More evidence of possible link between hearing loss and CVD
...g testing. The test measures how outer hair cells respond to sounds from low to high pitch. It is particula...ir cells to sounds. When the outer hair cells dont respond normally to a sound, that indicates a possible hearing loss, Torre says. One caveat is the variabil...Cancer patients' loss of taste, smell compromises treatment
...tritional deficits is critical to helping patients respond more effectively to treatments and even live longer, she said. The scientists are now continuing the study to explore the whether the addition of flavor-enhancing powders, derived from actual foods such as cheese, bacon, garlic and fruits, can improv...Researchers show beneficial role of bacterial DNA in fighting inflammatory bowel disease
... bacterial DNA prompts the immune system to safely respond to the onset of IBD, said the studys senior author, Eyal Raz, M.D., UCSD associate professor of medicine. Previous studies have shown the beneficial effects of bacterial DNA in treating allergies, but this is the first time it has been used for bowe...Placebo, antidepressant may lift depression via common mechanism
...arly indicator of a brain's capacity to change and respond to treatment, says Mayberg. Medications that take a "bottom up" approach or non-drug, cognitive "top-down" interventions should work equally well. However, a need for progressively more aggressive treatments could signal "poor adaptive capacity" in...Depressed brains get better on placebo!
... it a short-lived spike in feeling better? "If you respond to a placebo, this may mean that your brain has an inherent capacity to heal itself -- but it is likely a short term effect," says Dr. Mayberg. As shown in other systematic studies of maintenance placebo versus active drug treatment, placebo patients...Steroid pill prolongs survival in patients with multiple myeloma
...herapy followed by a stem cell transplant and many respond to treatment and achieve remission. However, all patients ultimately relapse with incurable disease, leading physicians to search for ways to prolong remission for as long as possible by using some type of maintenance therapy. Although some studies ...Heartburn surgery helps lung transplant patients
...auses inflammation to occur, the immune cells that respond could create a robust response to the injury, lead... a trigger like reflux, the immune cells would not respond to the transplanted lung alone." Duke surgeons performed their first lung transplant in 1992. In th...XALACOM more effective than Cosopt for IOP reduction in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertens
... to improving compliance among patients who do not respond to monotherapy, and in this study XALACOM was more effective than Cosopt.The study conducted at 30 eye centers in the United States on 251 patients with primary open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension was a randomized, parallel group, masked-eva...'SolarScan' for earlier skin cancer detection
...s that GPs can be confident of their diagnosis and respond quickly. They don't have to wait for a biopsy result, which might delay treatment, and they don't have to cut out a spot 'just in case'." The device works by capturing an image of a patient's skin spot using an object shaped like a hairdryer with a b...Blocking gene may reduce lung scarring caused by radiation therapy
...gs and the inflammatory cells of the immune system respond as they would to a wound," he said. However, some patients also go on to develop pulmonary fibrosis, a scarring of the lung tissue that can cause breathing problems and interfere with exercise and other physical activities. Hallahan and his colleague...Researchers gain insight into function of memory enhancing drugs
...ommunicate with one another. "Learning how neurons respond to neurotransmitters is important not only to understanding basic brain functioning, but also may one day lead to new insight into a variety of new therapies," said Duane Alexander, Director of the NICHD. Like a key fits into a lock, neurotransmitter...Study to consider alcohols role in date rape
...g how alcohol impairs the ability to recognize and respond to risk of sexual aggression with the goal of providing the kind of information that will help women to engage in resistance strategies." Testa's co-investigator on the RIA study is Jennifer Livingston, Ph.D. The two colleagues have been studying ...The current status of elder abuse in the United States
...nd financial abuse against older people and how to respond to them. There are also some profound policy issues centered on understanding who are the perpetrators of elder abuse, the factors that contribute to such behavior and what interventions should be made. Kathleen Wilber, PhD, and Erica Nielsen of the...Cancer drug proves effective in treating sickle cell disease
...alled decitabine, works even in patients who don't respond to hydroxyurea, the standard treatment, and appear... his colleagues treated eight patients who did not respond to hydroxyurea with low doses of decitabine (0.15 to 0.30 mg/kg/day). After nine months of treatment...Stress leaves blood vessels tightly wound
...Ta). As a result, the blood vessels are unable to respond properly to changes in blood demands (i.e. expandi...ople. For the mental stress task, subjects had to respond as quickly as possible to colored lights by pushing a button of the corresponding color. Researchers...Burnout patients helped by comparisons with colleagues
...f the opinion that you perform well?", "How do you respond to a colleague who performs well?", "If the person in the story was your colleague, how would you feel?" Burnt out teachers were still reasonably capable of maintaining a positive self-image. The feeling of not being as bad as others was particularly...While-you-wait implantable heart assist device appears effective
...ssible destination therapy for patients who do not respond to medical therapy or whose conditions deteriorate rapidly. Heart failure patients who still have some left ventricle pumping ability would be candidates for the Jarvik 2000. The American Heart Association estimates that about 4.8 million Americans ...New data show fast and significant weight loss with Xenical sustained over time
...ical in a clinical practice setting. Patients who respond rapidly to treatment continue with treatment and achieve long-term success. Results also demonstrated significant health gains associated with weight loss with Xenical. Specifically, people treated with Xenical achieved improvements in: Waist circu...Directed antisense expression moderates feeding and weight gain
...hrelin as a direct injection into the hypothalamus respond with vigorous feeding and reduced fat metabolism. Ghrelin stimulates the growth hormone (GH) secretogogue receptor (GHS-R) on hypothalamic and pituitary neurons, promoting GH release, and leaving the treated animals in a state of positive energy ba...Students invent voice-activated grasping tool for disabled man
...f one of the two motors. The elbow motor will then respond to raise, down or stop. The hand motor will respond to open, close and stop. The device is hard-wired to a control box that contains a miniature compute...