Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...glandin challenge. They believe these studies will contribute to a better understanding of asthma, allergy and other inflammatory disease and guide the pharmacogenetic development of new therapies. Dr. Leal-Berumen's coauthors are Drs. Elsa Sanchez, Maria Cepeda, Aleli Valenzuela, and Maria de la Luz Arevalo. ...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
... genetic and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the development of autism, no firm causal evide...mmune system, and the researchers believe they may contribute to the neurological, gastrointestinal and immunologic pathology that occurs in autistic children. Wo...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...e is terminated, adaptive changes occur, which may contribute to some degree of normalization of neuronal structure and function," they write. "The understanding of how the human brain can recover or partially recover as a function of extended drug abstinence has important implications both for the neurobiology...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...tween 10 and 15 of latitude North. Several factors contribute to epidemic onset, in particular loss of immunity ...matic and health parameters in West Africa, should contribute to extending and continuing this research in a public health perspective....Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
... project. In the United States, it is believed to contribute to more than 100,000 preventable deaths a year. Now, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in conjunction with 23 other sites nationwide, have found that long-acting injections of the drug naltrexone, when added to coun...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...on, is common among primary care patients, and may contribute to more than 100,000 preventable deaths per year. The drug naltrexone has shown efficacy for treatment of alcohol dependence. However, adherence to daily oral doses can be problematic, and clinical acceptance and utility of oral naltrexone have been ...Children's hospital neurologist receives Young Investigator Award in spinal muscular atrophy
...trophy Foundation for giving me the opportunity to contribute to spinal muscular atrophy research," said Sahin. "Through this award, I will be able to focus my efforts on understanding the cellular and molecular basis of SMA disease." Sahin's previous training and work has focused on the molecular mechanisms of...Once-a-month naltrexone successfully used to treat alcohol dependence
... of Disease project. Nationwide, it is believed to contribute to more than 100,000 preventable deaths a year. Naltrexone belongs to a class of drugs called opioid antagonists. Although many clinical trials have shown that oral naltrexone can be effective in treating alcohol dependence, its use in clinical pract...Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
...c, biological, socioeconomic, and behavioral that contribute to functional decline in arthritis patients. Toward this goal, a team of researchers at Northwestern University conducted a long-term study of various risk factors, based on a large national sample of older adults with arthritis. Their findings, fe...Certain weight control behaviors may precipitate obesity among adolescent girls
...udy, certain weight-control behaviors may actually contribute more to weight problems than other behaviors. Furthermore, parents who are overweight may also contribute to their adolescent's future weight problem. These findings are reported on in the April issue of th...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...w the top ten nanotechnology applications can help contribute to these goals. "The targeted application of nanotechnology has enormous potential to bring about major improvements in the living standards of people in the developing world," said Dr. Peter Singer, one of the authors of the study. "Science and tec...Chemical present in clear plastics can impair learning and cause disease
...PA could adversely affect hippocampal function and contribute to agerelated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, in which hippocampal function is impaired. About two billion pounds of BPA are produced annually in the United States. In addition to its use in plastics, BPA is found in dental se...Bad outcomes related to, but not caused by, misdosing of clotbusters in heart attack patients
...sed by the error, but by clinical factors that may contribute to higher likelihood of the error occurring," Mehta said. The ASSENT-2 trial was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Genentech, Inc. Granger's analysis of the ASSENT-2 data was supported by theDCRI. Other members of the team, from the DCRI, were John ...Researchers find that chocolate compound stops cancer cell cycle in lab experiments
...cules known as free radicals, which are thought to contribute to both heart disease and cancer development. The primary family of flavonoids contributing to the antioxidant benefit in chocolate is the procyanidins, and of the various types of procyanidins, pentamer seem to be strongest, according to a number o...Northwestern's cancer genetics program finds gene variants that greatly increase breast cancer risk
...in cells grow and divide uncontrollably, which may contribute to cancer development." Northwestern researchers collaborated with researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia University and New York University in New York. All of the study participants were seen at Memorial Sloan-Kettering....SKCC's Gennadi Glinsky addresses predicting risk in cancer treatment outcome
...activated in transformed (cancerous) cells, it may contribute to the survival life cycle of cancer stem cells and promotes tumor progression and metastasis. Thus, when this signature expression is found in tumors, there is a high probability of unfavorable therapy outcome, the researchers concluded. However, i...Drugs targeted at muscle cells
...ereditary and environmental factors are thought to contribute to its development. The prevalence and number of new cases of Type 2 diabetes are steadily increasing in the West, owing, it is thought, to the excessive calorie-rich diets and more sedentary nature of typical Western lifestyles. The receptors in the...Newborn's first week may be critical period for developing obesity in adulthood
...lence worldwide, and we hope our research may help contribute to ways to intervene in newborns to improve their lifelong health." Given that participants in the current study all received infant formula, Dr. Stettler says, it may be relevant that exclusive breastfeeding during early infancy is known to be ass...More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
...any questions still linger, such as how they might contribute to delaying the cancer process more effectively than non-statins. "Additional large studies may help confirm these results, but we also have some very important questions lingering as to which biochemical processes may link statins and reduced prosta...Study links cigarette smoking with progression of multiple sclerosis
...PH) recently discovered that cigarette smoking may contribute to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting that quitting smoking could limit or delay central nervous system deterioration. This is the first time that a modifiable risk factor for MS progression has been identified, providing a new s...