UI Study Suggests Promising Treatment For Diabetic Pregnancies
...t in pregnancies complicated by diabetes wouldbe a significant advancement for these patients and a major breakthrough in thebattle against diabetes-induced birth defects," Hunter said. An estimated 1.5 million women of child-bearing age in the United States havediabetes. A diabetic pregnancy is one of the leadi......programs have alreadyshown that this treatment has significant promise for many patients, both adultand pediatric."......or screening." No one treatment was found tohave a significant effect on second-cancer risk. In the study on basal cell carcinoma alone, headed by Green, findingsshowed that the most important variable was combined treatment with radiationand chemotherapy. Of patients who received radiation thera......nal changes had been preventedpharmacologically no significant spine growth occurred. In summary the experiments show that the induction of functional synapticchanges goes along with the emergence of new spines. The most attractiveexplanation for this phenomenon is the formation of new synapses that appearwithi...International Meeting To Reduce Neonatal Mortaltiy
...fant mortality in the United States, and remains a significant problem in thedeveloping world, even as overall rates of infant mortality decline. This islargely due to the lack of interventions and programs to specifically targethealth problems in the prenatal period, and in the critical, early days ofinfancy. T...Biochemical Marker Targets Brain Injury Leading To Movement Problems After Stroke
...can Heart Association. The findings are considered significant because scientists are now able topinpoint an area of the brain associated with loss of movement resulting from astroke. Identifying the location of brain cell damage provides scientists witha target site for designing treatments that could halt or ......s the bound TNFbiologically inactive, resulting in significant reduction in inflammatoryactivity. The most frequently reported adverse events in studies with ENBREL weremild to moderate injection site reactions. The long-term effects of ENBRELtreatment, on the development or course of an active and/or ...Women May React To General Anesthesia Differently Than Men
...esof men and women," Gan said. "The difference was significant at four separateinstitutions and occurred despite the use of a highly standardized anesthetictechnique." Working with Gan on the study was Duke anesthesiologist Dr. Peter Glass;Dr. Jeff Sigl, from Aspect Medical Systems; Dr. Peter Sebel and ...Community Plays Key Role In Preventing Teen Suicide, UF Scientist Says
... percent of boys. School climate was found to be a significant predictor of suicidal thoughtsfor boys but not for girls. But, Perkins said, while girls' thoughts ofsuicide were not related to school, whether they attempted suicide was, infact, related to the lack of a positive school climate. The study showed th...Irritable Bowel Syndrome The Focus Of Three UNC-CH Reports At Digestive Diseases Conference
... in IBS patients as a marker that the patientis at significant risk for depression and suicide," Whitehead says. "Thesepatients may require assessment and perhaps referral to mental health services." The study analyzed questionnaire responses of 389 patients atgastroenterology clinics in Washington and N...Margin Width The Key To Control Of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Of The Breast
...om the margin width is less than 1 mm show themost significant benefit from postoperative radiation therapy. In theintermediate margin width subgroup (1 to less than 10 mm) there was an 8 percentreduction in local recurrence rate when postoperative radiation therapy wasused, but the trend was not statistically s...... "For example, the control group showed significant decline in the FIMwalking item, from 5.43 to 4.77,...mbulation equipment and instruction did not show a significant decline. Similarly, the dressing item on the FIM instrument indicated there was nosignificant declin...Biological Markers Found That Correlate To Esophageal Cancer Treatment Success
...atedproteins can=t remove from the cell. A second significant marker was glutathione-s-transferase-pi, or GST-pi, whichconfers radiation resistance. Radiation kills cells by forming oxygen radicals-- highly reactive oxygen atoms that damage DNA. GST-pi reduces these oxygenatoms so that they are no longer reac...Breakthrough New Therapy Uses Antibody-Targeted Chemotherapy To Fight Leukemia
...experimentalagent, CMA-676, induces remission in a significant proportion of patients withfew serious side effects. CMA-676 represents the first successful applicationof antibody-targeted chemotherapy. AML is an aggressive, life-threatening disease in which certain white bloodcells become cancerous and rapidly...New book on osteoporosis covers preventing and treating 'The Aging Disease' in consumer language
...n." "Bone weakening occurs because there is a significant change in thestructure of bone and loss of bone mass. Through a complicated process calledthe bone remodeling cycle, bone constantly is being created and maintainedthroughout life. As we age, this process changes and we break down more bonethan we ...Kidney Transplant Recipients Require Less Long-Term Care If They Receive Well-Matched Donor Organs
...idney transplants, the investigatorsdemonstrated a significant increase in the need for care within three years oftransplantation as the number of mismatched surface markers increased. "Although the transplanted kidney remains functional in patients withmore mismatches, the patient doesn't do as well, an...Sniffing Out The Promise Of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
... of growth factors, explains Gill, andhence have a significant role in blood vessel formation. When you treat amonocyte's chemical secretions-or supernatants-with IM862, the potency of thegrowth factors is reduced. "IM862 treated supernatants reduce endothelial cellproliferation by two-thirds," says Gill. "For p...American Psychiatric Association Plans First Comprehensive Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Treatment
...al behaviors and drug use behaviors and can play a significant role inboth primary and secondary prevention. Psychiatrists also are in the very bestposition to treat HIV-related neuropsychiatric complications such as depression,anxiety and dementia. "Hopefully, the practice guidelines will further empow...Evidence Shows Drug-Psychotherapy Combo Effective For Chronic Depression
... sooner than psychotherapy. The drug also provided significant early andongoing improvement in insomnia, which is common in chronically depressed patients. "The extremely large difference in response rates after 12 weeks is trulyastonishing," said lead researcher Martin B. Keller, M.D. "This s......"Here we have a well-tolerated drug that has shown significant clinical benefitsin reducing weight," Gadde said. "While we have to approach the resultscautiously because the long-term results are not completed, we are very excitedabout the potential this drug has for treating obesity." A newer-generation anti-de...