Helping answer needs by developing specialists in autism
...es throughout Indiana and to raise awareness about this disorder," adds Dr. Swiezy. Established in 2003, the CSATC actively treats more than 800 children and is the only pediatric academic and research program in Indiana. It also provides consultation and services to patients from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio...Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers
...on process, of resting B cells. In the presence of this viral protein called EBNA3C (for EBV nuclear anti... cycle to gain control," says Robertson. "However, this is the first time that laboratory research into how EBV drives the cancer process has directly ident...New ways to design safer & more effective topical (transdermal) drug delivery announced in the PNAS
...and pharmaceutical products. "The methods used in this research not only increase our ability to create effective new CPEs, but they also will expand our ability to evaluate potential new CPEs for safety and efficacy," said Mitragotri. "By enhancing our ability to deliver drugs topically, we will be abl...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
... 10 years, leaving many adolescents susceptible to this highly contagious disease. If approved, Boostrix ...s disease was demonstrated in a previous study. In this observer-blinded, randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical trial, 4,114 healthy 10-18-year-olds...New hand-held information system for emergency responders
...and minimize environmental impacts. WISER provides this lifesaving service." Snyder observed that WISER wi...nloaded. A desktop version will be available later this spring, and a web-based version is also being developed. NLM is collaborating with regional and loc...SAM on the favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...n adolescents. We believe that the development of this vaccine will further the health and well-being of adolescents by helping to protect teens from this serious and highly contagious disease. "We look forward to the anticipated approval of Boostrix for ...Ethical discussion should come before research
...id, it is not beyond possibility. "Some people say this is science fiction and ethicists shouldn't dwell on it," says Jones. "But Dolly the sheep was science fiction until Dolly happened. No one thought Dolly was possible and she blew the scientific dogma."...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
... both stressful and complicated, as highlighted in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association...term feeding tube and intravenous hydration. From this case study, authors Robert M. Arnold M.D., Leo H. Criep chair in patient care, professor of medicine...Government wasting your taxpayer money on ineffective drug cure
...ction," states Dr. Steinman. "The studies done on this supplement so far do not justify the use of this compound. More and better studies are needed before this agent is used on a wide scale basis." In J...Neuronal death and processing of Tau protein in Alzheimer's disease
... proapoptotic fragments.The authors also show that this effect is significantly potentiated by incubation ...region important for the affinity to microtubules, this observation suggests that this region is likely to be involved in the apoptotic properties of tau. T...Multi-center study shows direct link between residential radon exposure and lung cancer
...Lung Cancer Study indicate the risk estimates from this pooled analyses actually may slightly underestimate the true risk posed by prolonged residential radon exposure," Field said, noting potential exposure misclassification resulting from the pooling techniques. Investigators are currently pooling the r...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
... 90 per 100,000 people in the West. The reason for this geographic disparity has much to do with protective behaviors that inadvertently minimize estrogen exposure, such as reproductive patterns, body build, and dietary patterns. The authors say as Africans adopt Western lifestyles, these protective behav...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
...udy of the pathogenesis and clinical management of this increasingly prevalent cause of blindness."...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...inker. Although we did not report consequences in this paper, typically the more alcohol consumed the gre...uth can influence beverage choices as adults." For this study, researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with 329 drinkers recruited from randomly selec...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
...es of young girls, adolescents and adult women. In this respect African-American women do not seem to benefit from educational attainment in the same way that white women do." "The lack of an observable benefit on BMI for educated African-American women is particularly alarming given their disproportionat...Simple blood test may help to predict cardiovascular risk in older women
...esentation of women from across the United States, this cohort provides an opportunity to determine whethe...enopausal women and to examine the independence of this association from other known CVD risk factors and biomarkers," the authors write. Other known CVD ri...Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at increased risk for bone fractures
...observed in all ages of breast cancer survivors in this study regardless of the time of the breast cancer ...earch is needed to understand the fracture risk in this special population and to develop strategies to reduce the number of fractures among breast cancer ...Obesity among African-American stroke survivors increases risk factors for recurrent stroke
...with increasing BMI for men, but not for women. In this study, the authors defined metabolic syndrome as t...important in African American stroke survivors, as this group has been shown to have a worse risk factor profile than their non-African-American counterpart...Newly discovered pathway might help in design of cancer drugs
...blishing that there is a way to efficiently create this type of damage by modifying the DNA itself." In the lab, Greenberg and his team used organic chemistry to create a synthetic, double-stranded DNA with special chemical characteristics and exposed it to long wavelength light that selectively switches...AACC and The Endocrine Society partner to promote patient education
...e site's new Endorser program, which AACC launched this year in an effort to broaden support within the me... their results in detail. In an effort to improve this doctor-patient dialogue, AACC has led a collaboration of 14 laboratory associations in developing La...