T cell 'brakes' lost during human evolution
... may provide clues in the search to understand the diverse array of human immune-related diseases. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have uncovered a a specific type of molecule expressed on non-human primate T cells, but not human T cells. T cells are importa...Fewer, less severe coronary obstructions appear in African American than white men
...standing of factors influencing coronary events in diverse populations. "One might suspect that there would b...ues and approaches increasingly emphasize studying diverse populations, both researchers point out that much of modern clinical practice is guided by studies d...African American men paradoxically have fewer, less severe coronary obstructions than white males
...standing of factors influencing coronary events in diverse populations," says Jeffrey Whittle, M.D., MPH, ass...ues and approaches increasingly emphasize studying diverse populations, Dr. Whittle and colleagues point out that much of modern clinical practice is guided by...Heart rhythm society issues draft recommendations on performance policies for pacemakers and ICDs
...tions are the first such collaboration among these diverse groups. "As part of our mission to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education and optimal health care policies and standards, the recommendations and guidelines were necessary to address concerns about the safety, effectiveness and...Heart Rhythm Society releases draft recommendations on pacemakers, ICDs on April 26
... This is the first such collaboration among these diverse groups....Gender equality leads to better sex lives among people 40 and over
...study to include large numbers of respondents from diverse religious traditions, including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and other Asian religions, and atheists. A particular focus is on the impact of aging, health conditions and socio-cultural context on sexual well-being. At the beginning of the inte......enting all areas of the world, from backgrounds as diverse as media, fashion, politics, medicine, law and philanthropy, will form the 2nd IOF Women Leaders Roundtable....Awareness, analysis of tobacco advertising may go long way (baby) to prevent teen smoking
..., so the results will need to be confirmed in more diverse populations. Finally, a longitudinal study that tracks the relationship between higher SML scores and future decisions to begin smoking could provide valuable insight....Differences in pregnancy risks and outcomes among immigrant groups to the US
...an stated that "meeting the health care needs of a diverse population can be challenging, and further research is necessary to enhance our knowledge in the area of fetal well-being."...Watch not, want not? Packard/Stanford study links kids' TV time and consumerism
...more than 800 ethnically and socio-demographically diverse third-graders at 12 elementary schools in California. They asked the children how much time they spent watching television or watching movies or videos on a VCR. The study also included playing video games. The kids were then asked if, in the previou...Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt
...ng MDA treatments in 35 nations, has to confront a diverse array of economic, cultural and logistical obstacles. He praises the Egyptian health ministry's efforts to increase acceptance of the need to participate in the MDA program, noting that it used approaches such as educational comic books and televisi...UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center named Survivorship Center of Excellence
...studies in different systems of health care with a diverse population of cancer survivors. "Solving the problem of how best to deliver coordinated and caring follow-up services within existing health care settings will not be simple," Ganz said. "It will require teamwork among clinicians, researchers, health...$10 million gift funds innovative predictive health study
...rtise in life sciences research. Add to that, the diverse Marion County population, which is representative ...er well-recognized studies by starting with a more diverse population, by integrating data across biologics (taken from the blood samples), lifestyle behaviors...No-hands origami: New DNA self-assembly makes more complex structures, more easily
...a of electronic miniaturization but even in such a diverse application as organizing and automating an assembly line for protein manufacturing. Paul Rothemund, Ph.D., of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., will present his findings March 26 in Atlanta, Ga., at the 231st national meet...Mayo Clinic to host inaugural National Symposium on Health Care Reform in May
... in bringing together leading medical experts from diverse fields to find the best integrated solutions for patients' complex health concerns. "In similar fashion, we intend to use this strength to bring experts in health care, public policy, business and other disciplines together to identify solutions to t...Anti-thrombotic medication significantly reduces risk of death for heart attack patients
...administer, affordable, and applicable to a widely diverse spectrum of economic and health care settings, according to background information in the article. Trials of medications such as unfractionated heparin (UFH), direct thrombin inhibitors, and enoxaparin have thus far failed to demonstrate reductions i...ECG transmission from ambulance cuts time to direct clot removal
...t that the results will need to replicated in more diverse settings. In the current project, NorthEast is staffed by a small number of interventional cardiologists at one hospital with one ambulance service. Duke researchers are currently organizing a 12-site study across the U.S. in larger and smaller citie...Dramatic changes in US aging highlighted in new census, NIH report
...hose of the future. "People 65 and over are a very diverse group. How they experience aging depends on a variety of interacting factors--from gender and race/ethnicity to health, education, socioeconomic and family circumstances. 65+ in the United States: 2005 depicts this heterogeneity, which will further e...Latest research shows how mantrams can even tackle post-traumatic stress disorder
...ic diagnosis. "Mantram repetition may be useful in diverse modern populations for managing a variety of internal emotional states that sometimes appear endemic to technological society, such as anger, frustration and impatience" says Dr Bormann. Dr Bormann has just received research funding from the Departme...Diabetes epidemic could erase reductions in deaths & hospitalizations due to heart disease
...ns and deaths in New York, a city with a large and diverse population." The Einstein researchers looked at New York City Department of Health mortality records for two three-year periods--1989 through 1991 and 1999 through 2001. This information included the underlying cause of death listed on each individua...