Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...roducing beta cells must be irreversibly destroyed before an individual develops symptoms of the disease, wh...truction of insulin-producing cells up to 10 years before symptoms set in and indicates an individual is at greater risk of developing the disease. For a pe...OHSU Cancer Institute researcher identifies protein marker for prostate cancer survival
...to confirm this finding in an independent data set before this can become a routine blood test for men with advanced prostate cancer, Beer said. ...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
... A family history of a sudden, unexplained death before 50 years of age -- including an unexplained drowning, unexplained motor vehicle accident and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). When LQTS is detected and treated properly, sudden death is now thankfully very rare for this disease, Dr. Ack...New mothers often not asked about depression, UNC survey finds
...and a postpartum depression needs to be identified before it can be treated. We encourage clinicians to always check for signs of depression during postpartum visits. These questions represent the core symptoms of a major depressive disorder. According to the study, only 43 percent of physicians said the...Folic acid supplementation lowers stroke risk
...D prevention, ongoing randomised trials are needed before we can conclude that the benefit of continued use of previously deemed 'safe' vitamin supplements outweighs the risk of other adverse CVD outcomes."...TV ads may spur more stroke victims to get help sooner
...roke during 31 months, ranging from several months before the campaign first ran, to several months after the second campaign ended. They then analyzed data on the number of patients who came in with stroke or TIA, including the total number of visits, how many came in within five hours of symptom onset, ho...Research shows aerobic exercise helps maintain muscle in elderly
...ate 60s showed that 45 minutes of walking 20 hours before exposure to insulin restored the muscle-growth-stimulating effects of the hormone to levels comparable to those seen in normal young adults. Prior research had suggested that a large part of the problem older people experience lies in the tiny bloo...Doctors conclude temsirolimus is effective new treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma
...ell carcinoma. A decision on approval is expected before July 2007....Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
... have been promising, much work remains to be done before the adult stem cell therapy is ready to test in humans-and thats where the new NEI grant comes in. One critical detail the team will be working out is the development of procedures for extracting cells from a patient, purifying them, and putting t...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
... told their primary care doctor that they had pain before PTSD treatment said that their pain was less during and after the PTSD treatment. However, this finding was based on a review of charts, so other reasons could also explain the improvement in pain symptoms. More research about treatment for veterans ...New system for reporting toxicity burden of cancer treatment
...e various options is clear to patients and doctors before a particular course of treatment is chosen. The researchers used data from five trials by The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) on patients with head and neck cancer, done between 1991 and 2000. The trials involved 13 treatment groups and mo...Huge waves from 1 storm slam coasts some 6000 km apart
...ntres and allowing alarms to be raised a few hours before these devastating swells hit coasts. Storms are capable of generating waves of different wavelengths that travel in several directions upon leaving the storm system, with the longest wavelengths travelling the fastest. As these waves cross open se...Doctors, engineers develop new wireless system to detect esophageal reflux
...he next step will involve testing in animal models before the system eventually is tested in humans. UT Southwesterns Dr. Tang and Dr. Fred Tibbals, director of the Bioinstrumentation Resources Center, have been working with Dr. Jung-chih Chiao, associate professor of electrical engineering at UTA, for tw...Brain activity reflects differences in types of anxiety
...der that you might want to assess people carefully before you embark on a particular type of treatment." ...Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
... was no difference between the cosmetic appearance before and six weeks after treatment." Monica Morrow, M.D., chairman of surgery at Fox Chase and a co-author of the study. is an expert in patient-decision making. "Many women with breast cancer are working, have families, volunteer or have other commitmen...'How innovation drives our economy' set for June 5 at UD
...le surgeons to practice complex medical procedures before they even touch the patient" Can we explore molecular details of biological processes in an interactive, immersive environment where we can literally fly through the molecules" Karl V. Steiner, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and as...Researchers find deadly prescription drug effects 6 years before FDA
...oop in to investigate early signs of trouble years before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes notice. A new study by Bennett, the A.C. Buehler Professor in Economics and Aging at Northwesterns Feinberg School of Medicine, and a hematologist and oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, found ...Intake of vitamin D and calcium associated with lower risk of breast cancer before menopause
...tely associated with a lower risk of breast cancer before but not after menopause. The inverse associated in premenopausal women appeared more pronounced for more aggressive breast tumors. "A possible explanation for the evident difference by menopause status may be related to the joint relationship among...Personality changes may help detect form of dementia
...ia with Lewy bodies. The study found that even before diagnosis, people with dementia with Lewy bodies d... personality changes can often occur several years before the cognitive problems," said study author James E. Galvin, MD, MPH, of Washington University School...Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
... agencies should not wait until a conflict is over before launching HIV care programs, say a team from Mdeci...nt research literature, and who meet several times before making treatment recommendations. Such a time frame is clearly not practical in an emergency situat...