Epilepsy Drug Found To Stop Cocaine's Effects In Animals
...ts," said Stephen Dewey, theBNL neuroanatomist who led the research team. "After all, more than a decade ...lesAshby, the St. John's University researcher who led the behavioral component ofthe study. "One must always be cautious, however," said Brodie. ...Paying Attention To High Blood Pressure Programs A Good Investment In Reducing Stroke Risk
... decrease between 1982 and 1987. The researchers, led by the study's lead author Hiroyasu Iso, M.D., of theInstitute of Community Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan, found thatsystolic blood pressure in men declined more in the full-intervention communitythan in the minimal-intervention community. ...Remembering Your Medications: Older Are Wiser
... those between the ages of 34 and 54. What usually led to mistakes was being too busy, Park notes. Being slightlyunhappy also contributed, combined with the belief that taking the medication asprescribed may make you feel better physically but won't make you feel anybetter emotionally. "Being a very bus...Credit Cards Could Double As Donor Cards
...rather than the availability of cadavers, that has led to severe shortages of organs," says the author. He recognises that until "smart cards" (which could incorporate medical information) become available, a format for making consent apparent needs to be devised and that the phraseology and mechanism f...Brain Regions Identified That Influence What We Remember Or Forget
...likely be stronger, he said. In the Harvard study, led by Anthony Wagner, a recent Stanford graduate whoworked in Gabrieli's lab, activity in several regions of the left prefrontalcortex predicted subsequent memory for words. In their Science report, theHarvard researchers said they found some of these a......er hand, consolidation and economy in medicine has led to theproliferation and availability of very expensive, high technology tools fortreatment and diagnosis, such as CAT scans and MRIs. The researchers, who include Dirsmith, Dr. Sajay Samuel, assistantprofessor of accounting at Bucknell Univer......ndmay also harm heart valves. Such damage may have led to primary pulmonaryhypertension and heart valve lesions in a small number of the millions ofAmericans who took the anti-obesity drug combination from 1992 until 1997, whenone of the drugs, fenfluramine, was voluntarily withdrawn by its manufacturer....Schizophrenia-Like Behavior In Rats Blocked Via Glutamate
... unexpected clue from a rat model of psychosis has led National Institute ofMental Health grantees to propose a new strategy for treating schizophrenia. Scientists have known for some time that the psychosis-inducing drug PCP(phencyclidine) blocks activation of receptors for the brain messenger chemicalg...Study Shows Potential For Quelling AIDS Nerve Pain
...ts of HIV infection:sensory neuropathy. The study, led by Johns Hopkins researchers, is supported bythe AIDS Clinical Trials Group at the National Institutes of Health. While not life-threatening, sensory neuropathy brings misery tothousands of HIV patients by producing burning, achi...Cyclosporin Appears Effective In Treating Heart Disease
...gans,prevents HCM in rats and mice. The study was led by Jeffery D. Molkentin,Ph.D., a researcher in the division of molecular cardiovascular biology and aPew Scholar at Cincinnati Children's. HCM is an inherited form of heart disease that affects one in 500 individuals. The disease starts as a general ...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
...t support the use of hydrocortisone, asecond trial led by Dr. Straus at NIAID together with scientists at JohnsHopkins University is attempting to supplement a different class of steroidhormones produced by the adrenal gland. A JAMA editorial accompanying the hydrocortisone report notes that some peopl...Neurotransmission Machinery Visualized For The First Time
... of neurotransmitters. Now, a group of researchers led by Axel T. Brunger, a Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute (HHMI) investigator at Yale University has deciphered and produced thefirst glimpses of the molecular machinery that propels neurotransmitters intothe synapse. The key players are a family of prote...Changes In Care Lower Costs Of Surgery To Prevent Stroke
...al before and aftersurgery. Careful screening has led to an increase in the number of patientshaving the procedure before symptoms or a stroke occur. Patients admitted for the surgery at the end of the study period paid about$3,000 (Canadian) less for their care than patients admitted at the beginning ...Physicians Slow To Adopt Newer Drugs For Atrial Fibrillation
...or Health Policyand General Medicine Division, who led the study. "We think our study pointsout the need for better treatment guidelines and physician education." Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal rhythm in the contraction of the upper chambersof the heart, is the strongest common risk factor for stroke...Study Shows Three-Drug "Cocktail" Needed To Keep AIDS Virus Curbed
... therapy just didn’t work." The researchers, led by Dr. Diane V. Havlir of the University of California at SanDiego, found that virus particles that were undetectable in infected patients aftertriple-drug therapy began to rebound during the less rigorous maintenance treatment. Forethical reasons, t......edical treatment earlier, according to a new study led byUniversity of California San Francisco researchers. Study results appear in the October 28 issue of The Journal of the AmericanMedical Association (JAMA). "HIV is the only infectious disease with dedicated anonymous testing programsthat are funded ...Study Finds Less Intensive Treatments May Not Maintain HIV Suppression
... AZT and 3TC,or monotherapy with IDV. Researchers led by Diane Havlir, M.D., and DouglasRichman, M.D., of the University of California San Diego AIDS Clinical TrialsUnit, measured study participants' viral loads at regular intervals. Theprimary endpoint of the study was viral load rebound - defined as ...Cure Rate Soars For Some AML Patients Receiving High-Dose Drug
...year remission rates. The study, which was led by Bloomfield, appeared in the September issue of the journal Cancer Research . It involved 285 newly diagnosed AML patients aged 16 and older who were in remission. During the second phase of their treatment, a phase known as “...Ovarian Hormone Could Play Key Role In Easier, Safer Childbirth
...sue of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team led by O.David Sherwood of the College ofMedicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign documented thatrelaxin binds to cells in the human cervix.Because it binds to the same kinds of cells in rats and pigs -- where relaxinhas promoted dramat...Encapsulating Insulin-Producing Cells For Possible Diabetes Therapy
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University chemists led by assistant professor MarkGrinstaff are developing novel liquid polymers that can be solidified by a quickflash of laser light to seal transplanted insulin-producing cells inside aselectively permeable capsule, thus preventing rejection by diabetics...