Exercise may slightly boost 'good' cholesterol levels
...protein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to background information in the article. There is strong evidence that individuals who are more physically active have higher HDL-C levels. "Thus, the value of regular aerob...High pretreatment PSA velocity predicts worse outcome
...evated PSA velocity was a stronger poor prognostic factor than any other single high-risk indicator, such as...rs found that the most important single prognostic factor was PSA velocity. As expected, men who had multiple risk factors died from their disease significant...New insights into chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis
...inflammation. The vascular inflammation might be a factor that promotes atherosclerosis and the formation of aneurysms. Aortic samples were obtained during CABG surgery, performed at two cardiac centers in Norway, from 66 patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease and 51 control patients. The inf...Women with breast cancer do not get potentially life-saving information, survey reveals
...n's risk of breast cancer recurrence is a critical factor in weighing different treatments. Aromatase inhibitors, a newer class of endocrine drugs, have been shown to be significantly more effective than tamoxifen in reducing the chance of breast cancer coming back after surgery in postmenopausal women wit...NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center doctors present at 2007 AUA Meeting
...or diameter is considered the strongest prognostic factor when assessing patients with renal cortical tumors (RCT). However, 3-dimensional (3-D) tumor volume calculated from imaging has been demonstrated to be an independent predictor of cancer control in pharyngolaryngeal, lung and breast carcinoma. Invest...Free public talk on epilepsy research and progress towards better treatment
...ng into the control of brain excitability, a major factor in epileptic seizures. Many of todays treatments for epilepsy target similar aspects of the brain and some cause side effects such as slowed thought processes and a general fuzziness. Dr Robinsons research holds enormous potential for future improv...New doctors' test kit to help prevent debilitating osteoporosis
...with a focussed set of effective, easy-to-use risk factor tests that will lead directly to preventive programs designed to reduce the risk and impact of the condition. Garvans Professor John Eisman said the two-year project is the latest extension of the world renowned Dubbo Osteoporosis Study which, sinc...Persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed than never smokers
...ong term exposure to tobacco smoke may be one risk factor in development of depression. However, this mechanism is still relatively unknown. Thus, there is need for further research and evidence in order to make an unambiguous statement that smoking cigarettes cause depression. Examination of potential shar...MIT reports key pathway in synaptic plasticity
...so held the receptor for BDNF (TrkB), an important factor that is necessary for synaptic strengthening during development and learning. In the current work, the researchers set out to explore the relationship between BDNF and PSD-95. In so doing, they defined an entirely new pathway that may explain an in...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...pogonadism, or low testosterone, is an etiological factor for metablic syndrome and an etiological factor in ED. Using a sample of men with ED, German researchers investigated symptoms and incidence of meta...NYP/Weill Cornell Urologists present at 2007 AUA Conference
...d times) The fear of incontinence is often a key factor in a patients decision for or against prostatectomy. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, director of Robotic Prostatectomy and Outcomes Research, and Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, emeritus chairman of the Department of Urology and The James J. Colt Professor of Urology...Patient's own platelets may speed up skin wound healing
...the APG-treated sites also showed increased growth factor levels, which are essential in wound healing. "Overall, some of the APG-treated wound sites healed two to three days faster," says Hom. "That's a significant amount of time. This may be especially useful for patients who are prone to poor healing, ...Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children, says Mailman School of Public Health study
...he increase in cigarette use may be a contributing factor to the rise in asthma among children during the sa...ildhood. The cause is unknown, but allergies are a factor in the majority of children with asthma. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) inhaled unintentionall...Sleep apnea patients have greatly increased risk of severe car crashes
...hundreds of times a night. Obesity is a major risk factor for sleep apnea. The study found that while in the general population men have more vehicle crashes than women, among sleep apnea patients, men and women crash at a similar rate. Although the issue of treatment is not addressed by this study, Dr....The hepatitis C link: Diagnose, treat, transplant
...taxin (ENPP2) is a tumor cell motility-stimulating factor and has been linked to tumor invasion and cancer growth in several human cancers, such as breast cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer. ENPP2 has also been linked to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and purinergenic pathways, chemical reactions occurrin...Sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack or death by 30 percent
...hundreds of times a night. Obesity is a major risk factor for sleep apnea. The most effective treatment for sleep apnea is a technique called nasal CPAP, for continuous positive airway pressure, which delivers air through a mask while the patient sleeps, keeping the airway open. It has proved successful in ...Sleep apnea may increase risk of diabetes
...hundreds of times a night. Obesity is a major risk factor for sleep apnea. Emerging evidence also exists that sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, stroke and heart disease. The most effective treatment for sleep apnea is a treatment called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which delivers a...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
...suggest that statins influence prostate biology a factor that should be explored further to examine the significance that statin medications may have on prostate cancer detection. This abstract will be presented during Podium Session 16 on May 20 starting at 1:00 p.m. STATINS AND PROSTATE CANCER AMO...Drug eluting nanostructured coatings enable targeted drug therapy for orthopedic patients
...ong treatment regimen is needed, such as in growth factor therapy, nanotubes may provide superior performance. According to Ketul C. Popat, "When a person has an orthopedic implant surgery, they normally will have to take antibiotics and growth factors either orally or by injection. There are several sid...How insulin-producing cells develop -- new finding could help fight against diabetes
..."We hope that by demonstrating that an 'extrinsic' factor like glucose can regulate the way in which insulin secreting cells develop we may eventually be able to reverse defects in the growth of these cells in patients with diabetes. Research like ours is opening up whole new sets of targets for drug treatm...