Cutting-edge science offers improved care for liver diseases
...s compared to that typically seen in adults. They focused on the most severe form of NAFLD, called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, and divided it into two types; the adult pattern or Type 1, and the pediatric pattern or Type 2. The researchers found that Type 2 NASH was more common than Type 1 NASH ...CellCept(R) registry data demonstrated superior long-term organ transplant outcomes
... presented at the American Transplant Congress and focused on the results of two separate studies. In total, the studies looked at nearly 35,000 organ recipients from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), of which more than 25,000 received CellCept-based treatment regimens. The two studie...Researchers identify cancer-causing gene involved in aggressive leukemia, lymphoma
... published in the May 15 issue of Cancer Research, focused on the HMG-I gene, whose protein product is overexpressed in several human cancers, but whose exact role in the formation and development of these diseases had been unknown. Using seven genetically engineered, or transgenic, mice designed to overexp...Dartmouth researchers advance fight against pancreatic cancer
...tasize very quickly," said Korc. "Our research has focused on determining what factors enable the cells to gr...enic approach for treating pancreatic cancer. They focused on the over-expression of a molecule that hampers chemotherapeutic efforts in pancreatic cancer. Th...Heart disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined
...y in New York City. Health care for women has long focused on screening for breast, ovarian, cervical and other cancers, yet what many people do not know is that the number one killer of women over the age of 45 in the United States is heart disease. The statistics are not new--heart disease has been the nu...Synbiotic modulation of gut flora improves minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
...ncephalopathy, treatment options for MHE have also focused on reducing ammonia levels in the body. A new study published in the May 2004 issue of Hepatology has shown that treating cirrhotic patients with synbiotics or fermentable fiber can alter the flora in the gut, lowering its pH levels as well as the a...Researcher funded to locate lung tumors
...que of optical tomography uses a short pulse laser focused on the tissue to be probed. "Our intent is to non-invasively obtain information about the interior of the tissue from the optical signals," said Mitra. "We expect this method to yield physiological information with a safer, simpler and less expensi...Hospital gowns' benefits outweigh costs in intensive care unit
...nit (MICU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, focused on patients who spent at least 24 hours in the unit and tested positive for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), a drug-resistant bowel organism often picked up by patients during hospital stays. "Gowns are not cheap, they're not one-size-fits-al...New data shows Seroquel achieves remission in bipolar mania
...plus MADRS score ≥ 8A separate analysis also focused on the proportion of patients who achieved euthymia which was defined in the study using two different sets of criteria. The first used a more stringent definition of a YMRS score of ≥ 12 and MADRS score ≥ 8. A second assessment used a eu...Experimental drug improves sleep in older patients, Wake Forest Baptist study shows
...ricans suffer from insomnia, McCall said the study focused on patients 65 and older because insomnia tends to be more common in older people. "The elderly are more easily awakened by noise, pain or light and tend to have difficulty sleeping for extended periods and achieving deep, restful sleep states,"...New strategy aims to halve malaria deaths by 2010
...for net coverage in one week. Programmes currently focused on single diseases should now create linkages at national, district, and community level, write the authors. They urge a shift in malaria control strategies to maximise opportunities for bringing improved health to vulnerable communities, which are m...Attacking bipolar disorder in young adults boosts outcome, says Stanford study
...t and adult bipolar disorder, but few studies have focused specifically on the college-age population. Ketter said he believes adults shouldn't be considered a monolithic group; unlike middle-aged and older adults, patients in early adulthood haven't had decades of episodes and may be easier to treat. His te...Trials launched to test treatment of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
...stimulate academic and industry sponsored research focused on cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. It follows completion of the Measurement and Treatment Research for Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS). The goals of MATRICS are to identify the most promising science-based ideas regarding the neurochemical ...Depressive symptoms in middle-aged inner-city African-Americans higher than expected
...mptoms than expected. This study, one of very few focused on 5064-year-olds, appears in the May 2004 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The researchers studied nearly one thousand African-Americans living in a low-income St. Louis neighborhood as they were poised to enter their senior years and be...Ads with 'supersized' actors leave men depressed, unhappy with their muscles, UCF study shows
... their bodies. Previous studies on body image have focused on body parts such as the thighs and buttocks that are more of a concern to women than men, she said. "The key will be to help people develop realistic expectations about their appearance, as well as the appearance of others, and avoid buying into id...Negative side effects downplayed in prostate cancer treatment guides, U-M study finds
... cancer treatments, looked at cancer in general or focused on prostate cancer screenings was excluded. The final list included 44 print materials, Web sites, videos and CD-ROMs. Each item was scored based on whether it contained information on specific topics, from a basic overview of prostate ...Adopting 12-step philosophy may enhance outcomes of counseling for cocaine addiction
...he University of Pennsylvania, and his colleagues, focused on 487 patients who were randomly assigned to receive 6 months of group drug counseling, either alone or in combination with individual drug counseling (IDC), supportive-expressive psychotherapy (SEP), or cognitive psychotherapy (CT). The researchers...Researchers at Cincinnati Children's link a strain of E. coli to diarrhea in children
... bloody diarrhea and kidney failure. The new study focused on 684 children, less than five years of age, who were treated at Cincinnati Children's emergency department for acute gastroenteritis. Researchers examined six different strains of E. coli and compared the results with those of 555 healthy children....Controlling hormones could reduce risk of strokes in younger people
...s key hormone." Previous research into CADASIL has focused on changes in the brain. This new research applied micro-engineering methods to study very small arteries obtained from bikini area tissue samples donated by CASADIL patients and control subjects, to explore why blood vessels may behave abnormally in...Mid-life heart disease risk factors linked to dementia in late-life
...ween cardiovascular risk factors and dementia have focused only on elderly patients. Mid-life risk factors for heart disease were identified as total cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and smoking. The study involved 11,341 men and women aged 40 to 44 who were members of a large HMO, and remained members fr...