Immune memory from smallpox vaccination lasts more 50 years, according to Emory research
...cientists found that virus-specific memory B cells initially declined after smallpox immunization, but then reached a plateau approximately ten times lower than their peak, where they remained stable for more than 50 years. Although there were significantly fewer memory B cells in the most recently vaccinated...Panel: Clinical use of embryonic stem cells jeopardized by Bush's policy on federal funding
...approved human embryonic stem (ES) cell lines were initially grown on mouse cells and therefore might harbor mouse-specific viruses. Ethically and scientifically, potentially exposing study participants to a mouse virus -- which people's immune systems might be unable to combat -- is not a risk worth taking in...More risk factors for heart disease increase Medicare cost
...men) in the Chicago Heart Association study. When initially screened, they were between ages 33 and 64; deaths occurred between ages 66 and 96. Among men, average Medicare charges for all illness in the last year of life were $36,414 for those without heart disease risk factors (i.e., low-risk, at the earlier...News tips for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003
...percent male, average age 59) who did not respond initially to advanced cardiac life support. A return of spo...ith good neurologic function, even in patients who initially fail to respond to resuscitation efforts. "Prospective controlled trials are indicated to evaluate t...OHSU researchers study physical and mental impacts of exercise on the brain
...e case of the mental performance study, scientists initially set out to determine if exercise impacted cognitive function or mood. For this study, scientists utilized several evaluation methods,including performance testing. One example is a test where a treat is placed under two toys. After a brief delay, the...UCI Cancer Center selected by National Cancer Institute to test cancer prevention drugs
...ct these tests. Under the program, the center will initially receive $2.2 million to design and conduct early-phase clinical trials to assess the cancer prevention potential of a variety of agents, many of which target specific molecules known to be active in precancerous conditions. Altogether, NCI will awar...Chest Foundation 'Stories at the End of Life' released
... dignity, acceptance, and even humor. "When I was initially diagnosed with leukemia, I was devastated. But I realized I could play the victim or I could live as fully as possible in the present. Living meant telling my story and getting on with living," said Sally Ann Harvey of Bloomington, Indiana, a story...Cosmetic surgery satisfaction declines with time, Stanford research finds
...ithin an average of six to 12 days. While patients initially reported being satisfied with the results, the responses became less favorable as time progressed. After three months, all 27 patients said they felt they looked better than they did before the procedure. By 30 months, however, just 21 patients said ...Evidence that neurons prune only 'twigs' to rewire themselves
...ew twigs over time," said Katz. "It wasn't what we initially thought, that the neurons would be like rose bushes in spring, in which a tremendous amount of dendritic structure would be gained." Even when the scientists placed the mice in an enriched "Disneyland" of structures and smells to explore, they saw fe...Whole-breast irradiation after lumpectomy may protect women from recurrence long term
...rs after treatment. "The rate of recurrence in initially unaffected parts of the breast receiving whole-breast irradiation was half that of the other breast," said Freedman. "This suggests that whole-breast irradiation may have a protective effect." The study found that the lowest risk of recurrence in ot...Both languages active in bilingual speakers
... that were to be identified. The subjects did not initially know which language they would be asked to use to identify the picture, so words in both languages would naturally be active. The researchers then sounded a tone, a high tone for Dutch and a low tone for English, telling the subjects to speak the wo...UCSF & SF Bay Area receive federal funds to expand breast cancer / environmental research
...s and Alameda County. Research studies will focus initially on two projects. Both are related to a hypothesis that changes in breast tissue during adolescence, potentially influenced by environmental factors, may create conditions in young women that put them at risk for breast cancer later in life. UCSF's We...Monkeys consciously control a robot arm using only brain signals
...ng in another room. While the animals' performance initially declined when the robot arm was included in the feedback loop, they quickly learned to allow for these dynamics and became proficient in manipulating the robot-reflecting cursor, found the scientists. The scientists next removed the joystick, after w...Molecular test proves to be effective in measuring remission and relapse after cancer treatment
...out 4,300 people, primarily adults, each year. CML initially presents as a relatively indolent condition, called the "chronic phase," during which there is uncontrolled expansion of myeloid cells (white blood cell precursors). Over time, the chronic phase can develop into a "blast crisis," an aggressive phase ...Promising drug proves ineffective as treatment for hearing loss
...te could maintain the hearing improvement achieved initially with Prednisone," Harris says. The study enrolled 116 patients with AIED, treating each of them with one month of high dose Prednisone. At the end of the first phase, 67 who showed significant hearing improvement were randomized to receive either Me...NYU School of Medicine attracts a powerful MRI machine
...hine, which can scan the entire body, will be used initially in brain research at the School of Medicine. A few numbers illustrate the machine's power. The magnet has a "field strength" of 7 Tesla, weighs 30 tons, and holds some 420 kilometers of superconducting wire. Tesla, named after the famous inventor Nik...Stanford computer model shows bypass surgery more cost-effective than stents
...e. While it requires less hospitalization time and initially costs less than surgery to install a stent, the savings are lost over roughly five years as these patients suffer greater recurrent chest pain and undergo repeat procedures more often than surgery patients. To compare these two common artery-clearing...UCSD-TCAG collaboration to focus on transformation of genome-based knowledge into health benefits
...ve steps or earlier treatment of disease To focus initially on major disease areas, including cardiovascular disorders, infectious diseases, and obesity-related illnesses. To leverage the unique high-end computing center that TCAG has as part of its Joint Technology Center, a next generation, high-throughput...Combining osteoporosis treatments does not produce better results
...g bone resorption. Injections of PTH, a treatment initially developed through MGH research, increase bone formation and were approved by the FDA in December 2002 to treat osteoporosis in men and women. Since the two medications work in complementary fashion to increase bone density, a treatment strategy comb......e bone growth and accelerate its resorption and is initially more active in promoting bone growth, the researchers said. Thus they hypothesized that, as compared with parathyroid hormone therapy alone, the combination of parathyroid hormone with alendronate would induce larger increases in bone mineral density...