DNA Imaging to Design Better Drugs
...not yet commercially available but has shown early promise intreating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, one of the leading causes ofdeath in AIDS patients. The assay resolved the ambiguities surrounding APF, showing that itdoes not intercalate in DNA. The Georgia Tech researchers have been working in this ar...Scientists Produce New Anti-Malarial Compound
...sts have developed new chemicalcompounds that show promise in fighting malaria, a disease thatkills 2 million people a year. Chemists were able to synthesize the new compounds after learninghow another, more expensive and difficult-to-produce malaria drugworks at the molecular level. The new compounds use th...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
... reliably predict the onset of a seizure holds the promise for new, effective ways of combating epilepsy. "This may revolutionize the way we treat seizures," Osorio predicted. Currently, seizures are controlled by a number of anti-convulsant drugs. Approximately 60 percent to 80 percent of persons wi......calcifications in digitizedmammograms -- and holds promise for discerning other medicalpathologies, manufacturing defects, and various objects in commercial,defense and Internet imagery. Unlike most pattern recognition systems, this approach does nottotally rely on the intervention of a human to extract and...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...h excellence have proven critical to realizing the promise of new discoveries. We believe that we will provide not only an abundant source of new ideas, but also an effective pathway to clinical application of those ideas. Duke's Comprehensive Cancer Center offers afull spectrum of research excellence, inclu...Chemist Turns To Self-Assembly To Create New Drugs
...potential newdrugs. "The approach shows great promise because it's fundamentallymore efficient," says Paul Wender, professor of chemistry atStanford University and an expert in the synthesis of biochemicaland medicinal compounds. "The Miller group has clearly shown thatthis approach makes sense and that...Research Trial To Test New Drug For Diabetic Neuropathy
...y, it is called neuropathy. This drug shows great promise to improve nerve conduction for patients with diabetic neuropathy," says Zachary Simmons, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Penn State's College of Medicine. Simmons is also a physician with the Penn State Geisinger Health System, and th...New Math, High-Tech Imaging Solving Old Riddle: How Does The Brain Operate When We Think?
...thinking. The work, done in animals, offers promise for studying the brain at work,by measuringnot only how much extra blood gets sent to thinking areas, but also bycalculating how muchoxygen those areas are using. Using a kind of imaging called functional MRI(fMRI), scientistshave long known that the...Asthma-Airways Clinic Improves Lives, Reduces Medical Costs
...ys out of work. Those results,Bria says, show the promise of changes now transforming health care. "The era of hospital-centered care is over," he says. "The trend is now towardthe maturation of the health care system and more self-management by patients." Men and women in the U-M study both experienced be...Products For Weight Loss Or Increased Energy Can Be Deadly, Warn Poison Control Experts
...bout drinking or eating off-the-shelfproducts that promise weight loss, increased energy, or enhanced athleticperformance, advise experts with the California Poison Control System (CPCS). "In early April, the death of a woman in Southern California allegedly waslinked to her use of a product containing sever...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...oric new commitment to children's health holds the promise ofimproving the lives of millions of children," said committee chair Molly JoelCoye, director, West Coast office, The Lewin Group, San Francisco. "As thefederal government, the states, and the private sector work to implement the newprograms, it is ...Experts To Discuss Findings From New Lewin Group Study In Conference Call Briefing
...sand the general public now have evidence that the promise of managed care can befulfilled. When: Monday, August 3, 1998, 10 a.m. EDT Who: Robert Stone, executive vice president, Diabetes TreatmentCenters of America; Robert J. Rubin, M.D., president of The Lewin Group and ...Epilepsy Drug Found To Stop Cocaine's Effects In Animals
...approaches to treating cocaine addictionhave shown promise in animals, there is currently no effective pharmacologictreatment for cocaine addiction in humans," said Dewey. "In fact, the limitednumber of drugs currently being investigated in human addicts may prove to beaddictive in themselves, or create tol...Tiny Pellets Could Deliver Alzheimer's Drugs
...ic in size, containing a natural protein, hold the promise of one day being able to treat such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's. The system is startlingly effective because it targets, within a fraction of an inch, the area of the brain where cell death is causing the devastating illness. The p...Clinical Trials Announced Using Non-Invasive Innovative MRI To Diagnose Breast Tumors
...'s new method of breast imaging. This method shows promise as a consistent, reliable approach to MRI breast diagnosis, perhaps providing for thedetection of smaller tumors than is currently possible. We look forward to extending her work to patients in clinical trials," Dr. Kelcz concluded. In addition to...Hypertension: Getting Pharmacists Involved Can Help
... patients and makemedication recommendations shows promise in the treatment of uncontrolledhypertension, investigators report. In a study of 95 men and women whose blood pressure remaineduncontrolled after three physician visits in the previous six months,researchers found that those who received d...Pursuing The Next Generation Of Arthritis Treatment
...ff in a newgeneration of arthritis treatments that promise fewer side effects and greatereffectiveness." Eventually, between five and ten clinical trials will be conductedsimultaneously at the New Arthritis Treatment Program, Wofsy said. Two arecurrently underway. One involves patients with rheumat......t disease, while gene therapy is beginning to show promise for some types ofheart disease, Boluyt said. "Exercise and a healthy lifestyle don't prevent all of the age-related changes,but they do reverse or prevent some of the changes that occur, such as reversingthe decrease of a key protein level (exercise ......rt continued research onTALL-104 cells, which show promise in the treatment of breast cancer. According to Lisa Brownstein, President of the Linda Creed Breast CancerFoundation, this grant allows the Foundation "to be involved in a small way inresearch and clinical trials for new treatments and perhaps a c......Earlier-stage clinical studies have also suggested promise in renalcell carcinoma and hepatitis. "The growing body of human data in severalcancers and viral infections is leading Maxim into a clinical developmentprogram that focuses Maxamine as an immuno-modulator that may be used broadly toimprove cytokine...