USC researchers define role of protein, discover cause of chromosome damage
... reportedly be on the cover of the March 22 issue, reveals that a protein previously linked to a devastating form of immunodeficiency plays a key role in a pathway by which nuclear DNA is repairedthe same system, in fact, which the immune system uses to create antibodies. About 15 percent of the cases of hum...UCSF study shows breast cancer screening programs that interpret the most mammograms
... or fine-needle aspiration) in the U.K. and Sweden reveals a cancer 3060 percent of the time. This rate is similar to some of the most experienced breast cancer screening programs, which report finding cancer in 37-40 percent of non-surgical biopsies. The largest U.S. study found just 20-25 percent of non-su...Hormone therapy for prostate cancer causes weight gain and increased body fat
...e Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reveals that unwanted weight gain, particularly increased fat body mass, is a common occurrence in these patients. "Most patients and their physicians are not aware of these important side effects," says lead author Matthew Smith, M.D., Ph.D., an MGH oncol...New research reveals that fibre can improve mood
...lloggs, says: This new study is very important and reveals that a bowl of high-fibre cereal is now scientifically shown to have a great impact on physical and mental wellbeing. Eight out of ten people do not eat enough fibre and are forfeiting the emotional and physical benefits that fibre is proven to prov...High turnover rate may undermine HIV/hemophilia care
... of such work, according to a new study. The study reveals that 35 percent of the staff left the field of hemophilia/HIV care within four years of entering the study, says researcher, Larry K. Brown, M.D., of Brown University Medical School. Workers rating of stress with their colleagues was the top reason p...Hormone can predict future congestive heart failure
A new study reveals high levels of a particular hormone excreted by the hearts ventriclesfound in patients seeking emergency care for dyspnea (shortness of breath)is a strong indicator of whether a patient will experience congestive heart failure in the proceeding six m...Antibiotic prescription patterns violate guidelines, increase costs
...t increase in effectiveness." A simple calculation reveals how much is at stake. If all 2.45 million antibiotic prescriptions were for a three-day course of trimethoprim, medication costs would be only $1.3 million. If all those prescriptions were changed to ciprofloxacin the costs would increase to $52.2 ......ew national survey conducted exclusively of women, reveals that, while women continue to pay attention to and feel the impact of September 11, they are strong, knowledgeable and pragmatic. A majority of women indicated they are not changing their lives, but their concerns about economic vulnerability are gr...Women & asthma: New survey reveals heavy toll on health, emotions and lifestyle
...d Asthma in America," a survey released today that reveals the impact that undertreated asthma is having on m...alling short of asthma treatment goals The survey reveals that many women with asthma are falling far short of treatment goals(1) established by the National ...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, September 4, 2001
...nd alternative medicine (CAM) in the previous year reveals the porous boundaries between CAM and traditional medicine (Academia and Clinic, p. 344). Seventy-nine percent of those surveyed felt the combination of the two types of therapy was superior to either alone; 70 percent visited a medical doctor before...One in four patients has been drinking before arrival at accident and emergency
...drinking before arrival at accident and emergency, reveals a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. Alcohol was implicated in almost all cases of self-harm, almost half of collapses, half of all assaults, and half of admissions to hospital, the findings show. A survey was carried out of all new attenders aged ...Researchers develop white wine with health benefits similar to red
...erosclerotic (hardening of the arteries) mice that reveals a substantial disease regression in the presence of red wine....Gender differences in general aviation crashes
...to use a shoulder restraint than males. "Our study reveals several gender differences in the types of pilot error involved in general aviation crashes," concludes Professor Baker. "In order to improve training of pilots, the most common errors mishandling aircraft kinetics, poor decision-making, and inatten......-free survival impact. At two years, the evidence reveals that deaths and relapses were reduced by 33 percent in patients receiving interferon alfa 2b. Interferon alfa 2b is the first, and to date, the only adjuvant therapy indicated for high-risk patients with melanoma that has been completely treated wi...Researchers take steps to growing replacement blood vessels
...k look through the microscope reveals the location of the grooves. The researchers then literally wash the beads from the gel, leaving its delicate surface intact. Moldovan envisions that one day capillaries could be carr...Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...deficit hyperactivity disorder. The study also reveals demographic trends among those who are being given the medications. Prescription rates for the two different drugs in the studied population differed widely: 1.7 percent of children aged 6 to 14 received SSRIs in 1998, versus 10.7 percent for stimula...Common pathway found in early stages of addiction to alcohol and many drugs
In a finding that reveals a link between alcoholism and drug addiction, scientists have discovered that a key step leading to alcohol addiction can be blocked by preventing alcohol from gaining access to nerves in the brain involved in learning. The discovery, in experimen...New understanding of a key control mechanism in the brain
...e, published in the January 2000 issue of Science, reveals key principles underlying the design and function of this inhibitory system. By repressing the level of activity in neighboring neurons, inhibitory neurons (I-neurons) prevent the brain from quickly spinning out of control into hyper-excited states ...Should banks be liable for pollution caused by companies that borrow from them?
...eir overall risk assessment procedures, the survey reveals that there is a concern that the costs of obtaining adequate information on risks is inhibiting the creation of environmental insurance products. Analysis from the US, where environmental liability has been extended to banks, shows that it has a......hy - an ultra-high-powered form of microscopy that reveals the structure of matter at the atomic level - the researchers uncovered the architecture of a region within factor VIII called the C2 domain. This particular region of the protein harbors many functional genetic mutations - and corresponding structur...