130-year-old mysteries solved: how nitroglycerin works; why patients develop tolerance
... cancer and dementia," Stamler continued. "It also follows that testing apatient's genetic status to see if they have the variation may be helpful in predicting theeffectiveness of nitroglycerin therapy."...Prostate cancer is costly for Californians, according to UCSF researchers
... who died prematurely. This cancer in Californians follows national patterns, according to the investigators. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer incidence among California men, accounting for 30.4 percent of all cancer cases. A steep increase in annual incidence rates occurred between 1988-1992 ...While-you-wait implantable heart assist device appears effective
...was used for an average of 84 days. This article follows another study published in Circulations May 14 issue in which Frazier and Stephen Westaby, Ph.D., M.S., implanted the Jarvik 2000 as a non-bridge therapy in four patients in the United Kingdom who were not eligible for transplant. Three of them are ...Yale researchers find potential target for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis
...rtant role in controlling bone mass." This finding follows a study published last year that demonstrated low bone density could be caused by a mutation that causes a loss in the function of the gene, LRP5. Lifton said he and his team mapped the gene in the family to the same chromosome segment in LRP5. "It m...Asian immigrants likely to see blood pressure rise
...ear pattern in the prevalence of hypertension that follows a timeline of cultural adaptation....Mastiffs could aid treatment of retinitis pigmentosa
...indness from the disease. The determination, which follows the recent Cornell discovery of the genetic mutation leading PRA blindness in the English mastiff, is reported in the April 30, 2002, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS , Vol. 99 No. 9) as "Naturally occurring rhodopsin mutatio...Non-traditional roles may boost risk of heart disease and death
...nments Framingham Heart Study begun in 1948, which follows a representative sample of 5,209 adult residents and their offspring in Framingham, Mass. Participants included 1,769 men and 1,913 women, ages 18 to 77 years, who completed psychological surveys during the third examination of the Framingham Offspri...Alcohol linked to decreased hypertension risk in young women
...on and risk of chronic hypertension in young women follows what is called a J-shaped curve: Light drinkers had a decreased risk compared with nondrinkers, but heavier drinkers had an increased risk. Thadhani and his team gathered data from over 70,000 women aged 25 to 42 years old at the study's outset in ...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
...ated and effective in treating the depression that follows stroke in 20 percent to 30 percent of survivors. In four Swedish stroke centers, 123 stroke patients were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled, 26-week treatment study of the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor sertraline. Depression im...Brief exercise improves mental performance in people with chronic lung disease
... and cognitive function likely follows a similar 'use it or lose it' pattern." Emery conducted the research with Philip Diaz, an associate professor of internal medicine and member of Ohio State's Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung......industries or their representatives. The new study follows on the heels of other reports on prescription drug costs based on national market research, surveys or federal government statistics. The employer-supplied data used by the U-M team gives a snapshot of real expenditures for employed adults nationwide...Chiropractic correction of upper neck injury may help reverse multiple sclerosis
...s and traumas," Elster noted. Elster's MS research follows on the heels of other published research she has done with Parkinson's Disease (a disease also linked to head trauma) in which 80% of study participants showed an improvement and/or reversal of symptoms. By correcting neck injuries, Elster says she...Study: Children with more hours of child care act more aggressively
...arter of whom are minorities. Besides UNC, which follows 130 children, other data collection centers are located at the universities of Arkansas at Little Rock, California at Irvine, Kansas, New Hampshire, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Washington at Seattle and Wisconsin and Temple University. Research Triangle In...Researchers build on discovery of potent potential antibiotic
...latest work by Prof. Ronald Woodard and colleagues follows from research they reported in the Sept. 27, 2000, Journal of the American Chemical Society. In that project, the researchers screened some 150,000 compounds and found one, PD 404182, that was 10,000 times more effective than other known inhibitors ...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
... and severe vision loss in infants. Because it follows an unpredictable course, ROP presents doctors with difficult treatment decisions. In many infants the disease spontaneously regresses and spares vision. However, in some infants ROP progresses, resulting in serious visual impairment. Although curr...European commission grants "orphan" status for new acute myeloid leukaemia treatment
...rphan medicinal product." The Commission decision follows a positive opinion adopted on 13 September 2000 by the Committee on Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA). "We anticipate that Mylotarg will become an important treatment option for E...Can you have headaches without pain?
... American Academy of Neurology. The case report follows a 22-year-old man who was experiencing the neurologic symptoms of cluster headache including nasal stuffiness, a droopy eyelid, and contraction of the pupil in his left eye -- without the head pain normally associated with the condition. This is t......x attack, they will become too sick to fight. This follows a damning report earlier this year, in which Congress called the plan a "medical Maginot Line" (New Scientist, 26 February, p 5). For most US troops, the problem is academic anyway, as the army has run out of vaccine. George Robertson of BioRelianc...Scientists meet in Connecticut to discuss research findings
... its challenges in the Connecticut area. A tasting follows the presentation. Tuesday, June 20, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., South Campus Dormitories. WHO: Sponsored by the Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society WHAT: Northeast Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society WHEN: Sunday, ...... their effect on the neurosteroid allopregnanolone follows a different route: the so-called GABA pathway. In this pathway, the steroid boosts mood-enhancing neurotransmitter receptors by increasing how many and how long certain openings in the neuron's membranes --called GABA ion channels -- remain open. (Th...