Genes in the interferon system important in SLE
...y. The study, comprising nearly 2,000 individuals, shows that two genes in the interferon system are very strongly associated with the disease SLE. One of the genes codes for a so-called thyrosinkinase enzyme, whose function is to convey signals from interferon outside the cells to the cell nucleus. "We fo...New research shows heroin use falling across Scotland
...using heroin in Scotland has dropped. The research shows a near 8% drop in the number of problem drug users.... The research, which focuses on 15-54 year olds, shows a fall in the estimated number of Scots who are taking particularly damaging drugs like heroin and v...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
...logy Service, the study's senior author. "It also shows that cells that have been considered incapable of regeneration like most nerve cells can reproduce under the right conditions, which may have applications to neurodegenerative diseases." Named for the hair-like projections on their surfaces, hair ...Researchers develop way to track quality of home health care
...e home care agencies. Fries said studying the data shows that no one place---no home care provider, no region---does everything well. Those that excel on some measures of patient care are usually average or poor in others, for example. There were some areas the researchers found where many home care agenci...Information fusion research simulates disasters to manage emergency response
...he initial disaster. "Psychological testing shows that a responder can too quickly lock into the idea, 'OK, I'm responding to trauma casualties caused by an earthquake,' and it's difficult for them to then consider other issues," he said. In the recent tsunami, he said, those secondary incide...New study reveals treatment for 'silent killer' using diet, not drugs
WASHINGTON--A new scientific review shows that high blood pressure can be reduced with diet changes, especially a vegetarian diet. The new report analyzes the results of published studies and concludes that vegetarian populations have lower rates of hypertension, "the silent killer." This re...Health report-card fears make doctors forgo potential life-saving heart treatment
...timately dies from their illness, that death still shows up on the cardiologist's record and counts against them as well as their medical institution when the state Department of Health releases cardiac mortality data. However, if the cardiologist decides not to perform the angioplasty, which may increase ...Jefferson scientists help explain statins' effects in Alzheimer's disease
...myloid-beta; "good cleavage" destroys it. Evidence shows that when the pathway ROCK1 is active, less good cleavage occurs. Statins, however, reduce ROCK1 activity, making it more likely that good cleavage will be in effect. "It's particularly important to understand the pathways involved in Alzheimer's, es...Entrepreneurism Center at UC San Diego funds commercialization of lung, shock, other devices
... photodetector based on nanowires. Wang's research shows these nanowire-based photodetectors exhibit ultrahigh sensitivity and extremely large gain. He foresees great potential for commercialization of high-sensitivity, high-speed, and cost-effective photodetectors enabled by nanotechnology, and Wang's ne...Mayo Clinic discovery on nature of rheumatoid arthritis lung disease may offer patients therapy
...y which result. Second, data from the researchers shows that the form of RA disease that spreads beyond joints to involve the lungs is more likely to be fatal. However, if physicians can use the Mayo Clinic method for detecting early telltale signs of RA lung disease, they can decide to treat the disease ...New therapeutic vaccine for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity
... Though the immune control is not permanent, data shows that antiviral activity of immune responses induced by DermaVir are significantly longer than that of existing antiviral drugs. It is suggested that DermaVir would only need to be re-administered periodically, about 8 times a year, rather than daily...Scientists uncover new mechanism for the amygdala in fear recognition
...mation from the senses about the world. This study shows that there are mechanisms in the brain that allow ...lays a role in recognizing fear and in so doing it shows us that the amygdala isn't specialized just to detect fear in faces but really serves a more abstrac...Sex habits of young women unchanged by morning after pill, UCSF study finds
... contraception if they have easy access, our study shows they actually don't use it as much as we would hope," said Tina Raine , MD, MPH, lead author of the paper and UCSF associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences. "Sadly, these data show us we are still not influencing young...Environmental tobacco smoke linked to reading, math, logic and reasoning declines in children
...incinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study shows that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with decreases in certain cognitive skills, including reading, math, and logic and reasoning, in children and adolescents. The study is the largest ever to look...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
... of data from 67 children's hospitals in 31 states shows that many of the same indicators used in adult hos...chigan Medical School faculty member. The analysis shows that children's hospitals could do a better job in areas such as preventing hospital-acquired infect...Urinary tract infections likely caused by tainted food
...ley added. He feels, however, that since the study shows a connection, "then the problem of foodborne disease is much greater in scope than we had ever previously thought."...Study links sexual behavior, genetic factors to increased risk of kidney infection in women under 50
...pitalized patients. What the Group Health/UW study shows is that the great majority of these infectionsover 90 percentoccur in essentially healthy women who are treated on an outpatient basis. The studys findings support the conventional view that kidney infections likely follow bladder infections and thu...Two self-fulfilling prophecies are stronger, and more harmful, than one
...ve and positive information. For example, research shows that negative information is more salient than positive information, perceived as more useful, and influences evaluations more. In addition, people also weigh costs more than rewards when making important decisions. Thus, the greater power of unfavor...Combining hormones with external, internal radiation helps high risk prostate cancer patients
...on therapy. "This is an exciting study because it shows that adding hormone treatment and external beam radiation therapy to seed implants does indeed help men with high risk prostate cancer to live longer without the cancer returning," said Gregory S. Merrick, M.D., lead author of the study and a radiati...Evidence indicates cancer patients unable to intentionally postpone death for significant events
Contrary to previous reports, new research shows that cancer patients can not intentionally postpon...s write. " analysis of thousands of cancer deaths shows no pattern to support the concept that 'death takes a holiday.'"...