ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 31, 2007
...y weathered form below the surface at some beaches along the Gulf of Alaska after 16 years and may persist ...seen objects such as individual proteins traveling along the microtubules that make up a cell's skeleton and act as superhighways for molecular transport. ...Leading advocates express support for microbicide research, despite disappointing trial results
...cipants are among the top concerns of both groups, along with clinical trial ethics. "At civil society's insistence, the trial investigators forged written agreements in advance to assure that any women who sero-converted while enrolled in the trial would get ongoing care and treatment, including anti-ret...Novel Ames Lab composite may replace depleted uranium
...tion? The metallic glass is just a material that's along for the ride because of its strong propensity for shear localization," he noted. "But work at the Army Research Lab and Johns Hopkins University has shown that a lot of body-centered cubic metals have a susceptibility to shear localization if you get...HIV dementia alarmingly high in Africa
...is so high in sub-Saharan Africa that HIV dementia along with Alzheimers disease and dementia from strokes may be among the most common forms of dementia in the world. In the first study of HIV dementia on the African continent using rigorous neurological and neuropsychological tests, 31 percent of a sma...Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence
... breast conserving surgery with radiation therapy, along with adequate duration of adjuvant hormonal therapy for hormone-responsive tumors, be considered standard therapy in women of all ages and comorbidities, excepting those with very limited life expectancies."...Radiation therapy reduces cancer recurrence in older breast cancer patients
... mastectomy, or lumpectomy with radiation therapy, along with adequate duration of hormone therapy for women with hormone-responsive tumors, be considered standard therapy in women of all ages and health conditions, except for those with very limited life expectancies," said Geiger. The study also includ...'Beavertail' surgery helps tongue cancer patients
...ncluding a 'jellyroll'of fat and connective tissue along with the tissue and skin of the forearm to replace the diseased tongue tissue that is removed if a patient opts for surgical treatment of the cancer. The surgery is then followed up with radiation or chemotherapy, but that shrinks and scars the tongu...American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine from SAGE explores how lifestyle affects heart disease
...ten by journal editor-in-chief James M. Rippe, MD, along with Theodore J. Angelopoulos, PhD, MPH, and Linda Zukley, MA, RN, exposes the truth about coronary heart disease (CHD) and its causes. "In many ways," write the authors, "coronary heart disease represents the quintessential lifestyle disease of de...Resurgence and spread of syphilis in China is a rapidly increasing epidemic
...hina since 1979, designed and planned the research along with co-author Dr. Xiang-Sheng Chen of the National Center for STD Control in Nanjing. Cohen said the development oflongstanding collaborations with the center helped make the report possible. "This report helps to demonstrate the openness with whi...UGA study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent
...n during moderate-intensity cycling. O'Connor, who along with professors Kevin McCully and the late Gary Dudley co-authored the current study, explained that caffeine likely works by blocking the body's receptors for adenosine, a chemical released in response to inflammation. Despite the positive findin...BC physicists transmit visible light through miniature cable
...khorse that carries telephone and Internet service along with hundreds of television and radio channels into millions of homes and businesses around the world. "Our coax works just like the one in your house, except now for visible light," says Jakub Rybczynski, a research scientist in the Boston Colleg...New Congress should focus on covering the uninsured, reducing health costs, according to new survey
...es of The Commonwealth Fund and Modern Healthcare, along with commentaries from Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY). A data brief from the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System with additional analysis of survey findings is also posted on the Fund's Web sit...Risk factors for diabetes following liver transplant
... those with NODM, the date of diagnosis was noted, along with the immunosuppressive treatment and diabetes management they had received. The results showed an incidence of NODM of 22.7 percent, with the majority of the cases diagnosed within three months of transplant. In addition, 12.4 percent of the pa...Are one-third of costly implanted heart devices unnecessary? New study suggests yes
... a test called microvolt T-wave alternans or MTWA, along with a battery of other tests, during their evaluation. Half of the patients went on to receive ICDs, although the MTWA test results weren't used in the decision-making process. The patients' health and the causes of any deaths were tracked for up to...Ability of biomarkers to predict risk of heart disease, stroke appears limited
...or 10 potential biomarkers of cardiovascular risk, along with the usual history, physical examination and other assessments taken as part of the overall Offspring Study. Those known to have a prior heart attack or stroke were excluded from the biomarker study. Among the 3,200 participants in the biomark...The future of federally funded food programs -- Can they also fight obesity?
... on less-healthy options." Kennedy stresses that along with necessary environmental changes within federally funded nutrition programs, the limited time allotted for nutrition education should emphasize the concept of nutrient density, in order to maximize nutrients but minimize calories. "Choosing nutri...... at Mayo Clinic, who helped develop the technology along with industry collaborators Gamma Medica and GE Healthcare. This new technique, Molecular Breast Imaging, uses a new dual-head gamma camera system and is sensitive enough to detect tumors less than 10 millimeters (about two-fifths of an inch) in d...Options improving for patients with acromegaly and gigantism, says endocrinology expert
...mprovements in radiation therapy and radiosurgery, along with advances in computerized imaging systems, have improved targeting of a tumor mass, minimized radiation damage to normal surrounding tissues, and reduced treatment times. Also in the past two decades, new medications have been introduced, working...Could the ability to expel worms lead to a future asthma treatment?
...e study found increased expression of amphiregulin along with higher levels of Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-13. Researchers confirmed the relevance of amphiregulin in immune responses to the parasites by comparing worm counts in normal mice against mice that had been genetically engineered not to produce a...Decline in breast cancer cases likely linked to reduced use of hormone replacement
...effect is much greater than originally thought all along is plausible, and that is a remarkable finding." HRT provides both estrogen and sometimes also progestin hormones to women who are postmenopausal. The ongoing Women's Health Initiative study of 16,608 women 50-79 years old using HRT was prematurely...