Vaccine for follicular lymphoma
...ment to quimiotherapy. There have been attempts to apply the vaccine as a first treatment but the results have not been satisfactory. In general terms, the procedure followed with patients at the University Hospital was to give them conventional quimiotherapy for 6 months in order to reduce the size of th...The Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. and IBM advance technology
...ns a high throughput reporting structure to better apply genomic advances to the practice of medicine. The system allows for a more tailored treatment strategy and enhanced reporting, follow-up and more holistic management of the patient's condition. "The goal of the Molecular Profiling Institute is to giv......xplore these findings, clinicians and surgeons can apply the results to the management of similar patients and expect to see fewer patients requiring surgery and shorter stays in hospital....Scientists show how thinking can harm brain cells
...learning and memory. "This mechanism does not just apply to HIV," Gelbard said. "It applies to Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and any neurodegenerative diseases that have synaptic dysfunction with inflammation, which is virtually all of them." In lab studies, brain cells were treated with dia...Studies find no evidence that estrogens in soy increase uterine cancer risk
...rus. Cline said that the results of these studies apply to dietary soy and not to the high levels of isoflavones found in soy pills. He also noted that the studies cannot completely rule out the potential for risk. However, he concludes that "the bulk of the experimental evidence points to a protective e...$50 mil. gift from the Simmons to expand cancer care, clinical research programs at UT Southwestern
...our goal is to take this basic-research engine and apply it to our cancer treatment, prevention and clinical research efforts. The Simmons gift will allow us to do that." Mr. Simmons, a native Texan who is one of the few self-made American billionaires, is the middle son of rural schoolteachers. After he g...Should drugs for rare diseases be given special status in the NHS?
...t the measurement and valuation of health outcomes apply equally to orphan drugs and drugs for more common conditions. "Why should a person's health be valued less simply because the condition is not rare?" Special status for orphan drugs in resource allocation will avoid difficult and unpopular decisions,...Talk therapy more effective long term treatment for SAD than light therapy, study finds
...efore. "As far as I know we're the first group to apply it to SAD," she says. "Some people would argue that SAD is a purely biological kind of depression, so any type of psychological treatment such as CBT shouldn't work, but it does. I think it's good news that there appears to be more than one way to in...Dalai Lama, top scientists to discuss science & clinical applications of meditation
... DAR Constitution Hall. Journalists are invited to apply for credentials. Press must register to attend the Mind & Life meeting and the press conference at http://www.investigatingthemind.org/press.media.accreditation . More information on the Mind & Life XIII public meeting is available at www.mindandlif...UK's first professor of teenage and young adult cancer appointed in Manchester
...e is internationally renowned, and we are eager to apply it to this previously under-resourced field." Professor Joan Higgins, Chair of the Christie Hospital, said: "This is an important appointment and we are delighted that Professor Tim Eden has been chosen for this prestigious post. Professor Eden has ...UVa Health System wins renewal of $6.2 million grant for Crohn's disease research
...spontaneous intestinal inflammation in animals and apply this information to patients with the final goal of developing a cure for at least a subgroup of patients with Crohn's disease. I am extremely excited and proud that the NIH has recognized the accomplishments of our team during the last five years an...'A virtual Katrina' of deaths every week in US due to racial health gap
...es. "It is even more important that we and others apply these lessons to help the many other individuals and communities with poor health who continue to languish out of the public eye," they conclude....Rapid restoration of immunity in immune-suppressed cancer patients using T-cell vaccines
...ramson Cancer Center. "For future studies, we will apply the principles learned from this study to hone the development of a cancer vaccine aimed directly at tumors and other cancers," added June, who is also Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Penn's School of Medicine. Early Measures Prove...Steroids and chicken pox not a good mix
...imited to patients with leukemia, the findings may apply to other conditions for which steroids are used, McLean said. "One of the things we need to remember to ask before we prescribe steroid treatment is whether the child has had a recent exposure to chicken pox," McLean said. "If so, we recommend wait...Infertility researchers identify one gene's critical role in the human embryo implantation process
...ne. Additional studies are required before we can apply this information to a clinical situation but I believe we've shown there is definitely a need for more research."...Older men with Parkinson's disease at increased risk of bone fractures
...rgely healthy, and white, these findings might not apply to those with more severe PD, to women, to those in nursing homes, or to other racial groups, the researchers report. The researchers suggest that older men with Parkinson's disease ask their physicians about having their bone density measured. Pati...UC Santa Barbara named to National Cancer Institute's multi-center nanotechnology collaboration
...th UCSD and the Burnham Institute, in La Jolla, to apply its acumen in materials science and nanofabricatio...king in engineering, clinical care and research to apply the enormous potential of nanotechnology," said Matthew Tirrell, professor and Dean of the College o...UCSD leads team to build Geographic Information System to assess toxic hazards from Katrina
...ousands of people, and we have a responsibility to apply our research capabilities towards helping to understand the long-term impact on human health of the recent devastation." In the aftermath of Katrina, the need for a user-friendly web-based portal, including an on-line, interactive GIS system coupled ...Health experts urge counseling patients about dangers of second-hand smoke
...e authors estimate that a broader counseling could apply to 60% to 70% of the U.S. population, whereas about 22% of the population actually smokes. The 5As of the current counseling guidelines include Ask (whether they use or have used tobacco), Advise (urge patients to avoid all exposure to SHS for themse...Mayo Clinic receives $15 million to launch innovative neuroscience research program
...coveries of their colleagues and figure out how to apply that knowledge to the treatment of their patients.... from a variety of disciplines will be eligible to apply for a grant from the Investment Fund. In addition to this important gift from Mr. and Mrs. Applebaum...