by Hartmann, will enroll study participants. "This is an ideal example of a study that follows from the center's mission of advancing the health of all women through research," she said. "It is imperative to promote multidisciplinary research that g...Successful therapy for head and neck cancer may lead to long-term circulatory problems
...t palate, which was treated with radiation therapy directed to the tumor and adjuvant preventive radiotherapy to the neck and upper chest. Since circulatory blood pressure lability is an indicator of baroreflex failure, the researchers assessed possible baroreflex-cardiovagal failure using heart rate-systolic...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...shot signal serves as either an antagonistic sound directed toward other males, an advertisement signal to attract females, or a combination of the two (4aAB12). Other talks will focus on birds' sophisticated hearing skills, which compare favorably to those in humans (2aPP3); the unique acoustical capabiliti...Many Americans use prayer for health concerns
...actice," the authors write. "Prayer is most often directed toward wellness and used in conjunction with conventional medical care. People who use prayer for health concerns report high levels of perceived helpfulness but rarely discuss their use of prayer with their physicians. Physicians should consider e...Study: New neurons can get out of spinal cord
...dents, Johns Hopkins scientists have used properly directed stem cells to successfully overcome what is thought to be a basic hurdle in restoring function to severely damaged central nervous systems -- getting new motor neurons to migrate through the spinal cord. In their experiments, the researchers first co...Trials launched to test treatment of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
...ive deficits of schizophrenia. The project will be directed by Stephen R. Marder, M.D., at UCLA with investigators at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Duke University, Durham, Washington University, St. Loui...Elevated rates of trauma may put urban American Indian women at increased risk for contracting HIV
... intervention and prevention messages and programs directed at Indians include assessments of physical and sexual trauma, as well as drug use and sexual risk taking," said Walters. Historical traumas experienced by Indians also have left many individuals suspicious of medical institutions and the intentions ...Why youngsters try to do impossible things
...tion appropriate for one object is inappropriately directed to its replica. The Science study's implications are important for understanding both the perception-action dissociation in behavior of normally developing young children and the early development of inhibitory control. The precise nature of the bre...National Academies news: vaccines and autism
...her research to find the cause of autism should be directed toward other lines of inquiry that are supported b...ources would be used most effectively if they were directed toward those avenues of inquiry that offer the greatest promise for answers. Without supporting evi...Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
...al surgery. "We are pleased to see more attention directed toward improving the lives of people suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases," said Jim Lewis, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania. "For too long, the rate of discovery was slow. Now we are seeing more answers for the millions of sufferers."...