6 out of 10 doctors aren't frustrated that patients can't lower cholesterol
... patients with cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that research has shown that lowering cholesterol significantly reduces ill health and death due to cardiovascular disease concludes co-author Professor Leif Erhardt from Lund University, Sweden. Despite the existence of well-defined guidelines an...Study finds HIV protease inhibitor drugs may adversely affect the scaffolding of the cell nucleus
...s of body fat depots and metabolic syndrome. The fact that HIV protease inhibitors block ZMPSTE24 and have been associated with side effects similar to those observed with a genetic deficiency in ZMPSTE24 is intriguing, said Loren Fong, Ph.D., study author and an associate professor of medicine at the D...Scaling up HIV prevention programs is cost effective
...ctor and lead author of the report. Therefore, the fact that costs tend to go down as scale goes up is good news. This could save millions of lives, as well as keeping in check the number of new patients requiring expensive anti-retroviral therapies. Larger prevention programs use money more efficiently...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...ased myelin. CARS imaging takes advantage of the fact that molecules vibrate at specific frequencies. In a CARS microscope, two laser beams are overlapped to produce a single beam having a new frequency representing the difference between the original two beams. This new frequency then drives specific m...Needle-stick injuries are common but unreported by surgeons in training
...kes too much time and interrupts their work. The fact that we have so many residents who fail to understand the importance of timely reporting of needle-stick exposures in order to protect themselves from serious medical consequences clearly illustrates the breadth of this problem and the need for hospi...Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help
...depression do not seek help. This is despite the fact that resources are available at no cost on campus, said Daniel Eisenberg, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Eisenberg and doctoral students Sarah Gollust and Ezra Golberstein conducted the Web-based survey in ...Reduced greenhouse gas emissions required to avoid dangerous increases in heat stress
...equate to each day warming by four degrees, but in fact the hottest days warm quite a bit more." This is due, in large part, to a surface moisture feedback. The surface gets dryer as it gets hotter and the dry soil leads to less moisture in the area and less evaporative cooling. The locations of intensi...Late weekend sleep among teens may lead to poor academic performance
...later than their internal body clock expects. The fact that their clock must get used to a new routine ma...in East Providence, Rhode Island, was based on the fact that high school students' sleep is typically restricted during the school week and is compensated b...Avian influenza on people's minds
...ontrol and Prevention, however, a more significant fact is that there is no evidence that people have been infected with bird flu by eating safely handled and properly cooked poultry or eggs. Yet, less than half of Americans believe that cooking chicken to the recommended temperature kills the avian influ...Split the difference: Pill-splitting study looks at cost-saving step that could be used by millions
...drug co-pay costs. Pill-splitting relies on the fact that many medicines are manufactured in tablet formulations that contain different doses of the active ingredient. Some of the higher-dose tablets can be cut in half with a blade to produce two lower-dose tablets for example, 80 milligram tablets ca...Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications
...t the quantum efficiency by five to ten times. The fact that the improvement was considerably larger 20 to 100 times came as a pleasant surprise. Quantum efficiency is critical, but there are several other factors that make nanotubes particularly well suited for use in living systems, says Hertel. These...UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
.... These elements produce toxic side effects and in fact decrease the potency of the cancer therapy. To overcome these problems, drug delivery systems using pegylated polymers, liposomal particles or albumin-based nanoparticles have been developed. The new research findings show that mesoporous sili...Research probes seniors' plans for end-of-life care
...weigh their options carefully and honestly. "The fact is, not all people go to their immediate next of kin," says Carr. "So, if you think the best representative for you is someone who's down the chain of command - maybe not a spouse, not a child, but a cousin or a friend - by all means, go with it." ...GSK announces launch of largest ever Phase III trial in lung cancer treatment
...%). Using a Cox regression model to adjust for the fact that patients in the different arms were enrolled in the study at different times, there was a 27% reduction in the relative risk of cancer recurrence following surgery, compared with placebo (p=0.107). Although the study was not powered to show stat...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...se numbers are likely to triple by 2050 due to the fact that 24 percent of the population will be more than 65 years old. In their attempt to combat the disease, two University of Missouri-Columbia professors have identified new mechanisms that could have major implications in the development of treatment...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
...itional absolute A1C decrease of 1.76% despite the fact that they were taking one or more OAD medications. The American Diabetes Associations (ADA) recommended goal for type 2 diabetes patients is an A1C level below 7.0%. Lowering A1C by just 1%, especially in patients with poor blood sugar control, ca...Trial shows circulating tumor cells predict how prostate cancer patients do with chemotherapy
...e men. That might mean a better prognosis, but in fact their prognosis still isnt very good, he points out. There are some limitations in our ability to detect them....Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory
...the normal range for the general population. The fact that Ecstasy appeared to affect only verbal memory points to specific brain areas and chemicals that may be affected by the drug, the authors note. The main underlying factor seems to be a depletion of serotonin in Ecstasy users, a depletion that mig...Snoring in children might be an allergic type disease
The research found that snoring is in fact part of the spectrum of childhood allergic diseases. So whilst the condition looks and sounds similar in adults and children it can have quite different causes and risk factors. The study published in the latest edition of the international medical...Chemotherapy may enhance the effectiveness of brain tumor vaccines
...ly promising new therapy for brain tumors, and the fact that their effectiveness may be augmented by chemotherapy represents the potential for an exciting new trend in brain tumor treatment," Sampson said....