Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...he said. "Natural killer cells are another central component of the early immune response. They limit viral replication by killing infected cells and have been shown to be important in the development of the T cell response to influenza." Natural killer cells in the obese animals had a 50 percent reduction in ...Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
...dy of Addictions, and lead investigator for Penn's component of the trial. "Long-acting naltrexone represents a promising new development for treatment, and I hope that it can play a role in helping the large number of individuals in the U.S. who suffer from alcohol dependence." Naltrexone was approved in pil...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...ence, designed and supervises the physical testing component of the baseline data collection protocol. Dr. William E. Garrett Jr., professor of orthopedic surgery at Duke University and renowned for his expertise in ACL injury and sports medicine, is a consultant to the study. Upon entry into the study, aca...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...ieve NT-proBNP testing should now become a routine component of evaluation for patients with shortness of breath in emergency department settings." Januzzi is an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Co-authors of the study all from the MGH are Carlos Camargo, MD, PhD; Saif Anwaruddin,...Chemical library aids in developing drug system for nerve damage
...," Sakiyama-Elbert said. "Specifically, we added a component where we can model what would happen if there is a cell in part of the delivery system and how that would affect release throughout the delivery system. "Before you only could address what would happen in a culture dish with no cells around it. W...Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's may be delayed, says major clinical trial
...clinical trials consortium supported by the NIA, a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "While the delay in progressing to Alzheimer's disease had a limited effect in this case, it comes at an early stage of memory loss, a critically important time for p...Northwestern Memorial researchers release study on smart-pump technology
...y showing that while "smart pumps" are a necessary component to a safe medication system, they won't generate meaningful improvements in patient safety until they are interfaced with other systems, such as the electronic health record, computerized provider order entry (CPOE), bar coded medication administrati...Scientists discover how Ebola virus infects cells
...tute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The researchers, whose paper is published online today in Science Express, identified two cellular enzymes Ebola virus must have to reproduce. When those enzymes are blocked, the virus loses most of its inf...Adolescent health ill-catered for in the NHS
...ent in improving adolescent health is an essential component of improving the health of the whole population, and ensuring that we can afford the NHS in twenty years time, he concludes....NCI's Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and answers
...ablish and monitor Patient Navigator Programs as a component of its Cancer Disparities Research Partnerships at the Rapid City, S.D., Regional Hospital that serves 100,000 Native Americans from surrounding communities and reservations, and the Laredo, Texas, Medical Center, which serves 50 "colonias" communit...Alternate view for pathology of AD
...atures seen in brains of people with AD. The major component of NFTs is a protein called tau which has undergone a biochemical reaction called phosphorylation, and it is widely assumed that NFTs are central to the progression of AD and nerve cell death. Yet these tangles also occur to some extent in all brains...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...ollowing vaccination or if you are allergic to any component of the vaccine such as neomycin, yeast, or latex, please inform your healthcare provider. About the American Society of Travel Agents The mission of the American Society of Travel Agents and its affiliated organizations is to enhance the profession...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...for the service corps, the report says. Another component of the GHS would be a fellowship program, which should offer competitive awards of $35,000 annually for skilled professionals who want to make a difference overseas but are stymied by financial and logistical barriers. Fellows would provide health c...CML found to wield 'death factor' that kills normal blood marrow cells
...leukemia, Arlinghaus says. The protein is a normal component of cells and is believed to have a variety of functions. But the "BCR-ABL oncoprotein (encoded by the Philadelphia chromosome, a translocation of genetic material responsible for most CML) appears to hijack 24p3 and change it structurally to become a...Canadian youth 4th highest in international obesity study
...15 years in Europe and North America. The Canadian component of the WHO initiative was coordinated by Dr. Willi...cal activity interventions should be a fundamental component of health campaigns aimed at reducing the global obesity epidemic."...Exercise slows development of Alzheimer's-like brain changes in mice, new study finds
...n part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Additional funding was provided by the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. To directly test the possibility that exercise (in the form of voluntary running) may r...UT Southwestern lead site for study of a new multiple sclerosis drug
...y need walkers or wheelchairs. "Rituxan works on a component of the immune system called B-cells," Dr. Hawker said. "The drug depletes B-cells and has been used to treat other autoimmune diseases such as lupus." As the lead testing site, UT Southwestern doctors in the MS Program and Clinical Center were involv...Excess oxygen worsens lung inflammation in mice
...m at Northeastern University in Boston. NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infectio...Study is first to implicate dietary fat in 'fatty liver'
...ce thought benign, fatty liver is now considered a component of a condition called metabolic syndrome, which occurs most often in overweight people and whose features include insulin resistance and cholesterol abnormalities. Fatty liver is also a precursor to the more advanced liver disease nonalcoholic steato...FDA approves Boostrix a new US vaccine for adolescents against pertussis
...als aged 10 to 18 years thereby adding a pertussis component to the routine tetanus/diphtheria booster currentl... believe that this vaccine, which adds a pertussis component to the routine tetanus/diphtheria booster currently recommended for adolescents, will be an importan...