GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Award 2002
...athway. "We want to learn how the virus initially sees the host cell, so we can determine how to inhibit its binding to the cell," said Dr. Chaiken, research professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Current HIV medications attack enzymes that are being produced once the cell has been in...Research on cells' 'power centers' sheds light on AIDS treatments
...re serious complications in patients." Weiner also sees other possible impacts from the research, such as potential anticancer treatments. He said scientists might find a "good way to kill tumors," by inhibiting specific enzymes within the tumors' own mitochondria.The research was published in the Septemb...Better care and better communication urgently needed
...health," said Professor Ludwig. To this end, ESMO sees its most important role in providing the best training for oncologists and publishing guidelines on Minimum Clinical Recommendations in order to be able to offer best possible care to cancer patients. By harmonising the quality of education for prof...Stigma of breast cancer in developing countries costs lives
...e of the major referral centres in Pakistan, often sees women with advanced breast cancer from remote villages, where there is a great variation in the standard and methods of treatment. Because of the stigma attached to breast cancer, many women deny their condition, believing that a painless lump is n...Starting beta-blocker before discharge in patients hospitalized for heart failure increases usage
...previous randomized trials," Gattis said. O'Connor sees a similarity between the low rate of usage of beta-blockers for heart failure and another class of heart medications known as statins, which have been proven to lower cholesterol levels and, more importantly, to reduce the risk of death and myocardia...Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain
... also conducts research in Ghana and Brazil, so he sees the peanut research findings have global value. "There is great opportunity for the peanut industry in developing countries," Mattes said. "Peanuts have a long shelf life and are rich in nutrients." Mattes' study, "Peanut Consumption Improves Indices...Organ transplant recipients face serious kidney-failure risk, study finds
... new organs. "Every doctor involved in transplant sees these patients come through clinic, but there has never been a detailed attempt to quantify the issue," says Akinlolu Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., the associate professor of nephrology at the U-M Medical School who led the study. "We can see now how large the p...UCSD researchers ID peptides that bind to Alzheimer's plaques
...e already identified." He added that the UCSD team sees several potential applications for the peptides. First, they could be coupled to molecules designed to inhibit the toxicity of beta-amyloid plaques. The peptides might also be coupled to substances that stimulate the breakdown of plaques, or inhibi...Study of hip replacement patients finds 80 percent eligible for minimally invasive surgery
...hrough exercise or work. Berger notes that once he sees a patient for a consultation for a hip replacement, the surgery is scheduled within a month or two. A few days after the operation, the patient feels better than he has in years. "It's the way to go for hip replacement," Berger says, "It's a proced...New test can identify patients who may suffer serious late toxicity from radiotherapy
...l cell-death of normal tissues. If a 'normal' cell sees the damage done to its DNA, it can either repair its DNA or die, and be replaced with a new fresh cell; therefore, the tissue itself will not suffer damage later on. However, if a cell does not see the damage to its DNA, as occurs in sensitive patie...Non-human molecule is absorbed by eating red meat according to study by UCSD researchers
...mune response against the molecule, which the body sees as a foreign invader. The study's senior author, Ajit Varki, M.D., UCSD professor of medicine and cellular and molecular medicine, and co-director of the UCSD Glycobiology Research and Training Center, said that although it is unlikely that the inges...Major prostate-cancer prevention study to launch awareness campaign in churches nationwide
...n breaking down barriers in health-care disparity, sees the church partnership as positive step toward bridging the enrollment gap. "The medical community needs to do a better job of educating minority and underserved communities through their educational systems, churches, news media and community leader...Experimental drugs reduce neuron death in rats following insulin shock
...heart attack. "Every hospital emergency department sees one or more cases of hypoglycemic coma each year," says Raymond Swanson, MD, chief of Neurology Service at SFVAMC and a professor in the Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF.) "Up to this point, we don't have any wa...Inconsistent guidelines lead to wide variation in chaperone use during Pap smears, U-M study finds
...goes the chaperone. She says most of the women she sees prefer it that way, especially if they are long-time patients who know her and her staff well. The study, which will be published in the Annals of Family Medicine, surveyed 5,000 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a trade group for...3-D virtual colonoscopy is more sensitive than conventional procedure
...ventional colonoscopy. "Virtual colonoscopy also sees beyond the inner lining of the colon to the muscular layer and the colon's outer surface and can be used to check for evidence of enlarged lymph nodes around the colon, which may indicate advanced, more invasive forms of cancer," Dr. Choi said. "The ...Northwestern Memorial enrolling participants in two trials on new drug to fight deadly cancer
...at the patients can move on to." Dr. Singhal, who sees about 10 to 20 new multiple myeloma patients per month, says Revimid recently earned a FAST Track Designation from the FDA. "This means Revimid may be widely available to all patients with multiple myeloma within the next year or so." Multiple mye...Beers criteria for medications to avoid in the elderly updated
...e in the panel because of the enormous problems he sees in seniors with drugs and drug interactions. Part of the reason the Beers Criteria was needed was, despite the growing number of people reaching senior status, there are not enough practitioners, such as Dr. Jackson, who specialize in geriatrics and ...Tiny nanotube antennas may yield better signals in cell phones, televisions
...tructures are proven to be of practical use, Kosko sees big potential for the little tubes. He says they show promise for improving "spread spectrum" technology, a signal processing technique used in many newer phones that allows listeners to switch to different channels for clearer signals and to prevent...7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...d, allowing light and images to enter. The patient sees through this opening, and the vision should be as good as the health of the back of the eye will allow. Some vision may be further improved with glasses or even with contact lenses fit over the prosthesis. In the case of infants, such as Lukas, t......longer period," Tsuyuki said. An average person sees their pharmacist between five and eight times more often than they see their doctor, Tsuyuki said, adding the major difficulty in treating high cholesterol is that it does not show any symptoms and most people are unaware of their own level of risk f...