Brain images reveal effects of antidepressants
...e to time, but in depression, the responses may be sustained and out of context," said psychiatrist Kalin. With the HealthEmotions Research Institute, the Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior and the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, UW is home to a critical mass of some of the fore...UF study: Adolescent girls who set goals too high may risk anorexia
...ict, with adolescents driving their parents crazy, sustained periods of emotional upheaval are not necessarily normal and may be a sign something is wrong." Families can try to avoid some of these problems by emphasizing the importance of moderation to achieve healthy eating behaviors, Graber said. "Unfortuna...Smoking may change type of lymphoma into more lethal form of cancer
... of p53's major roles is to arrest cells that have sustained DNA damage from proceeding into the phase of the cell cycle involving DNA synthesis. If, however, the p53 gene is mutated and the cell divides before repair can occur, the errant DNA sequence is copied in its mutated form and daughter cells then inh...... workers, and make a big difference to soldiers on sustained operations or rescue workers at a major emergency. "It's an interesting challenge for society and for the FDA," says Neil B. Kavey, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. "We have to make sure nobo...University of Pittsburgh reports effects of multiple concussions in high school athletes
...ins' team investigated 88 high school athletes who sustained concussions during the 2000-2001 school year and were evaluated as patients of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Sports Medicine's Concussion Program. Sixty athletes with no prior concussion history were compared to 28 athletes with a history o...Life-saving properties of beta blockers extend to more patients
...t attack. The group was divided into those with sustained tachycardia and those without it. The first group...espond to antiarrhythmic drugs. The group without sustained tachycardia received no antiarrhythmic therapy and was recorded in a registry. The analysis reviewe...Long-term ERT in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's may worsen memory
...ter maze task. However, the introduction of either sustained estrogen replacement therapy or chronic brain infl...beneficial, but the performance of women receiving sustained ERT declined more than that of women receiving the placebo treatment. "When considered together, the...Significantly lower physical activity levels in obese adolescents contribute to continued obesity
...e, engaged in fewer high-intensity activities, and sustained even moderate-intensity activities for shorter periods of time. Eighteen obese adolescents, with a body mass index (BMI) above 30, were recruited to participate in the study and were individually matched by age and sex with 18 normal-weight (BMI Th...Enzyme replacement therapy found to effectively treat patients with Fabry disease
...at the disease is diagnosed, the organs have often sustained damage, ultimately leading to an early death. "Raul's bout with the disease is similar to many other patients with Fabry, as even now, the disease is often undiagnosed until adulthood when organs have started being affected," said Dr. Wilcox. "Now...Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
...tes: "The insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained or contracted in consequence of the insured's being under the influence of any narcotic" This law was created before the nation's system of trauma centers was developed 25 years ago, and its impact has never been assessed. In fact, at a recent meetin...New Parkinson's surgical procedure shows lasting benefits, according to Emory researchers
... subthalamotomy is showing positive signs, both in sustained movement benefits and in the absence of cognitive, speech or balance side effects. These problems were known complications of previous attempts at using bilateral brain lesions that targeted other areas of the brain like the thalamus and globus pall...New data confirm KEPPRAs place at the forefront of epilepsy management
...howed that the anti-epileptic effect of KEPPRA was sustained over the duration of the study. KEPPRA showed a h...y shows that long-term treatment with KEPPRA gives sustained antiepileptic effect, with a high retention rate and an adverse event profile similar to that seen i...OSU cancer researchers win $9.5 to study immunity
...s the award is the recognition of several years of sustained teamwork among many colleagues that have already led to new and critical understanding about how the innate immune system works. The grant will support activities across four fully integrated projects, with many aspects of the research already under ...New combination treatment for hepatitis C reported more beneficial than standard therapy
...4 weeks. A key variable measured by the study was sustained viral response, defined as undetectable serum hepa...a plus ribavirin combination achieved a 56 percent sustained response rate as compared to patients taking Rebetron (44 percent). Patients with genotype 1 had a ...Possible new cancer therapy shrinks tumors in melanoma patients, Science authors report
...s, 90 percent of the T cells were active, and they sustained themselves for over four months. That's a striking occurrence." The researchers studied 13 patients in the advanced stages of melanoma that had resisted the usual treatments. The researchers removed parts of the patients' tumors, which contained rela...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September--first issue
...al level, as compared with only 3.3 percent of the sustained quitters. Thirty-eight percent of the continuing smoker group had a lung function values less than 60 percent of the predicted normal, as compared with 10 percent of the quitters' group. The lower lung function levels were thought to represent seve...Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes are undetected in over one quarter of obese population
...more, the XENDOS study data showed significant and sustained weight loss with Xenical over the long term. Commenting on the study, XENDOS co-principal investigator Dr Jarl Torgerson said: "This study shows that the scale of the type 2 diabetes epidemic is alarming. Studies like the Diabetes Prevention Program...Study of low-fat, high-fiber diet finds no effect on PSA levels in men over a four-year period
...ars, it is possible that a healthy dietary pattern sustained over many more years will have an inhibitory effect on prostate cancer." In the study, 1,350 men without prostate cancer were randomly assigned to the dietary intervention or a control group. The 689 men in the intervention arm received intensive n...Landmark XENDOS study shows Xenical prevents or delays the development of type 2 diabetes
...more, the XENDOS study data showed significant and sustained weight loss over the long term1. Commenting on the results presented at the 9th International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Professor Lars Sjstrm the XENDOS principal investigator, said "Against the background of several studies wh......(a) possible exposure to pollutants, especially if sustained over many years; (b) frequent urination, which can be both inconvenient and embarrassing; (c) expense, for those who satisfy the 8 x 8 requirements with bottled water; and (d) feelings of guilt for not achieving 8 x 8. Other claims discredited by sci...