W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
...tances over a cell, are involved as key factors in debilitating human diseases. By studying blue-green algae, Dr. Marshalls research may lead to new insights into human ciliary disorders, such as polycystic kidney disease and retinal degeneration. Amy Wagers, Ph.D., Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Section on Deve...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...t slow down or even reverse the development of the debilitating disease." The researchers used CARS to study and take images of healthy and diseased myelin. The researchers showed that an enzyme called cytosolic phospholipase A2 contributes to myelin degradation by snipping off one of the two tails that make up...Rochester spreads knowledge of cancer-related fatigue
... it can be managed. For some people, fatigue is so debilitating that they want to stop their cancer treatments, which is why it is particularly important to find ways to address this problem." During his own bout with cancer fatigue, Roscoe recalled feeling "jet lagged all the time." But rest or sleep does not ...Nonhormonal drug reduces hot flashes in men treated for prostate cancer
...men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy suffer debilitating hot flashes, but until now the only therapeutic agents proven to provide relief are androgen-originating hormones, some of which can actually fuel their cancer. So any symptom relief these men get comes with worry about new cancer growth. "To my k...Mouse model points to possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders
...ard to aid patients dealing with a frustrating and debilitating inherited disorder. HIBM is a genetic disease with non life-threatening symptoms that emerge in adulthood and lead to slowly progressive muscle weakness. Most patients develop symptoms while in their early 20s and become wheelchair-bound by the ti...Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats
...ansplanted neuronal cells. Current treatment for debilitating muscle spasticity is continuous systemic or spinal drug treatments using implanted pumps. These approaches, while effective to a degree, are often accompanied by side effects and eventual drug tolerance that lessens their efficacy. These research ...New prevention, treatment methods for patients with painful bowel inflammation
... potential treatment options for these painful and debilitating conditions. DDW is the largest international gath...e anal canal and the skin, is a chronic and highly debilitating condition affecting primarily young people and seriously compromising their quality of life. Manage...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
...s. A few hundred thousand people suffer from this debilitating condition annually in the US. Currently, the most successful form of treatment is to take a section of healthy nerve (autograft) from another part of the patient's body to bridge the damaged one. This autograft then serves as a guide for nerve fibe...AGA Institute takes leadership role in exploring obesity and its complications
...xercise more. The incidences of diabetes and other debilitating diseases attributable to obesity continue to rise along with the negative impact on healthcare budgets and various sectors of the economy leading to changing attitudes about the obesity epidemic. As the AGA Institute Obesity Task Force examined th...Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
...rapy a rational approach to prevent or treat these debilitating diseases. The UC Irvine study defines how metabolic therapy with the sugar GlcNAc and other related nutrients modifies the growth and autoimmune activitiy of T-cells. Virtually all proteins on the surface of cells, including T-cells, are modified w...Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women
...en also suffer from the disease, which can lead to debilitating - or even life-threatening - fractures, 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...Employers who recognize the impact of migraine may help to improve workplace productivity
...graine. About Migraine Migraine is a chronic, debilitating condition that is under-diagnosed, undertreated and misunderstood. Approximately 30 million Americans suffer from migraines, and less than half are properly diagnosed with the condition. Migraines most commonly occur between the ages 30 and 49, a tim...Green tea extract protects against brain damage in new mouse model of HIV-related dementia
...system penetration." HIV-associated dementia, a debilitating cognitive, emotional, and physical disorder, affects 22 percent of HIV-infected adults and more than half of HIV-infected children. Symptoms often begin with slight changes in behavior, intellectual ability, memory, and muscle coordination. Some pati...First clinical trial of gene therapy for childhood blindness
...y leading to an effective treatment for a rare but debilitating disease."...Eye muscles -- those go-getters of the anatomical world
...a window to the mysteries of muscular dystrophy, a debilitating muscle disease that often leads to death in early adulthood. Physiologists are intrigued that muscular dystrophy spares a few muscles of the body -- notably the vocal cords, some muscles of the pelvic region and the eye muscles. What is it that all...Green tea compound suppresses factors causing cartilage, bone destruction in arthritis
...and deformation of the joint. It is among the most debilitating forms of arthritis, often making difficult even the simplest of daily activities. In a study presented April 29 at Experimental Biology 2007, University of Michigan Medical School scientist Dr. Salah-uddin Ahmed reports that a compound derived f...Costs of treating arthritis on the rise nationwide, study finds
... author of the study. "Arthritis can be a highly debilitating disease that, as this study shows, presents a substantial cost to our society," Yelin said. "We are also seeing a shift in the burden of that cost onto patients, who rely on Medicare to cover a large fraction of their inpatient care, but pay for a re...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...d to leave healthy tissue unaffected and limit the debilitating side effects typically associated with traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Vitespen has been granted fast-track and orphan drug designations from the Food and Drug Administration for both metastatic melanoma (ski...MS drug helps reduce vision loss
...sing MS. Vision loss is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of MS. The findings are published in the April 17, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The analyses were performed on data from the AFFIRM and SENTINEL studies, which involved 2,138 men ...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
...rthopedic surgeon has discovered a common cause of debilitating wrist pain - a split tear of the UT ligament - that can be reliably detected through a simple physical examination and can be fully repaired through an arthroscopically guided surgical procedure. The findings are published in the April issue of the...