Researchers to develop new drug to treat myasthenia gravis
...ion and crippling drooping of the eyelids. A more targeted approach for treating the disease as Dr. Kaminski and his colleagues have proposed is very appealing to solve this problem. This truly represents the type of work the Case Research Institute is trying to foster, which is to bring fundamental discove...Women & men differ in heart disease traits and treatment
...ckages on their angiograms the kinds of blockages targeted by such therapies. Not surprisingly, women also had a lower rate of previous PCI or bypass than men. Overall, people of both sexes who had normal-looking vessels or mild stenosis were less likely than those with more advanced disease to get either i...New CDC-funded HIV program at UNC integrates treatment with prevention
...de or so, and despite extensive preventive efforts targeted at people not infected with HIV, 40,000 new HIV cases are identified in the U.S. annually, a number that has remained somewhat consistent," said Dr. Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan, assistant professor of medicineat UNC and medical director of the infectious d...Study of deadliest form of stroke demostrates much lower mortality rates at high caseload hospitals
...resenting physician experts in minimally invasive, targeted neurological treatments performed using radiological imaging guidance. Innovations from the field of interventional neuroradiology include, among others, the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, carotid stents, intracranial stents, emergenc...NIH grants support health disparities biomedical research
...es for diseases that disproportionately affect the targeted minority populations." The grants were awarded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), components of NIH. The grants will strengthen and augment the clinical research capabilities that ...Intervention improves control of high blood pressure in young inner-city black men
... knowledge, until now no hypertension studies have targeted high-risk, young urban African American men, who are underserved by the health care system. We found that in many cases, participation in our study was the first time some of the men had contact with formal health care. They were pleased to be part ...Respiratory health endowment to coordinate public education about asthma
... takes a coordinated approach to asthma education, targeted to both physicians and other caregivers and to individual patients and their families. "By endowing the Distinguished Scholar, GSK highlights the importance of giving scholars an opportunity to develop new scientific innovations to benefit physicians...Gene silencer may improve chemo and radiation
...he researchers saw a decrease in the production of targeted repair proteins by approximately 90 percent, and were able to reduce the amount of radiation needed to damage cells....Heart attack patients don't maintain exercise program
...ge percent of time that a participant spent in the targeted heart rate zone (a sign of a good workout for the heart) decreased from 34.3 percent to 28.2 percent over the year. Moore says she is familiar with patients' usual reasons for not exercising. Older women generally are not big exercisers to begin w...Teens struggle to find accurate, useful health information online
...tailored to the user's needs," Hansen says. "Sites targeted at students need to be especially aware of this and make their sites well-organized, concise and understandable. Long paragraphs, too many links and difficult vocabulary all make it more likely that teens won't find the information they need, even if...... the central puzzle that Iressa, and similar other targeted therapies, pose - what are the cancers that may be...n is one of the leading institutions in developing targeted therapies such as Iressa," says Frank Fossella, M.D., professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head a...Cancer patients find more pain relief when treatment guidelines are followed
... of patients. Guideline-based pain management is a targeted approach to addressing pain using a pre-determined treatment plan for patients. In contrast, an "as needed" approach by non-specialty providers is less methodical and its effectiveness varies depending on provider knowledge of pain and treatment inte...Improving physical fitness, insulin sensitivity may help latino children at risk for type 2 diabetes
... the metabolic basis of these risk factors must be targeted in interventions."...Molecule expressed early in pregnancy may help patients tolerate transplants
...out a month for a human. This mechanism provides a targeted escape from the usual rigorous patrol of the immune system. HLA-G is an antigen, which is a substance that gets the attention of the immune system; good antigen matches are desirable between an organ donor and transplant recipient because it reduces ...Study overcomes stroke care's biggest travesty
...unties (Angelina, Shelby and Nagodoches) that were targeted for intervention. In order to be sure the campaign... published follow-up data were collected. The team targeted both the public and the health care community at once, using a range of techniques to educate, and t...More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants
...s, biology, and markers unique to leukemias so new targeted therapies may be developed. Specifically, the SPOR... leukemias, effect on apoptosis, and efficacy as a targeted therapy in conjunction with RXR examine epidemiologic risk factors associated with development of...Researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center wins lifetime achievement award
...n instrumental in the evolution of the molecularly targeted therapy, Gleevec. His work linking the mutant gene Bcr-Abl to chronic myeloid leukemia defined the molecular target for the drug and provided the basis that ultimately led to its development. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Gleevec in ...Antiretrovirals reduce mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission when started after childbirth
...of THE LANCET highlight how antiretroviral therapy targeted at babies soon after childbirth (because their mothers' HIV diagnosis was made around the time of delivery) is still effective in preventing vertical HIV-1 transmission from mothers to their children. Zidovudine and nevirapine have been shown to redu...Protein implicated in decline of aging hearts
...udes that blocking the effects of G-alpha-i with a targeted drug could be an effective way of protecting the heart from age-related decline. "Beta-blockers, which have been quite effective in improving the heart function of patients with congestive heart failure, would seem to be a likely candidate," Kwatra s...Damage to the frontal lobes can affect a person's ability to 'stay on the job'
...ng the observation, a necessary step in developing targeted rehabilitation. Thirty-six patients who had suffered brain injuries as a result of trauma, stroke, hemorrhage or removal of a benign tumor, were part of the study. The patients were divided into five groups depending on the location of their primary ...