UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...While FASPS is caused by an individual gene, other forms of sleep-pattern disturbances, such as the tendency for some elderly to wake up earlier than normal ("advanced sleep phase syndrome"), could be caused by "epigenetic" factors, which involve changes in gene expression rather than a mutation in a gene....Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
..., 10 had abused alcohol, and 28 had abused various forms of drugs. The study's authors cautioned that this observational study was not a blinded, controlled design, because it is difficult to obtain consent from severely agitated patients, and called the work a "naturalistic" study, which reflects actual ...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...assment, punishing physical aggression and certain forms of name-calling, such as sexual harassment or raci...onen said. She advocates policies that target all forms of harassment as inappropriate. "It's unwise to expect kids to understand that they can't refer to s...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
...exual partners. IDUs also risk exposure to various forms of hepatitis. Between 50 and 80 percent of IDUs contract hepatitis C the most dangerous strain -- within their first year of needle use. Martin also translates the problem into dollars. A 2005 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...Donor age has no affect on long-term liver transplant survival
... liver damage and thus to more frequent and severe forms of HCV recurrence." The authors conclude that while donor age did not influence the progression of recurrent hepatitis C, the absence of steroids and azathioprine did play a role and maintain that these associations need to be tested in a prospectiv...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...body. Researchers believe there are many different forms of beta amyloid circulating through the bloodstream, but only certain species are thought to be toxic. It is the diffusible beta amyloid species tiny proteins that can easily reach the brain that are thought to be toxic in Alzheimer's and associate...Aspirin's potential ability to prevent colon polyps may not apply equally to all
...lon polyps more strongly in women with alternative forms of a gene involved in the metabolism of aspirin th...t metabolizes aspirin and is known to have variant forms that slow down that process." The Nurses' Health Study has followed more than 120,000 female regist...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...viruses and bacteria, is normally a good thing and forms the basis of modern vaccines, he explains. But ironically, people who abuse methamphetamine may build up antibodies to the drug itself, so they require increasing amounts to get high, resulting in binging behavior, he says. "Without knowing it, they'...Tumor-targeted immune cells cure prostate cancer in mice without causing systemic immune suppression
... suppression that has been associated with earlier forms of cancer gene therapy. Chung Lee, John T. Grayhack, M.D., Professor of Urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and his laboratory group described the adoptive transfer gene therapy technique in the March issue of Cancer Rese...Gene for age-related macular degeneration discovered by Yale researchers
...heral vision is not impaired by AMD. There are two forms of AMD, the more common "dry" form and the less common "wet" form. The wet form can rapidly lead to blindness, while the dry form progresses more slowly. Both are associated with the same variant in the CFH gene. Hoh and her team used new genetic an...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
... witnessed such a progress in any of the deadliest forms of human cancers.The study has also been an exceptional model of multidisciplinary as well as international cooperation, with such an outstanding input of so many participants" said co-investigator and radiation therapy protocol leader, Ren-Olivier ...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
...vessels. Laughter appears to cause the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, to dilate or expand in order to increase blood flow. When the same group of study volunteers was shown a movie that produced mental stress, their blood vessel lining developed a potentially ...UCSD-Utah team develops mouse model to test therapies for macular degeneration
...he UCSD-Utah scientists said that the AMD and STGD forms of macular degeneration are characterized by high levels of debris called lipofuscin that accumulates in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and results in its degeneration together with photoreceptor cells. Vision loss follows. Noting that scien...Potential treatment for Fragile X Syndrome demonstrated in fruit fly model
...e X Syndrome is one of the most commonly inherited forms of mental retardation, with an incidence of 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 8,000 females. Not many medications exist to help Fragile X patients. Now, in a fruit fly model of the disease, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine a...Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
...iagnosed on autopsy as having one of several human forms of the disease -- sporadic, familial or iatrogenic...all of which, like prion diseases, involve various forms of protein misprocessing. These diseases currently are diagnosed by neuropathological analysis and i...UCLA neuroscientists pinpoint new function for mirror neurons
...rt a growing body of evidence that imitation-based forms of treatments in patients with autism and similar disorders may help stimulate the function of these neurons, helping these patients improve their ability to understand the intentions of others and empathize with their thoughts and feelings. "Underst...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...n types II, VI and IX, and other proteins, the PCM forms a structure called a chondron, which is believed to provide a "buffer" zone between the cells and the remainder of the cartilage tissue. "The interesting thing is that type VI collagen occurs nowhere else in the cartilage but the PCM, and no one real...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
..., treadmill walking is one of the most recommended forms of exercise for people with risk factors for coronary heart disease, she said. "I think the key is to find out what already is a popular form of exercise within an ethnic group. If it is safe and is equivalent to brisk walking, then it not only ma...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
...eath, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Currently, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is the only approved treatment for ischemic stroke the cause of more than 80 percent of all strokes. But the clot-dissolving drug must be administered within three hours of initial stroke sy...New European cancer figures for 2004 major efforts needed against the big four killers
...ns, including lung cancer in women and most common forms of cancer in Spain and Portugal." Call for concerted action He concluded: "To make great progress quickly it is evident that we need to make a concerted attack on the big killers lung, colorectal, breast and stomach cancer." "IARC is particularly...