Tumor size related to lung cancer spread
... one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Cancers in the earliest stage, which have not yet spread beyond the lungs, are divided by size into stage IA (tumors less than 30 millimeters in diameter) and stage IB (tumors larger than 30 millimeters in diameter), according to background information in the article. The ...Stressed-out women more likely to miscarry early
...ress may be more likely to lead to loss during the earliest stages of pregnancy, while the embryo is just beginning to develop. They caution, however, that more research is necessary on this topic before definitive conclusions can be reached. It's unclear if cortisol is directly involved with the miscarriage...Marijuana compound may help stop diabetic retinopathy
...good do you want a drug to be?" Dr. Liou says. His earliest studies in animal models, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Pathology, indicate it may be very good. Co-authors on the study include Dr. Azza B. El-Remessy, MCG Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Drs. Mohamed Al-Shabra...A protein fragment called 12.5 kda cystatin may generate first simple test for multiple sclerosis
...statin, can be used to diagnose MS, perhaps in its earliest stages, and also to monitor treatment by measuring its levels in CSF," says Avindra Nath, M.D., a professor in the Department of Neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and lead author of the study. Working with human CSF, t...Experience backs early heart valve replacement
...rcent) in the later surgery group. (p = 0.001) The earliest surgery included the study was done 22 years before the analysis and 16 years before the ACC/AHA guidelines. Dr. Tornos noted that although it may seem obvious that operating earlier would be better, the risks of surgery and follow-up therapy need to...There's more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object
... properties in our environment is occurring in the earliest stages of the visual system," he said. "Researchers have long believed that the visual system is organized hierarchically, with early visual areas such as the primary visual cortex simply registering the physical input from the eyes and 'higher' vis...U of M researchers identify cause of memory loss
...y people develop subtle memory problems before the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. Using mice that showed early signs of memory loss and had no plaques or nerve cell loss in the brain, they discovered a form of the amyloid-beta protein that is distinct from plaques. Once extracted and purified, the ne...Researchers reveal possibility of separating anticancer properties of vitamin D
...d prove useful in preventing some cancers at their earliest stages, but would probably not offer any therapeutic benefit for later stage cancers, Byers said. "That's because we know that by the time colon cancer is well advanced it fails to respond to vitamin D."...Study shows rituximab effective in treating chronic graft-versus-host disease
...trategy for preventing GVHD and treating it in its earliest stages." ...Physician experience related to accurate identification of third heart sound
...ance of the ventricles of the heart and may be the earliest sign of heart failure." The researchers compared auscultative abilities of four groups of physicians, each representing a different level of training and experience: board-certified cardiology attending physicians, cardiology fellows, internal medici...Numerical processing similar in children and adults, brain scans reveal
...ve brain scan studies are the first to explore the earliest glimmerings of numerical processing in pre-school children. The researchers said their findings represent the beginning of a promising new research pathway to explore how the brain wires itself during development to acquire mathematical skills. The r...Dr. McCluskey receives top honor for young taste researchers
...f Health predoctoral award to help elucidate these earliest interactions between injured taste buds and macrophages. More recently, Dr. McCluskey's lab also began using the taste system as a model for poor nerve regeneration. She has found that old healthy rats are not quite as good at functional taste bud ...International study investigates early biology of HIV infection
...ledge into the biology of HIV infection during its earliest days, before the immune system has produced antibo...pment of techniques to recognize patients with the earliest phase of HIV. Cohen and his colleagues have conducted HIV research internationally for more than a d...Good physical function linked to Alzheimer's delay
...al function was lower. "Everyone had expected the earliest signs of dementia would be subtle cognitive changes," said Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, director of Group Health Center for Health Studies. "We were surprised to find that physical changes can precede declines in thinking." What is considered a brain dis...Targeted therapy shows significant benefits over standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
...n the treatment of kidney cancer and conducted the earliest clinical trials on sunitinib (initially referred to as SU11248). Interferon-alpha (IFN-) is one of the standard treatments for advanced kidney cancer, however only about 15 percent of patients respond to this immunotherapy. Sunitinib targets recept...More than one-third of disaster victims may suffer from stress disorder
... of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, and 2003. The earliest disaster included in the review was a 1963 landslide and flood that took place in northeastern Italy. The most recent was the September 11 terrorist attack in New York City. Although the prevalence of PTSD has previously been found to be higher after...How cow warts, clergy sex surveys moved along cancer vaccine
...rld, where Pap smears to detect the disease in its earliest stages are not widely available. In some parts of the world, cervical cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in women doctors estimate that more than 230,000 women around the globe every year die from the disease. In the United States, more ...Define diabetes differently, says U-M expert in speech for national award
...e still detecting abnormal sugar processing at its earliest stages. Such screening could determine who is in the earliest stages of IGT and diabetes, and allow such people to receive the nutrition, exercise and medication ...Abnormal glucose metabolism may contribute to chronic nerve disorder
...y associated with diabetes mellitus and may be the earliest detectable sign of abnormal glucose metabolism." (Arch Neurol. 2006; 63: (doi: 10.1001/archneur.63.8.noc50336). Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org .)...Indiana seed fund invests in breast cancer detection startup company
...ir patients whether they have breast cancer in its earliest stages. Pathology labs do not have to invest in any additional equipment; they only need a minimal amount of training and a stain that we have developed for this purpose." CS-Keys was formed in February 2005 with two other IU faculty, Rob...