Methadone promotes HIV infection in cell culture
...s that are reservoirs for the virus in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. Furthermore, when added to blood cells taken from HIV-infected patients, methadone changed latent HIV infection to active HIV replication in the cell cultures. Replication is the process by which HIV spreads from infec...Physicians miss opportunities to improve care for oldest asthmatics
...ide short-term relief. "These drugs stimulate the nervous system, revving up heart rate and blood pressure," says Wolfenden, lead author of the study. "They can be dangerous, particularly for the older heart, and could lead to potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms." In addition to misusing drugs, man...Music softens patients' surgery-related rise in blood pressure
...tening to music before and during surgery may help nervous patients cope with the stress of going under the knifeespecially if patients are allowed to choose what they listen to, suggest the results of a new study. "We believe music has potential applications in many types of ambulatory surgery, among man...Feeling of hopelessness increases risk of dying
...he study. Hopelessness may lead to biochemical and nervous system abnormalities. Another explanation could be that "hopeless or pessimistic individuals may be less likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors, such as eating well, exercising, following their doctor's recommendations and taking their med...Natural immune response reduces nerve damage; may lead to improved treatment for spinal cord injury
...show for the first time that damage to the central nervous system causes the body to mount an immune reaction...accepted dogma that immune activity in the central nervous system is harmful, and that immune response against the bodys own tissue, known as an autoimmune res...Beta-blocker shown to be ineffective in patients with advanced heart failure
...ure. Norepinephrine is activated by the adrenergic nervous system and stimulates the heart to beat faster. Bucindolol is the only beta-blocker that has been tested in humans that blocks the beta 2 receptor and prevents norepinephrine from being released. Bucindolol's ability to inhibit the release of this ho...Chiropractic correction of upper neck injury may help reverse multiple sclerosis
...ecome stuck and interfere with the function of the nervous system. By aligning the first two upper vertebrae with the skull, nerve pathways traveling between the brain and spinal cord became less obstructed. This may help improve and/or reverse the MS symptoms. "According to medical research, head and neck i......ses showed allopurinol could protect the heart and nervous system. Dr. Clancy said the benefits seen in this study may result from the drugs ability to scavenge or inhibit the production of oxygen free radicals, tissue-damaging chemicals produced during circulatory arrest. Before reconstructive surgery was......tential new means of bridging damaged areas of the nervous system. Studying how stretch-induced growth occurs in these axons, as well as the molecular signals needed to initiate and sustain this growth, could provide important new clues to help the brain recover following an injury. Meaney, 35, an associate...Research: Concussion in rugby appears to be hidden epidemic
...ther paper in that issue about lingering brain and nervous system deficits caused by mild concussions among 36 college athletes.......allergy and respiratory, diabetes, and the central nervous system.Aventis Pharma AG is the pharmaceutical company of Aventis S.A. (NYSE:AVE). Aventis Pharma is dedicated to treating and preventing human disease through the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of innovative pharmaceutical products ai...Lack of trained staff and technical support exposes patients to increased risk of cancer progression
... neck, prostate, breast, lung, rectum, and central nervous system. It reduces side effects associated with conventional radiation therapy by sparing normal surrounding tissue and can improve treatment outcome by raising the dose. IMRT uses computer-generated treatment plans to deliver more tightly focused ra...Sharp drop in stress hormones may set stage for arthritis, multiple sclerosis after pregnancy
...sclerosis, the immune system attacks the brain and nervous system. The immune hormones Interleukin 12 (IL-12) and tumor necrosis factor alpha TNF alpha hormones are involved in triggering the body's immune cells to ward off disease causing invaders, explained the study's senior investigator, George P. Chrou...Tourettes, other tic disorders far more common than once thought
...friends or colleagues might say theyre filled with nervous energy or seem to fidget continually. Kurlan says that with a little training, teachers should be able to recognize most tics and thus identify some students more likely than their peers to have difficulty in school. A good proportion of these kids...Acupuncture calms nerves, improves heart function
...ity among heart failure patients. The sympathetic nervous system regulates involuntary movements such as heartbeat and blood pressure. Over-activation of sympathetic nerves is common in heart failure patients and associated with a poor prognosis because it forces the weakened heart to work harder and predi...New car drivers exposed to toxic emissions
... a probable human carcinogen Toluene a central nervous system dysfunction agent Xylene isomers a foetal development toxic agent Dr Brown says, To avoid some exposure to this toxic cocktail, people who buy new cars should make sure there is plenty of outside air entering the vehicle while they drive, fo...Road skills hint at 'motion blindness' of Alzheimer's
...zheimers, once they begin losing their memory, the nervous system adapts and patients instead rely on their perception of self-movement. But once their ability to detect motion goes, theyve lost all the tools in their tool chest for finding their way around. Imagine having that pit-in-the-stomach feeling of...Researchers identify for the first time proteins vital to maintaining nervous system architecture
...the first time, that certain proteins maintain the nervous system architecture after the developing body lays...ging neuroscientists' fundamental understanding of nervous system anatomy. The investigators, led by Dr. Oliver Hobert, P&S assistant professor of biochemistry...Brief exercise improves mental performance in people with chronic lung disease
... and blood flow, exercise stimulates the nervous system and is also associated with the release of hormones that may influence how the brain functions. In a 1998 study, Emery found that exercise reduced anxiety and imp...Brown researchers find new photoreceptor and visual system in the eye
...plex pathways. These cells are responsible for the nervous systems sensitivity to patterns, objects and movem...is is a new kind of representation of light by the nervous system, a new way for the brain to react to the visual environment. The scientists went looking for ...