Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...al Center has identified a protein that allows for earlier and quicker diagnosis of kidney failure - a diagnosis that now often occurs too late to treat kidney failure effectively. The research, which is published in the current issue of The Lancet, sites evidence in favor of using the protein neutrophil gel...The trust game: Measuring social interaction
...interaction continued, the trust response occurred earlier and earlier in the subjects' interchanges until a decision about trust occurred even before the latest interact...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
..., such as the tendency for some elderly to wake up earlier than normal ("advanced sleep phase syndrome"), could be caused by "epigenetic" factors, which involve changes in gene expression rather than a mutation in a gene. Finally, the potential insights extend beyond those involving sleep. Four of the five i...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
... test use of the drug combination in patients with earlier stage breast cancer, defined as stage II to IIIa. In order to immediately see if it had an effect on cancer, they sought to use it before surgery, so that when breast tissue was later removed, they could look for evidence of an effect. The trial they...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...ng." This latest research breakthrough is based on earlier studies that demonstrated how a receptor on certain brain cells -- called the MC4 receptor -- can influence metabolism and appetite. Previous research involving mice demonstrated that when this specific cell receptor is blocked by delivering medicati...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...iously believed. Prostate cancer is now detected earlier than ever because of the introduction of a simple blood test in 1987 called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test. However, the treatment options for prostate cancer radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation, and brachytherapy have no evide...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
...reathing, you show some signs that we could modify earlier and prevent you from going on to that," says Dr. Kapuku. The many unknowns about heart disease prompted Dr. Kapuku to leave his practice in the Congo, complete training in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular physiology in Japan and three research ...Hopkins begins human trials with donor adult stem cells to repair muscle damaged from heart attack
...d as in the Hopkins study. It remains unclear from earlier animal studies how or why the adult stem cells develop into new and healthy heart tissue, or exactly how long their healing effects last. Adult stem cells are being used because they are readily available from the bone marrow, where they are plentifu...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...o, Tex., - March 19, 2005 New data indicated that earlier intervention with once-daily budesonide, an inhale... or placebo in addition to usual asthma care. The earlier use of budesonide reduced the risk of exacerbation, or severe asthma related events by 40 percent co...New colorectal cancer screening recommendations for African Americans
...for cancer at age 45 instead of age 50, five years earlier than the current recommendations. The article was drafted by the American College of Gastroenterology's Committee on Minority Affairs and Cultural Diversity. The Committee recommends colonoscopy as a "first line" screening procedure for colorectal c...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...diatric patients who were prescribed nebulized ICS earlier in treatment had a lower rate of exacerbations," said Kevin Murphy, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and principal investigator in the study. The study assessed whether early controller medications, ...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...nity for the prevention of breast cancer lies much earlier in life, as early as in utero or in the first years of life." Since 1990, Trichopoulos has advanced a theory that exposure to certain levels of naturally occurring hormones amplifies the number of undifferentiated cells in the mammary glands of femal...Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
...the fact that they were less likely to use condoms earlier could be why their STD rates remain high since they are less likely to be diagnosed. "Putting a condom on after getting an infection does not make the infection go away," said Brckner. Pledging may lead some young adults to engage in alternative sexu...Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
...owth. No clinical trials are yet available for the earlier vaccine regimen. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in American men. The average time to relapse after beginning hormone therapy is approximately two years. The research was conducted with collaborators at the University of Connec...Multi-center study shows direct link between residential radon exposure and lung cancer
...assess the seemingly disparate findings from these earlier studies. Field and Lynch were part of an international team of researchers, who performed the combined analysis of the original residential radon studies, conducted in Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Utah-South Idaho, as well as Winnipe...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
...tween 35 and 45 years, and more than fifteen years earlier than women in Europe and North America. The mortality rate seen among women in sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionately high compared to the incident rate, as in African American women. Their tumors tend to be very aggressive with short periods of ti...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
...ion related to advanced AMD and eight million with earlier stages of the disease, according to background information in the article. Despite the public health impact of AMD, however, the relative roles of genes and environment in the development of AMD remain unclear. The authors state that classic twin stu...HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
...present the first HIV-1 lineages within the UK. If earlier strains existed they may have been unsuccessful in sustaining transmission to the present, although the absence of older strains could also reflect a sampling bias in this study....Tumor-targeted immune cells cure prostate cancer in mice without causing systemic immune suppression
...c immune suppression that has been associated with earlier forms of cancer gene therapy. Chung Lee, John T. ...stemic autoimmune disease, as had been the case in earlier studies by Lee and other researchers. "To the best of our knowledge, studies to test this concept...Drug that hinders blood vessel growth under study in ovarian cancer
... of A6 also were well-tolerated by patients in the earlier study, according to the San Diego-based company. About 24,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year and about three-quarters of those new patients have advanced disease. "Ovarian cancer has no early signs and symptoms and there is n...