Testosterone May Affect Learning Skills; May Be Put In Tablet Form
...went word, memory, coordination and other learning tests while on and off testosterone treatment. When receiving testosterone, they had improved visual and spatial skills and a better "mental grasp of objects" -- fitting building blocks into the correct spaces, identifying pictures and remembering shapes, ...Hopkins Researchers Develop Under-The-Skin Implant For Pain Treatment
...he Center's cancer pain program. Results of safety tests of the polymer in animals are reported in the July 1996, issue of Pain, and human trials should begin within a year, he said. Grossman and his team began developing the pain polymer five years ago as an inexpensive, abuse-resistant way of offering pa......l counts, as early after birth as possible. Newer tests being developed by the Emory group involving the virus may provide other, even earlier, methods of identification. "The recent recommendations (made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) for early prophylaxis against P. carinii pne...TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...xhibit anergy, a reduced or absentreaction to skin tests for TB as well as other infections. In such perso...t that:daily INH for persons with positive TB skin tests and for those in close contactwith someone known to have active TB. The PHS/IDSA Working Group cons...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...occurring precursor ofsulforaphane. However, tests reported in the new study showed that glucoraphanin levelswere highlyvariable in broccoli samples, and there was no way to tell which broccoli plantshad the mostwithout sophisticated chemical analysis. "Even if that were possible, people would s...Many Medical Screening Tests May Be Unnecessary.
...s quandary when patients claim entitlement to such tests under their insurance plans, when health advocacy ...ientific evidence demonstrating that the screening tests meet a minimum criteria of effectiveness. For example, the article points out that there is conside......cal Center atDallas to begin second-stage clinical tests of the drug, aminopterin. Aminopterin is t...wing again. She again underwent chemotherapy, but tests soon showedthe tumor had spread to her liver. Dr. David Scott Miller, an associate professor...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
...y aging elderlypeople for three years using common tests to measure, for example, bloodpressure, blood glucose levels and cortisol and cholesterol levels to determinehow their allostatic load levels affected their health. They found thatthose with the highest allostatic loads were most likely to develop ne...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...nt is harder to judge, and we need new biochemical tests that tell us if the drug has successfully disrupted the intended pathway in the cancer cell, while not interfering with similar pathways in healthy cells. Targon's support will enable us to develop such necessaryclinical measures." The Duke ...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
... activity of thered blood cells. Subsequent blood tests found that after about two weeks, thered blood cel...ire the larger bi-monthy boostercan avoid it. Such tests are available in the research setting, but willeventually be used at the bedside....Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...ts only 10hours." The researchers have run tests on dogs at a local veterinarian clinicand were able to detect one case of cancer. They plan to continue their work onhamsters. Once cancer has been identified, "photodynamic-treatment " once again,using light rays to target the cells can hel...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...ing wet night roadconditions." Preliminary tests have shown that ultraviolet headlights, similar to"black lights" popular in the 60's and 70's, allow drivers to see up to 30percent farther at night and increase the visibility of pedestrians. Theresearch will seek to improve the safety of night dri...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
...st, nanoindentors sell for wellover $100,000.) The tests they conducted with the microindentor provided the...ly check the quality of these gears viaindentation tests on the production floor. "But these gears are gradedmaterials," Professor Suresh said. "So they inde...... diagnoses without relying too muchon costly blood tests and x-rays. "Doctors have to be taught to pick up on details that are often overlooked,"says Dr. Braverman. "It is through these details that they can come up withbetter diagnosis of patients. This makes them better doctors and benefits thepatien...Research Trial To Test New Drug For Diabetic Neuropathy
...ed for this study. "We will do nerve conduction tests before the drug is given and then at various times after the drug is administered to see if the drug is working," says Simmons. "If this phase two trial shows promising results regarding nerve conduction velocities, we would likely move to a phas...First Trimester Screening For Down Syndrome Possible, NICHD-Funded Study Finds
...ave sought ways to screen pregnancies with simpler tests that wouldprovide an indication of women with a hi...lts of either the hCG test or the free betasubunit tests with the protein A tests, accuracy increased. The detection ratefor hCG and protein A tests combine...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...before lethal complicationsdevelop. However, these tests do not help with early detection of TTP. In the Northwestern study, 98 percent of the patients with TTP had hadnormal platelet counts within two weeks of diagnosis, Bennett noted. And almostall of them had been taking the drug for less than ...Warfarin Continues To Be Underused As Stroke Preventive
... The use of blood thinners requires frequentblood tests to reduce the small possibility of abnormal bleeding, and bothpatients and physicians might be overly concerned about the risks involved withthis very important therapy." The researchers note that the fact that warfarin usage has leveled off at ale...Research Offers New Tool In Fight Against Prostate Cancer
...prehensive Cancer Centerstrongly suggests that PSA tests can reliably gauge the effectiveness ofchemotherap...significantly higher survival rate. PSA screening tests are used to measure the level of a prostate-specific antigenin the blood---which indicates the prese...Scientists Create Extremely Sensitive Test For Detecting Radiation Damage
...n." Besides being less sensitive, existing tests are labor-intensive orrequire large amounts of sample for analysis, said Leadon, who developed theantibodies the Canadian scientists used. Because those antibodies are sospecific, the new assay can reveal a single defect in DNA 300 million base pairs...