Some children are born with 'temporary deafness' and do not require cochlear implant
... of Haifa, who made the discovery. There are two causes of congenital deafness among children. One is the lack of hair cells, receptors in the inner ear that convert sounds into pulse signals that activate the auditory nerve. The second cause is a malfunction of the nerves. A child may be born with what ...Implanting dopamine generators in brain cells obtains improvement in Parkinson's in monkeys
...those that favour cell growth), such as GDNF, also causes a significant increase in dopaminergic neurones in this region of the brain indicates that the beneficial effect produced by the implant of cellular aggregates is probably due to the action of the GNDF neurotrophic factor containing the cells of the ...New study: Pycnogenol reduces heart failure
...ree, helps prevent damage that high blood pressure causes to the heart. The study demonstrates Pycnogenol co...nly, mice receiving L-NAME only (a substance which causes arterial constriction) and mice receiving both Pycnogenol and L-NAME. Pycnogenol and L-NAME were adm...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...ral envelope, an improved understanding of how HIV causes disease has brought increased attention to the role that T cells could play in an HIV vaccine by spurring cellular immunity. Numerous animal and human studies have confirmed how important cellular immunity is in the early and later stages of HIV infe...Hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer in lab animals
...referred to as hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6, causes cancer in laboratory animals when it is consumed i...evious studies have shown that hexavalent chromium causes lung cancer in humans in certain occupational settings as a result of inhalation exposure," said Mic...Drugs users are increasingly more cautious with needles
... relatively more HIV patients have died from other causes in recent years. Infections as a consequence of a reduced immunity (AIDS) remained the number one cause, but the study also revealed an increase in hepatitis and liver-related death. The cause of this was mostly hepatitis C. Drugs users with both ...AGA Institute takes leadership role in exploring obesity and its complications
...ch needed to understand the extent of the problem, causes and health and socioeconomic consequences of obesity. Several papers of note include: The Epidemiology of Obesity - Katherine M. Flegal, PhD, National Center for Health Statistics, and colleagues review the epidemiology of obesity, highlighting ...Mailman School of Public Health researchers analyze air quality and weather changes by 2050
...or asthma; and hospital admissions for respiratory causes for older populations. The largest increases in ozone levels were predicted to occur in cities that already have high pollution levels, meaning that these locations may need to increase their emission control efforts to counteract any adverse impact ...SCAI'S Hildner Lecture traces progress through 30 years of interventional cardiology
...l cardiologists are hard at work investigating the causes and solutions to the problem of late stent thrombosis. "One fundamental message is that over the last 30 years, there have been progressive improvements in the success, safety, and durability of PCI as new technologies have been launched," Dr. Bai...Dealing deadly cancers a knockout punch
...ell, makes thousands of copies of itself, and then causes the cell to burst, which releases viruses that infect and kill adjacent cancer cells. Normal cells are not harmed. In addition to killing cancer cells directly, reovirus is believed to activate an anti-tumor immune response through the body's natu...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
(May 10, 2007ORLANDO, FL)The causes of "broken heart syndrome" remain a mystery, but d...term treatment. "Because we don't yet know what causes this phenomenon, we don't know what the best long-term management should include," he said. "As we g...Panel offers expert analysis on causes, prevention of stent thrombosis
...f experts will share their perspective on both the causes of stent thrombosis, or blood clot formation, and ... In addition, speakers will focus on the possible causes of stent thrombosis. One common culprit is early discontinuation of double anticlotting medication, ...Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women
...mainly of the spine, hip and wrist. The underlying causes of osteoporosis are numerous, but in women, low estrogen levels after menopause have been considered an important factor. As for men - new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that low amounts of active estrog...Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
...,000 deaths annually, ranking it among the leading causes of death in this group, according to authors. "The number of young women who die from coronary heart disease each year is roughly comparable to the number of women who die of breast cancer in this age group," said Judith Lichtman, Ph.D., lead author ...JCI table of contents: May 10, 2007
...VID patients. However, just how this TACI mutation causes CVID remained unknown. In a study appearing online on May 10 in advance of publication in the June print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, these same authors provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of how TACI mutations cause CVID...Scientists from the CIMA investigate a molecule for diagnosing hypertensive cardiopathy
...and the kidneys, saying that is one of the primary causes of problems such as cardiac insufficiency, vascular dementia and kidney failure. In addition, they studied the harmful impact of diabetes and obesity on the heart and the arteries. In this sense, they presented pharmaceutical advances that can lea...Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer
...heir lives," says Dr. Ault. "For most people, HPV causes no complications and goes away on its own. However, in some cases, if left untreated, certain high-risk types of HPV can lead to cervical cancer. "The goal of the study was to see if we could prevent precancerous cases and we were 98 percent effec...HPV infection linked to throat cancers
...onclusive evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes some throat cancers in both men and women. Report...o assess how to safely ratchet back therapy, which causes severe swallowing, breathing and talking problems. As for an oral rinse screening test, its feasi...Swedish snus much safer than smoking but linked to pancreatic cancer
... to health than conventional smoking tobacco. Snus causes no increased risk for lung or mouth cancer for never-smokers and could produce a net health benefit to the population if smokers switched to using it. But users of Snus are twice as likely to contract pancreatic cancer than never-smokers. The findin...Agent protects cells from lethal effects of radiation even if given after exposure
...clear explosion. Such excessive exposure typically causes death within weeks as the radiation kills blood cells vital to clotting and fighting infection, along with the stem cells needed to replenish their supply. But now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have ...