African-Americans receive less aggressive heart attack treatment
...ch on minority health issues, translating research into effective models of care, community outreach and promotion of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical sciences....Parents who quit smoking may influence their offspring to quit as young adults
... enrolled in their study. "Scientists should look into the late-quitting question," Bricker said. "It is conceivable that parents' late quitting may also help young adults quit, but we simply did not find any significant result for the question." The findings are based on data collected from 1,553 Washin...New patient magazine from American Academy of Neurology to launch in April
...ional professional association of neurologists get into the business of publishing a magazine Neurology Now for patients and their caregivers? Patients are overwhelmed and confused by the barrage of inaccurate information from unreliable sources. Neurology patients and their families are also often over...Disease testing for immigrants: Discrimination disguised as public health policy
...nts for TB and HIV. But the only UK public inquiry into the issue came out firmly against the idea, concluding that "there is no evidence to suggest that such a policy would be effective at protecting public health". The All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS, which set up the inquiry, expressed grave conc...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
... managing chronic disorders, many of which persist into adult life, writes Professor David Hall. Health promotion for teenagers is also problematic because of concerns about the privacy and confidentiality offered by their local general practice, despite many practices having sought to reassure young peo...New radio-frequency technique for knee injuries
...has acquired a suitable consistency and transforms into a new ACL....Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...lucometer, if diabetic) with the information going into a 'smart box' that evaluates a patient's objective data and then asks a series of subjective questions that are determined by the data. The box then helps the patient self manage or guides them to contact their physician or nurse. 3. Usual heart ...NASA awards $9.8 million NSCOR grant to UT Southwestern to study effects of space radiation exposure
...e information researchers obtain will be converted into quantitative risk assessment for the effects of radiation from space travel. "There are multiple risks to astronauts from space travel, and a very important one is the potential effect of exposure to high-energy particles found in space," said Dr. J...History of broken bones overlooked when treating osteoporosis
...than normal, but the information isn't being taken into account when treating for osteoporosis, said Dr. K... the highest risk of osteoporosis, we have to take into account fracture history," Dr. Siminoski said. "We found that it was not being used at all." Women w...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
... review of the data gives us the first big picture into the health of our transportation system, without f...y and deal with the noise by putting their fingers into their ears, this unfortunately offers little protection, and ear plugs would be only slightly better...Cellular porthole connects odors to brain
...sue of Neuron . The porthole, which lets chloride into cells, is also critical in digestion, hearing, balance, and fertility. The researchers suggest that digestive system cells and odor-detecting cells use the same chloride porthole, or ion transporter -- the former to facilitate secretion of digestiv...Pioneering nanosystems degree wins approval
..."So it's important for us to train engineers to go into not only nanotechnology, but also traditional indu...t there's also a strategy to integrate nanosystems into other engineering disciplines at Tech. "We want all our students in all of our degree programs to b...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...e National Cancer Institute has accepted this work into its rapid access program, which aims to move experimental drugs from the laboratory to human clinical trials as quickly as possible. "This research is a very important step in setting the stage for future development of a new therapy for leukemia," s...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...id. "Our aim is to translate discoveries made here into better treatments for children with solid tumors." Houghton currently collaborates on colorectal cancer treatment studies with physicians at the West Clinic in Memphis and is also working with a commercial firm to develop treatments for solid tumors...Protein that promotes survival of stem cells might be key to poor leukemia prognosis
... to design improved treatments for them. This fits into the St. Jude mission of finding cures for catastrophic diseases of childhood, such as leukemia, in order to save lives." The importance of Mcl-1 lies in the differing roles it plays in health and disease. "On one hand, this protein keeps HSCs and pr...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
...gnals that are received from this can be converted into a visual representation. The shutter speed concept allows researchers to adjust the mathematics of the computer program analyzing the signals to account for the movement of water molecules in and out of cellular compartments in diseased and healthy t...Researchers model brain's electrical storm during a seizure
...e patient's seizures, 64 electrodes were implanted into his brain for a week. The researchers were thus ab...ignals misfire. "This model could provide insight into the pathophysiology of the spread of a seizure," said Kirsch. "Further down the line, this could als...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
... had been allowed to aggregate or control proteins into the brains of rats for one week. Other rats were injected with a cannabinoid and either amyloid or a control protein. After two months, the researchers trained the rats over five days to find a platform hidden underwater. Rats treated with the contro...Hormone therapy increases risk of urinary incontinence
...y duration should incorporate the current findings into the established risks and benefits of these agents," the authors conclude.......for later use by a protein that transports it back into the sending neuron. But cocaine blocks the mechanism that transports dopamine, causing it to build up and send an unceasing message of pleasure the cocaine high. Researchers have long searched for "a molecule that would block cocaine's effects on th...