University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
... totalling 1.25M. These included research into the way Alzheimer's disease develops, the prevention of relapse in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and ways of improving depression with modular treatment. Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive of the MRC said: "It is very encouraging to see the...St. John's wort amplifies effect of blood thinner Plavix
..., and cardiologists often struggle to find another way to thin the blood of so-called clopidogrel low-res... the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the same way that prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines are," he says. "Research on drug-drug and dru...New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...he disease and how to relate to their parents in a way that enhances their experience, and makes the most of their parent's remaining strengths. A third trial will provide couples counseling for people with early-stage Alzheimer's and their spouses. The disease can have devastating impact on the relatio...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...other users are rarely consulted in any meaningful way about development and implementation, and it is often assumed that the needs of NHS service providers and of patients are the same. Professor May said: "Instead of involvement, we found abundant studies - often very poorly designed - of patient satis...MRI better than current standard in assessing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
...educe the size of their tumor, and MRI is the best way to predict if the chemotherapy is working, prelimi...er imaging methods, and these findings altered the way the patients were treated, said Dr. Yeh. "In the future, we hope to use MRI earlier in the chemothe...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...uring pregnancy and childbirth may not be the best way to improve newborn survival in middle-income countries, suggests a study published online today by THE LANCET. In Brazil neonatal mortality declined in the 1980's but rates have virtually remained unchanged since the 1990's. Fernando Barros (Hospital...Mayo Clinic develops first genomic-based test to predict stroke from ruptured brain aneurysm
...have discovered a genetic marker that may pave the way for a fast, inexpensive blood test to predict one type of deadly stroke that strikes 30,000 people in the United States annually. The article and an editorial appear in the March edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, http://www.thejns-net.org/jns...Cryoablation is effective in treating cancer patients' pain
Freezing tumors is an effective way to treat a cancer patient's pain, preliminary results of a new study show. The study, which appears in the March 2005 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, found that cryoablation relieved the pain of four patients who had very advanced di...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
..."This added technology will dramatically alter the way we currently treat patients with suspected coronary disease and chest pain," says cardiologist Joo Lima, M.D., associate professor of medicine and radiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. "By immediately...'Smart' immune cells kill more cancer
...cells in the bone marrow may be the most effective way to get an anti-tumor response." In nature, T-cells are responsible for identifying cells that are foreign to the body, including genetically altered cancer cells, and marking them for destruction. In the Hopkins study of both kinds of T-cells, those...New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
...terectomy. "This minimally invasive surgery is the way to go; women have a quicker recovery, and are back in the workforce quicker and back to their families sooner," she said. Surgeons believe leaving the cervix in place also preserves pelvic floor function, preventing the usual incontinence most women...Society of Hospital Medicine to launch new medical journal
... Wellikson. "Hospitalists are rapidly changing the way physicians care for hospitalized patients by encouraging working together in teams within the hospital setting," Dr. Wellikson continued. "That makes it imperative for our Society to take a larger education and leadership role by publishing landmark...African-Americans receive less aggressive heart attack treatment
...atients' knowledge of treatment options may be one way to further ease disparities. "If African-American patients are more informed, they can have improved dialogue with the medical team deciding how to care for them." The study was supported by grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, t...Unsafe water and poor sanitation causes 4000 children to die each day
..."Investment in water is an efficient and effective way to combat waterborne and vector-borne diseases. In view of the financial constraints and shortages of trained health professionals in the poorest countries of the world, it is a priority that the international health community needs to give the atten...Cellular porthole connects odors to brain
...ues lining the nose where odors are sensed all the way to the brain. When you smell cookies baking, odor molecules bind to these cells, triggering a series of molecular "gates" on the cell surface to open. The open gates let charged ions, including chloride, move in and out of the cell, creating differen...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
... apoptosis (cell suicide) in the cancer cells as a way of protecting the body. CK2 is an enzyme composed of four small proteins--two alpha proteins and two beta proteins. The finding holds promise for developing drugs that help a patient's cancer cells become sensitized to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. For ex...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...was primarily focused on making kids safe on their way to school," said Boarnet. "But as the concern about childhood obesity increases, it's become necessary to look at how projects like this might be used to address health issues, in addition to safety and transportation issues." The California Safe Rou...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
... Schepens Eye Research Institute, the search for a way to repair nerve damage in the human body has taken a giant leap forward." "I'm so pleased with the work going on at Schepens," Rep. Jim McGovern says. "They are on the frontiers of research that will dramatically improve people's lives. And the Fed...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...alyse results to determine the most cost-effective way of managing constipation. Researchers will train ...ipation, there is no clear evidence as to the best way to get the message across. One approach that LIFELAX will use is to offer personalised lifestyle a......s are finding more and more subtle problems in the way our brain processes information as we age, so much...ng, the increase in sensory information making its way to the brain actually hurts the person's ability to hear well. "The number-one hearing complaint am...