Researchers uncover gene related to acute leukemia
... at thebreakpoints. Think about breaking up a red stick and a blue stick, mixing upthe pieces, and gluing them back together to make two new sticks. If the stickswere chromosomes, new genes would be created where red meets blue. Hiebert'sgoal has been to figure out what these new red-blue genes do, and ...New biomarker for cervical cancer
...tein released into cells when chromosomes shorten, stick together and becomegenetically unstable. The protein helps rebuild eroded telomeres, the caps atthe ends of chromosomes. Its presence in cervical cells removed during Pap smeartesting may help predict those women who are at greatest risk for developi...'Thick' blood may increase stroke risk
...ing platelets, thedisk-shaped blood components, to stick together. Fibrinogen, a protein involvedin blood coagulation, and white blood cell count, an indicator of inflammation,were also found to increase stroke risk, but to a lesser degree. "Some of these factors can be detected in routine blood tests, b...Immunology experiment aboard historic shuttle mission
...ood cells. On earth, white blood cells stick like Velcro to the inside of bloodvessels when it'...ity may alter blood flow. Whiteblood cells may not stick to vessel walls like they do on earth, and withoutthat initial adhesion the cells can't maneuver ag...Treating Depression Makes A Healthier Heart
...elets in their blood. Following injuries,platelets stick together and clot to stop us bleeding to death. Too muchclotting would cause heart problems. The researchers took blood samples from both depressed and healthypeople and examined their platelets for evidence of stickiness. They measuredcharac...Adolescents And Risk-Taking: A 'Very Likely' Danger May Not Mean The Same To A Teen As To An Adult
...e thechild color in 15 figures in a drawing of 100 stick figures, to represent 15percent. It is often useful to ask the patient to repeat information about risk in his orher own words, so all parties know how the patient interprets the chance ofdanger. "These other methods also need to be tested - we don'...Postpartum Help Needed To Keep Recent Mothers From Resuming Smoking Habit
...s from smoking andgive cessation support that will stick around. The final results are expectedin a few years. "Our first study relied on telephone counseling by a trained healtheducator, but someone the women didn't know. When that went away, the smokingcame back," she said. "Partners have an eq...Marijuana Not A Factor In Driving Accidents
...ase the risk of an accident. We should try to just stick to thefacts." Smiley presented her findings at a symposium of the American Academy of ForensicSciences in Florida in February. Her paper was also published in Health Effectsof Cannabis, a publication of Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Heal...University Of Florida Researchers Hope To Ease Asthma Pains And Provide A Sigh Of Relief
... Harrison's guidance to betterunderstand how drugs stick to this receptor. "With a clearer picture of that process, researchers can design betterasthma drugs making them avoid receptors not associated with asthma andpotentially reduce drug side effects," Harrison said. Richards said one of t...Unsticking The "Glue" In Blood Cells Could Save Lives
...trigger a heart attack or a stroke. When platelets stick to amoving cancer cell, theymay hide it from the b...an set off the sticky response. If these platelets stick to each other and form a clot that stopscritical blood flow to the heart or the brain, cardiac arres...Answers To Access, Adherence And Tolerance Of Protease Inhibitors
...egular patients in clinical practicearen't able to stick with the medications, they can't derive the benefi... will present Wednesday, July 1. Although they can stick to treatment, women, minorities and patients with lesseducation are less likely to be offered potent...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
...t with proteins, the shell won't cause proteins to stick and denature, which is an altering of molecular structure. As for that name: After Wooley and her group constructed the polymer particles, they tried to see them with a standard electron microscope, but the particles were too small. They turned to ...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...d lots of patients come in on the short end of the stick [after such aninquiry]." Hospitals also may use bureaucratic images designed to produce roadblocks thatoverwhelm consumers and invoke frustration, said the study. The goal is topersuade patients to give up on formal inquiry. One employee said, "I'm s...Snipping Inflammation In The Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
...tion,white blood cells in the bloodstream begin to stick to the cells lining theblood vessel wall. The end ...f this process is inflammation and pain. The cells stick together with the aid of a protein called L-selectin that, withmany other proteins, populates the su...NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
...ve to take and the commitment they have to make to stick to the therapy," he said. "They are the real heroes here." Glaxo-Wellcome Inc. of Research Triangle Park manufactures ZDV -- formerly called AZT -- and 3TC. Merck & Co. owns rights to indinavir....... as Redux for no longer than 12 weeks to help them stick to their diets and lose weight. In the past several years, however, researchers and clinicians have observed that body weight returns to pretreatment levels when the medication is discontinued. Consequently, they have largely agreed that for weight...