Discovery Hints At Multitude Of New Targets For Drugs
... of new ways to affect such receptorscould produce significant changes in the strategies by which pharmacologistsseek new drugs to modulate them. "To target drugs to one body tissue, pharmacologists have traditionallylooked for subtypes of a receptor unique to that tissue," he said. "They could then des...Tacrolimus Stops Rejection Of Kidney Transplants
...n remains a primary cause of organ loss, this is a significant advance for our patients," he added. Although abou...trollable rejection to only two to four percent, a significant advance. This multi-center report confirms an earlier kidney study from the University of Pittsburgh...Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
...se group than in the as-needed group, therewere no significant differences between the two groups in measures of lungfunction, asthma symptoms, or quality of life that could be attributed tothe treatment. Although a few differences between the two groups could beattributed to the treatment, the effects were smal...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...d. "Changing feelings of entitlement could have a significant impact onactual realized savings," Tolley said. "This impact could be positiveor negative." Manton noted when the Social Security system was established in the mid-1930s,people did not live as long and, therefore, had fewer years of retirement.Now t...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...ltrasoundclinical needs," said Jin Kim. "This is a significant step in the evolutionof ultrasound products toward more flexible, next-generation ultrasoundsystems." The UW Image Computing Systems Laboratory is a world leader inacademic research for multimedia computing and imaging technologies. Thelaboratory co...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
...stent with other studies, the researchers found no significant relationship between childhood sexual abuse and academic success and achievement. The study was funded, in part, by the College of Human Ecology at Cornell....Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...rcent of thepatients treated with the laser showed significant decrease in chest pain(angina), compared to none o...zation therapies," Lowe said. "Most patientssaw a significant decrease in their angina scores after the procedure, andit appears that the benefit lasts over time....Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
...icity of the radiographic evidence, I would expect significant collaboration with the medical community," Carter ...he course of routine dental care may prove to have significant public health utility in the diagnosis of patients at risk for stroke." Dental students Angela...Kids Near Airports Don't Read As Well
... education. "Interestingly, the findings were only significant for speech perception amidst noise, not sound perception" says Maxwell. "This implies that language acquisition is an underlying, intervening mechanism that accounts for some of the noise-reading deficit link." Evans and Maxwell also suspect that o...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...ingpuberty, pregnancy, and lactation, also plays a significant role in stimulatingimmune-system cells in the infant. And while prolactin is primarily produced inthe pituitary gland, Clevenger's team found that tissues in the breast are ableto make the hormone, too. Clevenger notes that, in the adult stom..."Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...tient dose. "The cost of this drug should bring significant attention to the question of who should receive it," said Dr. Fischman. "The issue of cost-effectiveness is vital to understanding whether or not ReoPro™ should be used in lower risk patient populations." Dr. Fischman suggest...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...t of the women are circumcised. "There are significant medical sequelae and public health ramificationsof female circumcision," the authors write. "As African communities andadvocates grapple with how to stop this practice, circumcised women needclinicians familiar with these surgeries, who will move be...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
... Kunkel. "Overall, the CTA has yet tostimulate the significant improvements in educational programmingthat the Congress intended to achieve. Our study shows that nothinghas really changed in making TV content more educational forchildren." In response to the study, the FCC has recently tightened itsdefinit...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...unreasonablylarge quantitiesof broccoli to get any significant promotion of Phase 2 enzymes," Talalay says. Clinical studies are currently under way to see if eating a few tablespoonsof the sproutsdaily can supply the same degree of chemoprotection as one to two pounds ofbroccoli eatenweekly. The sprouts l...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...peg, found that "inadequate tangible support was a significant predictor ofdeath and greater functional deterioration" among patients who had suffered aheart attack in the previous year. Their findings are published in the October1997 Journal of General Internal Medicine. Previous studies have demonstra...Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
...stic capability, the patient is going to gain a significant amount of care,” he said. Digital technology also offers a significantly lower dose of radiation than conventional imaging....Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
... arrange transportation. Cost was not foundto be a significant concern, and should become even less of afactor as Medicare begins covering annual mammograms this year. The study also found that fear of pain during a mammogram wasan issue for some women. During the exam, a woman's breast ispressed between two pl...Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
... not candidates for surgical treatment. There is a significant population of patients with extensive lungcancer and/or mesothelioma -- cancer of the lining of the lung --who will not benefit from surgical or other conventionaltreatments, typically because of the advanced degree of cancerspread, the nature of the...Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...rage of five months longer. Winter found a significant positive relationship between the amount of active ingredient and degree of learning. The standard dose during most of the study was 50 mg/kg. However, one sub-group of animals was assigned to receive EGb 761 in doses of 100 mg/kg followed by 200 m...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...ertise and potential productopportunities provides significant value to our company." Said Michael Colvin, M.D., Director of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, "The last few years have witnessed enormous advances in basic cancer biology and the understanding of how normal cells transform into tumors. ...