Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
...c response to eliminatefat," Surwit said. Leptin travels through the bloodstream to the brain, where it targets clustersof neurons in the hypothalamus, a brain structure that regulates food intake and metabolism,among other functions. When leptin binds with receptors on these neurons, it sends asignal to t...Penn Researchers Find Chemoembolization Effective For Liver Tumors
...er-killing medication into thebloodstream where it travels throughout the body and eventuallyreaches the tumor. In contrast, chemoembolization works bydelivering chemotherapy directly to cancerous cells with the useof a non-surgical, interventional catheterization technique. Thistechnique also involves the i...Misdiagnosis Looms As Demand Increases For New Breast Cancer Biopsy
...-held gamma probe to trace the radioactivity as it travels through thelymphatics to the sentinel node," Ollila explains. The node is carefully removed with minimal trauma to surrounding tissue and thensent to the pathology laboratory for further scrutiny. "We have demonstrated with a high degree of certaint...New Technique Induces Growth Across Spinal Cord Injury
...axon, thecentral branch, joins the spinal cord and travels to the brain; the other, theperipheral branch, travels out to the extremities. If the peripheral branch ofthese cells is injured, it regenerates; if the ce...Study examines faith healing in a cell phone age
As a Navajo chanter or traditional medicine man travels Navajoland in his pickup truck, he contacts people in need ofhealing prayers and ceremonies by his cellular phone. Where encroachment of western ways has destroyed other cultures, technology enables the Navajos to preserve theirtraditions in the mode...Pathway may provide target for treating chronic pain
... internalorgans trigger an electrical impulse that travels along a nerve fiber to thedorsal horn of the spinal cord. That fiber connects with a nerve cell thatpasses the pain signal up the spinal cord to the brain. Because the signalscross junctions--synapses--on their way to the brain, they can be modified ...OHSU researchers discover new synapses in brain
...t we still face years of research before this work travels from the scientist's bench to the patient's bedside." Researchers used two separate techniques to discover these connections. OHSU scientists recorded the tiny electrical signals generated at the synapses between nerve cells and oligodendrocytes. The...New discovery may revolutionize treatment for pain related to surgery, illness and injury
...rs into the blood stream. The pain medication then travels throughout a patient's system, affecting all areas of the body, unlike this new, targeted approach. Clinical trials using axonal transport to treat neuropathic pain will begin in early 2002. In addition to Filler, Dr. Andrew Lever, Dr. Raj Mungla...Mouse provides clues about chronic pain
...internal organs trigger an electrical impulse that travels along a nerve fiber to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. There, the fiber connects with a nerve cell, which relays the pain signal up the spinal cord to the brain. Under normal conditions, these synaptic transmissions are handled by neuronal rece...New method lets researchers study heart cell communication
...he electrical signal that causes the heart to beat travels through them. If they become uncoupled, you're not going to get electrical conduction through that tissue, and the heart will stop beating, Muller-Borer explained. Heart muscle cells can become uncoupled when their oxygen supply is cut off, as...Lidocaine patch shown in large trial to relieve post-herpetic neuralgia
...ed from its dormant state, the herpes zoster virus travels along nerve paths to the skin, causing a severe, painful rash usually on one side of the body. After about a month, the shingles rash and pain usually end. About 1 in every 5 persons diagnosed with shingles go on to suffer the long-lasting pain fro...Wake Forest first in world to perform new brain tumor treatment
...nal beam radiation therapy, in which the radiation travels from outside the body to the tumor site, passing through healthy brain tissue. While this treatment is proven to delay tumor regrowth, a second course of external beam radiation is rarely an option due to the high risk of damage to healthy tissue. "...New technology tested at Stanford offers unique view inside small intestines
...s the doctor view the entire video of the camera's travels and save selected images. Snapping two images per second, the camera doesn't miss much. Doctors may be able to spot tumors, ulcers and bleeding. "More often than not, it's bleeding that we find," said Van Dam. Upon identifying the source, a surgeon c...Medical experts unite to raise awareness of risk, threat of blood clots
...l has occurred. If the blood clot breaks free and travels through the veins, it can reach the lungs and lead to pulmonary embolism (PE). It is estimated that 600,000 patients with deep-vein thrombosis develop pulmonary embolism each year, with PE responsible for up to 200,000 deaths. According to the Ameri...New radioimmunotherapy drug proves highly effective for killing off B cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma
...adiation and antibodies is given intravenously and travels through the bloodstream to the cancer cells. Unlike chemotherapy which goes through the whole body, Zevalin carries the radiation payload directly to the tumor, says Thomas Witzig, M.D., a Mayo Clinic hematologist. The drug radiates only about a five...Simple reminder can help patients avoid dangerous infection
...tis develops when bacteria enters the bloodstream, travels to the heart, and attaches to abnormal heart valves and tissue," he explains. Medical and dental procedures that cause bleeding such as teeth cleaning are among the most common causes of the infection. By taking antibiotics, generally one hour prio...Ulcer bacteria linked to strokes
...brupt blockage of a cerebral artery by a clot that travels to the brain. Prevalence of H. pylori infection among patients with large-vessel, , and normal controls was about the same. However, the presence of CagA-positive strains was significantly higher in large-vessel stroke patients than the cardioembol...Grant of 20 million to establish the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
...fresh water. After entering the body, the parasite travels to the liver, where it grows to a worm about a centimeter in length. Male and female worms pair up and then live for many years in the blood vessels around the bladder and intestine, feeding off the blood. Female worms lay many eggs, which escape f...PET/CT scanning now available at Fox Chase Cancer Center
...e called fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). This substance travels to cells throughout the entire body and is completely harmless. Since most cancerous tumors are highly metabolic, more of the FDG sugar substance goes to the cancer than to the normal tissue. During the procedure, the patient lies flat on a table t...For the blind, a computer navigation system with its own map
...or 230 feet. If the user veers off the sidewalk or travels too far, the system provides a verbal correction. It also may warn against impediments or hazards, such as picnic tables or streets. To achieve such contextual real-time directions, the system relies on numerous hardware and software components, bot...