AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
... jeopardy. Not only is their depletedimmune system unable to fight infections, they also are vulnerable to secondarydiseases such as cancer. It's fairly common for AIDS patients to developlymphoma, a cancer of the lymph tissue, which they frequently do not survive. The team of Duke physicians and r...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
...close to one another on the retina that the eye is unable to tell them apart. The RSD technique makes it possible to project realistic pictures covering a wide field of vision. A three-dimensional impression isformed by sending slightly different images to each eye and it is also possible to produce a colo......nd were on mechanical ventilatorsbecause they were unable to breathe on their own. Because ventilator therapycan cause serious long-term problems such as chronic lung disease,neonatologists try to wean infants from ventilators as soon as possible. Dexamethasone is a therapy that neonatologists us...Researchers Identify Candidate Immunosuppressant With Fewer Side Effects
... With the peptide in place, calcineurin is unable to bind to thetranscription factor NFAT and the signaling pathway is halted. In the absence ofthe peptide, NFAT moves into the nucleus and turns on expression of solubleimmune factors such as the cytokine interleukin 2. Release of interleukin 2activa...Metrifonate, A New Alzheimer Drug, Helps Behavior Problems
...fdressing, grooming and feeding themselves but are unable to accomplish complextasks such as balancing a checkbook or driving. Of the 334 subjects who completed the study, 215 took metrifonate for 26weeks, and 119 took an inactive substance. The patients didn't know which typeof pill they were takin......oop of the HPAaxis is altered and that cortisol is unable to suppress CRH secretion. Theelevated CRH level is probably responsible for the symptoms of depression. Asnow published in Nature Genetics, the researcher at the Max Planck Institute ofPsychiatry, Munich, in collaboration with the GSF Research Cent...New Study Designed To Improve Outcomes In Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
...response inthe body. The patient's body is unable to recognize tumor cells as foreign, andtherefore does not generate an immune response against the cancer. The vaccinelets the body recognize cancer cells as foreign and to mount an immune responseagainst them. Accordingly, use of the vaccine after...Scientists Report Cancer Fighting Drug As Possible Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
...in severely affected cases, MS can render a person unable tosee, speak or walk. MS most often strikes between the ages of 20 and 40 and moreoften in women than in men. In people with MS, the body's immune system launches an attack against its owntissues, specifically a fatty substance called myelin that su...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
... organs for children, as youngsters would havebeen unable to participate on their own behalf in the formerly proposed futuremarket system. The pair propose the pool be organized as a government-run monopoly tosimplify the collection and transferring of organs to pool recipients, and toensure a level...Controlling Collagen Levels May Be Key To Fighting Organ Failure Caused By High Blood Pressure
... areunable to move -- much like heart muscle cells unable to properly contract --and become vulnerable." The study's lead author, Javier Diez, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleaguesshow that this process is reversed by treatment with ACE-inhibitors, drugs thatare known to interfere with the body's product......mical when they form clots to stop bleeding butare unable to make it themselves. A rare intestinal tumor called carcinoid releases enormous amounts ofserotonin into the plasma, swamping the body's two mechanisms for removingserotonin. Carcinoid causes the same pulmonary hypertension and heart valvel...UCSF Study In Rats Suggests Synthetic Drug Mimicking Marijuana Might Be Used To Treat Pain
...ays. A drugthat blocks the effect of morphine was unable to prevent the effect ofWIN55,212-2. Likewise, a drug that blocks the effect of the WIN55,212-2 wasunable to prevent the changes produced by morphine. "These results indicate that the marijuana-like drug can reduce pain byaffecting the same pain m......ing care earlier." Although the REACT campaign was unable to shorten patient delay further, thestudy saw an rise in the number of people with heart attack symptoms coming tothe emergency department in the intervention cities and an increase in thenumber choosing to call EMS/911 for transport. "People with h...... into the bloodstream. However, the drug often is unable tostimulate a sufficient number of cells to migrate into the blood. In thesecases, patients are unable to receive the extremely intensive regimens ofchemotherapy that they need. The findings, which will ...New Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Provides Hope For Epilepsy Patient Who Has Had A Lifetime Of Seizures
...shesometimes blacked out or would remain aware but unable to speak. "I've beenfortunate -- I didn't fall down on the floor or tear my clothes off oranything." But there have been some close calls and frightening moments. Whenthe seizures started up in high school, her sister awoke to find blood comingfrom ...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...rs. Without medicalknowledge, patients also may be unable to assess whether financial incentivesare influencing their doctors' judgment. Consumer groups, such as ConsumersUnion or the American Association of Retired Persons, could play an importantrole in helping patients interpret information about incenti...Insulin Resistance And Obesity Avoided In Genetically Modified Mice, As Reported In Science
... disease. Diabetesoccurs when the body's cells are unable to absorb enough blood sugar, orglucose, into their cells. This lack of cellular "fuel" and the high levels ofglucose in the blood stream cause weight loss, fatigue, and a variety oflong-term complications. To store and use glucose, cells need assis...The Whole Truth From Five-Year-Olds
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