Patient-centered approach can backfire
...oach is going to backfire," said Alan Christensen, professor of psychology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, who collaborated with three colleagues on the study. "There are patients who strongly believe it's the physician's job to make decisions. If those people are matched with a physician who w...Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... said the studys lead author Yang Yang, an adjunct professor of kinesiology and community health, and a Taiji m...rs, who also include Karl S. Rosengren, a U. of I. professor of psychology and of kinesiology and community health, and Jeffrey A. Woods, a kinesiology and commu...Pot bellies linked to early signs of cardiovascular disease
...section, said James A. de Lemos, M.D., F.A.C.C., a professor of medicine and director of the Coronary Care Unit at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Its a day-to-day, meal-to-meal battle, but its worth fighting. Even a small pot belly puts us at higher risk when compared to a flat tummy. F...Study suggests loss of 2 types of neurons -- not just 1 -- triggers Parkinson's symptoms
...he laboratory of David Weinshenker, PhD, assistant professor of human genetics in Emory University School of Medicine and Gary Miller, PhD, associate professor in Emory's Rollins School of Public Health. The team also included Gaylen Edwards and Kimberly Freem...Regulator of lipid metabolism ensures high quality breast milk
...ality of breast milk, says Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D., professor in the Salk Institutes Gene Expression Laboratory and a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator. Our finding explains why breast milk is always clean and healthful, even when theres a lot of inflammation going on in the mothers body, he adds. The Salk r...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...betes," explains Mario Schootman, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology and medicine and chief of the Division of Health Behavior Research at Washington University. "And we found that housing conditions somehow contribute to the development of diabetes." The study looked at many risk factors for diabete...1 of 2 pediatric kidney disease research centers in world established
...or of Childrens Research Institute. Dr. Avner is a professor of pediatrics, and associate dean for research at ...Centers associate director, Richard Roman, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pediatrics, and director of the Kidney Disease Center at the Medical College, Our ...Waist-to-hip ratio may better predict cardiovascular risk than body mass index
...-to-hip ratios, said Dr. James de Lemos, associate professor of internal medicine and senior author of the study. The risk was the same for both men and women who develop abdominal fat. Prior studies examining the association between obesity and cardiovascular risk reported varied results for overweight subjec...New treatment effective in counteracting cocaine-induced symptoms
...re units, said Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, associate professor of internal medicine and senior author of a study ...ffects of dexmedetomidine, said Dr. Ronald Victor, professor of internal medicine and co-author of the study. Because this particular mutation is more common in ...Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
...h faulty clearance of amyloid-beta, said Zlokovic, professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology and director of the Frank P. Smith Laboratory for Neuroscience and Neurosurgery Research. We arent really talking about massive amounts of amyloid-beta. Even a small malfunction in the elaborate system that carries it in...Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...esented today by Oregon State University assistant professor Scott Akins at the American Sociological Associations Annual Meeting in New York. The study surveyed 6,713 adults in Washington of which 1,690 persons identified themselves as Hispanic. It is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Previ...Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
...ress that reflux, said Dr. Rhonda Souza, associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and lead a...Barretts esophagus, explained Dr. Stuart Spechler, professor of internal medicine and senior author of the paper. Unfortunately, those acid-resistant cells are a...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
...e. The research, led by Robert Clarke, PhD, DSc, a professor of oncology and of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University Medical Center, indicates that a gene previously thought to be unrelated to breast cancer may be responsible for some resistance to endocrine therapy. The gene, called human X-bo...Chromatin remodeling complex connected to DNA damage control
...or author Xuetong "Snow" Shen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Carcinogenesis at the Science Park - Research Division in Smithville, Texas. If DNA damage is like a fire that spreads when impaired cells divide and multiply, then the DNA checkpoint and repair system can be consi...Pathway links inflammation, angiogenesis and breast cancer
...ntervention," senior author Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D., professor and chair of M. D. Anderson's Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology says of the chain of events described in the journal. Inflammation is linked to breast cancer, liver cancer and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. The research team set...Some women benefit more from exercise when emphasis is on health, not appearance
...id Brian Focht, a study co-author and an assistant professor of health behavior and health promotion at Ohio State University. Women in the study reported that they enjoyed a step-aerobics class more when the instructor focused on the health-related aspects of the workout, telling them how exercise will make...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...l surprise," said Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences. "We had no idea that the Wnt signaling pathway would have a negative effect on stem cell function." Rando, who also does research and clinical work at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, is senio...Researchers suggest TB screening for all international adoptees
...nfectious diseases is rare, says Richard Long, MD, professor in Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Alberta and lead author of the study. Because of the many social and demographic circumstances in North America, the option for domestic adoption is limited so the number of people seeking to adopt childr...Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
...ntaining contraceptives, said Kittner, who is also professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of the Maryland Stroke Center in Baltimore, Md. As alarming as the findings sound, the chance that a woman in the 15-to-44-age group will have an ischemic stroke is very low ...UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
... of disease over the past few years, said Talan, a professor of medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine and chief of emergency medicine and professor of infectious diseases at Olive ViewUCLA. We are hopeful to be able to identify the most effective a...