Children with autism have distinctly different immune system reactions compared to typical children
...ey also are known to be capable of having profound effects on the central nervous system, including sleep and...make some children more susceptible to the harmful effects of environmental agents," said Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute of Environmental H...Diabetes medication pioglitazone HCl may significantly improve predictors of cardiovascular risk
...port the growing body of evidence that, beyond its effects on blood glucose, pioglitazone may keep blood vess...ized, controlled study was designed to examine the effects of oral therapy with either pioglitazone (45 mg/day) or the blood glucose-lowering drug glimepiride ...New treatments for common vaginal infection being studied
...s shown the drug causes less gastrointestinal side effects than two antibiotics used routinely in the United States. Its efficacy rate may be equivalent or better than the existing drugs, clindamycin phosphate and metronidazole, Dr. Ferris says. We have had the same two antibiotics for a long time so our tre...Two studies offer clues about how alcoholic behavior is 'switched' on
...s needed for animals to respond to the reinforcing effects of alcohol," Thanos said. "When we up-regulated D2 levels in the knockout mice, we may have approached or obtained D2 levels close to this threshold, thus producing the reinforcement and an increase in ethanol intake," Thanos said. But, he added, thi...Atorvastatin shows promise in small trial for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
...in, a cholesterol-lowering drug, had some positive effects on clinical measures of cognitive and psychiatric ...ering medication atorvastatin calcium for positive effects on cognitive and behavioral deterioration in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. D. Larry Sparks,...Green laser pointer can cause eye damage
...regions. Dr. Robertson has been interested in the effects of lights on the human eye during his career, testing operating room microscopes, lights used in the clinic, red laser pointers and now green laser pointers. Previously, he determined red laser pointers to be quite safe. "I tested different powers u...New research raises questions about buckyballs and the environment
...the range where molecular interactions and quantum effects take place. It is precisely these characteristics that make them both so potentially useful and hazardous to biological systems. "I think we should expect them to behave differently than our current materials, which have been studied based on natural...Genetic testing divides families
...hose to disclose to family members, as well as the effects of test results. Knowing present or potential risk for children and being able to make plans for the future were cited as additional benefits of testing. "Some evidence from this study indicated that cliques form in families composed of those who te...Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern
...nd drives herself home, having experienced no side effects except for an occasional headache. Describing herself as "the poster child for mental illness," Mrs. Baas said she's experienced bouts of "absolute hopelessness" throughout her life. "There were times when I couldn't get through the day. I was in a...Asymptomatic HIV-infected newborns may benefit from early drug treatment, Stanford study shows
...he child's physician-in part because the long-term effects of ongoing antiretroviral treatment are not known. Concerns about the drugs' possible toxic side-effects and the development of viral resistance to available treatments must be balanced against a desire to do everything possible to keep infected chil...Is the vaccine industry ailing?
...does not cover all vaccines, and it does not cover effects on an unborn child when the mother is vaccinated. Fearful of litigation, no pharmaceutical company is willing to produce a vaccine known to protect newborns from a group B streptococcus infection, a disease that kills 100 U.S. newborns each year. Dr....Three-fold risk of sudden cardiac death from some non-cardiac drugs
... marker for the prediction of serious adverse drug effects and the authorities have to evaluate the clinical significance of QTc prolongation observed in relatively small clinical trials where there were no cases of sudden cardiac death." (ends)...Children with high blood lead levels often do not receive follow-up tests
...e University of Cincinnati, discusses the possible effects of lead exposure. "Despite the dramatic decline in... and criminal behavior," Dr. Lanphear writes. "The effects of lead exposure extend beyond childhood. In adults, lead exposurehas been associated with some of t...Hyperhidrosis and its treatment becoming better understood
...point, we are interested in studying the long-term effects of this surgery on the skin and blood vessels of the arm. So far, we have found essentially no adverse consequence in the patients' warm and dry hands." Dr. Eisenach says Mayo researchers continue to gain insight into how this condition affects the b...Novel stem cell trial in heart failure patients to begin
...der to help the researchers better understand what effects the stem cells have on the cellular structures that surround the injection sites, they also will give patients injections containing only plasma to a different area of the heart. That way, once the native heart is removed, pathologists will be able t...Can rice bran oil melt away cholesterol?
...cts. So far, scientists have not found any adverse effects of tocotrienols, says Minhajuddin, a research associate in the Department of Pediatrics. Minhajuddin, who is from India, also has preliminary, unpublished data from a study he conducted in that country, showing that TRF reduces cholesterol in h...Older adults with insomnia report falling asleep faster with ramelteon
.... Additionally, no rebound insomnia or withdrawal effects were observed. An estimated 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from insomnia, and approximately half of all older adults experience one or more symptoms of insomnia at least a few nights per week. "Improving sleep in older adults is a very importan...Keyhole surgery set to become the new gold standard for colon cancer treatment
... In addition, major concerns about the oncological effects of the operation in patients whose disease has spread have limited its application in colorectal cancer. However, this trial suggests that in appropriately selected patients who are operated on by experienced surgeons, keyhole surgery for colorectal ...Substantial 15-year survival gains from standard breast cancer treatments
...prevent breast cancer recurrence have much greater effects on 15-year than on 5-year survival, according to a...easant short-term side-effects, any long-term side effects are much smaller than the long-term survival benefits. The analysis is restricted to trials that beg...Tamoxifen shows no benefit, risk for breast cancer survivors' heart health
...growing knowledge about tamoxifen's cardiovascular effects after breast cancer treatment. In 2004, the same r...ists began prescribing tamoxifen, which blocks the effects of estrogen, to treat postmenopausal breast cancer in 1978. Since then, the drug has also been shown...