HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
...ne sequencing for drug resistance. Scientists used this data to follow the changing number of infected ind... men in the UK, which may partly have come through this chain. Dr Deenan Pillay of UCL's Centre for Virology says: "Our study suggests that the HIV-1 subtyp...Treating depression helps slow physical decline in older adults, study shows
...al trials of successful treatment of depression in this age group reported improvement in emotional functi...stepped-care program in primary care may interrupt this downward spiral." In an accompanying editorial, Duke University's Dan Blazer, M.D., Ph.D., noted ...Rhesus monkeys reason about perspectives of others in obtaining food
...l states of others, according to a study published this month in Current Biology . In each of six experiments, two people stood in front of a platform, each with a grape attached to the platform. The experiments created competitive conditions, the monkeys were competing with the humans for the grapes. Th...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...year of injury. Preliminary findings indicate that this prognosis can be provided with up to 86% certainty. Systematic tracking of recovery from coma improves medical and rehabilitation strategies, pg 19 This study, the second of a two-part series, illustrates how repeated measures of neurobehavioral f...Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis
...nosis' effect might increase acceptance and use of this safe pain-reduction option in clinical settings. R...e of providing more answers. "Imaging studies like this one improve our understanding of what might be going on and help researchers ask even more specific ...Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy prolongs survival for some patients with advanced lung cancer
... statistically significant. Detailed results from this trial will be presented at the American Society of...Fla., on May 13-17, 2005. "The exciting results of this randomized study reveal, for the first time, an improvement in survival with the addition of a targe...Binge drinking can impair both mood and cognitive performance
...repeated withdrawal will not. Thus, we set out on this study to examine the effects of binge drinking on ...binge drinkers." "What is particularly novel about this report is the finding that females are impaired more than males," said Crews. "The recent increase ...Short-term effects of spit tobacco suggest long-term health risks
...eworthy." Robert Wolk, M.D., Ph.D., lead author on this study, noted that these results have implications ...heart rate and dilating the blood vessels. It does this by "shutting down" the sympathetic nervous system, so that heart rate is slower, and the widening of...Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
...is vital that we develop a better understanding of this form of self expression." The new research a join...han looking for a specific group of compounds. "At this point in the study, we have determined that the inks do in fact vary in composition from manufacture...New fingerprint visualization method uses X-rays to reveal missing clues
...human skin can sometimes be difficult to detect by this method, according to study leader Chris Worley, Ph...idual element, the more easily it is detectable by this method, Worley says. Lighter elements like carbon, nitrogen and oxygen cant be detected, but heavier...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
...perceived as a barrier for these people. "I think this difference is due to lack of knowledge that you need dental care, and by extension, dental insurance, even if you wear dentures and have been wearing them for many years," she said. "Denture wearers need to be checked for periodontal disease, which ...Study finds direct association between cardiovascular disease and periodontal bacteria
Baltimore, MarylandResearchers report this week that older adults who have higher proportions...ter. As first reported in the journal Circulation, this is the first report of a direct association between cardiovascular disease and bacteria involved in ...Radiography used to identify teens with sleep apnea
...ng to determine their RDI score. Since children in this small pilot sample with high CRI scores exhibited somewhat higher RDI scores than those with low CRI scores, it may be possible to use cephalometric radiographs to identify teenagers at risk for sleep-disordered breathing....Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...were in patients age 60 and older. The mean age of this group was 65, and seven kidney recipients were old...he risks and benefits of kidney transplantation in this setting."...Cornea transplants can be improved
...ute and the Eye Bank Association of America funded this research. The study, which is part of a larger Cornea Donor Study of 1,101 patients, was designed to evaluate the quality of the microscope images of the donor cornea and the number of donor cornea's endothelial cells because those parameters may hel...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
... human life." To attract talented investigators to this field and the Glenn Laboratories, a significant po... be held at Harvard Medical School. "We structured this partnership in a way that recognizes the key drivers in the scientific process, so that the resource...Rasagiline reduces disability for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease
...eir motor function, concludes a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Most patients with established Parkinson's disease receiving long-term treatment with levodopa will eventually have motor fluctuations, defined as periods of the day with poor or absent motor response to their medication ...Tumor-targeted immune cells cure prostate cancer in mice without causing systemic immune suppression
... "To the best of our knowledge, studies to test this concept have not been attempted before," Lee said. In summary, these CD8+ T cells were specifically reactive against tumor tissues. Second, they were insensitive to TGF-beta. The two properties endowed the CD8+T cells with the ability to infiltrate ...Teen athletes continue tobacco use, despite severe consequences
... who had ever used tobacco had an oral lesion, and this finding was strongest for smokeless tobacco users....roviders should perform routine oral screenings in this group; and students' attitudes toward tobacco use are affected by their perception of their coaches'...Gene for age-related macular degeneration discovered by Yale researchers
...some 1, leading the way for targeted treatment for this widespread eye disease that causes blindness in mi...r genetic profile to that of AMD-free controls. In this sea of DNA information, we applied computation-intensive, statistical analyses and were able to find...