When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...in. In addition to earlier findings of a specific type of "timing" problem that limits our hearing as we age, the group is now finding increasing evidence of a "feedback" problem in the brain that diminishes our ability to hear. This week at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryng...Exercise therapy builds strength, mobility in MS patients
..., since heat can aggravate MS symptoms. "With this type of exercise-rest-exercise patterns, physical therapy may be quite effective, with very good results," according to the Society's recommendations....Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory
...e greatest number of people genotype 1, the major type of HCV of human infections worldwide and the type most resistant to current therapies. They constructed an HCV replica using a DNA copy of the origin...Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
...ms related to leg ulcers could be solved with this type of teleconsultation. The transport of the patient ... a second study that will investigate whether this type of teleconsultation can efficiently replace the face-to-face consultation in routine conditions."...Jefferson scientists uncover potential trigger of diabetic kidney disease
...thy affects approximately one in three people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how diabetes damages the kidneys is poorly understood. Dr. Sharma, along with Erwin Btti...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...found that joints whose cartilage lacks a specific type of collagen will develop osteoarthritis the so-ca...e lacking the gene that controls the production of type VI collagen developed osteoarthritis at a rate more than five times greater than mice with a functio...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...y surveyed doctors to find out how they think this type of analysis will alter clinical care. These unpubl...tumors or abnormalities in the blood vessels. Each type of brain-imaging study poses its own quandaries. For example, should all brain studies have MDs on t...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
... for the patient's socioeconomic status, insurance type or race," he said....Study finds new designer drug is potent treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...this protein, and patients can develop a resistant type of Bcr-Abl that no longer binds to Gleevec at all. Using rational drug design to circumvent these shortcomings, researchers at Novartis determined the crystal structure of Bcr-Abl, and then constructed compounds that would lock into the receptor mor...Female sex hormones play a vital role in defense against sexually transmitted diseases
...bility of female mice to the herpes simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2 ), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Charu Kaushic, assistant professor and supervisor of the studies, says the implication of this work is quite significant. "The research clearly shows, and reaffirms previous researc...Gene signature can predict breast cancer spread
...g and colleagues present the largest study of this type of data, it may still be too small to provide a final selection of genes for signature inclusion. Thus the signature is there, but it is still necessary to read the fine print."...Drugs aid weight loss among type 2 diabetes patients
...d drugs -- Prozac, Xenical and Meridia -- may help type 2 diabetes patients lose small amounts of weight, ... loss drugs should fit into the overall picture of type 2 diabetes care. "For example, if weight loss can be demonstrated with drugs in the short term, phar...HIV patients may be at risk of heart problems when taking protease inhibitor drugs
...t "pore function" of "channels" in a specific cell type they were studying. Pore function in channels permits the exchange of biochemical signals within and between cells. After hearing of a case of heart rhythm disturbances in a patient taking protease inhibitors, the researchers looked for evidence of o...Radiologists offer non-surgical treatment for early-stage liver cancer
...o results obtained with surgical resection in this type of patient. The results also indicate that RF ablation patient survival is dependent on the type of cirrhosis and number of tumors present. "The results that we have reported are very promising," ...Most episodes of HIV 'blips' not clinically significant in patients receiving HAART
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) who have been able to suppress the virus while receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) experience intermittent episodes of detectable viremia (presence of the HIV virus in the bloodstream), which are also known as "blips." ...Studies examine coffee drinking and risk of liver and colorectal cancers
...ecreased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer. The evidence for any association with colorectal cancer is less clear. In the first study, Manami Inoue, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study of middle-aged and...Hepatitis B viral load, genotype affect liver cancer risk, study finds
...ndently and additively with an increased risk of a type of liver cancer, according to a new study in the F...ed as a cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer. More than 350 million people worldwide have a chronic infection with one of the sev...Single-donor islet transplantation procedure shows promise for patients with type 1 diabetes
Patients with type 1 diabetes who received islet transplantation from... 2001 to August 2003 and enrolled eight women with type 1 diabetes. During the trial there were no serious, unexpected, or procedure- or immunosuppression-r...Mothers' exposure to air pollutants linked to chromosome damage in babies
...or potential risk of cancer, since cells with this type of abnormality can persist in the body for long pe... troubling since other studies have validated this type of genetic alteration as a biomarker of cancer risk," said Perera. "While we can't estimate the prec...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
...s research possible. "EUREKA is essential for this type of work. The necessary expertise does not exist in one single country, so European partnership was needed," says Hermens....