GI health affected by consumption of coffee and carbonated drinks
...searchers from India found that soda drinkers, who represent a huge percentage of the American population, may actually have an increased risk of developing esophageal cancer. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, end...Investigational drug may provide new option for preventing transplant organ rejection
...unique investigational treatment called LEA29Y may represent a novel, less toxic way to preserve transplanted kidney function and improve patient outcomes, according to new data to be presented at the American Transplant Congress. More than 20 leading transplant centers in the U.S., Canada and Europe, includin...Clinical trial shows drug may offer a new option to prevent rejection of transplanted kidneys
...closporine. "With further clinical study, this may represent a new option to help prevent acute rejection of transplanted kidneys," said Flavio Vincenti, MD, a principal investigator of the trial, who will present the findings on Monday, May 17, 2004, at the American Transplant Congress in Boston. Vincenti is ...New global trials help to make FOSRENOL(R) the most extensively studied modern phosphate binder
...we have seen today at the ERA-EDTA Shire symposium represent a comprehensive package of safety and efficacy data for this new phosphate binder", commented Professor Jorge Cannata-Andia, who chaired the symposium. "Taken together, these data demonstrate that FOSRENOL lowers phosphate levels effectively and has ...Women's health research registry aims to improve women's health for future generations
...in research studies," says Dr. Bairey Merz. "Women represent 51% of the population yet, surprisingly, we know very little about their health and aging. The registry will allow qualified investigators to identify potential participants for their studies and, in the long term, will contribute to the future of m...Three Harvard Medical School endowed chairs named simultaneously in sleep medicine
...c safety, public health, and personal productivity represent significant opportunities that can be more fully realized with sufficient resources committed to advance sleep research. Harvard Medical School is taking the first step towards fulfilling a long-held objective to create a permanent place at the highe...University of Pittsburgh researchers identify potential biomarker for renal cell carcinoma
... urologic cancers. Being that NMPs are thought to represent the earliest stages of change in cells, an NMP like RCCA-5 may be a helpful biomarker for the early detection of renal cell carcinoma." In future studies, the researchers plan to develop sequence and code the DNA of RCCA-5 and based on the sequence o...For many, depression persists after routine treatment
...as not because of less intensive treatment and may represent true treatment resistance, Sherbourne says. Researchers and physicians need to learn more about the track record of depression treatment in primary care, since primary care settings like clinics and hospitals treat more than half of all depressed pat...Asthma symptoms reduced among children whose schools provided asthma medication
...study were poor and from minority populations, and represent the group with the greatest need for assistance with this common chronic illness. If these findings are replicated in other settings, this school-based system of preventive care could become standard for the management of childhood asthma in underse...Stress linked to increased risk of depressive and anxiety disorders
...elevation in risk, whereas in others the event may represent simply a marker for the occurrence of other stressors and/or the presence of other significant risk factors."...Malaria: Plasmodium togetherness a strategy for breeding success
...he world. Sub-Saharan Africa, where cases recorded represent over 90% of the world total, is particularly badly hit. Modelling by IRD scientists has revealed a core feature in the life-cycle of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the disease. Its gametocytes, the pre-gamete sexual forms, aggreg...Rare risk: Adolescent binging on marijuana linked to stroke
...ated with marijuana use are few, marijuana use may represent a genuine risk factor for stroke, especially in the adolescent and particularly in the cerebellar circulation." ...Testosterone replacement improves muscle strength, function in HIV-infected women
...and treatments for HIV infection in women, who now represent almost one-third of diagnosed AIDS patients in the U.S. A 1998 study by the MGH researchers found that short-term use of skin patches that deliver normal levels of testosterone had no adverse effects on a group of women with HIV, and the investigato...Unraveling the secrets of the brain's smallest cells
...sted that the layer uses a sparse coding scheme to represent sensory input, where the firing rate of the cells ...ls is dampened to maximise the brain's capacity to represent many different sensations." "Neuroscience can now move forward with this technique, not only to bett...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...haped opera hall as an optimal design, which would represent a departure from the traditional horseshoe-shaped design (2aAAb4). ACOUSTIC TV AND TIME-REVERSED COMMUNICATIONS Researchers have developed the stunning ability to transmit sound from a single point to multiple locations simultaneously-with each ...First biomarkers to diagnose Lou Gehrig's disease found in CNS
...s among the non-ALS patients). These protein peaks represent the first biomarkers for ALS and could be completed within a few hours instead of the months now demanded. The next step, says Dr. Bowser, is to confirm these results in a larger patient population so that the protein biomarkers can be used as ...Time with patients, staff support boost flu shot rates
...tion rates dropped dramatically, he says. That may represent more systemic problems in running the medical office. This may be a reflection of organizational inefficiency in which vaccination may be sacrificed for the sake of time, Fontanesi says. Routine immunization should not be viewed merely as something t...New study looks for ways to delay disability in older adults
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. People over age 70 represent the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Learning how to prevent or delay age-related disability in this age group is the focus of a National Institute on Aging study being led by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. ...Testing drug's ability to reverse stroke after standard three-hour window has closed
...ute treatment for these patients and abciximab may represent a new approach." Abciximab prevents blood platelets from forming clots, and also helps diminish clots that have already formed. Since ischemic stroke results from clots that block arteries supplying blood to the brain, it makes sense to test this age...South African MRC hosts the African branch office of EDCTP Secretariat
...such interventions. The African Branch Office will represent the EDCTP in Africa and provide executive, administrative and promotional support for the EDCTP programme. "The choice of the host institution was based on a careful selection process. In a competitive bidding to host the African Branch Office of the...