New approach to imaging separates thought from perception
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...artery is very small, thebypass procedure is often unable to restore blood flow to the heart. Researchers ...x week period. The 24 patients in the study were unable to undergo a complete bypass procedure,and, therefore, a portion of their heart was left without ade......lop symptoms again once drugs are stopped. We were unable to find anyone without replicating virus. We showed that not only can the virus infect cells close to where the viruses are produced, but it also could spread and possibly infect other cells." Dr. Pomerantz's group also found active virus in the sem...Anti-HIV treatment improves immune system and fights sight-threatening eye infection
...e patients whose rejuvenated immune systems may be unable to control CMV retinitis, even with HAART. "Scientists are trying to develop blood tests to help predict when this might occur," he said. Although the study focused on CMV retinitis, the results may be a "gateway" for researchers in treating other op...New sterol spread can reduce bad cholesterol
...ecome severely blocked by cholesterol deposits are unable to supply blood to the heart or brain, triggering a heart attack or stroke. In a study of 224 people with cholesterol levels in the mildly to moderately high range, the spread lowered cholesterol levels at doses of 1 to 2 grams per day over a five w...Work overcommitment impacts the heart
... impatient, have a high need for approval, and are unable to 'let go,'" said study co-author Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte, MSc. "In the long run, they are at risk for feelings of exhaustion and psychological breakdown." Study authors from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and Utrecht University in Utrecht, The Neth....... 1 issue of JAMA, offers hope for patients whoare unable to get treatment within three hours of a stroke. In this situation, another form of therapyhas shown promise. This treatment involves the direct application of a clot-busting drug calledProUrokinase to the blocked artery using a catheter. The procedu...How long-term alcohol consumption can damage the immune system
...tional stressors. Alcoholics may therefore become unable to activate their stress axis appropriately when they are faced with a challenge, and that can be damaging. In this study, we tried to understand why this axis becomes blunted, why its activity becomes diminished." "Eventually, if we understand t...New research reveals jury bias against whiplash lawsuits
...y disabling but has left them in constant pain and unable to resume their normal lives. Hans concludes that her findings "reinforce the complaints of many plaintiff attorneys that contemporary juries seem hostile to connective tissue injury claims." As a result, Hans writes, "some insurance companies appe...... fighting power of the SOD enzyme but we have been unable to reproduce the beneficial effect in a stable drug form. We have now achieved this and can safely and dependably reproduce the superoxide fighting effect in numerous animal models, enabling us to address a myriad of therapeutic areas", said Dennis ...NIH awards grant to MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals to study novel pain treatments
...tural SOD enzyme, but until recently, we have been unable to reproduce the beneficial effect in a stable and selective drug form," said Dennis Riley, MetaPhore's Vice President of Research & Development. Just like the antioxidant vitamins E and C, MetaPhore's SOD mimetics remove free radicals. However, the...Avandia provides new combination option for patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes
...tes. Previously, obese, type 2 diabetes patients unable to maintain good glycaemic control with metformin faced limited treatment options, a problem shared by patients failing on sulphonylureas where metformin is contraindicated, i.e. those with renal impairment. Yet management of these patients is cr...Study finds doctors often unaware that hospital patients have urinary catheters
...y monitored, or who have medical reasons for being unable to use a bathroom or other options, should be on catheters. "The best prevention is to discontinue catheter use as soon as possible, and that may mean prompting the physician to check catheter status and justification often," Saint explains. "The pla...FDA awards grant to metaphore pharmaceuticals to study septic shock in humans
...tural SOD enzyme, but until recently, we have been unable to reproduce the beneficial effect in a stable and selective drug form, said Dennis Riley, MetaPhores Vice President of Research & Development. Just like the antioxidant vitamins E and C, MetaPhores SOD mimetics remove free radicals. However, the ...Brain imaging technology can reveal what a person is thinking about
...o what is happening in the minds of people who are unable to communicate because they are suffering from an injury or disorder that makes speech impossible. "We may someday be able to get a glimpse of what a patient is able to comprehend, even when that person can't answer questions directly. We could sho...GPs prescribe significant numbers of "off label" drugs to children
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