Study to examine if new eczema drug may prevent future development of asthma
...the egg protein. This may indicate that allergenic substances that enter the bloodstream through untreated or poorly managed eczema can trigger later allergic responses, including asthma, hay fever and other conditions. To be considered for the study, babies must have been diagnosed with eczema within the pa...Its never too late to start exercising and losing weight , Joslin study shows
...ated with low-grade inflammation caused by several substances secreted by the body fat and, in particular, the internal fat in the waistline (intra-abdominal or visceral fat). The first group in the Joslin study did not have diabetes; the second group had a condition known as impaired glucose tolerance a...How harmful are additives and preservatives in childhood vaccines?
... concludes that preservatives, additives and other substances contained in vaccines pose very little risk to chi...f The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Of the substances studied, say the authors, only gelatin proteins and egg proteins are known to have harmful effects w...Northwestern receives $10 million for cancer prevention trials
...riments to test the cancer prevention potential of substances and study how they affect various processes involv... shown to prevent certain cancers. Other drugs and substances to be studied include statins, which, in addition to lowering cholesterol, have been shown to affect...University of Pittsburgh studies broccoli-derived chemicals to prevent prostate cancer
...better understand the function and relationship of substances in broccoli that appear to be linked to inhibiting prostate cancer growth." ITCs are substances in vegetables that are generated when vegetables are either cut or chewed. Previous research has dem...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2004 (first issue)
...se of inflammatory and potentially cough-producing substances within the airway. British investigators measured the concentration of various proinflammatory and tussive (cough-related) mediators in induced sputum from 62 persons with various types of chronic cough, along with those from 18 normal control subje...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, January 6, 2004
...al risk factors include abnormal levels of several substances in the blood that indicate inflammation. A new stu...rge national health study compared levels of these substances in groups of people with normal kidneys, mild chronic kidney disease or severe kidney disease. The a...Air pollution may significantly worsen respiratory allergies in individuals with genetic risk
... airways. In response, the immune system pumps out substances that cause allergy symptoms. But compounds called antioxidants can detoxify these particles and temper the body's allergic inflammatory response. Researchers suspect that the better the body can use antioxidants to defend itself, the better it can p...Coronary heart disease risk assessment improves with coronary artery calcium scoring
... the arteries of the heart. Calcium is one of many substances found in atherosclerotic plaques. The calcium score correlates with the amount and severity of blockages a person has. According to the one of the study's authors, Robert C. Detrano, MD, PhD, "The findings are particularly significant because treat...First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
...teins were fused and then combined with adjuvants, substances that further boost the immune system's response to the vaccine. NIAID grants awarded in the late 1990s supported research that uncovered the most effective adjuvant-protein combination. NIAID's TB program officer, Christine Sizemore, Ph.D., notes, "T...Scientists identify a human antibody that blocks SARS virus infection
...efends against bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances that enter the body. Evolution has equipped the immune system to generate specific antibodies to fight almost any foreseeable invader, through a mechanism that uses genetic material from immune cells in a powerful combinatorial way that can produce b...Popular drug for chest pain may promote blood vessel damage
...re, treatment of tolerant blood vessels with other substances known to block ALDH-2 activity had little effect. As ALDH-2 declined with nitroglycerin treatment, mitochondria in the heart cells of rats greatly increased the production of free radicals over control animals, the team found. Treatment with antioxid...Hormone released by bone marrow cells may hasten recovery from brain injury
...pothesize that growth factors, cytokines and other substances secreted by bone marrow cells may play a more important role than first realized in recovery from neurological injuries. The USF researchers identify bone marrow-derived brain natriuretic factor (BNP) as a potential candidate for treating stroke, sp...Ratings of teen-rated video games do not always fully describe content
...escriptors for profanity), the depiction or use of substances in 15 percent (with only 1 percent receiving a content descriptor for substances), and the observation of the player character gambling in one game (with no games receiving content descriptors for gambling). The authors found that video games were si...Fat: It isnt always bad for the heart
...r more blood vessels and begin "manufacturing" the substances necessary to make those vessels. "Instead of treating patients with a single growth factor, you could treat them by strategically placing their own stromal cells which respond to low oxygen and adapt to that need," said Dr. Rehman. "For instance, i...Studies focus on vascular spasm as a common cause of cardiomyopathy
...e. In this study, done with mice, they show that substances released by damaged cells in the heart can trigger vascular spasm, which in turn leads to additional cardiac damage. This feedback loop can lead to reduced cardiac function, irregular heart rhythms and death. "This is a whole new possibility for wha...New breast pap smear detects early cellular changes; May prevent onset of breast cancer
...methylation of RAR beta could lie in vitamin A and substances similar to vitamin A, said Seewaldt. Her recent studies have shown that vitamin A can actually demethylate RAR beta. In doing so, vitamin A initiates an important feedback loop that suppresses tumor growth in this way: Vitamin A turns on the RAR bet...Childhood abuse may predict social phobia, agoraphobia, and PTSD among adult alcoholics
...ld investigate whether the use of alcohol or other substances may be a form of coping or self-soothing. In addition, future studies, like the current one, should not only focus on one type of trauma, such as childhood sexual abuse, but should take the whole range of adverse life events and conditions into acco...Enrollment begins for osteoarthritis initiative
...Biological markers -- physical signs or biological substances that indicate changes in bone or cartilage -- are critical in diagnosing and monitoring OA and developing new treatments. Ultimately, results from the OAI may enable doctors to use biological markers to help identify people at risk for OA and people ...Univ. of Pittsburgh to lead international trial for vocal cord paralysis and paresis
...and longevity; there are concerns with some of the substances being reabsorbed and other materials triggering a rejection response to the material. It is hoped that the CaHA injection material will be an improvement over presently available substances." In vocal cord disorders such as paralysis, atrophy and pa...