DNA Imaging to Design Better Drugs
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...RT on lymphoid tissue. Follow-up studiesalso will examine immunologic function after longer term HAART,and after changes in therapy for participants who fail to respond. Data are being analyzed to ascertain the mechanism underlyingrestoration of circulating T cells in patients receiving HAART. "ACTG 315 is...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
...of sexual abuse on attachment in later life and to examine the role of childhood attachment relationships in moderating the effects of sexual abuse. "We looked at attachment because attachment theory provides a model of individual development in the context of family relationships, whereby the child's sense...Penn Researchers Create Drug To Help Target Attack On Cancerous Tumors
...ing," says Evans. "We'll be able to non-invasively examine the binding of EF5 for other diseases in which hypoxia occurs, such as heart attacks and strokes, in addition to the use in cancer."......iation, is one ofthe first quantitative studies to examine methods of physician compensation inmedical groups to determine whether such financial incentives influence theindividual physician's behavior. "We were surprised to find no significant differences between compensationtypes," said Dr. Douglas Conrad,...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
... A second part of this study will retrospectively examine the morbidityand mortality associated with the var... Department of Veterans Affairs, willprospectively examine morbidity and mortality associated with three of the "new" antihypertensive agents, comparing them t...Need For HIV Guidelines For Health Workers In Developing Countries
...from the Medical Research Council in South Africa, examine the issue of the risk of occupational HIV infection from patient to health worker in the developing world. The authors note that the prevalence of HIV infection among patients that are cared for is very high in some poorer countries and that such reg...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...s," Kenkel says. "Our data allowed us to directly examine the impact of changes in tax rates on youth smoking behavior and our results indicate this impact is small or nonexistent." The Cornell researchers found that when they looked at the original 1988 national survey data they found that higher taxes we...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...s affect heart function in fruit flies in order to examine how such chemicals might affect cardiac function in humans. Original UB investment: $20,000 Orville T. Beachley, Jr., Ph.D., associate vice president for research and professor of chemistry at UB, said he thinks the excellent track record MPPP resear...First Patients Enrolled In NIH Clinical Trial On Effects Of Marijuana In HIV Patients
...of HIV/AIDS patients in the region. The trial will examine the influence of marijuana on the immune system andon the amount of virus in the body, as well as on its potentialinteractions with antiviral drugs such as protease inhibitors. Named the "Short-Term Effects of Cannabinoids in HIV Patients," theclinic...Fact Sheet -- Rectal Administration Of Diazepam For Acute Repetitive Seizures (RADARS) Study
...S is the first controlled study ever undertaken to examine at-hometreatment of acute repetitive seizures (ARS), a serious cluster of seizures thatif untreated can cause brain injury. Rectal diazepam gel also appears toincrease quality-of-life and to be cost-effective, reducing the need foremergency room car......of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, is thefirst to examine steroid-resistant asthma in children. A person with steroid-resistant asthma receives limited reduction in airwayinflammation and swelling following treatment with oral steroids. Inhaledsteroids are one of the main ways that asthma is controlled. "......" says Ernst. The researchers also plan to examine the role of gender since thedisease affects more males than females. In addition, they also hope todetermine the exact mechanisms that underlie the abnormality revealed in thestudy. Ernst is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, an organ...Brain Regions Identified That Influence What We Remember Or Forget
...We hope that thesefindings might give us a tool to examine the very earliest effects of Alzheimerdisease so that any treatment that is employed will merely have to spare theneurons that are at risk, rather than replace the ones that have beendestroyed." Gabrieli said one of the next steps is to "apply these ......ces primarilydetermine the amount of treatment, to examine what controls resuscitationdecisions and to learn whether initiating intensive care significantly postponesdeath among the babies that don't survive." A report on the research appears in the September issue of Pediatrics, amedical journal. Be...UCSF Osher Center For Integrative Medicine Symposium
...ways to understand today?s research challenges and examine the value andeffectiveness of integrative medicine. Symposium topics include patient use of integrative medicine, the neurobiologyof the placebo effect, and the challenges of developing a research agenda forintegrative medicine. David Eisenberg, MD, ...National Science Foundation Awards Knowledge And Distributed Intelligence Grants
...scientists collaborate and the way they prepare to examine the world as they seek new frontiers for discovery...enance_to its failure. The proposed research will examine how: the atoms in the metal form defect lines (called dislocations); the dislocations form into lar...Study Ties Cerebral Palsy To Inflammation And Blood-Clotting Abnormalities
...es are normal for infants of different ages and to examine howlevels of these factors might become elevated and lead to brain damage. The NINDS, one of the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda,Maryland, is the nation's leading supporter of research on the brain and nervoussystem and a lead agenc...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
...grative medicineeducation, said it is important to examine the principles of care common to bothconventional and alternative treatment. Clinicians following conventionalmedicine rely on scientific method in making decisions about appropriatetherapy, while practitioners of alternative medicine treatments, suc...National Clinical Trial To Test Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Treatment For Coronary Artery Disease
...ng and Blood Institute) and PfizerCorporation will examine the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment for patientswith coronary artery disease. The Azithromycin and Cardiac Events Study (ACES) focuses on the role ofa common bacterium, Chlamydia pneumoniae, that has been associated withatherosclerosis...