OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...t brain functions such as reasoning, planning, and abstract thought all affected by Alzheimer's this finding appears to be significant. Furthermore, we noticed that synaptic protein levels were even lower in the brains of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. This suggests to us that the los...Late-breaking science presented at 57th AAN Annual Meeting
...n Hall A of the Miami Beach Convention Center. For abstract copies, please contact the AAN Press Room....SKCC's Gennadi Glinsky addresses predicting risk in cancer treatment outcome
...r Gennadi V. Glinsky, M.D., Ph.D., will present an abstract and provide a press briefing on a method for predi...d conclusions of the research are described in the abstract "A Death from Cancer Signature: Microarray Analysis Identifies the 11-gene BMI-1-Pathway Predicting ...Scientist works to reduce side effects of radiation therapy
...ifficulty with concentration, language, memory and abstract reasoning. With funding from the National Cancer Institute, Robbins will test whether drugs designed to block certain receptors in the brain can help prevent brain injury from radiation. About 175,000 cancer patients each year receive radiation treat...Spice it up or just veg out, either way you may be helping to defend against cancer
...against diseases such as cancer." The first study, abstract number 2469, looked at the chemotherapeutic potent...ancer," said Dr. Srivastava. In the second study, abstract number 5194, Dr. Srivastava and colleagues examined the therapeutic benefits of phenethyl isothiocya...ARRS annual meeting on May 15-20, 2005, in New Orleans, LA: Abstract book available
...an Roentgen Ray Society has recently published the abstract book for its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, on May 15-20, 2005. It features abstracts on the latest radiology research that will be debuted at the Annual Meeting. If you are a journalist and you'd like a copy mailed to you, please contact Jason O...Arm lift surgery generally safe, minor risks need to be considered, Mayo Clinic finds
...g surgery. These findings will be presented in an abstract at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons 84th Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz....Trampoline injuries on the rise
...edicine and pediatrics at Brown Medical School. An abstract of the study will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on May 15. Linakis, along with colleagues from Hasbro Children's Hospital and the Rhode Island Hospital Injury Prevention Center, reviewed a sample ...Common incontinence drug could have an additional topical effect on the bladder itself
...ciation (AUA) in San Antonio, and are published in abstract 542 in the AUA proceedings. "When taken orally, certain classes of drugs can control the muscle contractions that cause conditions like overactive bladder. In this study, we have found one drug, trospium, reacts with the bladder muscle as urine is st...Muscle-derived stem cell culture doesn't need to be pure for incontinence treatment
...ion (AUA) in San Antonio, and will be published in abstract 929 in the AUA proceedings. "When isolating a specific type of cell for transplantation into the body, the common thought is that the cells must be a pure culture. Getting a pure culture of muscle-derived cells, free of contaminating fibroblasts is d...The bladder does not shrink as you get older
...ion (AUA) in San Antonio, and will be published in abstract 1218 in the AUA proceedings. "Many of us, after reaching a certain age, notice that we have to urinate more frequently and with more urgency. The standard assumption, that seems to have become part of our folklore, is that your bladder shrinks as you...Preliminary data suggest that soda and sweet drinks are the main source of calories in American diet
...se calories instead. The research was presented in abstract form at the Experimental Biology Conference in April of this year and a more comprehensive paper is being developed. Odilia Bermudez, PhD, MPH, studied the reported diets of a large nationwide sample of American adults. Among respondents to the 1999-...Passion for technology: Three UH women honored
...al universities. The project allowed her to apply abstract mathematics skill to the task of analyzing patterns in spreadsheet layouts. She also was able to gain experience with research and testing methods, as well as contribute to a research paper that was presented at the International Conference on Softw...National Institutes of Health accept clinical study of Zestra(TM) for women
...sity of women tested with Zestra TM . See article abstract on PubMed. The full-text article is available at: ...tile sensation at the perineum." See ACOG article abstract on PubMed. QualiLife Pharmaceuticals developed Zestra TM by combining its focused expertise in wom...New Investigator Award presented at the 2005 AIUM Annual Convention
...nn, along with the 5 other nominees, presented his abstract on Tuesday, June 21, and the winner was announced later that evening at the AIUM Board of Governors banquet. Congratulations to Dr. Niermann and the other nominees on a job well-done!...High blood pressure has stronger effect on mental function in blacks
... pressure to cognitive performance in the areas of abstract reasoning, psychomotor skills and visual organization skills. For every incremental increase of 10 mm/Hg in the bottom (or diastolic) blood pressure number, the corresponding decrease in total cognitive performance for African-Americans was twice the...Acting to prevent mild cognitive deficit after 60 may hinge on knowing levels of blood factor
...s that measured a range of abilities that included abstract reasoning, visual and verbal memory, organization, attention, executive ability, tracking, and global ability. Research has shown that high levels of homocysteine may, over time, adversely affect cognitive performance, but, until this study, no res...Biomedical engineer shows how people learn motor skills
...o characterize as carefully as possible how people abstract information from single movements to make the very next movement better. I want to understand more about how human motor control goes right before I understand how to help people when it goes wrong,"...New radiation technique helps brain cancer patients keep their hair
... October 16, 2005. If you would like a copy of the abstract or you would like to speak to the lead author of the study, Todd Scarbrough, M.D., please call Beth Bukata or Nick Lashinsky October 16-20 in the ASTRO Press Room at the Colorado Convention Center at 303-288-8454 or 303-228-8455. You may also e-mail ...Cancer patients hide their use of complementary and alternative treatments from their doctors
... October 16, 2005. If you would like a copy of the abstract or you would like to speak to the lead author of the study, Neha Vapiwala, M.D., please call Beth Bukata or Nick Lashinsky October 16-20 in the ASTRO Press Room at the Colorado Convention Center at 303-288-8454 or 303-228-8455. You may also e-mail th...