USC Historian Sifts World's Oldest Printed Medical Books For Clues To Riddle Of Gender
...y ismore truly androgynous, balancing yin and yang functions in everyone." "The very term 'sex,'" she notes, "which in Laqueur's analysis names a physicaldifference between males and females interpreted through the lens of genderideology, appears a misnomer. The Yellow Emperor's body has no sex, onlygender." F...... and theuterus contributes to vascular and uterine functions during pregnancy and at thetime of birth. Nitric oxide (NO) levels may decrease with advancing gestationbut the levels at various gestational ages have not been documented. Also, whilethere may be an association between decreasing NO concentrations i...Jefferson Researchers Report Progress In Using Vaccinia-Based Vaccine For Melanoma
...ing the GM-CSF genein the cell cytoplasm, where it functions to make GM-CSF. To date, two advanced melanoma patients treated with the vacciniavaccine went into complete remission, only to relapse months later. Moreresearch is needed. "We need to enhance the system," Dr. Mastrangelo says. "We ne......that are distributed via the lymphatic system that functions as achannel of freeways throughout the body. "Sent...mph nodes," Leong says. "Aselective SLN dissection functions like a staging procedure for melanoma becausethe results tell us what a patient's next treatment ste...Angina sufferers find significant relief with noninvasive technique
...hom we don't have anything to offer. Thistreatment functions almost like a very good medication," Chou said. The technique, largely developed in China, has been tested clinically in variousforms over the past 30 years, with many reports of major success. But until now,no rigorous controlled study of the treat...Immunex Files Supplemental NDA for NOVANTRONE
...omthe brain to body parts, thereby inhibiting body functions and movement. Thiscan result in a variety of symptoms that range from numbness in the limbs tocomplete paralysis. Approximately 120,000 MS patients in the U.S. have a form of the diseaseclassified as secondary progressive. These patients of...High stress hormone levels impair memory
...ry. "We tested memory and other cognitive functions before treatment, afterone day of treatment and again after four days, in individuals receiving eithera high dose of cortisol, a lower dose or an inactive substance," explained leadauthor John W. Newcomer, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and ....... "These findings mayhelp to identify where memory functions are located in the brain and eventuallyassist in the treatment of epilepsy using surgery or other methods," he says. The research was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health....New laser treatment allows patients to swallow and breath easier
...gs who could not breath or swallow to regain these functions almostimmediately after recovering from a brief surgery. Dr. William Warren, a cardiovascular-thoracic surgeon atRush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, is one of the first surgeons inIllinois to use the innovative laser technique called...Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center adds new dimension in radiation treatment
...recovery time and risk of complications. The mMLC functions in conjunction with Radionics' Xplan® treatment planningsoftware. Because tumors vary greatly in size, density, shape and location, thecomputer program is able to view each tumor as a three-dimensional object, takesinto consideration nearby vital...You have to break a few (hundred) eggs to make a good crystal
...as a virus's attack and the body's response. These functions are a result not just of a chemical formula, but of structurewhich can be quite large (on the atomic scale) and fragile. If the shape isn'tright, the protein cannot match up with other proteins or chemicals to do itsjob, just as the wrong key won't u...UI study suggests variable effects of fetal alcohol syndrome on brain
... participate in movement and touch and inexecutive functions such as initiating voluntary movements and otherhi...ren with fetal alcohol syndrome show thatexecutive functions of the rostral portion are reduced due to the alcoholexposure. Miller said that although the primate...Pacemaker for larynx allows patients to breathe easier
...due to neck surgery. "Both the opening and closing functions are lost on both sides. The patient cannot breathe and is in a life-threatening situation. For acute paralysis, thepatient must have an emergency tracheotomy," Zealear said. In case of chronic bilateral paralysis, conventional treatments focus onperm...OHSU researchers test medication that targets fever without side effects
...s COX-2.That means COX-1 is left to support normal functions in the body while the newdrug inhibits fever produ...X-2 enzyme. In the past, theinterruptions of COX-1 functions have been known to cause kidney and stomachproblems for some patients. "What sets this drug apart fr...Indiana University Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation
...center leadership, research-related administrative functions and shared researchresources. The only NCI-designated Clinical Cancer Center in Indiana, it hasalready begun discussions of collaboration with Purdue University'sNCI-designated cancer research center. "The IU Cancer Center is an important building bl...Novel neural net recognizes spoken words better than human listeners
...mere chance. Bycontrast, Berger and Liaw's system functions at 60 percent recognition with ahubbub level 560 times the strength of the target stimulus.With just a minor adjustment, the system can identify different speakers of thesame word with superhuman acuity. Berger and system co-designer Jim-Shih Liaw, P...NICHD funded researchers discover gene for Rett syndrome
...re birth. Dr. Zoghbi explained that MECP2 functions on the molecular level bybinding to methylated cytosine molecules in the DNA. (Cytosine is one of thefundamental molecules that make up DNA and sometimes binds to molecules known asmethyl groups.) After MECP2 binds to methylated cytosine, it links ...Immune system protein may be critical in kidney disorders and other diseases
...ephrin, the major component of the slit diaphragm, functions as amolecular bridge between epithelial cells and as a barrier between two distinctsurfaces of the epithelial cell. This suggested to Shaw that CD2AP mightfunction by binding to nephrin. The gene encoding nephrin was cloned last year and identified a...A new ion channel involved in cell proliferation: evidence for its oncogenic potential
...(Figure 2). Once cancer has established, many cell functions are altered and the expressionof many genes loose their regulation. A crucial step in the definition of anoncogene is thus the demonstration of a causal link between the presence of thegene and the abnormal growth. The results obtained indicate that ......udy, and their carbohydrate metabolismand hormonal functions were studied. For the first three nights, the men werein bed for eight hours (fully rested condition). For six nights they were inbed for four hours per night (sleep-debt condition), and for the last sevennights they were in bed for 12 hours per ni...