Penn State Chemist Identifies New Lime Aroma Component
...lime oil in the laboratory. She thinks there's a lot more sheand her students can "sniff out" about limes. Editors: Dr. Chisholm is at (814) 898-6412 or at mac8@psu.edu by email....Cure Rate Soars For Some AML Patients Receiving High-Dose Drug
...are tremendous,” said Bloomfield. “A lot of people are now working to understand why patients with core binding factor leukemias are particularly sensitive to this drug, and that may help us design more rational treatments in general. It’s an excellent example of how clini...Encapsulating Insulin-Producing Cells For Possible Diabetes Therapy
...as very encouraging," Grinstaff said. "It leaves a lot morequestions for us to go after, and a lot more work for us to do." If islet transplantation ever becomes a reality, Hatchell said pigs...Study Reveals Possible Link Between Osteoarthritis, Diet
...liminary,"Jordan said. "We and others need to do a lot more research with larger groupsbefore we can say anything definitive about the relationship between diet andknee, hip and hand osteoarthritis." Proving that diet can make a significant difference in arthritis wouldbe important since most ri...'Alternative' Medicine Becoming Mainstream, UF Study Finds
...sedalternative medicine. "Nurses have been doing a lot more research onalternative medicine for a much longer time than people in the other healthprofessions," Burg said. "Nursing traditionally has been a holistic,patient-oriented profession, which fits in well with the culture of a many alternative ther...UCSF Study Finds DHEA Benefits Cardiovascular Function
...pular as a nutritional supplement,there is still a lot of scientific work that needs to be done to make sure thehormone is both safe and beneficial, Zellner said.No human studies examining the cardiac effects of DHEA have been completed,which is essential before any recommendations involving the drug can...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
... said. "For us to makeethical decisions, we need a lot more information. That's part of the reasonwe're working on the center."...Study Confirms Safety Of Common Heart Drug
...cists and nurses have worked together andlearned a lot more about the drug so we can tailor dosing more s...and higher in heart failure patients, we did see a lot oftoxicity. Now we know it's a drug that works at lower concentrations. Moreover,it's a drug that's ...Campaign Targets Oral Complications Of Cancer Treatment
...ications. Most people dont know that they can do a lot to prevent oral complications, or, if they do occur, to keep them from becoming severe, said Dr. Deborah McGuire, oncology nurse and associate professor of nursing at Emory University. Information for oncology and oral health professionals details t...Nurse Practitioners Reducing Costs, Expanding Care
...ghersalaries. "Advanced practice nurses have a lot more flexibility in terms of the kindof work they do and when they do it," Wilkerson explains. "Many RNs work in theacute care setting of a hospital and only see a patient when there's a crisis.But a nurse practitioner can deliver primary health care...Study Finds Clot-Busting Drug Ineffective Or Even Harmful If Not Used Soon After A Stroke
...is is a very effective drug that couldbe used in a lot more stroke cases if patients got to the hospital within threehours," said Clark. "This study firms up the guidelines for using TPA. Thebottom line is it should not be used after three hours. A quick response canmake a life or death difference for th...Study Finds Olestra Chips Don't Generate Gastrointestinal Woes
...act essentially unchanged. "There's been a lot of interest in it because it allows people to eatcertain snacks with fewer calories from fat," he said. "Interest also is highbecause of anecdotal reports in the past year or so saying it caused unpleasantand sometimes painful symptoms such as diarrh...Program Developed At UF Enables Computer To "Emote" In Speech
...istinguish from the real thing. "There's a lot of potential here," said Doug Dankel, an expert inartificial intelligence and UF assistant professor of computer and informationscience and engineering. Dankel is Truluck's faculty advisor. Truluck, who graduated with a master's degree in com...Early Dental Exams For Children Can Avert Problems Posed By Bottled Water And "Bottle Caries"
...rforms all too often. "I'm in the operating room a lot -- four orfive times a week -- as a result of bottle caries," he said, adding that theprocedure usually requires sedation in young patients, who aren't able to endurea lengthy stay in the dental chair. A change in family habits, including "stopping t...Infrared Thermometers A Good Alternative For Use On Newborns
... "Infants tend to move around a lot under the radiantwarmer," Seguin said. "The underarm skin temperature may vary, depending on the infant's arm position before the measurement." The researche...Breakthrough? Study Finds Dopamine Cannot Be Source Of Pleasure In Brain
...ure, however, or the chemistswould have detected a lot of it when trained rats repeatedly pressed the lever,too. The new work promises better explanations of how such abused chemicalsas nicotine, alcohol, cocaine and amphetamines act in the brain, Wightman said.It also might help identify less to...Preliminary Study Proves Centuries Of Herbalists Right About Echinacea
...al said. "But a stimulatedimmune system produces a lot of free radicals, and we know from otherresearch that free radicals are not a good thing. We want the free radicalsto kill microorganisms, but we don't want free radicals being produced allthe time because they will damage healthy tissues. "Because w...Novel Biological Interaction Found To Explain Blood Vessel Growth To Tumors
... of several years to be sure of theconclusions. "A lot of labs might have pulled out and said it was a mistake, butit seemed a very rational explanation worthy of replication," she said. The discovery is very important because "the ATPsynthase-binding proteinmay be used as a target to find small molecule...Poor Health In Pregnancy And After Childbirth Tied To History Of Abuse
...ve physical and/or sexual abuse histories. It is a lot more commonthan most people think. And since such a history is associated with poor health,it's important for physicians to find out about it and then refer these patientsto appropriate caregivers."...... an approach we are going to be unable toqualify a lot of children," Lyon says....