Study provides new insights about brain organization
...sory border regions, where cells that are normally responsive to these different senses are already found." Wallace said the finding is also important because it suggests that the process of integrating sensory information might happen faster in the cerebral cortex than was previously thought. Wallace said th...Earlier diagnosis of schizophrenia improves results of treatment
...r tended to be younger, less symptomatic, and more responsive to treatment." He said there will be a follow up after one, two , five and 10 years to see if the early detection and intervention has a lasting effect....Optical glucose sensor holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients
...onents: a fluorescent dye and a "quencher" that is responsive to glucose. In the absence of glucose, the quencher binds to the dye and prevents fluorescence, while the interaction of glucose with the quencher leads to dissociation of the complex and an increase in fluorescence. Singaram's team tested the senso...Exemestane beats tamoxifen in first phase III head to head trial in advanced breast cancer
... a good choice for first line treatment in hormone responsive metastatic breast cancer and that its safety profile meant it was also an attractive proposition for use as an adjuvant drug or to prevent breast cancer in high risk women. In Europe, it is currently licensed for use only in metastatic breast cancer ...Mechanism leading to life-threatening infection identified by UCSD School of Medicine researchers
...ted TLR4 death signal. One of these was the dsRNA responsive kinase PKR. In subsequent experiments in mice bred with and without PKR, the team found that those without PKR retained healthy macrophages that are resistant to killing by the B. anthracis, Yersiniae and Salmonella bacteria, and could prevent bacte...New drug may help fight some lung cancers
...surgery. Many oncologists feel that BACs are less responsive to existing chemotherapeutic agents. About 3 percent of all lung cancer patients have pure BAC tumors, and about 20 percent of all non-small cell lung cancers possess some BAC features. "BAC was once thought to be an uncommon form of lung cancer, but...Cognitive behavior therapy effective for treating people with hypochondria
... condition. Hypochondriasis generally has not been responsive to psychological and pharmacological treatment and is costly for the health care system, according to background information in the article. Until recently, no specific treatment has been clearly demonstrated to be effective. Arthur J. Barsky, M.D., ...UCSF Medical Center palliative care experts mentor health care organizations in end-of-life care
...ial death when a life-threatening condition is not responsive to treatment. "We find that each unit tailors its approach to palliative care to match its patient population's unique circumstances. The care reflects whether the patient is an infant, an older child or even a woman pregnant with an unborn ch...Gender bias leaves South Asia's women in poor health
...ghts workers in South Asia need to be aware of and responsive to the detrimental health effects that gender plays throughout the life cycle, they conclude....Presence of gene mutation tightly linked to drug effectiveness in lung cancer
...d not been able to predict which patients would be responsive to the drug. With this discovery, doctors will be able to select those lung cancer patients who could most benefit from gefitinib and may identify additional patients with other types of cancer who may respond to similar treatments. The mutation d...Attacking bipolar disorder in young adults boosts outcome, says Stanford study
...a good prognosis," said Ketter. "The patients were responsive to medication and relatively easy to treat." Researchers also identified a subset of 13 patients with a first-degree (parent or sibling) family history of bipolar disorder, and found less favorable outcomes. When compared with patients who had no fam...Dartmouth researchers advance fight against pancreatic cancer
...to determine if this renders the cancer cells more responsive to therapy. Although these studies are early, Korc is hopeful they will develop into clinical trials in the future. "The mortality rate (of pancreatic cancer) virtually equals incidence," he said. "Of the 31,000 people in the US that get it this y...Duke scientists identify new way to block blood vessels that feed cancer growth
...ing its behavior and making its blood vessels more responsive to radiation, said Moeller. It is already known that radiation boosts oxygen levels inside cancer cells. In the new study, Moeller demonstrated that the infusion of oxygen releases pent-up RNA, the genetic blueprint molecule, for HIF-1 protein which ...Researchers develop better understanding of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients
...ns from the onset of treatment, and many initially responsive tumors sooner or later become resistant. The Lombardi researchers studied a series of antiestrogen-sensitive and antiestrogen-resistant human breast cells using a variety of different microarray technologies. "The logical implication of our work...Cogtest plc seals deal with Lundbeck: Cogtest battery for use in multinational schizophrenia trial
...mund Buller said: "Cogtest have been very helpful, responsive to our needs, and have done a great job in refining the study design and protocol. The experience and expertise of the Cogtest team have been truly appreciated. With their help we were able to finalise the study protocol in a remarkably short time pe...MRI shows brain changes underlying language deficits in autism
...l-known that individuals with autism are often not responsive to treatment," said Anne L. Foundas, MD, an expert in cognitive and behavioral neurology of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Perhaps, this lack of response is not that these treatments do not work, but rather that these treatments only w...The dangers of NHS reorganisation
...l agents for change in a more devolved and locally responsive NHS. But some in the NHS now believe that primary care trusts have failed to fulfil these expectations and are suggesting a further reorganisation, with mergers, to reduce their number to 100-150 across England. So what would these mergers achieve? ...New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
...re locally-determined, optimally resourced, highly responsive and self-sustaining in countries and regions hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. The UW Center for AIDS and STD was established in 1989 and designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for AIDS and STD in 1995. It manages projects in As...Nicotine more addictive when combined with other tobacco smoke chemicals, UCI study finds
...ug alone. Furthermore, young adolescents were more responsive to the drug combination than older adolescents. ...er abused drugs. Although adolescent rats are more responsive to the nicotine-acetaldehyde mix than adult rats, the young rats were not more responsive to cocaine......idal, and for the 30 percent of people who are not responsive to anti-depressants that are now available." The primary pharmacologic treatment for depression over the past several decades has been drugs that inhibit synaptic reuptake of monoamine neurotransmitters. Recent evidence indicates other neurotransmitt...