Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...appears to improve learning and memory in rats and prolongs their life, a study at the University at Buffalo has shown. The unexpected positive effect on longevity has surfaced in research to determine ginkgo biloba's effect on age-related cognitive deficits, using rats as an animal model. "At a c...Risk factors for stroke after heart surgery identified
...for most patients,outweigh the risks. The surgery prolongs life." The new research challenges several misconceptions that have persisted aboutpost-surgical stroke, says Hogue. Unlike earlier studies, this one separated the'early strokes' that occurred immediately after surgery when the patient wasjust waking...Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, NHLBI and Dr. Phillip Gorden, director, NIDDK
...nders, and Asians; and improved medical care which prolongs life, thusincreasing the risk for development of type 2 diabetes andits CVD complications. NHLBI and NIDDK emphasize that both CVD and type 2 diabetes may be prevented orat least postponed by lifestyle changes that maintain normal weight and physica...New procedure makes kidney transplant an option for thousands on waiting list
...nt." Dialysis works like an artificial kidney. It prolongs life but it is not ideal. Three times a week for four hours at a stretch, patients hook up to a machine that removes waste fluids and regulates the bodys chemical and blood balances. Physicians arent certain what causes patients to have elevated ant...Lack of inhibition strengthens nicotine addiction
... exposure. The current paper reveals how nicotine prolongs the reward period by disabling the system that counterbalances the drug's pleasant effects. The reinforcing effect of nicotine is the primary reason people cannot quit smoking, despite widespread awareness that smoking causes cancer, heart disease, ...Steroid pill prolongs survival in patients with multiple myeloma
...shown that interferon (an antiviral drug) slightly prolongs remission in patients with multiple myeloma, it has not been shown to improve their overall survival. Steroids, however, have been found to inhibit tumor growth in multiple myeloma. Prednisone, for example, is a steroid that can be taken in pill-fo...Laparoscopy for colon cancer could offer long-term survival benefit over conventional surgery
...rioperative morbidity, shortens hospital stay, and prolongs cancer-related survival. This latter benefit was mainly due to differences in the subset of patients with stage III tumours, in whom LAC was also associated with lower tumour recurrence and longer overall survival. If these results were confirmed by ...UF researchers report: Immunosuppressant drug prevents late rejection of transplanted kidneys
...a. -- A drug that suppresses the immune system and prolongs the survival of donated kidneys in patients in the first months after transplantation also has the ability to block organ rejection over the long haul, University of Florida researchers have found. The drug, mycophenolate mofetil, has been shown to ...Estrogen replacement increases risk factors for arrhythmia and sudden death
...ties Study, said that estrogen replacement therapy prolongs a segment of the electrocardiogram called the QT interval, a part of the repeating electrical pattern of the heart that is measured in fractions of a second. Prolongation of the QT interval is associated with an increased risk for arrhythmia, coronar......rg/press/20408.pdf Inhibition of Notch signaling prolongs graft survival following transplantation The cell surface receptor, Notch, has been shown to play a fundamental role in the proliferation, differentiation, and death of cells of many lineages. Notch receptors and their ligands are also expressed on ...Radiotherapy improves survival after breast-conserving surgery
...tion of losing their breast. However, radiotherapy prolongs the length of time that women are treated for breast cancer, the treatment can be costly, radiotherapy facilities are not common in all areas, and there are some side effects to radiotherapy. For these reasons, several studies have examined the cons...Gene therapy technique could aid islet transplants for diabetes, says Pittsburgh study
...factor (HGF), which induces beta cell division and prolongs beta cell survival, into pancreatic islets that had been extracted from rat pancreases. Having conducted similar previous research on genetically immunodeficient mice, researchers this time sought to construct a situation that most closely mimics a h...Complementary and alternative therapies can be harmful and should be tested rigorously
... clearly have a place, and not all medical therapy prolongs survival. Having said that, a treatment needs to demonstrate that it can either prolong survival or improve quality of life if it is to be considered for use. If any CAM is to be used widely it should be shown to be safe, particularly if it is bein...CellCept's cardioprotective profile reinforced
... trials and long term follow up show that CellCept prolongs organ graft and patient survival, is safe with a low toxicity profile and is also associated with a reduced risk of post transplant malignancy. CellCept's innovative clinical trials programme continues to offer therapeutic solutions to unmet clini...Can the standard course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy be shortened?
...where the lumpectomy was done. This boost usually prolongs the radiation one to two weeks. In this phase II trial, the boost is given each day during the same four weeks the breast is treated. At the San Antonio meeting, Freedman presented data on skin toxicity, or the effect the radiation has on the skin....Free nicotine patches increase short-term smoking quit rates
...r how long smokers have smoked, when they quit, it prolongs their lives. The message we'd like to get to people is that if smokers have thought of quitting, it is definitely worth trying because it can only improve their lives. The good news from our study is that offering free nicotine replacement patches at...Changing the timing of cancer vaccines
...tic cells are activated by the immune system. This prolongs the time during which the cancer vaccines can undertake their task, he said. Dendritic cells are important because they present to the immune system the proteins or antigens that cause the immune system to go into action. They are key to cancer vacci...Good medicine, good economics: African-Americans need equal treatment for pain, SLU study finds
...on process stimulates continued legal activity and prolongs disability, including failure to return to work. Claimants with unresolved disability may turn to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system and never return to work, Chibnall says. In fact, Chibnall and Tait found that African-Americans ...Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows
... Owens. "Both of these studies show that screening prolongs life and is affordable." Added Yale's Paltiel, "The publication of these papers represents a golden opportunity to jump-start the expansion of HIV testing services in the United States." Now that researchers have determined that routine screening sho...