$3.68 millon grant to boost public health 'informatics'
...rld's largest library of the health sciences, is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
...(genes) and building blocks (proteins) of the main component of white matter the myelin. They found that the expression of genes that control the manufacture of structural proteins of the myelin was reduced in the alcoholic cases. In addition, the content of these proteins in the white matter was reduced. ...Dartmouth study reveals flaws in screening for TB; Cases in 3rd world HIV patients may go undetected
...diagnosis and proper treatment of TB is a critical component of HIV treatment in these regions. Unfortunately, HIV infection can actually make TB more difficult to diagnose, creating additional challenges for health workers. The DARDAR team, working from their clinic in Tanzania, tested HIV-positive subjects ...Arteries bio-engineered from elderly cells
...T (human telomerase reverse transcriptase subunit) component of the enzyme telomerase, which stops telomeres from shortening. He showed that expression of hTERT permitted some human cells to continue to divide indefinitely, in effect making them immortal. Using arterial cells from a two-year-old child, the Duk...Genetically modified cells migrate to brain and treat neurodegeneration in St. Jude model
... down a fat molecule called GM1. GM1 is a critical component of normal brain cells. But in GM1 gangliosidosis, brain cells lack this enzyme--beta-galactosidase--and GM1 accumulates to such a high concentration that it disrupts the proper function of the cell and causes it to self-destruct. BMCs include a popu...Brain's own marijuana-like chemicals play key role with stress-induced pain relief
...rijuana plant, Cannibis.) For instance, the active component inmarijuana, THC, is a cannabinoid, and these receptors are activated whena person smokes the drug. The body's natural cannabinoids function to control a variety ofactivities, such as pain, anxiety and appetite, so they are attractivetargets for drug...Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
...roved smallpox treatments and vaccines. 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...The building blocks of schizophrenia and drug addiction
...ng these genes and proteins of interest are a core component of her research. She will also look at the relationship between these findings to behavioural study data. "This research has important implications for understanding the causes of mental illness, and could lead to the development of diagnostic too...Child early intervention programs make for healthier adults
...igators believe that home visits were an important component of BEEP. "BEEP started out as an educational program," says Palfrey, who began studying BEEP soon after its inception. "But program visitors would go to a home and see the mother crying, or that the family was isolated, or that it was an immigrant fa...Large-scale trial indicates no benefit from low-dose aspirin in preventing cancer in healthy women
... colleagues evaluated the findings for the aspirin component of the WHS with regard to cancer risk. In this part of the study, 19,934 women received a dose of 100 mg of aspirin every other day and 19,942 women received placebo. The researchers found that aspirin had no observed effect on total cancer, breast c...Vitamin E supplementation shows no overall benefit for major cardiovascular events or cancer
...n, and colleagues analyzed data from the vitamin E component of the Women's Health Study, which tested whether ...spirin for the primary prevention of CVD. In this component of the Women's Health Study, 39,876 apparently healthy U.S. women aged at least 45 years were random...Scientists discover how Nipah virus enters cells
...ariety of animals, the researchers say. 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...NIAID funds Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
...uci, M.D., director of NIAID. "CHAVI will be a key component of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise that was proposed in 2003. With this award, we are expanding the enterprise of HIV vaccine development beyond high-quality but separate research projects to a high-quality cooperative and collaborative research sy...Experts discuss use of human stem cells in ape and monkey brains
...ome of these primates. These studies should have a component to look into that question." Faden says the panel's work, started more than two years ago, complements the recent report on stem cell research by the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS report called for in-depth consideration of the ethics of impl...Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
...ush has made a limit on non-economic damages a key component of his malpractice-reform proposals. These proposals may make liability insurance more affordable in the long run, but they will do little to improve the quality of patient care, according to Hyman and Silver. Market-based reforms could do a better ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July 2005 (second issue)
...ENT CAN CAUSE OCULAR TOXICITY Ethambutol, a vital component of multidrug regimens for Mycobacterium avium comp... point out, however, that ethambutol is a critical component of routine therapy for MAC disease which accounts for most mycobacterial infections other than tuber...Discrimination against individuals with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
...then the information, education, and communication component of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in order to dispel misconceptions that people hold". The second one, by Solomon Benatar of Capetown University, argues that we need to consider this study "within the broader context of the perverse cultural attitudes t...New discovery may help doctors treat infertility
...tural hormones. One example is genistein, a common component of soy products. These new studies by Korach and colleagues suggest that such environmental exposures could interact with estrogen receptor beta and possibly alter ovarian function in women. ...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...indicate that clinical prosthetists and prosthesis component manufacturers must select and design components that possess as little friction and backlash as possible to most effectively implement EPP control of powered prostheses. Modified Hybrid III test dummy has motion similar to a wheelchair user, pg. 34...Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer
...l information during a single examination. The PET component picks up the metabolic signal of actively growing cancer cells in the body, and the CT provides a detailed picture of the internal anatomy that reveals the size and shape of abnormal cancerous growths. "Alone, each test has its limitations, but when...