Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
...s). Exposure may occur through blood transfusions, earlier organ transplantation or even pregnancy, when the mother is exposed to antigens from the father expressed in the cells of the developing baby. The immune system is then "sensitized" to those antigens primed with antibodies to attack, even if the ant...Senators Lautenberg and Corzine secure $1 million to accelerate smart gun development at NJIT
...bill last week following its passage several weeks earlier by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill wraps unfinished fiscal business for 2005 into one package and includes funding for higher education, science research, homeland security and more. NJIT has spearheaded efforts to develop a perso...Delayed hospice care can increase depression among survivors after death of a loved one
...y reveals the importance of thinking about hospice earlier in the course of an illness. The inadequate preparation for the death, including delays in seeking and receiving appropriate hospice care can measurably compromise post-loss adjustment, according to the study. The study was sponsored by the Nathan ...Obesity in middle age may drastically raise future medicare expenditures
...cine, examined the impact of body mass index (BMI) earlier in life on Medicare expenditures for treating cardiovascular-related disease, diabetes-related disease and total average annual Medicare charges, as well as cumulative Medicare charges, from age 65 to death or to age 83. The im...Minority teens' views of drug use differ from reality
... White youth surveyed. This discovery corroborated earlier and quite extensive findings by the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse that revealed that that the overall White population in the United States exceeded the Black population in the use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and inha...Marine snail study gives insights into human brain
...ong-term memory, protein synthesis may occur at an earlier stage in memory formation than was thought before....ffect that will have on behavior." In earlier research, Glanzman's team identified a cellular mechanism in the Aplysia that plays an important rol...American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
...cle dysfunction and proliferation. In most cases, earlier death occurs as a direct result of PAH. The authors said that, as a result of the bosentan treatment, significant improvements were reported for parameters considered prognostic indicators of survival in the disease. These indicators included 6-min...Higher incidence of rejection following early steroid withdrawal
...f safety and efficacy, our study demonstrates that earlier withdrawal at day 14 is not completely safe in terms of rejection, but seems efficient in terms of improvement of glucose tolerability," which could decrease long-term mortality due to cardiovascular disease. ...Iris Murdoch's last novel reveals first signs of Alzheimer's disease
...new word types was also strikingly greater in both earlier books compared with Jackson's Dilemma. The findings suggest an enrichment in vocabulary between the early and middle stages of Murdoch's writing career, followed by an impoverishment before the composition of her final work. An examination of the...ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
...ject that they have designed and then built on the earlier version, if required. HUMAN background Development of the HUMAN portal was funded by ESA under the Data User Programme. As end users, MSF Belgium has qualified and tested the system in case areas across Africa where its staff are active on the ...Antibiotic rifampicin shows promise for fighting Parkinson's disease in lab tests
...r is that smaller precursors of the fibrils formed earlier in the process are toxic and cause the neurons to die," he said. Fink's group found that rifampicin stabilized alpha-synuclein in a soluble form, both as single molecules and in small, soluble clumps of the protein, thereby preventing the form...Decline in cardiovascular disease reported in patients with diabetes
...from 1977 to 1995. Of the 4,118 individuals in the earlier time period, 113 had diabetes; of the 4,063 individuals in the later time period, 317 had diabetes. The researchers found: "Adults with diabetes have experienced a 50 percent reduction in the rate of incident CVD, although persons with diabetes have...Chronic back pain shrinks 'thinking parts' of the brain, study finds
...cans showing gray matter volume were compared. In earlier research, Apkarian and colleagues found that back pain sustained for six months or longer is accompanied by abnormal brain chemistry, indicated by chemical changes in the area of the brain known to be important in making emotional assessments, includ...Urban hospitals bear the brunt of motorcycle injuries
...de hospital sample agrees with other findings from earlier reports about motorcycle injuries. Men are much mo...torcycles are a risky ride, compared with cars. An earlier study concluded that motorcyclists were 16 times more likely to die and four times more likely to be...Study helps define headaches of whiplash
...hers, Dr. Robert Ferrari and Yogesh Narayan. In an earlier research project using similar test methods, Dr. Kumar and his colleagues determined that in a low-speed rear-end collision, it is the front ligatures of the neck, not the back ones, that are at greater risk of injury, and that the opposite is true f...Policy-makers should enhance selection process for Presidential S&T appointments
...ive high-ranking leaders in science and technology earlier opportunities to contribute to relevant policy discussions, the report says. Efforts to streamline could include conducting one background check rather than separate reviews by the White House and Senate, clarifying job criteria, and simplifying fin...Ovarian cancer does have early warning signs, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center find
... "We know if ovarian cancer is detected at an earlier stage, the survival is about 90 percent; we know that an early stage can make a difference," says Dr. Yawn. Dr. Barrette points out, however, that ovarian cancer can progress from stage to stage in a matter of months, making it far more aggressive th...Capsules may be effective in treating bipolar disorder
...rly diagnosed and treated. "Proper diagnosis and earlier treatment can usually alter the course of the illness," said Weisler. This analysis of pooled data resulted from two identically designed, three-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials of ERC-CBZ monotherapy in patients initially requ...Imaging study finds a structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts
...rmation, the researchers analyzed data gathered in earlier imaging studies of 27 cocaine addicts who had part...ced throughout the day, a finding that complements earlier associations of drug craving with amygdala activity. Perhaps most intriguing is the fact that early...Patients who are intubated prior to hospital arrival fare worse find Pitt researchers
...ventional tool in helping to save patients' lives, earlier studies had suggested that this rapid intervention may be more harmful than helpful. The Pitt researchers conducted a retrospective analysis using data obtained from the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study between 2000 and 2002 and studied adult pati...