Small increases or 'blips' in HIV levels do not signal mutations leading to drug-resistant HIV
...nths. In total, 36 blood samples were taken from each patient. Statistical analysis of the results sho...rmed by using two independent laboratories to test each sample. No new mutations were found in an analysis of nearly 1,000 viral clones for mutations in HIV...Mothers' exposure to air pollutants linked to chromosome damage in babies
...ulated the concentration of air pollution to which each pregnant woman and her baby were exposed. Study participants exposed to air pollution levels below the average were designated as having "low exposure," while those exposed to pollution levels above the average were designated as having "high exposur...Another look finds promising proteomics test is not biologically plausible
...tector. The number of ions hitting the detector at each mass-to-charge ratio (also known as m/z ratio) is recorded to produce a protein spectrum. A peak in the graph of the spectrum represents a protein (the identity of which is often unknown). The goal is to find a pattern of peaks that will distinguish...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
...h better. Over 500,000 people suffer from a stroke each year in Europe and 10% of stroke victims are left with drop foot, which causes severe walking problems. Drop foot is a chronic condition, often caused by a stroke which is characterised by the inability to raise the foot during the swing phase of wa...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
...smitter receptors in the brain. In characterizing each new group of receptors, he also clarified the actions of major neuroactive drugs. Snyder's techniques and discoveries have helped lead to rational design of new drugs to treat psychiatric and other diseases based on the rapid screening of large num...NIAID seeks applicants to lead clinical trials units for revamped HIV/AIDS networks
... in the United States and abroad. The first day of each meeting will consist of a grant-writing workshop designed to build an understanding of the NIH grant application process and provide information on how to develop a grant application. The second day will feature an overview of application requirement...Study associates alcohol use patterns with Body Mass Index
...esentative survey of the U.S. population conducted each year by the National Center for Health Statistics....ks per week could be achieved by consuming 1 drink each day or 7 drinks on a single day. Average volume may not fully explain important relations between q...Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections
...people are diagnosed with urinary tract infections each year. Women are more likely to get UTIs than men because it is easier for the bacteria to reach their bladder. Fifty percent of all women will experience at least one episode of UTIs during their lifetime. UTIs are typically treated with antibiotics....COX-2 product offers good and bad news in 'test tube' strokes
... of two previous studies Andreasson has worked on, each finding unexpected protective roles for another prostaglandin produced by COX-2. In one, a different prostaglandin (PGE2) prevented brain cells from dying after a stroke. In the other, mice lacking a docking point for the PGE2 experienced strokes far...Promising treatments for Huntington's disease identified in UCI study
...in mouse models to suppress neurodegeneration, but each targets different cellular processes. Included in ...ial poison. Thus, we sought to find several drugs, each of which impacts a different point in the disease process, so that we could use low doses of each si...Murder, eyewitness identification and the limits of human vision
...de the images larger until subjects could identify each celebrity. They recorded the size at which each celebrity was recognized and converted this to a corresponding distance. Loftus and Harley did simi...Clot-busting drugs may help detect potentially deadly leg clots
... and d-dimer levels increased within 30 minutes of each dose, with significant changes at the highest two doses. "There are some groups of people, especially those with deep-vein thrombosis in their lower limbs, who don't show positive with the standard d-dimer test. How can we improve the ability of the...Age should not be a factor in determining heart transplantation eligibility, researchers say
...performs the most heart transplantations in Canada each year, Wang said, adding that in 1999 doctors at the U of A Hospital performed a heart transplantation on a 79 year-old man. The patient is the oldest person ever to receive a heart transplant, and he remains in good health today. "We are very aggress...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
...the finger-prick method to draw blood samples from each person every 15 to 30 minutes for three hours. The...nd distention and gas for two days after consuming each test meal. While the test beverages containing Salacia oblonga caused an increase in breath hydrogen...U of T researchers describe 'Joe Canadian' tongue
...ring the 3-D topography of the tongue's surface as each of 10 normal speakers produced a variety of speech sounds, Bressmann and Irish were able to describe basic mechanisms underlying the normal functioning of a tongue. This ultrasound data became the baseline to which partially resected tongues were com...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member is funded to develop an interactive computer system
...pants will be using a computer where they can read each question on a computer screen, simultaneously hear the question via a headset, and then respond by pressing a keypad. Feedback that is tailored to the participant's pattern of risk behaviors will be immediately provided in culturally relevant video ...International trial of two microbicides begins
... sized groups. One group will use BufferGel before each act of sexual intercourse, one group will use PRO ...ive condoms and extensive prevention counseling at each clinic visit. The trial is one of numerous studies conducted through NIH's HIV Prevention Trials Net...Falling in love in three minutes or less
...th on the dating market, so they are able to judge each others' potential compatibility within moments of meeting." At each HurryDate party, roughly 25 men and 25 women interact with each other for three minutes at a time. ...Dialogue & personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens
...g talks with a parent about alcohol and drugs. For each of the students, a single parent was also interviewed. In the case of one of the students, both parents were interviewed, making 151 respondents in all. Both students and parents were asked to recall the methods used by parents in broaching the subje...Penn joins major NCI research initiative to advance breast cancer therapies
...ollow the entire natural history of the disease in each animal - from initial onset to response to therapy, tumor dormancy and, finally, metastasis and recurrence. "This process may take two years in a given mouse, which is why using non-invasive imaging approaches to follow the course of disease is so va...