Tobacco chewers quit after "teachable moment" in dental chair
...hygienist's message that smokeless tobacco use has harmful oral effects givesthem the means to follow through with their quit attempt," says Andrews. Theresults of the study appear in the current issue of the Annals of BehavioralMedicine. The scientists developed a three-hour workshop for dental hygienists ...Weizmann Institute scientists develop a potential future treatment for myasthenia gravis
...d are much less likely to trigger the productionof harmful antibodies than the entire receptor. Another major innovation of the study is that the receptor fragments were giventhrough the nose rather than injected. The nose drops protected the rats againstthe myasthenia gravis-like disease. When the treatmen...Allergy-producing cells are also 'do-gooders,' helping stave off infections
...sible for the miseries ofallergy -- also recognize harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and dangerousstrains of E. coli and alert the immune system to destroy the bacteria. The researchers say the discovery, which appears in the July 6 issue ofthe Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, may le...Implanted defibrillators and anti-theft systems appear safe under normal circumstances
...all to clearly saywhether the theft detectors were harmful or safe, according to Zipes. Researchers at the Indianapolis Medical School, Methodist Hospital inIndianapolis and the Southwest Florida Heart Group in Fort Myers decided toinvestigate the device's response to normal use, he says. ...New coating could lead to safer, more convenient asthma drugs
...rs repeatedly throughout the day -- or worry about harmful side effects ofasthma drugs -- if a University of Florida-developed coating proves assuccessful in humans as it has in rats. The coating, developed by team of researchers in UF's colleges of pharmacy andengineering, covers tiny drug particles contain......th decreased exposureof tissues to the potentially harmful actions of IL-6 on the cardiovascularsystem and bo...oss, possibly avoiding exposure to the potentially harmful effects of increasedIL-6 secretion. The National Institutes of Health and Penn State's Co...... And too much pressure and criticism were the most harmful to ayoung athlete's development. These findings will be presented at the 107thAnnual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Boston. "The number one quality that coaches see as a real winner is loving to playthe sport," said Dr. Ku...Light alcohol use may protect against sudden cardiac death
...ll of the alcohol in one sitting, which could have harmful effects. Scientists know that binge drinking -- consuming large quantities of alcohol ina brief period -- causes abnormal heart rhythms that can lead to sudden cardiacdeath. "Based on the data, I wouldn't recommend that non-drinkers start drinking. ...Turning off cancer shield may allow safer cancer therapy
...urvive. Researchers also hope that diminishing the harmful side effects would allowhigher doses of therapy to be administered to improve cure rates.To identify a compound that could block the action of p53, the researcherscreated a model of normal tissue containing a reporter gene that turns cellsblue when p...Researchers find elevated cholesterol is risk factor for preeclampsia
...vesselscaused when lipids are oxidized and release harmful molecules called freeradicals." More knowledge is needed, however, to devise treatments to reduce thischolesterol-associated risk, Thadhani explains. "The information in Nurses'Health Study II only indicates elevated overall cholesterol, it doesn'...Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
...ic resources, and the lack ofimmediate feedback is harmful because patients may not return for the results,or continue to spread the disease while they are unaware of the disease status,said C.J. Palmer, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University. Palmer's group evaluateda new rapid point-of-care test, Determine ...Cancer treatment may cause learning problems in children
...survivor of childhood cancer. Radiation therapy's harmful effects oncognitive abilities are well documented. Evidence of learning difficulties fromcentral nervous system chemotherapy surfaced much more recently. Most leukemia patients in this study underwent this particular cancer treatmentfor nearly two y...Sleep debt affects metabolic functions
... newresearch shows. "The state of sleep debt has a harmful impact on carbohydrate metabolism andendocrine function," write Karine Spiegel, PhD, and colleagues in the October23, 1999 issue of The Lancet, a leading British medical journal. These effectsare commonly seen as part of the normal aging process, an...... visualmemory--appear relatively immune to aging's harmful effects on higher-orderbrain functions. The apparent reason: Older adults compensate for neural slowingby using different areas of the brain to recall what they've seen. Robert Sekuler, a Brandeis neuroscientist and vision expert involved in thestudy......the exposure ends, offering insight into potential harmful effects of chronic substance abuse in humans, a Yale study has found. "While previous studies show that acute amphetamine injections can impair cognition, our report is the first to demonstrate long lasting -- over two years -- and possibly permane...'Biochemical storm' following brain trauma, an important factor in treatment
...reatment in which we might be able to suppress the harmful activity of calpains while allowing repair to occur," said Kevin Wang, a senior research associate at Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research who is conducting laboratory experiments seeking to block the action of calpains.Automobile crashes, gunshot wou...Heart disease begins at a young age
...t's easier to establish healthy habits and correct harmful ones, before the damage begins." The unique study used ultrasound to look at the arteries of recently-transplanted hearts. By placing a miniature ultrasound device on a tube and guiding it to the heart via an artery in the transplant patient's leg, ...Studies suggest that eating chocolate may be good for your heart
... tissue and cells in the body from the potentially harmful effects of free radicals, which can disrupt biological molecules and are suspected of contributing to certain age-related chronic diseases. Furthermore, the researchers observed a decrease in the damage by free radicals on blood lipids, a situation t...Estrogen shows potential as stroke treatment, UF animal studies show
...he hormone before a stroke can protect against its harmful effects. "Here we have confirmation that it has potential for treating a patient who comes into the emergency room with stroke symptoms," said Simpkins, who also is affiliated with UF's Brain Institute and collaborated on the research with UF neuros...Conference to examine nutritional supplements, medicinal herbs for managing health problems
...offer them -- as long as they were not shown to be harmful -- without risk of censure or losing their licenses," she said. The event will complement a UNC-CH conference held three weeks earlier on scientific studies about the safety and effectiveness of medicinal herbs, Gaylord said. On Friday (March 24) a...