AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...w, the drugs may protect the thymus andallow it to produce new T-cells." The third arm of protocol 1 is a novel effort to boost the immune systemof eight patients by giving them massive doses of immune cells during theircombination drug therapy, according to cellular immunologist Kent Weinhold. ...Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
... work against brain cancer. Squalus sharks' livers produce an oil used in manufacturing drugs, and small amounts of squalamine are found in shark cartilage. Squalamine dramatically slowed blood vessel cell growth without damaging healthy cells, according to Henry Brem, M.D., co-author of the studies and dire...Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
...oduction at your vocal cords, how steadily you can produce theexcitation (air from your lungs) going through your vocal cords." Preliminary results show that intoxicated speech is marked by jumpychanges in pitch and energy production and unsteady opening and closingof the vocal cords. Cummings discussed he...Maternal Exposure To Crack Cocaine Produces Stressed Newborns
...o learned that cocaine exposure in the womb maynot produce newborns with hemorrhages, lesions and brain damage, as reportedelsewhere," said Barry Lester, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry and oneof the study's authors. "These are fragile, vulnerable babies. With the properchild rearing, they will do fi...Discovery Hints At Multitude Of New Targets For Drugs
...s" that couldbe manipulated by drugs customized to produce more targeted effects on thebody, said the scienti...e deep in the cell'snucleus, activating genes that produce cellular responses. When a hormoneor drug plugs into a receptor, that action changes the shape, or ...Scientists Produce New Anti-Malarial Compound
...ria, but they aremuch less expensive and easier to produce than drugs presentlyavailable. When tested in labo...nds,however, would be easier and less expensive to produce than thoseanalogs of artemisinin. A scientific paper about the compounds was published on Sept. 30in...A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
...Currently the only way for semiconductor lasers to produce such power is forseveral to be used in tandem, but...dn't besignificantly costlier or more difficult to produce than current semiconductor lasers. Lanzafame, who was not involved in this research, says that ...Postmature Infants Not As Easily Calmed As Other Newborns
...-like endorphins in theirsystems. Their brains may produce endorphins, the body's naturalpain killers, to cope with the stresses associated with remainingtoo long in the uterus, Smith said. Researchers are conducting follow-up studies to determine whetherthe postmature infants do, in fact, have elevated leve...Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
...rage of 25 percent of calories from fat can easily produce a deficit equal to or greater than the amount of weight lost by chronically taking diet pills. We also know these changes in lifestyle will not only lower body weight but also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer as well. "Yet, Ameri...Hospital Noise Disrupts Sleep For Patients, In The Critical Care Setting
...mediate respiratory care unit. A loud beeper could produce an80-decibel sound. "During an eight-hour period, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., we found that loudnoises markedly disrupted the sleep of patients," said Richard Millman, M.D.,one of the study's authors. Millman is professor of medicine at BrownUniversity ...Researchers Gain Insights Into Drugs Used For Manic-Depression
...ome patients the use of the two drugs together can produce the bestresults," he said....Substance from Grapefruit Juice May Make Medications Safer
...ating this substance could enable manufacturers to produce safer and more effective medications. One of the ...ubstance in grapefruit juice to a medication could produce a drug for which a standard dosage would be equally effective in everyone. What should people who r...Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine By U-M Researcher Is 93% Effective
...ened andharmless or "attenuated" live viruses that produce stronger and longer lastingimmunity than that produced with the traditional dead virus vaccine. Andsecond, the vaccine is administered in a nasal spray that the children in thestudy "much preferred." "The tri-valent vaccine contains two diff...Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
...e very smallmolecules that in other systems do not produce a very big change. In our system,we see a huge change." The new biosensor is based on work conducted during the past few yearsin Sailor's laboratory with porous silicon, small chips of silicon sculptedthrough a chemical etching process into a...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
...en in close proximity toplatelets, red blood cells produce substances that stimulate platelets andclot-formation. "This red blood cell-platelet interaction may explain why manyindividuals respond to aspirin in a less than optimal fashion," says Marcus. But in their study, researchers found t...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...- adental color analyzer, which he expects to soon produce commercially. Theanalyzer allows for a precise match of dental material for reconstructive work on teeth, which, like skin, are translucent. "Our impression of color is not only based on the reflection of light,but on the process that occurs w......e given aplacebo. "However, the drug did appear to produce an improvement over placebo ina subset of patients with moderate to severe strokes," said Clark. Patients werefirst given the drug or a placebo within a few hours of their stroke, then forsix weeks afterward, with a six-week, post-treatment follow-up...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
...ingle cell. Even a very small amount of radon can produce alpha particles that penetrate cells, causing irreparable damage. Uncertainties in Estimates Problems in converting radon risks from mines to homes were underscored by the committee. Miners inhale many other substances on the job, mak...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...itals also may use bureaucratic images designed to produce roadblocks thatoverwhelm consumers and invoke frustration, said the study. The goal is topersuade patients to give up on formal inquiry. One employee said, "I'm supposedto take steps to prevent patients from going up the ladder with complaints. I'mno......rent images to each eye and it is also possible to produce a colour image. Because the laser usesvery little light, RSD is economical, in the same way that a set of headphones uses far less energy than a loudspeaker....