The 23rd Congress of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
...r 8 years is demonstrated. New results that will dramatically improve the treatment of prostate cancer. The results of a major European trial demonstrate that radiotherapy given after surgical removal of the prostate substantially improves survival will be presented. The remarkable results from a European-Ame...p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
...stopped completely. Allergies have increased dramatically over the past 20 years, and new treatments are clearly needed. Experts estimate that, in the UK alone, 1 in 3 people will suffer from some form of allergy during their lifetime; some 9 million people suffer from hay fever, 6 million from eczema and 5...Soy likely doesn't affect fertility, according to research in monkeys
...sian countries where a lot of soy is consumed have dramatically lower rates of breast cancer than women in the United States. One explanation is that plant estrogens, called isoflavones, increase menstrual cycle length or reduce ovarian hormones both which would reduce lifetime exposure to estrogen. However, the...New study demonstrates co-administration
...ombination with a statin, the combination can more dramatically lower cholesterol levels than using either therapy alone. In a study where WelChol was taken with Zocor (a statin), WelChol 3.8 g provided a 16 percent (32 mg/dL) additional average LDL cholesterol reduction in combination therapy beyond that of Zoc...UMHS researchers help hone use of substance to improve lung function in premature infants
...ve lung function, research has shown, and this has dramatically increased the survival of infants born extremely early. In this study, researchers randomly assigned 40 infants born at U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital to receive either Survanta or Infasurf, two animal-derived surfactants. Babies qualified for s...New way of controlling cholesterol may help treat Alzheimer's
... controls the distribution of cholesterol in cells dramatically reduces the number of amyloid plaques in the brains of transgenic mice. Some of the treated mice were much better at learning their way through a maze than were untreated mice. "We found that this way of reducing cholesterol levels in the brains of...Whole blood may do more harm than good in pediatric heart surgeries
...rator (36 hours versus 53 hours) which could also dramatically affect health care costs. The researchers believe the differences were because the patients receiving reconstituted blood were observed to accumulate less fluid. Fluid accumulation is a marker for inflammation. The research was conducted between Ja...Barbed sutures, wrinkle fillers give patients more innovative, non-surgical options
...skin and improve skin texture. In addition, it may dramatically improve the skin of patients with acute cystic acne. According to a study presented at Plastic Surgery 2004, patients who had ThermaCool saw a notable difference after one treatment, experienced skin tightening and improved skin texture. ...Denver physician patents minimally invasive technology for hair transplantation surgery
...ically Advanced Follicular Extraction) System will dramatically improve the field of hair restoration, making the surgery more accessible, more efficient and more affordable for the millions of men and women who are candidates for hair transplantation surgery. A less invasive surgical option, the Harris SAFE Syst...Smart lights, nonstick implants and 100th birthday of electronics at science & technology meeting
...ight eventually replace ordinary white lights as a dramatically more energy-efficient light source; a chemistry-ba...nteraction between the dots and their surroundings dramatically enhances the stability of the dots' magnetic properties. Their experimental data appears to indicat...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
...have the potential to fuel new economic growth and dramatically change the future. Keynote speakers include Vinod Khosla, founding CEO of Sun Microsystems and General Partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Ray Kurzweil, renowned inventor, author and founder of Kurzweil Technologies; and Rick Wagoner, chai...Increase in childhood leukaemia may be part due to increased light at night
.... The incidence of childhood leukaemia increased dramatically in the twentieth century. The increase has mainly affected the under five age group, in whom the risk increased by more than 50 per cent during the second half of the century alone. Although the causes of leukaemia in children are poorly understood,...UW to lead most comprehensive study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease
...://www.epa.gov/ ). "We have a national strategy to dramatically improve America's air quality," said EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt. "An important component of this strategy is to improve our understanding of the health risks from long-term exposure to particulate pollution, particularly as it relates to coronar...Tobacco sponsorship of Formula One must stop, say health experts
...and promotion, to include sports sponsorship could dramatically reduce the importance of Formula One to the tobacco industry, and prevent cigarette manufacturers from using the global appeal of the sport to market their brands and spread the tobacco pandemic', he concludes. For further information, or to intervie...Patients with severe depression improve using guidelines developed by UT Southwestern researchers
...provement, as well as functional improvement, were dramatically better among patients who followed the algorithm-based program. These results should encourage physicians and health-care systems to design management programs based on these easy-to-use algorithms." Patients' outcomes were measured by three standard...Parkinson's caregivers at risk for deteriorating health
...al and mental health declined and strain increased dramatically over 10 years. The investigators also found that there were predictors early in the course of caregiving that might identify who was at greatest risk. "As an example, caregivers who had bad health and depression to start with were more likely to have...Big rise in hospital admissions for angina and chest pain
...ospitalisation for angina and chest pain has risen dramatically in the last decade, with enormous financial and service implications, according to new research on bmj.com. Researchers analysed hospital discharge records for Scottish residents aged at least 18 years with a first emergency hospitalisation for heart...Key immune system protein reduced in HIV-associated dementia patients
... that HIV-infected macrophages secrete lysozyme at dramatically reduced levels in HIV-demented patients suggests that the macrophages are no longer highly activated, but are, instead, dysfunctional and thus unable to fight HIV-1 or other infections, says lead researcher Lynn Pulliam, PhD, associate chief of staff...Stereotactic body radiation therapy conference
...on and as the doses increased the recurrence rates dramatically decreased." Patients enrolled in the second phase were treated with biologically more potent doses than conventionally used but patients received only three outpatient treatments compared to 30-35 treatments administered for standard therapy. Recru...Interventional procedures significantly improve quality of life for obese patients
...rden to the health care system is likely even more dramatically decreased, both in this short interval and over longer intervals," said Jon Gould, M.D., lead author of the study. Patients in the study were mostly female (86%) and experienced a mean excess weight loss at six months after surgery of 51 percent. ...