Gene found that helps nerve cells survive by preventing cell suicide
...expressed. The resulting protein that is produced protects these mature nerve cells from death following an injury. "As part of normal development, many more neurons are made than are needed," says Woolf, who also is Richard J. Kitz Professor of Anesthesia Research at Harvard Medical School. "So some must b...Study of low-fat, high-fiber diet finds no effect on PSA levels in men over a four-year period
...ave differed on whether a low-fat, high-fiber diet protects against prostate cancer. "This is a rigorous and randomized study that provides valuable data which previously did not exist," said Moshe Shike, MD, lead author of the study and Director of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Prevention Program. "Al...Making individual health insurance market work
...guaranteed renewability effectively pools risk and protects consumers from price increases without resorting t...ation of the market or reduced consumer choice. It protects insurers against adverse selection because it prevents those who know they are likely to get sick fr...Foundation funds UCSF research to test diaphragms as HIV prevention tool
...partner was overwhelming." said Padian. Because it protects the cervix, the diaphragm holds enormous promise for preventing HIV transmission. The cervix is a "hot spot" in terms of susceptibility to HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and the majority of infections most likely occu...Sutter Health announces plan to deploy Bridge MedPoint error-prevention system
... can feel more secure knowing a bedside safety net protects them and their patients from medication errors," explained Sutter Medical Center (Sacramento) Chief Nurse Executive Shelly McGriff, RN. "And MedPoint's electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) will reduce paperwork so nurses can devote more...Exposure to bacteria modulates immune response and decreases allergy in farm children
...wards the mechanisms by which growing up on a farm protects against the development of allergic diseases. It seems that the innate immune system is involved via gene-environment interactions. Finding out more about the precise nature of these interactions between exposure and susceptibility could provide idea...Zimbabwean women very willing to use diaphragms-potential HIV prevention method
...ervational studies show that protecting the cervix protects against bacterial STDs, and these STDs are proven to facilitate transmission of HIV. Also, diaphragms, which can also be vehicles to hold spermicides, may thus increase the effectiveness of new microbicides that are designed to prevent HIV acquisiti...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
...g "statin" drugs to lower blood cholesterol levels protects a far wider range of people at risk of heart attacks and strokes than had previously been thought to benefit. These findings should lead to major changes in treatment guidelines, preventing tens of thousands of deaths each year, a London news briefin...Study sheds light on 'dark side' of the knee
...a and the smaller fibula. The kneecap, or patella, protects the joint. When the posterolateral corner is not aligned properly after reconstruction, the tibia and femur rotate more than normal, which puts undo forces on the joint and leads to the failure of the reconstruction. To compare the benefits of the tw...Less inflammation, better heart health in physically fit females
... fitness may have an anti-inflammatory effect that protects against heart attacks, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. In a recent study, researchers compared the level of physical fitness in 135 women from three ethnic groups to their...No evidence that MMR vaccine is associated with autism or bowel disease
...e fever in all infected children. MMR additionally protects against mumps and rubella, which themselves cause serious complications, including death. The authors also considered the study by Wakefield and colleagues,1 which raised the question of a possible relation between MMR and developmental disorder in 1...Genetic abnormality may increase stroke risk fourfold among young
... Voetsch. Paraoxonase has antioxidant effects and protects against atherosclerosis. Higher levels of PON1 mean more protection against the risk of stroke or vascular disease in general, including heart attacks. Paraoxonase levels dont correlate directly with the amount of HDL a person has, but the enzyme d...Tiny wounds on eye may lead to big problems in certain cases
... The surface of the cornea - the epithelium - protects the four underlying layers of the cornea. Optometrists graded staining on a scale of zero to four, with zero indicating no staining and four being the most severe case. ...New consent rules may threaten our health
...alth, the authors explain how routine surveillance protects health. Certain restrictions (for example, always asking patient or parent permission before passing on data) would so damage surveillance procedures that they would cease to protect the health of the public, resulting in preventable ill health and d...High-dose interferon beta-1b for multiple sclerosis patients
...tle, USA, discusses how susceptibility to MS often protects against diabetes; however, a genetic profile common in the Sardinian population appears to be responsible for the unlikely alliance between these two autoimmune diseases....Study highlights need for hepatitis C vaccine
...er. Neither previous HCV infection nor vaccination protects against reinfection. However, HCV infection and vaccination in chimpanzees has been shown to reduce the magnitude and duration of symptoms after reinfection. David Thomas and colleagues from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, aimed to ...Adult sleepwalking may be genetic disorder
...is accompanied physiologically by paralysis, which protects us from acting out our dreams, said study author and neurologist Claudio Bassetti, MD, of the University of Switzerland in Zurich. In people with REM sleep behavior disorder, this paralysis doesnt occur normally. In the study, 25 percent of the patie...Green tea extract polyphenol may have a protective effect on Parkinson's Disease
...strates the possible mechanism by which polyphenol protects against Parkinsons disease. The main pathologic and biochemical characteristic of Parkinsons disease is the selective cell death of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain called substantia nigra and marked decrease in dopamine neurotransmitter produ...Fatty acid from fish oil fights arrhythmias, sudden death
...tion in sudden death, Marchioli says. How n-3 PUFA protects the heart is unknown. However, Leaf and his colleagues have shown that the fatty acids play an important role in regulating the electrical activity of heart muscle cells. They stabilize these cells so they are very resistant to arrhythmias, he says......st issue of Nature ( March 21, 2002), "Oestrogen protects FKBP12.6 mice from cardiac hypertrophy," used the ...e male mice -- indicating that estrogen production protects the females but not the males. Referring to recent evaluations of estrogen replacement therapy for p...