Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
...cally obese miceproduced no natural leptin, it was easier to track the effects of the artificialleptin. Results of the study showed that leptin does, in fact, signal the sympatheticnervous system to release noradrenaline onto brown fat, sometimes referred to as "good"fat. This step appears to be near the e...Scientists Produce New Anti-Malarial Compound
...auses malaria, but they aremuch less expensive and easier to produce than drugs presentlyavailable. When tes...ia in monkeys. The new compounds,however, would be easier and less expensive to produce than thoseanalogs of artemisinin. A scientific paper about the compoun...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...and forcommunicating results, because it's so much easier for physicians toconceptualize the anatomy with the extended field of view provided by thissystem." Yongmin Kim's research group received seed funding for the projectfrom the Washington Technology Center, a state-funded technology-developmentagency ...3D Ultrasound Gives Better View Of Brain's Arteries
...ructions of ultrasound images aremore reliable and easier to reproduce than on two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound,researchers from Germany will explain on August 14th in a presentation at the InternationalNeurosonology '97 conference sponsored by the World Federation of Neurology andthe Bowman Gray School of M...Study Demonstrates The Benefits Of Mammography In Women Under 50
...r, because the tumors were smaller,and, therefore, easier to treat. Earlier this year, the American Cancer Society and the American Collegeof Radiology released guidelines that recommend annual screening mammography forwomen 40 and over. The National Cancer Institute also issued guidelinesrecommend......on the markethave been made water soluble to allow easier drug dissolution andadministration. BioNumerik believes that this approach may limit the utility ofthese drugs and the Company has developed a new generation of proprietary highlylipophilic (fat loving) camptothecins, known as Karentitecins, that ha...UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction
...ative effects are not as quickly apparent, so it's easier for everyone involved to be in denial about the seriousness of the problem." Just ask Eaton: He smoked a pack a day for 20 years and tried dozens of time to quit. When the FDA approved the drug, he decided to make another go at it. He...Metrifonate, A New Alzheimer Drug, Helps Behavior Problems
...seem brighter, demonstrate more initiative and are easier to get alongwith in general," says John C. Morris, M.D., the Harvey A. and Dorismae HackerFriedman Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine inSt. Louis. "This is the first controlled study to document benefits for behavioras......l, feminine, like menses or miscarriage; lesspain; easier emotionally, less frightening; and easier, simpler, or faster. Themost commonly cited worst features related to feared as well as actualdifficulties (in fact, many women did not distinguish between feared and actualside effects): pain or cramping; ......nistration of efavirenz may make it easier for patients or caregivers to adhere to therapy. Additional follow-up through the full 48-week course of the study will be important to determine if the drop in viral load is long-lasting an...Ovarian Hormone Could Play Key Role In Easier, Safer Childbirth
...have another important therapeutic role --enabling easier and safer childbirth when laboris induced, says a researcher who reports a series of significant findings onrelaxin's effects on the cervix in humans andrats. In the October issue of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team led by O.David Sherwood...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
...n optionsthey are considering. "It may be easier for clinicians to accept a patient's choice ofalternative therapy if there are no known effective conventional ways to treat acondition. And there are cases when we would be remiss as physicians if wedidn't counsel a patient to avoid alternative ther...Famous Faces Activate More Parts Of The Brain
.... Louis, Nov. 2, 1998 -- Faces you can name may be easier to rememberthan unknown faces because they activat...the subsequentmemory test, the volunteers found it easier to remember having seen a facebefore if it was famous. "These results suggest that activation...Science Is On The Trail Of Sexual Predators That Dope Women
... don't remember what happened to themcould soon be easier to catch, thanks to a test developed by scientists inIreland. The simple urine test can detect the "date rape drug" Rohypnol up to aweek after it has been taken. Rohypnol is a powerful sedative used to treat insomnia. It has neverbeen approve...Reassuring Findings About Infants Exposed To Zidovudine
...076 and subsequent follow-up in this study makesit easier to clearly evaluate AZT's potential toxicity, the investigators note. The health of children who received AZT (122 children) can be compared with thatof a similar number of children (112) who received a placebo. For the current study, the investigato...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...edesigned interface, nurses found it progressively easier to program these unfamiliar modes. Meanwhile, the workload reduction was less pronounced with the old interface, and even increased for the Continuous mode, despite the advantage of familiarity and experience with the old interface. Finally, post-exp......es. Also, enrolling in clinical trials has become easier forpatients in Maryland with the passing of a clinical trials bill mandating healthinsurance carriers to cover patient care costs associated with approved clinicalresearch for cancer and other life-threatening conditions. An earlier test of t......tlyrelieved her mind, and the procedure itself was easier than anticipated."Everything went great. They had prepared me for it to be uncomfortable but itwas nowhere near what they had described. It was more comfortable than having aPap smear," said Mohr. The baby is due in August. Despite having two previou...Novel Biological Interaction Found To Explain Blood Vessel Growth To Tumors
...in,but could be taken orally, and perhaps would be easier to manufacture,"according to Dr. Judah Folkman, a cancer researcher at Children's Hospital inBoston who pioneered angiostatin research. "If such small molecules aredeveloped, they may also enhance the activity of angiostatin." Folkman, a member of t...... dominant clinical need," Dr.Srinivasan said. It's easier to live with a damaged hand than with a loss ofsight or hearing. Nevertheless, as Touch Lab scientists and others learn more about thehand, Dr. Srinivasan foresees "a suite of devices that could be common for handevaluations." (He doubts that...