Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
... are slight variations in inherited genes that can make the gene more or less effective, or might even hav...tor in a car, driving leukemic cells ("blasts") to make new DNA rapidly, thus enabling the blasts to multiply. Cancer drugs targeting TYMS are used to put t...Fewer false alarms when mammographers have greater experience screening healthy breasts
..., raising the minimum required under the Act would make sense, according to Smith-Bindman. Although fewer doctors would subsequently be available for reading mammograms, any resulting increased barriers to healthcare delivery could be managed, she said. "Change would need to occur slowly to prevent a shor...Molecule important in cell construction also critical in learning and memory
... were hoping to find a mechanism that cells use to make short term changes in nerve cell communication per...ings. "If the mice don't have -adducin, they can't make a new map," Picciotto said. "It's not enough to just have the electrical properties, the skeleton is...US cancer researchers launch first American-Israeli cancer conference
...ties and recognize the contributions that Israelis make to the international cancer effort and create real...the United States. Levitsky and colleagues hope to make the conference an annual event, alternating between American and Israeli locations....Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
...od work through the combination of substances that make up that food, a concept we call food synergy. Risk of many chronic diseases in modern life appears to be reduced by whole foods, but not by isolated large doses of selected food compounds. Dr. Liu's current work on apples and breast tumors in rats is...Natural mentors help mold lives of teens, study says
...itive difference that a mentoring relationship can make in the life of a young person," DuBois said. "But ... and natural mentoring should be woven together to make each more effective....Patient knows best when it comes to ulcerative colitis, U-M study finds
...ion about the activity of the patient's disease to make it necessary for patients to have to undergo the discomfort of an endoscopy." Several disease activity measurement scales have been developed some requiring endoscopy and some not to monitor the activity of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel...Dual testing better for monitoring new cases of HIV
...Africa, where aid from the United States is set to make antiretroviral therapy more widely available. The Hopkins team successfully determined new cases from old by adding the Affinity/Avidity test to the current STARHS protocol, the test widely used by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Pr...Is caesarean section linked to postnatal depression?
...be managed differently, and should also help women make informed decisions about childbirth. Over 14,000 pregnant women completed a questionnaire eight weeks after giving birth to a single infant at full term. Postnatal depression was also assessed using a recognised scale. There was no evidence that elec...NASA awards $9.8 million NSCOR grant to UT Southwestern to study effects of space radiation exposure
...es are high mass and energy ionized particles that make up a portion of the cosmic ray background of space. These highly ionizing particles have the potential for severe health implications for astronauts. The information researchers obtain will be converted into quantitative risk assessment for the effec...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...emain a potential target." He thinks that subways make a likely target, because, as he states, "not only ...he randomness and suddenness of this type of crime make prevention a challenge, Dr. Gershon points out that, as shown by the New York City Transit Police, "...Cellular porthole connects odors to brain
... smells. "The involvement of chloride might also make the cells' response to odor more robust and reliable," says Reisert, also a postdoctoral fellow in neuroscience. The researchers plan to study the behavior of mice without NKCC1 and are now attempting to clone and characterize the chloride transpor...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...abine. Scientists believe parthenolide might also make cancer more sensitive to other anti-tumor agents. And, the UR group was able to demonstrate the molecular pathways that allow parthenolide to cause apoptosis, or cancer cell death, increasing the chances of developing a new therapy. Jordan is directo...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...in this case, the gene for the alpha proteins that make up part of CK2. Again, CK2 activity was lost, the cancer cells were sensitized to TRAIL, and the cells committed suicide. The researchers also showed that the ability of TRAIL to trigger apoptosis depended on caspase enzymes, such as caspase-8. Cas...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...lif., Feb. 23, 2005 -- A state program designed to make children's routes to school safer may actually be ...to School program funds transportation projects to make it safer for children to walk or bicycle to school, and to encourage more children to do so. Other s...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
... "Schepens is doing cutting-edge research that can make a real difference for a new generation of troops returning home with nerve damage. We need to support our troops in actions, not just words, and I am glad that we have been able to get funding for this important work." Adds Congressman Lynch, "Last ...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
...utter speed. On a camera, a fast shutter speed can make a speeding car look as if it is standing still. A slower shutter speed may result in a photo showing the car blurring past the camera. This principle, when correctly applied to MRI imaging, can provide more accurate information. In the case of MRI, t...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...stem sorts the bluster of information in ways that make it easy for us to carry on our lives. Oftentimes ...at early problems with the brain's feedback system make the ears more vulnerable to damage without the brain's filtering capacity, the ears are more likely...Exercise therapy builds strength, mobility in MS patients
... provide strong evidence that exercise therapy can make a difference in the daily living and quality of life of those with the disease, say Dr. Bernard Uitdehaag and colleagues of the Vrije Universitei Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Exercise therapy also improved the mood of MS patients in exercise th...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
...ng do the trick. "Is it telling people they should make an active response? Is it the imagination part of ...clients who want to manage anxiety, lose weight or make other positive changes. It might also settle certain theoretical controversies. Along with the gener...