Researchers join with treatment providers to improve drug abuse treatment
...th and preventive medicine at OHSU."The idea is to involve our clinical partners from the beginning in establishingthe research agenda and formulating the questions." "The exciting thing about this project is that it will bring together theresearch and treatment communities in a way that will make both group......of Weight loss (SHOW). The SHOW trial will involve 6,000 obese people who have adult-onset(type 2) diabetes, and test whether weight loss will reduce the adverse healthproblems commonly encountered by diabetics, especially cardiovascular disease. "Weight loss is associated with improvements i...Scientists grow heart tissue in Bioreactor
...by ionizing radiation. Space exploration will involve slightly increased exposures of crew members to radiation, so what we learn from these cells could help help justify methods of female crew selection, and help manage breast cancer in the national population at the same time." ...NIAID spearheads collaborative network for clinical research on immune tolerance
...ork for Clinical Research on ImmuneTolerance, will involve nearly 40 research institutions internationally. Jeffrey Bluestone, Ph.D., director of the Ben May Institute for Cancer Researchat the University of Chicago, was named director of the network. "This collaboration brings together some of the brightes...Wake Forest to coordinate huge national study to prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetes
...cardiovascular disease in diabetes. The study will involve 10,000patients and last at least nine years. And the school will serve as a clinical center network in the study,coordinating 10 clinics in five states. Two are in Winston-Salem--at theGeneral Clinical Research Center at Wake Forest Univers...Changing approaches to treating gum disease
...e 3). The usual treatments for periodontal disease involve removing plaque and tartardeposits below the gum line and sometimes planing the tooth roots. Surgery alsomay be necessary when deep pockets have developed between the teeth and gums. But with new, antimicrobial approaches, many teeth that previously...Pathway may provide target for treating chronic pain
...IP and AMPA inside the cell.Another strategy could involve a substance called protein kinase C (PKC). Likeserotonin, large quantities of PKC can activate silent synapses. In theseexperiments, Zhuo and colleagues have shown that PKC activates silent synapsesvia the AMPA receptor, providing two potential targe...Mayo Clinic investigates new device to regulate beating of the heart and improve pump function
...and meet the other entry criteria. The study will involve up to 35 investigational centers in the U.S. and will enroll 300 participants nationwide. The device, which is the size of a small pager (66 cc), is implanted under the skin in the chest area, and three thin wires (called leads) are run through veins...Harvard Med. School report warns of world health threat
...h, under close WHO supervision. DOTS and DOTS-plus involve intensive monitoring and record keeping of patients' treatmentconfirming that it is carried out correctly and completely. The report also highlights the need for new drugs. "As with all antibiotics, anti-tuberculosis drugs are at risk of becoming o...New drug relieves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in females
...astic colon," is unknown although it is thought to involve nerves controlling sensation and contractions in the digestive system. Among common symptoms are abdominal pain, cramping, a bloated feeling, gas and diarrhea or constipation. It is one of the leading causes of lost work and school time. Alosetron is...UI study shows classification system for evaluating childhood hip disease may be unreliable
...finitions, the investigators designed the study to involve an intervention where the team, following initial evaluations, discussed and standardized the conditions of each category. After seven to 10 days, the raters went back and re-evaluated the radiographs, as well as those of 22 additional patients. Rese...Staying involved helps breast cancer survivors
...graphy and clinical breast exams with patients and involve them in follow-up appointment scheduling." Keeping breast cancer patients involved is a relatively new approach. More than half the participants in this study reported that they had been very involved in decision-making about their surgical treatmen...90 high schools will participate in UNC-CH head injury study
...rs of ourresearch team." "Some of the assessments involve tests of thinking ability, memory and concentration," Guskiewiczsaid. "Others involve tests of how well athletes maintain their posture and balance while standing onone foot on a device ...Study to assess heart effects of depression drugs during stress
...e're looking at," Straneva said. Testing will then involve a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. For one day, participants will wear a blood pressure monitor that will provide blood pressure and heart rate throughout the person's normal activities. Urine samples taken throughout the day will be tes...An active life helps to ward off Alzheimer's
...ies, and decrease participation in activities that involve little physical or intellectual stimulation, such as television," said Friedland. The research suggests that the brain stimulation associated with intellectual and physical activities works against the neurodegeneration of diseases such as Alzheimer'...Parents want more communication when infants are being treated in hospital intensive care nursery
...re sensitive to parents' rights in the nursery and involve them more along the way in the care choices about ...interactions with parents and the degree that they involve parents in treatment decision-making.......D/National Cancer Institute (NCI) study that would involve many more cancer centers. In addition to UPCI and Northwestern in Chicago, AACI member institutions that participated in the study were Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa.; H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Fla.; Jons...New research reveals jury bias against whiplash lawsuits
...nt from the Roscoe Pound Foundation. These cases involve the blameless victim of a car accident who sustains a soft or connective tissue injury that can't be seen and isn't obviously disabling but has left them in constant pain and unable to resume their normal lives. Hans concludes that her findings "re......kely not limited to the spinal cord but could also involve higher centers of the brain that are part of pain pathways, suggest the researchers. "Our study adds pain to the emerging list of early birth stimuli that we are discovering have a lifelong impact and suggests that further study is warranted...Hypnosis helps patients control stress and anxiety, UF researchers say
...al profession may not naturally think about how to involve the patient as an active partner in the treatment process, Schauble said. "Our physicians and nurses are so thoroughly trained in a variety of stunning medical technologies," he said, "that there is less emphasis on understanding the psychology of th...