p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
...ients." The LICR group's research efforts are also focused on their findings that p110delta could also play a role in certain tumours, like leukemia, and that targeting the p110delta pathway may one day also be useful in the treatment of cancer....Study examines reasons for late-stage breast cancers
Efforts focused on increasing the use of screening mammography among targeted groups of women should be made a top priority to achieve the largest reduction in late-stage breast cancers, according to the authors of a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal...Large portion of late-stage breast cancers associated with absence of screening
...d of effective treatment, if the healthcare system focused on recruiting women who have not been recently screened, and if early detection techniques could be improved to more accurately detect cancer. The study was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of...UCLA medical student develops, markets communication board for intubated patients
...ctober issue of Heart & Lung. The research, which focused on 29 critically ill patients, found that 62 percent reported a high level of frustration in communicating their needs to their care givers; 24 percent said they found the experience frustrating or somewhat frustrating; and only 14 percent reported n......ority who do not. While past studies have largely focused on hormones, reproductive health, and lifestyle, the Sister Study will take the most detailed look ever at how women's genes, and things women come in contact with at home, at work, and in the community may influence breast cancer risk. Researches w...Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
...ects of the problem, such as why addicts become so focused on immediate gratification when they are craving a drug. The dopamine-related brain areas that dominated short-term choices among the study subjects also are known to be activated when addicts are craving drugs. The researchers are now t...DOE labs, universities and second sight partner to speed development of 'artificial retina'
...mplanted system for this purpose. DOE's effort is focused on developing high-grade microelectrodes and testing their long term biological effects, developing electrode and platform materials that are pliable and will last a lifetime within the eye, constructing a completely wireless device for clinical use ...New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
...People with schizophrenia were more interested and focused on decreasing psychotic symptoms such as hearing voices. In general, physicians were focused on treating symptoms. According to the survey, people with schizophrenia have shifted their focus t...Study documents adverse events of pneumococcal vaccine in children
...vents already observed during clinical trials. Our focused follow-up of the first 98 seizure reports addressed a concern arising from the prelicensure trial. We found that the large majority of reported seizures were febrile [fever-related] or in patients with a previous history of seizures. Although allergi...Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
...ediction in future," Beirle added. "For now we are focused on using the SCIAMACHY results to quantify the contributions of the different sources of nitrogen oxides such as fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning, lightning especially as the value of the latter is still highly uncertain." About SCIAMACHY...Smoking and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
...search team in Sweden, this population-based study focused on a large sample of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of the disease--858 individuals, 612 women and 246 men, with an average age of 49 years. The researchers also recruited 1,048 healthy individuals to serve as controls. Participants donated bloo...Universit de Montral study shows superior sound-location skills in the blind
...rs of life. Until now, similar studies have mainly focused on hearing in near space that can be calibrated by touch or, for example, with a cane. For this particular study, Professor Lepore and his team subjected three groups of ten people each (early- and late-onset blind subjects and a control group of bli...NIH convenes state-of-the-science conference on preventing youth violence
...ehavior once it has been initiated. While research focused on what works is critical, it is equally important to assess what has been learned about interventions that do not work. The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners from the many fields involved in violence prevention and related...VA beats managed care for diabetes, study finds
...the VA instituted a series of quality improvements focused on managing chronic diseases, including diabetes. Many of the changes reflected recommendations subsequently promoted by the Institute of Medicine and treatment standards already used by some managed care organizations, such as performance monitoring...Physics World Digest August 2004: Eye surgery sharpens up
...ansparent membrane to ensure that light is sharply focused on the retina. The information is currently obtained by reflecting a narrow strip of light that is shone into the patient's eye. The new technique, developed by Jos Almeida, Sandra Franco and colleagues at the University of Minho in Portugal, uses tw...UW to lead most comprehensive study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease
...Kaufman said. For example, previous studies have focused on studying the effect of air pollution on the respiratory system or on cancer, with cardiovascular effects studies as a secondary element. But despite their shortcomings, these prior studies show enough of an effect that clearly warrants nationwide ...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ion While much of the patient safety movement has focused on the medical errors that are easiest to recogniz...nd colleagues propose a new rational-emotive model focused on helping doctors develop their insight and self-awareness as a way to reduce medical errors. The ...Siblings help children get along with others in kindergarten
...ies didn't test social skills exactly, but instead focused on how "sociable" children were or how much they valued friendship. "We believe this study addresses some of the weaknesses of previous research and gives a better view of how siblings may affect social skills," he said. Downey said pa...Friedman School of Tufts: Policy Points
...h of the discussion in the media about obesity has focused on nutrition policies, such as dietary guidelines,...e agricultural and economic policies roared along, focused on more production and, hence, more sales. "Our agricultural policies and food companies resp......on, according to a study of 200 adults. The study focused on a secondary analysis of patients beginning a new treatment episode for depression, and evaluated the effects of treatment as a result of physical versus psychological symptoms presented. "While we are aware that current depression treatment is mos...