Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more, according to new studies
...," says Steiner, "but the differences, which begin rather dramatically at puberty and become less marked after menopause, strongly suggest a link to fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels." Although hormones fluctuate in both men and women, the fluctuations are much more pronounced in women, particula...Strong-flavored onions show promise for fighting cancer
...onscious might want to go with the stronger onions rather than the mild ones, says study leader Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., a chemist with Cornells Department of Food Science in Ithaca, N.Y. Researchers have known for some time that onions may help fight cancer, but the current study is believed to be the fir...... and mouth or tuberculosis in cattle, in the field rather than taking samples back to a laboratory. Other applications include detecting genetic modifications (GM) in food at the food processing plant or where its sold as well as spotting contamination such as Salmonella, Listeria and E.coli. This new t...Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces macugen data on treating macular degeneration
...ibuted by investigators to the injection procedure rather than the study drug. Serious adverse events generally related to the injection procedure included endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, and iatrogenic traumatic cataract. ...p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
...ly non-specific, targeting the symptoms of allergy rather than targeting what is actually happening in the mast cells themselves. "It is hoped that by targeting p110delta, we can directly stop mast cell activation and, in doing so, help end the misery they bring to many sufferers." "We have to remember ...Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
...any times patient involvement is only spoken about rather than acted upon, but ESMO is doing something concrete, and patients are really involved in both planning and attending. Some patient groups, including ECPC, use the slogan 'Nothing about us without us'. I think all patients should use this slogan," M...Minimally invasive surgery for heart rhythm abnormality proven effective
...roughout the atria, causing the chambers to quiver rather than contract in unison. The result is a host of painful symptoms and significantly increased risk of heart attack or stroke. In fact, atrial fibrillation accounts for about 15 percent of all strokes in the United States. Medications can alleviate s...Life saving option replaces open heart surgery in newborns
...new procedure is conducted in a catherization lab, rather than an operating room. The chest is opened briefly to gain access to the heart and the pulmonary arteries (vessels going from the heart to each lung). Through small openings, Dr. Bacha's team places restrictive bands around these vessels to narrow t...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...ially rewarded for providing good end-of-life care rather than for transferring dying patients to a hospital...r hospice referral, and facilitating death at home rather than the hospital can be achieved for people with dementia. The problem "requires fund...Biotech breakthrough in islet cell replacement for type 1 diabetes
...r islet implantation, for example, in the abdomen, rather than use the current method of transplanting islet cells into the liver. The researchers also will focus on developing precise islet cell-survival monitoring techniques, including contrast agents and probes, that will use real-time noninvasive magne...New way of controlling cholesterol may help treat Alzheimer's
...hibitor probably prevents amyloid-beta production, rather than reducing its deposition. To evaluate the effect of ACAT inhibitor treatment on the mice's cognitive abilities, the researchers had groups of treated and untreated mice swim through a water maze three times a day for four days. The inhibi...New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
...hizophrenia have shifted their focus to life goals rather than treatment goals. They ranked the following si...e are trying to help them achieve their life goals rather than impose something on them." To contact Ronald Diamond, M.D., contact Lisa Brunette at 608-263-58...Stanford to test effects of drug widely used for pediatric hypertension
...rtain adverse changes are attributable to the drug rather than the underlying illness or another drug being given at the same time. That's why nitroprusside needs to be studied in a systematic fashion." In addition to testing the drug's toxicity, the study will determine the right starting dose for infants ...Doctors miss chances to provide diet, exercise counseling to patients at risk of heart disease
...ld invest more effort in diet and exercise changes rather than focusing on medications to help control their risk factors. "Optimal management of these risk factors requires a good deal of work on the part of the patient. It's not as simple as taking a prescription." Stafford's co-authors include first auth...MRI shows brain changes underlying language deficits in autism
...onse is not that these treatments do not work, but rather that these treatments only work in a specific biological subgroup." Harris and his colleagues had previously used MRI to compare the brain language areas of boys with autism and normally developing boys. They had noted that there appeared to be a shi...Imaging studies clarify brain changes associated with language deficits in autism
...omic feature may underlie language difficulty only rather than overall autism and supports an apparent relationship between the two conditions. Appearing in the an upcoming issue of Annals of Neurology, the study is now available online. "This study further strengthens the biological basis of the language...Switch of a gene turns cancer cells healthy in mice, Stanford scientists find
...at turning off the Myc gene alters the cell's fate rather than killing it outright. The hurdle now is finding drugs that deactivate the Myc gene in humans. Felsher's experiments worked because the group could create a modified Myc gene that responds to doxycycline. To work that same trick in human ca...Health and politics: Lessons learned from the Iraq conflict
.... The authors focus on the immediate relief effort rather than the subsequent reconstruction programme. Dr Burkle concludes: "Judging from the experience in Iraq, the armed forces should be prevented from dominating humanitarian assistance as much as possible and should leave this task to agencies that have...Widely used treatment for head injuries found to be harmful
...ing in underpowered clinical trials with surrogate rather than clinical endpoints, and transferring evidence from one disease to another"....Air rather than oxygen for babies requiring ventilation after delivery
...hp?view=LancetLba">German. Provision of air rather than 100% oxygen for babies requiring ventilation ...revented for every 20 babies resuscitated with air rather than 100% oxygen. For term and near-term infants, we can reasonably conclude that air should be used...