Myc's cancer-causing joy ride more reckless than previously believed
...ing the molecular signals, the"brakes," that cells rely on to slow growth. When myc is out of control, notonly is the accelerator floored but the brakes are out. It's no wonder that thegene plays a role in many human cancers, including those in the lung, colon,breast, bladder, and brain. "Myc is central ...We do 'feel with the mind's eye,' confirm Emory researchers in Nature
...rhaps this is related tothe fact that we generally rely on the visual system for orientationdiscrimination. Thus, involvement of the visual cortex may bebeneficial when macrogeometric features such as orientation are to bediscriminated, but not for microgeometric features such as texture." ...For early detection of Alzheimer's, loved ones know best
...s can slowmental decline. But clinicians shouldn't rely solely on cognitive tests, says aleading expert in the field, because loved ones know a patient best. Alzheimer'sdisease, which affects more than 4 million Americans, creates problems withmemory, speech and perception. Among adult Americans, it is th......ioplasty or bypass surgery had littlechoice but to rely on medications and learn to live with their pain. Dr. Frischling's query about TMR led to a referral to Dr. Fontana, whoultimately performed the procedure in October 1997. "I knew it was experimentalat the time, but I decided to go for it," said Dr. ...Patients taking high blood pressure medication benefit from frequent dental care
... discomfort from recurring gingival overgrowth and rely on nifedipineto control their high blood pressure," said Robert Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D.,Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontology. "Swollen gums can be painful,unsightly and interfere with speech, eating, and everyday brushing andflossing." The ...Mitral valve repair at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gets Los Angeles dentist on the road to recovery
...r porcine, is a foreign body, and patients have to rely on blood thinners the rest of their lives, plus the valves tend to last only a few years. Through the years, we have developed techniques to successfully repair most of these mitral valves, which is a real advancement in cardiac medicine." Dr. Trento......ioplasty or bypass surgery had littlechoice but to rely on medications and learn to live with their pain. Dr. Frischling's query about TMR led to a referral to Dr. Fontana, whoultimately performed the procedure in October 1997. "I knew it was experimentalat the time, but I decided to go for it," said Dr. ......organ transplantation. For themost part, surgeons rely on drugs that suppress the patient's immune response astheir main line of defense against an immune system attack. But despite newerand better drugs, organ rejection can still occur, even years aftertransplantation. The study included 31 heart and ......organ transplantation. For themost part, surgeons rely on drugs that suppress the patient's immune response astheir main line of defense against an immune system attack. But despite newerand better drugs, organ rejection can still occur, even years aftertransplantation. Even if the drugs effectively co...Nonintrusive Imaging Technique Useful For Identifying Language Regions In Kids' Brains
...ides, or hemispheres, of thebrain. But most adults rely primarily on areas in the middle of the lefthemisphere for language. The same appeared to be true in the subjects studied byneuroradiologist Benjamin C. P. Lee, M.D., and his colleagues at the medicalschool. "We found that language was lateralized to...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
... log, or touch to feel our wayalong. We just don't rely on such richness of sensory input very often, so thosekinds of possible conjunctions are underused." Thus, in their book, Katz and Rubin recommend 83 different exercisesthat use not only the five usual senses -- vision, taste, smell, touch a...Low-Tech Treatment Proves A Life-Saver In Research Breakthrough
... Matthay, "would never have been done if it had to rely onbiotech industry support." There is no potential profit in the treatment, hepointed out: no new drug, no new apparatus or appliance to market. "It simplyrequires a change of setting on the ventilator," Matthay said. "But we couldn'thave established...Study Of Women And Hearing Reveals Need For Routine Hearing Tests
...ly in control of their health and more inclined to rely on the treatmentrecommendations and opinions of health care providers. Depression, which is morecommon in women than in men, may result from the feelings of stress, isolationand lack of confidence that often accompany hearing loss. On the positive si...Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined In Relation To Duration Of Diet Drug Use
...he most definitive to date, he notedthat it had to rely on retrospectively collected information, it was not arandomized, prospective clinical trial, and that there were gender and racialdifferences between the group that used drugs and the group that didn't. Forexample, there were more white women in the...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
...eatment. Clinicians following conventionalmedicine rely on scientific method in making decisions about appropriatetherapy, while practitioners of alternative medicine treatments, such asacupuncture and therapeutic touch, generally do not. But the health-relatedgoals of the two approaches may not differ ra...Cure Rate Soars For Some AML Patients Receiving High-Dose Drug
... seven years after treatment; most such studies rely on models to project estimates of five-year remission rates. The study, which was led by Bloomfield, appeared in the September issue of the journal Cancer Research . It involved 285 newly diagnosed AML patients aged 16 and older ...Microwaves May Provide Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
...rs that are invisible to X-ray mammography. X-rays rely onthe presence of tiny calcium deposits within tumors to sense tumors too small tocast a shadow; however, not all early-stage tumors contain such calciumdeposits. On the other hand, microwaves do not require calcium deposits fordetection. In the case...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
.... To overcome this, modern acoustic hearing aids rely on a very tight fit toensure that the sounds produced on one end don't reach the microphone on theother end. But even modern, custom-fitted acoustic hearing aids can loosen withactivity and become susceptible to the "squeal", said Spindel. Because t...Guidelines Not Necessarily Guiding Physician Behavior, Study Says
...ments alone are not enough and thatNCEP guidelines rely on risk factor status as well in order to decide how totreat people. "These levels are not valid markers for NCEP-guided criteria for suchdecisions," Frolkis says. "Additionally, our data call into question whetherphysicians are following the logica...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...es,the committee said. Even insured children must rely on their parents toidentify problems and seek treatment. Parents whose families are insured maydelay getting care because of out-of-pocket expenses, the difficulty ofscheduling appointments, cultural differences with providers, or a lack ofeasily ac...