Sound helps augment poor vision for some tasks
... goggles that simulated nearsightedness, the sound dramatically improved their performance."When they wore goggles, the participants' ability to locate the light declined," said Wallace. "But when sound was added, they were just as good as when they had normal vision." Wallace, an associate professor of neurobiol...Jefferson Scientists define new cell type that may lead to clues about Kaposi's sarcoma
...e of cell, termed a "dermal dendrocyte," increases dramatically in number in tumors in early human KS, he says. When Dr. Murphy and his co-workers injected the dermal dendrocytes directly into normal mouse skin, the injected areas developed features similar to human KS. The findings may lead to insights into th...New TB vaccine shows promise in HIV infection
...ite the widespread use of BCG, TB has been growing dramatically in the world, fueled by the increased susceptibility of HIV-infected people to TB. TB remains the largest cause of death worldwide from any single infectious disease, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which call...Stem cell factor: Secret to liver's fountain of youth
...leagues demonstrate that hepatic SCF levels change dramatically following partial hepatectomy in mice, and that SCF blockade, either by administration of anti-SCF antibodies or by using genetically altered, SCF-deficient mice, inhibits hepatocyte proliferation. Furthermore, SCF administration in SCF-deficient mic...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November 2003 (first issue)
...thma patient costs and subsequent hospitalizations dramatically An intervention study directed at hospitalized asthma patients who had a history of frequent health care use resulted in a significant reduction in subsequent hospitalizations, many fewer lost work or school days, and lower direct and indirect healt...Laser therapy offers hope for acne sufferers
...NCET suggests that single-dose laser therapy could dramatically reduce inflammatory facial acne for up to 3 months. Effective new treatments are required for people with acne; this common skin disease can be associated with social isolation, employment difficulties, and occasionally suicide. At present mild to mo...Use of statins may prevent breast cancer, say University of Pittsburgh researchers
...development of breast cancer, and our findings are dramatically positive," said study author and lead investigator Jane Cauley, Dr.P.H., professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The Pittsburgh-led study found that older women who took statins and non-statin lipi...AAPA survey shows physician assistants increasingly employed in medical practices
...nts and similar health professionals has increased dramatically as doctors attempt to provide more direct patient care. The percentage of physicians outside of institutional practice settings who worked with physician assistants and similar providers increased from 40 percent in 1997 to 48 percent in 2001. The ...Molecule expressed early in pregnancy may help patients tolerate transplants
...tion rates of grafts, or transplanted organs, have dramatically dropped but many organs are still failing over time. "Even though the organ is not rejected, they are failing for other reasons," Dr. Grandas said. "Patients get infected and die with a working graft or they develop chronic graft dysfunction," becau...More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants
...cated federal and philanthropic funding increasing dramatically in the last year alone. M. D. Anderson was one of...cancer tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 3 that dramatically reduced human lung cancer growth in mice. Projects to be continued or started include: translatio...Deadly decision: Where should baby sleep?
...th's issue of Pediatrics. "The odds of death go up dramatically among babies who use adult beds," says James Kemp, M.D., one of the researchers and an associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and director the Sleep Lab at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. "The numbers...In childhood leukemia study, aggressive chemotherapy cuts deaths by 37%
...elin. "Giving these drugs at much higher dosages dramatically improves a child's chances for survival, and does not pose a significantly greater risk for long-term negative effects. The evidence is so compelling that we are recommending that this new approach become the standard treatment for all children diag...Small changes in hospital practice bring significant benefits to rectal cancer patients
... indicating that rectal cancer surgery has changed dramatically in Sweden during the last ten years. Rectal cancer patients are now reaching almost 60% five-year survival and have been doing better than colon cancer patients during the last five years. "Therefore, changes during the last 20 years in Sweden have ...New evidence eases some concerns about bone fracture risk with breast cancer drug
...en (possibly because anastrozole lowered oestrogen dramatically and there was some evidence that tamoxifen acted as an oestrogen agonist in a low oestrogen environment). It was potentially detrimental, Prof. Howell said, for patients to switch from tamoxifen to anastrozole so the advice was that patients should c...Sandia nanolaser may help extend life-spans by rapidly analyzing possible neuroprotectant drugs
...ley calls "nano-squeezing," the lasing spectra are dramatically altered, which makes cell identification and detection easier. UNM's Keep, who is also chief executive officer of the Albuquerque-based Swedish-American company Maas BiolAB, has contributed the neuroprotective agent Cyclosporin A, for which his compa...Anticonvulsant drug promising therapy for cocaine abuse
...d in Mexico showed this drug could cut cocaine use dramatically in people who had used cocaine daily for at least 3 years. "GVG reduces levels of dopamine, the 'feel-good' chemical that floods the brains of cocaine users, providing the 'high' they crave," says Dr. Frank Vocci, Director, Division of Treatment Res...Differences in cancer screening rates reported
...creening procedures among California adults varies dramatically depending on race and ethnicity, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The differences -- attributed to cultural, education, language and other barriers -- persist even when comparing like income levels or health ins...Another US airport travel hazard dirty hands
...n the absence of monitoring, numbers may have been dramatically different. Our message is clear: one of the most effective tools in preventing the spread of infection is literally at our fingertips."...Progress shown in death rates from four leading cancers decline in overall mortality has slowed
...ally and in most states. "Biomedical research has dramatically enhanced our understanding of cancer and given us more effective strategies for cancer control," said Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D, Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. "These declines...Stanford, Packard research finds better drug therapy for children predisposed to bipolar disorder
...manic symptoms. Children with depression responded dramatically to the medication after as little as one week of treatment. "What was most surprising was how quickly the patients responded, and that patients with depression responded so well to divalproex," Chang said. While traditional drugs are effective for mo...