Moores UCSD Cancer Center launches human trial for prostate cancer vaccine
...ty of developing a universal cancer vaccine, which puts this work in a different category than anything else now being tested." Since publication of that paper, the researchers have gone on to identify the key sequences of telomerase that stimulate the desired immune response, and have inserted that port...Physics and medicine in San Diego
...mputed tomography (CT) on a pregnant woman's chest puts the fetus at risk due to the adverse effects of radiation. However, researchers from the University of Chicago propose that it may be possible to protect the fetus if the mother ingests barium sulfate before CT radiation exposure. Because the fetal d...Anemia is risk factor for physical decline in older adults
...ndependent risk factor for physical decline, which puts older adults at higher risk for nursing home admission, disability and death," said Brenda Penninx, Ph.D., associate professor of gerontology. "Future research should explore whether the treatment of late-life anemia helps preserve physical function....Some autistic children make remarkable progress with intensive behavioral program, study suggests
...atment, all students had IQ scores below 51, which puts them in the moderately mentally retarded range. After EIBI, all of the children had IQ scores above 70, with one child reaching 114. The researchers have preliminary results of three students one year after enrollment in this study. All three had mad...Vitamins C and E improve cardiovascular health in children with high cholesterol, study says
...evels of the "bad" cholesterol--known as LDL--that puts them at high risk for suffering heart attacks as adults. Most of these children have inherited disorders causing these abnormal cholesterol levels. Because prescription drugs that successfully lower cholesterol levels in adults are not usually recomm...New study aims to prevent heart disease in pediatric lupus patients
...ians treating children with lupus. Atherosclerosis puts young lupus patients at high risk for cardiac problems including heart attack or stroke. According to recent research, the risk of heart attack in young, female lupus patients is as much as 50 times greater than in women of the same age who do not ha...Alcohol may compound its damaging effects through frontocerebellar circuitry
...c alcoholism," said Sullivan. "Such dysmorphology puts these individuals at risk of deficits in functions subserved by these brain structures. Given this background, we examined the relationship between brain volumes of the circuit nodes and observed that nodes that are known from animal studies to be h...New blood test could detect lung cancer in its earliest stages
...ss. Identifying the relevant proteins in a disease puts scientists much closer to developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets, said Patz. Once identified, the proteins can be used as biologic "markers" to diagnose the earliest stages of cancer, possibly before a PET scan or CT scan pick up the ima...Health of independent clinical trials in danger, scientist warns
...t 25 years from nearly 100% to 25%. The Directive puts the future of research into childhood cancers seriously under threat', said Prof. Meunier. Surgery and radiotherapy are also important in curing cancer, he said, and both techniques can benefit from the further improvement that is only possible thro...'Genetic switch' proves two mechanisms exist by which immune system cells differentiate
...professor at the Medical College of Georgia. "This puts us a step closer to producing important epithelial cells from the thymus in the lab, though we are a long way yet from being able to turn the production of T-cells back on in the human body." Co-authors on the research paper were Brian Condie and Don...NYU School of Medicine attracts a powerful MRI machine
... things with a stronger magnet is incomparable. It puts us in an entirely different realm of resolution." MRI machines work by causing certain atomic nuclei to wobble or resonate and this movement is picked up by a detection system. The element with the most sensitive nucleus is hydrogen, whi...Vitamin D deficiency emerges as new epidemic
...e if undetected and untreated vitamin D deficiency puts them at risk for stunted growth and fractures," he adds. How to Get Enough? Teens and adults need to drinking more vitamin D fortified milk at least three servings a day. Today milk comes in more varieties and grab-and-go packaging than ever befo...Poorer performing Philadelphia schools have more undiagnosed asthma, Jefferson study finds
...n be treated. One of Dr. Mangione's projects that puts into practice his research onasthma education is the AsthmaBUS Program. The bus, a public service projectdeveloped by Jefferson Medical College under the auspices of thePhiladelphia Asthma Task Force and with funding by GlaxoSmithKline, relieson a re...What makes peppers hot may also be cool for what ails you
...found only in chili peppers. DeWitt says capsaicin puts the sting in pepper spray, is used in repellent sprays to protect gardens from animal pests, and chemists are now developing an environmentally safe marine coating made with capsaicin that will stop barnacles from growing. The chemical also stimulate...Elementary signs of heart disease found in children
...sulin levels and excess body weight. The syndrome puts a person at early risk for diabetes and coronary heart disease. "These were regular, normal kids, but we found risk factors that are clear danger signs for the future. If nothing is done, a good number of these children could develop type 2 diabete...Researchers to develop new drug to treat myasthenia gravis
...les, affects vision, and in the most severe cases, puts patients on artificial ventilation. According to the National Eye Institute, this is the largest single project grant it has awarded to an Ohio institution. The new grant to Henry J. Kaminski, M.D., a professor in the Department of Neurology and a ...Similar outcomes for atrrial fibrillationi patients with congestive heart failure
...his is an important subgroup of patients since CHF puts them at a higher risk of dying and having a stroke. "Only 23 percent of patients enrolled in AFFIRM had a history of CHF," Al-Khatib continued. "Thus it was not determined whether rhythm-control therapy is superior to rate-control therapy for this gr...Nicotine metabolite may improve memory, protect against disease
...en over age 60 have a defective thyroid gland that puts out less-than-adequate amounts of thyroid hormone in the blood. The condition can also strike infants and children, where its effects can be very serious. One in 4,000 babies are born with hypothyroidism. In infants, the condition often results in se...Senator Jon S. Corzine pledges support to NYU Child Study Center
...en one of our most valued benefactors, but he also puts his heart into all his philanthropic efforts. We are so thankful for his steadfast support and continued generosity." A founding board member of the NYU Child Study Center, Senator Corzine has been an indispensable advocate of the Center since its ......ink an aspect of this requirement to track reports puts administrators and workers on alert that they are being monitored in their performance," Jogerst said. "It also sends a message that the state government feels that tracking reports is important." The team also found that states where investigators h...