Jefferson scientists reveal how some types of rabies invade the brain
...om a peripheral site in the body." Dr. Dietzschold points out that physicians and other health care specialists should be aware that rabies virus is not just a single entity, and may have different methods of infection and spread. "The classic picture of rabies has been changing in the last few years," he s...Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
...e of an area in need of better policies, Steenmans points to the impact of new motorways on the landscape: "Every day another 10 hectares the equivalent of 20 football fields of motorway is constructed in Europe. If you look at this development over a 50-year span you will see dramatic consequences for ex...Can we learn new tricks from an old drug in treating heart attacks?
...e clogged arteries are a major factor, Dr. Bacaner points out that it isn't the only cause of the problem: some people have AMIs even though they have no coronary blockage, while others have blocked arteries but never experience a heart attack. Sympathetic nervous system activation may be a previously...Study reveals link between cardiovascular risk and cognitive decline
...itive decline was defined as a score at least five points lower than the initial score. In day-to-day terms,...much, most people would be concerned." Yaffe points out that, on the positive side, the risk of dementia might be seen as an additional impetus for the ...Study pinpoints schizophrenia brain glitch
...chronicity of the wave cycle-that is, high and low points that line up-to capture gamma activity. Successive waves "in phase" mean brain cells are communicating. The team used electroencephalogram (EEG) to record the brain waves of 20 schizophrenic and 20 normal patients as they looked at either of two ima...Implanted defibrillators cut heart patients death risk, some more than others
...ified into four groups, depending on the number of points they scored on a measurement of how many co-existing conditions they had and how many heart medicines they were on. The higher the score, the higher the patient's risk. The researchers found that 28 percent of those in the highest-scoring gr...Weight gain found to be harder on the heart than maintaining higher weight
...Heart Association Scientific Sessions. "This study points out the dangers of weight gain weight gain is the major contributor to the progression of risk factors and the development of metabolic syndrome," said Dr. Lloyd-Jones. The study followed nearly 2,500 men and women initially aged 18 to 30 over 15 y...Nicotine dependence & psychiatric disorders
...lcoholism at NIH. "This report fills that gap and points to a need to focus smoking cessation efforts on persons with nicotine dependence, especially those with co-occurring alcohol and drug use disorders or other comorbid psychiatric conditions." The NESARC is a representative survey of the U.S. civilian ...IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
...ugs to states, local health departments, and other points of care. Legislation to spur development of vaccines and antivirals: IDSA advocates legislation to spur the research, development, and licensing of new vaccines and antivirals. Specific strategies worth exploring include market incentives, risk reduc...Therapy, medication combination superior for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
...adults control over the disease." The team points out that all treatments were generally well-tolerated among the study participants and there was no evidence of harm-related events due to SSRI treatment. OCD occurs in approximately one in 200 children, with onset typically occurring either ...Research identifies patent barriers to drug importation schemes
...court (city and county governments are not), Cahoy points out that patent holders have other legal options through their constitutional rights as personal property owners. "There is no reason that this basic protection of property rights should not extend to intangible property like patents when a tres...Marijuana-like compounds may aid array of debiliating conditions ranging from Parkinson's to pain
...California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco points to the promise of marijuana-like treatments for those with the fatal brain disorder ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. "Our research indicates that select marijuana compounds, including THC, significantly slow the disease process and extend th...New hope for ALS seen with genetic techniques, growth factors
...evidence that VEGF helps to preserve these crucial points of contact. In future studies, the team hopes to determine whether the virus containing the VEGF gene can also be taken up by the nerve endings. If so, the neurons might transport the gene back to the cell body and produce VEGF in the spinal cord, w...Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more, according to new studies
...reproductive hormone production in females, Becker points out. The menstrual cycle in humans and other primates and the estrous cycle in rats and mice involve constantly changing levels of reproductive hormones in the blood and in the brain. Furthermore, although brain development begins before birth, it co...Hmong face high rates of some cancers
...es and risks in the Hmong," Chen said. "This study points to the need for increased cancer education, awareness and screening among the Hmong both in California and nationally to help them confront cancer, one of their biggest health threats." To determine cancer rates in the Hmong, researchers combed the C...Lab study defines and blocks mechanism that lets brain tumors sidetrack immune response
... response against the patient's glioma cells. This points to the existence of an underlying regulatory bias in the circulating T cells of patients with malignant glioma," said Dr. Yu, co-director of the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program. "Previous studies and experience have suggested that CD4+ T cells tak...p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
... as humans," cautions Dr Vanhaesebroeck. "Our work points towards a promising future for developing inhibitors for allergic conditions, but we are still a long way from developing a drug for human patients." The LICR group's research efforts are also focused on their findings that p110delta could also play ...Intra-abdominal fat in older women
...study makes it clear that all fat is not alike and points to the importance of improving our understanding of visceral fat," Dr. Nicklas said. "We need to learn what causes the fat to be stored beneath the muscles or around the internal organs and determine treatment options to reduce this visceral fat. Mor...Summa study finds portion control induces greatest weight loss
...t weight loss was portion control." While Logue points out portion control showed the greatest weight loss, the study also suggests planned exercise induced the least. This however, does not surprise Logue. "Portion control may be behaviorally easier to change than increasing planned exercise for man......average of 4.6 points. The average decline was 4.9 points for those on calcium channel blockers. "These brain-penetrating ACE inhibitors might have benefits not only for the prevention but also for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's," said study author Takashi Ohrui, MD, of Tohoku University S...