Mexican-American stroke study shows differences
...nce in hospitals and nursing homes in the city and surrounding area of 300,000 residents, who are almost equally divided between Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. BASIC is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health. Interviews were con...New UCLA program to study the possible environmental causes of cancer
...rt that we hope will unravel many of the mysteries surrounding the interaction of genes and environment in the development of cancer," said Judith C. Gasson, a scientist and director of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. "This work will reflect Ann's passion for a safer environment along with her hope that future gen...Rensselaer awarded NY state funding for alcohol/substance abuse education
...orts to prevent alcohol abuse on campus and in the surrounding community. The OASAS award is part of the states Healthy Campus Community Demonstration Project. Funds are provided through the Federal Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws block grant. This award will enhance the neighborly cooperation we already ha...Physics and medicine in San Diego
...ife destroys the AVM while avoiding healthy tissue surrounding it. 3DRA provides a more accurate, three-dimensional picture of the AVM than previously possible. In the method, a patient is injected with a substance (called contrast enhancement medium) into the affected area to produce 3-D pictures of the AVM. Th...The nature of the healing process using alternative means to conventional medical care
...ism of a drug? The mechanism and clinical efficacy surrounding select botanicals will be presented by a clinician currently doing research on the immunological effects of botanicals in HIV infection. "We Are What We Eat:" New Research Supporting the Clinical Usefulness of Glycemic Index (GI) Inflammation in ...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
... observations: Diagnosis: Either food or the surrounding environment can trigger the allergic reaction. If food is the culprit, then keeping the child away from the item is the suggested course of action. Environmental triggers often cannot be avoided; hence, a systemic or topical treatment may be required...UCSD researchers determine mechanism for degradation of G proteins
...on of proteins in both the cytoplasm, the material surrounding the nucleus, and in cell membranes. Ubiquitin, itself, is a small peptide tag that marks a protein for destruction. The interaction of GIPN and GAIP, which was also discovered by the UCSD team, is part of the machinery that places the little ubiqui...Cedars-Sinai researchers detail events that enable brain tumors to weaken immune system
...elves but at least to some extent by properties of surrounding tissue, and the ratio correlated directly with the involvement of specific protein molecules detected in nearby cells. The suspect proteins, Fas ligand (FasL) and Fas, exist in normal brain and blood vessel lining tissue and play a role in immune sy...Cell 'suicide' enzymes are a missing link in Alzheimer's disease
...(plaques) of protein fragments called amyloid-beta surrounding neurons in their brain and "tangles" of a protein called tau inside brain cells. For years, scientists have been debating which of these two events plaques or tangles is the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease. Recent studies have suggested that...Hygiene is most potent force in tackling deadly diseases
...ronto so the study focuses on hospitals and their surrounding communities. The model shows that hospital-wide infection controls are more important than, for example, precautions specific to known SARS patients, since hospital-wide precautions block transmission in unidentified cases as well. In every scenari...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...f material produced by cells and secreted into the surrounding medium. The composition and amount of matrix depends on a delicate balance between pathways of matrix synthesis and degradation. Fibrotic renal disease results when this balance is disrupted, resulting in an accumulation of ECM. The protein plasmino...System failure at heart of child abuse case disasters
...em failure lies at the heart of the current crisis surrounding cases of suspected child abuse, argues a retired paediatrician in this week's BMJ. The recent quashing of Sally Clark's conviction for the murder of two of her children and the collapse of the case against Trupti Patel have shaken public confidence. ...Study examines limited-field radiation for early breast cancer
.... However, it has never been clear how much tissue surrounding the tumor bed needs to be irradiated, and whole-breast radiation therapy has been associated with both acute and chronic toxicity. Researchers are now looking at whether limited-field radiation therapy could be a better option for patients at low ris...Immunosuppressant everolimus significantly reduces life-threatening heart transplant complications
... array of inpatient and outpatient services to its surrounding community and highly specialized tertiary services to the entire Philadelphia region and beyond. Temple, which has performed heart transplants since 1984, has one of the largest heart transplant programs in the United States. It provides an environ...UCSD researchers decipher function of blood-brain barrier in bacterial meningitis
...he blood-brain barrier separates the brain and its surrounding tissues from the circulating blood, tightly regulating the flow of nutrients and molecules and thereby maintaining the proper biochemical conditions for normal brain function. Bacterial meningitis, a serious brain infection, can develop rapidly int...Study shows dramatic increase in wrist fractures over 30-year span
... people age 35 and younger living in Rochester and surrounding Olmsted County during four time periods--1969-71, 1979-81, 1989-91, and 1999-2001. During the study period, there was a 32 percent overall increase in wrist fractures among males and a 56 percent rise in females. The highest incidence rates were fo...High blood pressure, fatty deposits are 'bit players' in bulging arteries
...ain much clearer images of the great blood vessels surrounding the heart. The study found that age, gender and body size together account for one-third or more of the cases of aortic dilatation, while atherosclerosis and related risk factors only explained 3 percent. "There has been a tendency recently to refer ...Nanoneurosurgery, search for E-T life, bioscan technology and home holograms at frontiers of optics
...m without killing the nerve cell or disrupting the surrounding tissue. Compared to traditional biochemical or me...e central light from a star to detect much fainter surrounding objects. In order to detect such features on an Earth-like planet in a nearby star, the coronagraph...NIAID funds construction of biosafety laboratories
...tiple layers of protection for lab workers and the surrounding environment. The NBL and RBL sites were selected based on multiple factors, but primarily on the scientific and technical merit of the applications as assessed by peer review and on the applicant's ability to contribute to the overall NIAID biodefen......ronment, yet we know little of the hazard posed to surrounding communities or spectators. With this study, we can...vent on television. The fix is not so easy for the surrounding community. Our results suggest that staying indoors with the doors and windows closed will offer som...