Mixed amphetamine salts significantly better than atomoxetine in treating children with ADHD
...ild's quality of life and can be serious enough to interfere beyond academics, leading to problems maintaining friendships, focusing on sports and other after-school activities and relating well within the family. Analog Classroom Study of Amphetamine Extended Release and Atomoxetine in Youth With ADHD (APA ...Mayo researchers invent targeted imaging probe to aid early Alzheimer's diagnosis
...oid plaques are abnormal buildups of proteins that interfere with brain communication and produce typical Alzheimer's symptoms. These include: deep and chronic forgetfulness, and loss of awareness. The Experiment The Mayo Clinic research team of neurologists, neuroscientists, biochemists and peptide synthesi...Epilepsy presents unique problems for women
...eously or by injection). "There are five AEDs that interfere with the efficacy of the pill and at least one AED that is affected by oral contraception," Dr. Yerby stated. "Sometimes we can overcome these problems by prescribing a higher-dose contraceptive. Women who have unplanned pregnancies should stay on th...Alzheimer's drug improves memory, cognition in MS patients
...cognitive impairment, but even mild impairment can interfere significantly in a patient's life. Researchers from State University of New York, Stony Brook, have demonstrated that donepezil, a drug that has been successful in treating symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's patients, may also show promise in treati...Latest fashion fad concerns eye M.D.s
...Surgery, the cosmetic extraocular implant does not interfere with visual performance or motility. In a news statement, they claim they have not seen any side effects or complications from the implants. In the Netherlands, the eye jewelry or "JewelEye" can only be implanted by registered ophthalmologists in cli...Men with family history of prostate cancer accurately predict higher risk, UMHS study finds
...ually gets from taking it. Supplement use can also interfere with some medications, so it's important to tell your doctor about any CAMs. Despite the possible risks, the study authors say the use of CAMs by men at high risk of prostate cancer indicates that these men are actively seeking ways to prevent the di...Surgery cuts cardiac arrests among those with rare heart disorder
...with multiple shocks, which is frightening and can interfere greatly with quality of life, Schwartz said. The researchers identified 147 patients (69 percent female) who were average age 17. They had their first fainting spells at 8 on average and underwent LCSD between 1970 and 2002. The patients were deeme...National Academies news: Clinical research involving children
...cheduling research visits so that the hours do not interfere with parents' job or family responsibilities. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT A dearth of information about pediatric research and protection programs for research involving children makes it difficult to adequately describe how wel...Lupus discovery may pave way to better-designed COX-2 inhibitors
...less kidney toxicity or other candidate drugs that interfere with the lupus T cell's death resistance pathway, said Datta, who is Solovy Professor of Medicine and professor of microbiology/immunology at the Feinberg School. Currently, COX-2 inhibitors are widely prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ot...A new hypothesis about Alzheimer's disease
...l or plaques, which deposit in internal organs and interfere with normal function, sometimes lethally. In the case of Alzheimer's, these fibrils kill nerve cells in areas of the brain that are crucial for memory. These diseases include Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and a peripheral nervous system disease called f...Light to moderate drinking during pregnancy may lead to learning and memory deficits in adolescents
...indicates that light to moderate drinking may also interfere with learning and memory as late as adolescence, p...light to moderate drinking during pregnancy may interfere with learning and memory during adolescence. "We have known for a long time that drinking heavily du...Making the case for a dental caries vaccine
... studies has indicated that this immune system can interfere with the processes causing dental caries. In a symposium during the 82nd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, five scientists will make a case for the scientific and moral imperative of a vaccine to prevent caries in ...Those infected with HIV may benefit from infection with another virus, says Jefferson virologist
...possibility, he notes, is that GBV-C could somehow interfere with HIV entry into cells. Some laboratory data show GBV-C may decrease the co-receptor that allows HIV into cells, in effect acting as a "viral antiviral." GBV-C might also activate certain types of innate immunity, which involve known cellular fact...Studies focus on vascular spasm as a common cause of cardiomyopathy
...lockers that target smooth muscle cells but do not interfere with cardiac muscle may also have a role. "Vascular spasm is an important contributor to cardiac pathology," note the authors. Cardiomyocyte degeneration is common to many forms of cardiac pathology including heart attacks, viral infections of the he...Insulin decreases inflammation, aids clot-busting drugs in heart attack patients, UB study shows
...nd rapidly suppresses the increase of factors than interfere with clot-dissolving medication," said Dandona. "We think that these effects, along with insulin's known capacity to dilate blood vessels and prevent platelet clumping, could improve blood flow during a heart attack and help limit the damage to heart...Duke physicians predict risks of deadly infections after cord blood transplants
...of HLA molecules between the patient and donor can interfere with immune cell messages that must connect in order for the body to recognize an infection and wage war against it. Finally, the study showed that children who suffered from a severe form of "graft-versus-host disease," or GVHD, an incompatibi...Research clarifies how Alzheimer's medicines may reduce interference with learning and memory
...icularly during waking hours, would be expected to interfere with acquisition and future recall of new and, especially, related memories."...UVA researchers make cellular model of Parkinson's disease
...with free radicals will it make Lewy bodies? Can I interfere with how Lewy bodies are being made? We here at U.Va. are designing experiments now to answer those and many other questions." Trimmer and her colleagues at U.Va.'s neurology department worked for more than five years to characterize this cel...Angioplasty clears clogged brain arteries
...therapy for clogged brain vessels. Anticoagulants interfere with the blood's ability to clot. The study examined both the overall rate of stroke and the rate of stroke in areas supplied by the treated vessel in patients with symptomatic intracranial stenosis (narrowing of a brain blood vessel) undergoing an...Scientists identify a human antibody that blocks SARS virus infection
...bound to the S1 protein, and thus might be able to interfere with the virus's infection mechanism. The eight antibodies were tested in the CDC laboratories in Atlanta, where scientists found that one of the antibodies (labeled the 80R antibody) potently blocked live SARS viruses from entering cultured human ce...