Exercise improves quality of life for patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension
...ow exercise training in patients with severe PH is beneficial psychologically and physically. "Low-dose respiratory and exercise training may add to an optimized medical therapy. Nevertheless, for safety reasons exercise training should be started in the hospital and closely monitored in an out-patient setting....Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide
... Pittsburgh, hypothesized that the gas might prove beneficial in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. To t...herwise would in vivo in order for CO to exert its beneficial effects?'" To address this question, coauthor Beek Yoke Chin, PhD, developed a simulated blood vess...Patients can report statins' adverse effects on new web site
...t to understand the full spectrum of effects, both beneficial and adverse," said Golomb. "Our work is geared toward expanding knowledge of the impact of statins in order to better inform the public and the medical community. By filling out the web site survey, statin patients can help us to help others with t...Calcium supplements fail to prevent bone fractures in children
...te in Australia and other approaches could be more beneficial such as increasing vitamin D concentrations and eating more fruit and vegetables. Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, particularly in women, and low bone mineral density is an important risk factor for osteoporotic fractures. Bone densit...Drug improves memory loss for traumatic brain injury patients
...for patients with less severe memory loss. "The beneficial effect of rivastigmine may not become apparent unless there is significant depletion of cholinergic activity in relevant brain regions causing a more profound impairment in memory or attention," said Silver. "This is an area where more research will ...Drug can quickly mobilize an army of cells to repair injury
... to tissues. "Like AMD3100, G-CSF can bring these beneficial cells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream, but with G-CSF you don't see an increase in angiogenic cells until the fourth day," says senior author Daniel C. Link, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology. "In a patient w...BC catalyst discovery promises faster, cheaper drug production
...e hand, or enantiomer, of the drug molecule can be beneficial to a patient's health, while the other may be harmful. Because of this, it is important for anyone who wants to prepare drugs, especially in large quantities, to be able to synthesize single-handed compounds with high selectivity; ideally, none of ...A new approach to rheumatoid arthritis
...ents, but with much higher doses) did not have any beneficial effect on the joints. These findings suggest that spinal cord administration might reduce the side effects (and possibly the costs) of p38 inhibitors without compromising the benefits to patients. And if future studies confirm that the action of t...Orange juice is better than lemonade at keeping kidney stones away
...ons of hydrogen, but not potassium, counteract the beneficial effects of the high citrate content. "There is an absolute need to consider the accompanying positive charge [of hydrogen ions] whenever one assesses the citrate content of a diet," Dr. Odvina said. ...Researchers identify antibiotic protein that defends the intestine against microbial invaders
...nding the effectiveness of probiotics mixtures of beneficial bacteria that are added to food products in boosting the immune system, said Dr. Lora Hooper, assistant professor of immunology and the paper's senior author. Scientists have known for decades that microbial cells in the human gut outnumber the bo...Alcohol increases sleep intensity in young women
...ed with placebo. "Whether this sleep pattern is beneficial or harmful is unknown at this point. Although it may signal an initial consolidation of sleep, it might also be associated with difficulty waking in the event of an emergent problem, such as a fire or medical emergency," says author Eliza Van Reen, ...Heart failure drugs may be beneficial for patients with hardening of the arteries
...ilar. The authors conclude that ACE inhibitors are beneficial for patients with atherosclerosis, as well as for those with heart failure. Dr Dagenais comments: "the use of ACE inhibitors should be considered in all patients with vascular disease as long as they can tolerate these agents and the absolute benef...Herceptin effective in breast cancer cells with low HER-2 levels
...osphamide in HER-2--positive breast tumors is more beneficial than the antibody used alone. This effect, termed receptor-enhanced chemosensitivity (REC), was thought to target only HER-2--overexpressing cells but seemingly had no impact on cells expressing low amounts of HER-2 protein. In the current study, t...Zebrafish show advantages in assessing human cancer cell-induced angiogenesis in vivo
...tant advantages as a research model, which will be beneficial for advancing cancer research and drug screening,"said Patricia McGrath, Phylonix' President and Chief Executive Officer. "Although the mouse has been the model of choice for human cancer cell research and drug screening for more than 25 years, the ...Experimental medication kicks depression in hours instead of weeks
...ants were given the opposite treatment, unless the beneficial effects of the first treatment were still evident. This "crossover" study design strengthens the validity of the results. "To my knowledge, this is the first report of any medication or other treatment that results in such a pronounced, rapid, prol...Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells
...ddition of exercise to dietary weight loss is more beneficial than weight loss alone," he said. ...Compound in dairy products targets diabetes
...r to fish oil, a source of "good" fat, could prove beneficial against Type-2 diabetes. "And compared to the synthetic drugs used to treated this disease, CLA does not cause weight gain and may in fact decrease overall body fat," says Vanden Heuvel, who has been granted a patent on the new method of treating ...Protein-added sports drinks don't boost performance during exercise, study finds
...on. "Previous studies that suggested protein was beneficial used 'ride to exhaustion' tests that do not resemble normal athletic competition. In addition, the subjects in those studies received less than the optimal recommended amount of carbohydrate," says Gibala. "Our study shows that protein confers no per...Research leads to first treatment for drug-resistant HIV
...r the future." These new protease inhibitors are beneficial for reasons beyond their potency and enduring effectiveness, Ghosh said. "Because they are synthetic, lab-created materials, they are amenable to cost-effective mass production. Keeping costs down greatly increases the accessibility of the drugs to...Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetesnow has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. A collaboration between Chinese, Korean, andAustralian scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute, has revealed that the natural plant product berbe...